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Hilo Fight Night 22 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Mayfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kari Parisyen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mayfield comes to the cage accompanied by Pusherman. The crowd seem to be enjoying Parisyen's choice of entrance music: Hari ng Tondo. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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142 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Counter fighter
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Curtis Mayfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kari Parisyen!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Jeff Smith and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayfield has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mayfield scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Knees to the body from Mayfield.
Parisyen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mayfield lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mayfield gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Parisyen.
Our sources have told us that Mayfield has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Parisyen tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mayfield lands with a short shot to the head.
Parisyen wants a takedown but no success here.
Curtis Mayfield has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kari Parisyen.
Mayfield gets underhooks to prevent Parisyen's takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mayfield lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Parisyen backwards.
Mayfield lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mayfield lands with a light punch inside.
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!
Mayfield lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Mayfield on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parisyen is trying to break the clinch but Mayfield has him pressed against the cage.
Mayfield lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Mayfield.
Mayfield avoids the elbow strike from Parisyen, against the cage.
Mayfield landing knees to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mayfield.
Parisyen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Parisyen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mayfield unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mayfield lands a nice knee to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Parisyen 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.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mayfield.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parisyen tries to throw a body punch but Mayfield avoids it by throwing Parisyen back against the cage.
Parisyen misses with an elbow over the top.
Mayfield digs a right hand into Parisyen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Parisyen's gas tank.
Mayfield lands a body shot.
Mayfield lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parisyen misses with an elbow over the top.
Mayfield lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Parisyen.
Mayfield blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mayfield lands a hook to the side of the head.
Parisyen misses with the head strike.
Mayfield keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Parisyen's efforts to push away.
Parisyen working hard to break the clinch.
Mayfield lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mayfield creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Parisyen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mayfield moves in looking to clinch but Parisyen pushes him off.
Parisyen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mayfield, as that shot connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parisyen tries to clinch but Mayfield moves out of range.
Mayfield takes the fight into the clinch.
Mayfield with a knee to the head.
Mayfield avoiding damage as Parisyen throws knees to the body.
Parisyen stalling in the clinch.
Parisyen throws a punch but it's blocked by Mayfield.
Mayfield throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Parisyen can't find room to land a body shot as Mayfield controls the action.
Mayfield putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Parisyen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mayfield scores a nice knee to the body.
Mayfield scores with a shot to the side of Parisyen's head.
A short right from Mayfield on the inside.
Mayfield lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mayfield scores with a shot to the side of Parisyen's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Parisyen fails to land.
Mayfield lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Parisyen backwards.
Mayfield lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Parisyen tries to land knees in the clinch but Mayfield avoids the damage to the body.
Mayfield lands a left hand that snaps the head of Parisyen backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mayfield.
Mayfield connects with a nasty looking knee right to Parisyen's face.
Mayfield using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mayfield stalling.
Mayfield with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Parisyen is working for takedown but Mayfield is calmly controlling the position for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mayfield.
Mayfield lands a shoulder strike.
Parisyen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Parisyen takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Curtis Mayfield dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mayfield takes the fight into the clinch.
Mayfield lands a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Parisyen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mayfield lands with a light punch inside.
Mayfield lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Parisyen working aggressively here.
Mayfield is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Parisyen can do to turn this around?
A short body shot lands from Mayfield as the two fighters clinch.
Mayfield lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Parisyen or not.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mayfield pushes Parisyen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mayfield lands with a light punch inside.
Mayfield lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Parisyen backwards.
Mayfield lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Still in the clinch, Mayfield scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Mayfield.
Mayfield lands with a short shot to the head.
Parisyen swings wildly with an uppercut but Mayfield uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parisyen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Curtis Mayfield has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mayfield with a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mayfield.
Parisyen tries to throw a body punch but Mayfield avoids it by throwing Parisyen back against the cage.
Parisyen takes a shot to the head.
Mayfield throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Parisyens head.
Mayfield lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Parisyen is rocked!
Mayfield scores with a shoulder strike.
Parisyen is still on wobbly legs! Can Mayfield finish him?
Mayfield lands a body punch in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Parisyen takes a knee right on the jaw!
With the fighters up against the cage, Parisyen throws an elbow but misses.
Mayfield lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parisyen looking to stall.
Mayfield has Parisyen pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Parisyen is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Mayfield - that's hurt Parisyen badly! Oh, another knee lands and Parisyen is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Parisyen doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Curtis Mayfield!
After winning the bout, Curtis Mayfield thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Kari Parisyen was interviewed post fight and said 'I give it up to my opponent. He fought good tonight.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Crack Hack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Krum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Krum's choice of entrance music: Viktor Krum will rock you. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Crack Hack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Viktor Krum!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Krum.
Krum avoids the head kick by Hack.
Krum stuffs the takedown.
Hack has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hack there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hack takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Krum stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Krum wants it to stay on the feet.
Krum has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Hack is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Krum tests Hack's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hack shoots in for a takedown but Krum shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Crack Hack. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hack takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hack takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hack changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Krum tries to avoid it but Hack manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Krum to the ground. Krum escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hack shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Krum is trying to defend but Hack finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hack wants to pass the guard but Krum is defending well.
Krum preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hack wants to free his trapped foot but Krum is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Krum wants to control but Hack is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hack prevents Krum from improving his position.
Hack wants to lay and pray for a moment but Krum keeps working.
Hack is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hack is trying to control the action in half guard but Krum is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Krum controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Krum avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hack.
Hack wants to lay and pray for a moment but Krum keeps working.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A good leg kick by Krum.
Hack takes one on the button.
Hack darts in and clinches Krum up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hack tries to land knees in the clinch but Krum avoids the damage to the body.
Our sources have told us that Hack has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Hack wants to stall.
Krum is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hack misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hack throws a punch but it's blocked by Krum.
Krum blocks an uppercut.
Krum lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Krum - that landed with a thud.
Hack doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hack blocking some punches.
Krum goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Krum has a couple of punches blocked by Hack.
Krum lands a body shot in the clinch.
Krum throws a punch but it's blocked by Hack.
Hack lands a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Krum being controlled against the cage.
Krum is working Hack over against the cage.
Hack blocks an uppercut.
Hack lands a right hand that snaps the head of Krum backwards.
Krum avoiding damage as Hack throws knees to the body.
Krum blocking some punches.
Krum blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Krum lands an uppercut.
Krum softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krum tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Krum.
Hack gets through Krum's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hack tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Krum avoids it.
Hack missing with knees to the body.
Krum on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viktor Krum dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Krum fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Crack Hack is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hack closes the distance and clinches up with Krum, looking for a takedown. Hack pushes Krum against the cage but Krum circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hack gets a clinch.
Hack lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hack.
Nice elbow from Hack.
Krum misses with a body punch.
Hack lands an elbow just above Krum 's eye.
Krum dodges an elbow strike from Hack.
Hack lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Krum lands a left hand.
A short right from Krum.
Krum throws a punch but it's blocked by Hack.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hack blocks an uppercut.
Hack blocks an uppercut.
Hack tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Krum smiles and moves away.
Hack checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krum scores with a nice right hand.
Krum attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Krum throws a series of punches but Hack avoids them all with ease.
Krum throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hack.
Hack tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Krum swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Crack Hack. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Krum with a jab.
Hack shoots in for a takedown but Krum shows good takedown defense.
Krum cracks Hack with a good jab.
Hack closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Krum did well to prevent Hack getting side control.
Krum manages to get to full guard.
Krum keeping moving, preventing Hack from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hack throws an elbow that misses. Krum uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hack's guard. Nice move by Krum!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krum sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Krum pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hack is keeping the position for now.
Krum trying to control the position from guard on top but Hack is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hack looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Krum passes into side control.
Krum trying to control the action but Hack is working from the bottom.
Krum happy to just control the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Krum trying to control the action but Hack is working from the bottom.
Hack throws Krum to one side and escapes!
No luck for Hack with that takedown attempt.
Krum with a jab.
Krum ducks under a wild hook from Hack.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viktor Krum showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Krum misses with a two punch combination.
Hack gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hack lands a knee to the body.
Krum misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crack Hack has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hack gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hack prevents a body shot from Krum.
Hack scores a nice knee to the body.
Krum scores with a hook to the body.
Krum lands a shot to the body.
Krum takes a shot to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hack lands an elbow that stopped Krum in his tracks for a moment.
Hack misses with some punches.
Hack is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Krum is defending well for now.
Krum scores with a shoulder strike.
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!
Hack tries to work over Krum's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krum has a couple of punches blocked by Hack.
Hack lands a nice elbow.
Hack lands an elbow inside.
Hack working Krum over with knees to the body.
Krum prevents a body shot from Hack.
Krum misses with a hook from the clinch.
Krum blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Krum avoids the elbow strike from Hack, against the cage.
Hack lands a nice elbow.
Krum avoiding damage as Hack throws knees to the body.
Krum leaning against his opponent.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Krum.
Hack throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Krums head.
Hack throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hack throws a punch but it's blocked by Krum.
Krum displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hack up against the cage.
Hack lands an elbow inside.
Viktor Krum is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hack makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hack missing with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hack just misses with a elbow thrown towards Krum's brow.
A head punch on the inside from Hack fails to land.
The referee calls for Krum to work.
Nice elbow from Hack.
Hack is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hack tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hack trying to control the position but instead, Krum has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hack into the cage.
A short right from Krum on the inside.
Crack Hack has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Krum avoiding damage as Hack throws knees to the body.
Hack tries to throw a body punch but Krum avoids it by throwing Hack back against the cage.
Krum managing to block the knees to the body from Hack.
Hack trying to land knees to the body.
Hack throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hack is trying to pull guard but Krum has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krum blocking some punches.
Hack lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Hack fails to land.
Hack wants a takedown.
Krum digs a right hand underneath Hack's ribcage. Hack let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hack misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hack lands a good knee to the midsection. Krum won't want to take too many of those.
Hack lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Krum.
Hack drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Krum gets the underhooks and prevents it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Crack Hack showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Krum 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... Viktor Krum!
Viktor Krum took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Giovani Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Pettis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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144 lbs
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144 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Giovani Castro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Jeremy Pettis!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pettis takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A jab from Castro misses.
Castro has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Alpha Elite Private Training in the buildup to the fight.
Pettis connects with the punch.
Castro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Castro throws the left hand but Pettis avoids the punch easily.
Pettis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Castro.
Pettis cracks Castro with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Castro misses with a straight left.
Castro tries to score with a low kick but Pettis moves his leg out of the way.
Pettis throws the left hand but Castro avoids the punch easily.
Pettis connects with a looping right hand.
Castro throws a right hand that Pettis ducks under and follows up with a left that Pettis also avoids with ease.
Castro takes a swing at Pettis's ribcage but misses.
Pettis swings widly with a right hand
and Castro counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castro misses with an uppercut.
Pettis throws a lazy uppercut
and Castro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fighters circling - Pettis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettis clobbers Castro with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Castro throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Castro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Castro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pettis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Castro is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pettis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Castro.
Castro missing with a left hand there. Pettis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pettis misses with a looping right.
Pettis takes one to the side of the head.
Castro throws a body punch but Pettis moves out of range.
Pettis misses with an uppercut. Castro saw that one coming.
Castro on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pettis takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pettis is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettis moves out of range as Castro strikes.
Pettis is still on wobbly legs! Can Castro finish him?
A jab from Castro misses.
Castro misses the jab.
Castro connects with a nice cross there... Pettis is looking wobbly and Castro recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Pettis to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Castro jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Giovani Castro!
During a confident post fight interview, Giovani Castro thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tycho Brahe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiny Tim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tim has chosen Hot In Herre - Nelly as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tycho Brahe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tiny Tim!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tim shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brahe but Brahe pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tim closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tim lands in his opponent's guard.
Tim trying to control the position from guard on top but Brahe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tim is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tim accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brahe keeping full guard, as Tim tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brahe controls Tim momentarily but Tim frees himself.
Tim trying to control but Brahe is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tim postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Brahe looking for a sweep. Not yet Brahe, not yet.
Tim trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tim trying to control the position from guard on top but Brahe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tim 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.
Brahe managing to control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tycho Brahe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tim wants to clinch up but Brahe keeps it at a distance.
Brahe stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Brahe wants it to stay on the feet.
Tim is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Brahe blocks a head kick by Tim.
Brahe scores with a kick to the midsection.
Tim tries to clinch but Brahe moves out of range.
We've been told by Brahe's head coaches at Hilo Training Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tiny Tim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tim shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Brahe is trying to defend but Tim finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Tim is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Brahe defends it well.
Brahe is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Brahe on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Brahe tries to get out of the position.
Tim is keen to just control but Brahe is a slippery customer.
Tim is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Brahe is just riding it out for now. Tim eventually gives up the hold.
Brahe is pressing down on Tim's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brahe not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Brahe knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tim on the ground.
Tim drops back looking for a leg! Brahe is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Brahe manages to kick Tim off! Tim jumps back into Brahe's guard.
Tim controlling from the top position.
Tim tries to free his leg and advance position but Brahe is retaining full guard.
Tim being controlled here momentarily.
Tim is stalling in the full guard.
Brahe might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Brahe seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Tim wants to control from the top but Brahe keeps moving.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Brahe wants to sweep but no luck.
Tim content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
It looks like Tycho Brahe has been cut.
Tim trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tim accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tim pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brahe is keeping the position for now.
Tim has gone for a leg lock! Brahe slips out almost immediately though and dives into Tim's guard.
Tim wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiny Tim dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tycho Brahe's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tim tries to clinch up.
Tim looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Brahe swings widly with a right hand
and Tim counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tim shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tim is looking to clinch.
Tim throws a sloppy head kick and Brahe moves out of range easily.
Tim tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brahe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tim shoots in but no luck this time.
Tycho Brahe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tiny Tim.
Brahe throws a body kick that misses
and Tim decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Brahe's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brahe looking to control.
Tim lands a couple of decent looking shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tim accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brahe is trying to control the position but Tim postures up.
Brahe lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Brahe wants to pass the guard but Tim is keeping the position.
Brahe avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tim wants to sweep but no luck.
Brahe wants to stand but Tim has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Brahe preventing the sweep.
Brahe trying to control the position from guard on top but Tim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tim can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Brahe controls the pace.
Our spies down at at The Cave Fighting Team inform us that Tim has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Brahe trying to control but Tim is working from the bottom.
Tim tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tim scores with a jab.
Tiny Tim is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Brahe. No joy for Tim on that attempt.
Brahe tries to bum rush Tim with a series of wild strikes but Tim uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tim shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Brahe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tim fails with the takedown.
Tim swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tim checks a leg kick.
Tim looks to clinch
and Brahe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tim throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brahe's waist but Brahe gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tim off to one side.
Brahe takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tim wants to clinch up but Brahe keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brahe keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice sprawl there from Brahe as Tim shoots in.
Tim looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tim tries to clinch up.
Tim closes this distance looking for a takedown but Brahe circles away.
Tim fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Brahe avoids it really well and circles away.
Tim is breathing heavily.
Tim throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brahe counters with a low kick, right behind Tim 's knee.
Brahe goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tim tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tim tries to clinch up.
Tim tries to clinch but Brahe moves away
and Brahe counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tycho Brahe dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tycho Brahe's cut.
That's time! Brahe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Brahe throws a head kick but Tim moves out of range.
Brahe misses the shot to the body.
Brahe wants to land a leg kick but Tim is out of range.
Brahe circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick misses from Brahe.
Tim throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brahe.
Brahe throws a body punch but Tim moves out of range.
Tim shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tim showed some decent athleticism there.
Brahe is controlling Tim's trapped leg to prevent Tim from advancing to side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tim wants to take a breather but Brahe is having none of it.
Tim stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brahe is looking for a sweep. Tim is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tim is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Brahe has managed to free his arm - good work.
Brahe is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Brahe is trying to maintain the position but Tim is very close to passing his half guard.
Brahe is looking for a sweep. Tim is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tim throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tim is working for a kimura but Brahe is defending it quite comfortably.
Tim wants to take a breather but Brahe is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Brahe has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tim is working away from the top position though.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Tim wants to take a breather but Brahe is having none of it.
Brahe is pressing down on Tim's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Tim in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Brahe trying to keep a closed guard but Tim is proving a slippery customer.
Tim trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Brahe manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Brahe slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tim is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tim is pulling down on Brahe's head. It's preventing any offense from Brahe, at least for the moment.
Brahe controls from within his opponent's guard.
Tim is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Brahe presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tim struggles to land a body shot inside as Brahe controls his hands.
Tim tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brahe's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tim.
Nice body punch from Brahe.
Tim takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brahe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brahe lands a left hand.
Brahe gets through Tim's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brahe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brahe lands a shot to the body.
Brahe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Brahe.
Tim tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tim has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Brahe after a bit of a struggle.
Brahe lands a right hand.
Brahe misses with a body punch.
Brahe lands a shot to the body.
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 Tycho Brahe.
I think Brahe 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tycho Brahe!
Tycho Brahe seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodger Crowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Mamba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mamba is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Here Comes The Hotstepper. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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280 lbs
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270 lbs
12 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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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, Rodger Crowe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bobby Mamba!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crowe misses with a right hand
and Mamba counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crowe trying to keep a closed guard but Mamba is proving a slippery customer.
Crowe is pulling down on Mamba's head. It's preventing any offense from Mamba, at least for the moment.
Crowe really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mamba passes into half guard.
Mamba tries to pass the half guard into mount. Crowe knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Crowe trying to control from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crowe is looking for a sweep. Mamba is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mamba prevents Crowe from standing back up.
Crowe wants to control but Mamba is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamba is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mamba trying to control from half guard but Crowe is working away.
Mamba is looking to stall here but Crowe recovers full guard.
Crowe trying to control the position here.
Crowe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mamba won't allow Crowe to get back to his feet.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Crowe 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.
Mamba stops Crowe from standing up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Crowe tries to bum rush Mamba with a series of wild strikes but Mamba uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Crowe swings for the body but Mamba moves out of range.
No joy there for Crowe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Crowe with a nice cross.
Crowe lands a lovely overhand right.
Crowe throws a big shot that misses.
Crowe scores with a jab.
Mamba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crowe.
Crowe throws a shot from downtown. Mamba moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe throws out a loose jab but Mamba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mamba showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Crowe.
Crowe connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rodger Crowe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crowe wants to clinch but Mamba slips to the side
and Mamba holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mamba tries to pull guard but Crowe holds him up against the cage and eventually Mamba drops back down to his feet.
Mamba fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Crowe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A combination from Crowe does no damage.
Mamba chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mamba shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Crowe as he jumps to the side.
Rodger Crowe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Mamba.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowe throws a series of punches but Mamba moves out of range.
Crowe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mamba.
Crowe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mamba sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Crowe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mamba sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Crowe throws a series of punches but Mamba moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crowe misses with a straight right.
Crowe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Crowe misses with a hook to the body
and Mamba counters with a shoot takedown. Crowe fights it but they end up in guard.
Crowe keeping moving, preventing Mamba from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodger Crowe 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.
Crowe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Crowe looks to throw the jab but Mamba is out of range.
Crowe scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mamba moves away from the strike by Crowe.
Mamba shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Crowe napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Mamba working the ground and pound but Crowe is defending the strikes.
Crowe tries to escape but Mamba is in control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mamba is looking to take a break and control but Crowe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Crowe's face as Mamba controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe is looking for a sweep.
The ground and pound from Mamba seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Crowe pushes Mamba away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Mamba gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Mamba wants to control but Crowe is keeping him busy.
Crowe gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Crowe is in all sorts of trouble here.
Crowe is squirming around, avoiding Mamba's attempts to control the action.
Mamba controlling from mount.
Crowe is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mamba scoring with strikes but Crowe is staying in there.
Crowe tries to reverse the position but Mamba maintains control.
Crowe is working hard here to advance position.
Mamba trying to control but Crowe is having none of it.
Crowe is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mamba lands with some strikes.
Mamba wants to control the pace but Crowe is squirming around nicely.
Mamba controlling from the full mount.
Mamba's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamba wants to control the pace but Crowe is squirming around nicely.
Mamba in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Crowe keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Mamba in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Mamba controlling the position easily from mount.
Crowe is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mamba controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowe is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Crowe tries to reverse the position but Mamba maintains control.
Crowe wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Mamba scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Crowe?
Mamba misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Crowe wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Mamba content just to control the position here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mamba pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Mamba showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Mamba dives in for a single leg takedown but Crowe sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Crowe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mamba is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Crowe gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Crowe manages to break the clinch.
No joy there for Crowe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Crowe stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Crowe wants it to stay on the feet.
Rodger Crowe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Mamba.
Crowe displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mamba.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mamba.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab by Crowe.
Crowe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe misses with a few strikes there.
Rodger Crowe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mamba changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Crowe looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Crowe tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Mamba working the ground and pound effectively.
Mamba unloading with bombs!
Crowe is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Crowe is trying to escape the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mamba landing punches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Crowe is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Crowe is squirming around, avoiding Mamba's attempts to control the action.
Crowe wants to get back to his feet.
Crowe tries to reverse the position but Mamba maintains control.
Crowe wants to get back to his feet.
Mamba trying to control but Crowe is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamba lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Mamba has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mamba content just to control the position here.
Crowe tries to reverse the position but Mamba maintains control.
Mamba can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Crowe is looking to escape.
Crowe manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mamba missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mamba wants to take a breather but Crowe is having none of it.
Crowe is looking for a sweep. Mamba is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Crowe is trying to stand back up but Mamba is controlling him
Well, if Mamba is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Bobby Mamba has got the better of the ground game so far.
Crowe is trying to stand back up but Mamba is controlling him
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Crowe trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Mamba comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mamba 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Mamba!
Bobby Mamba seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ric Flores (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bear Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flores comes to the cage accompanied by Napalm & Erruption- In San Francisco. 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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168 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ric Flores!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bear Stevenson!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevenson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Flores as he avoids it easily.
A big left from Stevenson misses.
Flores throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stevenson slips a jab from Flores.
Stevenson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Stevenson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stevenson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Flores misses with a series of wild punches.
Left hook, right uppercut from Flores.
Ric Flores seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stevenson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Flores, pushing him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Flores gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Stevenson wants to improve his position but Flores is controlling well.
Flores is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Flores perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson wants to get back to full guard.
Flores is trying to work for a kimura but Stevenson is defending well.
Stevenson is trying to control but can't.
Flores is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Stevenson gets full guard.
Flores trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stevenson looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Flores wants to pass the guard but Stevenson is keeping the position.
Flores trying to control the position from guard on top but Stevenson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stevenson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Flores steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stevenson.
Flores scores with a one two! Stevenson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Stevenson walks into a jab.
Flores scores with a one two! Stevenson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Flores looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Stevenson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Flores.
Flores misses with an attempted mid kick.
Some wild striking there from Flores.
Stevenson connects with a right hand. Flores shakes it off.
Nice defenses there by Flores.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flores throws a low kick but Stevenson avoids it.
Stevenson thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Stevenson misses its intended target.
Flores swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stevenson cracks Flores with an open hand slap.
Stevenson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Flores.
Stevenson tries to land a front kick but Flores steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Flores works the jab nicely.
Flores misses with a body kick.
Flores misses with a kick to the body.
A slow jab from Flores misses its intended target.
Stevenson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Stevenson cracks Flores with a good jab.
Jab, jab by Stevenson - just one landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No joy there for Flores, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Flores moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Flores fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Flores scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Flores misses with an uppercut.
A low kick from Flores is predictable there
and Stevenson counters with a straight right hand.
Flores drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Flores stopping the sweep attempt from Stevenson.
Flores trying to control the position from guard on top but Stevenson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Flores pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stevenson is keeping the position for now.
Stevenson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ric Flores dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Stevenson misses with a straight left.
Flores moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Flores throws a low kick, looking for Stevenson's leg but Stevenson calmly moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Flores. Those never looked like landing.
Stevenson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Flores manages to avoid it.
Stevenson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Stevenson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Flores fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Stevenson misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flores is looking to land body kicks.
Flores pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Stevenson back to the cage. Flores follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Flores feints and as Stevenson raises his hands in defense, Flores changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flores trying to control the position from guard on top but Stevenson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flores tries to free his leg and advance position but Stevenson is retaining full guard.
Stevenson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Stevenson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Flores throwing strikes but missing.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Stevenson keeping full guard, as Flores tries to pass.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Flores lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Flores throws a right hand that Stevenson ducks under and follows up with a left that Stevenson also avoids with ease.
Flores uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stevenson.
Stevenson scores with the left hand. Flores knows he should have avoided that one.
Ric Flores is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Flores swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Some wild striking there from Flores.
Stevenson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Flores is able to avoid easily.
Stevenson misses with a straight left.
Stevenson throws a leg kick but Flores moved away.
A big left from Stevenson misses.
Flores misses with a series of wild punches.
Flores misses with a jab, cross combination.
Flores circles away from the clinch attempt.
Flores throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stevenson blocks a jab.
Stevenson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Flores.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson throws a big shot that misses.
Flores tried to score with a low kick but Stevenson checks it.
Stevenson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Flores eats them both and turns towards Stevenson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Stevenson throws a head kick but Flores moves out of range.
Stevenson throws a head kick but Flores moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Stevenson scores with a four punch combination!
Flores is rocked!
Stevenson throws a monster overhand right that drops Flores! Stevenson follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bear Stevenson!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Bear Stevenson made sure he mentioned Fury Nutrition Inc., along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brad Marchand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Galaxy Nexus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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24
166 lbs
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27
170 lbs
18 - 4 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brad Marchand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Galaxy Nexus!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Marchand with that takedown attempt.
A combination from Nexus does no damage.
Marchand lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nexus circles away quickly and effectively.
Nexus connects with a single shot there.
Marchand misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nexus shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Marchand manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Nexus throwing strikes but missing.
Marchand being controlled here, momentarily.
Nexus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Marchand works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Marchand lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Marchand trying to control the position from guard on top but Nexus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nexus is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nexus bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Marchand's guard.
Nexus throws a big elbow that misses.
Marchand tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Marchand throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Marchand is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Marchand working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marchand preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nexus is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Marchand working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nexus controls from within his opponent's guard.
Nexus won't allow Marchand to sweep him here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nexus looking to pass the guard.
Marchand is looking to stand up but Nexus isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nexus keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Marchand's head.
Marchand seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Marchand is trying to keep Nexus in close.
Nexus sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Marchand's guard.
Nexus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Marchand defending well though.
Marchand wants to control but Nexus is keeping busy.
Nexus lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nexus winds up and cracks Marchand with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marchand is trying to get back to full guard.
Marchand is trying to stand.
Nexus is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Nexus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Marchand defending well though.
Marchand keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nexus landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marchand wants to get back to his feet.
Nexus not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Marchand manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Galaxy Nexus dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Marchand throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nexus on the side of the head.
Marchand throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nexus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marchand moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nexus darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nexus lands a two punch combo.
Marchand is rocked!
Nexus darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Marchand's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Nexus before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Galaxy Nexus!
Galaxy Nexus bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lee Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scot Goodbarrel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goodbarrel has chosen The Rumjacks - An Irish Pub Song as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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26
200 lbs
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lee Murray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Scot Goodbarrel!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goodbarrel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Murray can pounce on him.
Goodbarrel misses with an uppercut.
Goodbarrel smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Scot Goodbarrel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murray feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Goodbarrel's calf.
Murray steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Goodbarrel. That one must have hurt.
Goodbarrel walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Murray checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Goodbarrel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murray.
Murray closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Goodbarrel to the mat! Goodbarrel manages to get full guard.
Murray is fighting to break Goodbarrel's control of his arms but Goodbarrel is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Goodbarrel lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goodbarrel wants to pass the guard but Murray is keeping the position.
Goodbarrel is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray keeping moving, preventing Goodbarrel from controlling successfully.
Murray is trying to keep Goodbarrel in close.
Murray is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Murray keeping full guard, as Goodbarrel tries to pass.
Murray tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Goodbarrel pushing down on Murray's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Murray is not content to let Goodbarrel control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Murray trying to control but Goodbarrel postures up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Goodbarrel in particular looking to stall.
Murray is trying to maintain the position but Goodbarrel is very close to passing his half guard.
Goodbarrel tries to pass to full mount but Murray defends it.
Goodbarrel sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Goodbarrel looks to land a right hand but Murray moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodbarrel moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Goodbarrel lands a jab to the head.
Murray tried to score with a low kick but Goodbarrel checks it.
Goodbarrel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Goodbarrel lands a jab to the head.
Murray throws a head kick but Goodbarrel moves out of range.
Goodbarrel sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Murray uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Goodbarrel.
Goodbarrel throws an overhand right that lands on Murray's shoulder, as Murray tries to avoid the shot.
Good leg kick by Goodbarrel there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Goodbarrel throws a big shot that misses.
Murray lands with a thumping leg kick.
Murray fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goodbarrel lands the left hand.
Murray is rocked!
Crunch! Goodbarrel slams his shin into Murray's torso.
Goodbarrel just misses with a punch to the body.
Goodbarrel tries to land a leg kick but Murray saw it coming and moves away.
A slapping body kick lands there for Goodbarrel.
Good standup being displayed there by Goodbarrel as he connects with a hook.
Oh Murray is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Goodbarrel fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Murray seems to have got his legs back now.
Goodbarrel has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Murray.
Nice straight punches there by Goodbarrel. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Goodbarrel.
Goodbarrel throws a body shot but no joy.
Murray steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Goodbarrel.
Murray ducks under a wild hook from Goodbarrel.
Goodbarrel misses with a low kick as Murray jumps back.
Murray connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scot Goodbarrel dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Goodbarrel uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Goodbarrel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Murray throws a wild body kick that Goodbarrel sees coming a mile off.
Goodbarrel misses with a right hand
and Murray counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Scot Goodbarrel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Goodbarrel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murray throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've been told by Murray's head coaches at ELITE GYM 40CAP that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Murray throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murray takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Murray dodges the punch combination from Goodbarrel.
Murray throws a solid leg kick but Goodbarrel takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Murray.
Goodbarrel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murray.
Murray misses with a low kick.
Murray walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Goodbarrel checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodbarrel checks the leg kick nicely there.
Murray takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Goodbarrel looks for the body kick but Murray saw that one coming.
Murray goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Scot Goodbarrel has been cut.
Goodbarrel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murray moves away.
Murray misses with a body kick.
Goodbarrel on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Goodbarrel digs a good hook to Murray's body.
A low kick from Goodbarrel is predictable there
and Murray counters with a good, hard body kick but Goodbarrel shrugs it off.
Goodbarrel takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A nice leg kick lands there from Murray.
Goodbarrel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
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!
Goodbarrel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Murray.
Murray misses with a head kick.
Goodbarrel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Goodbarrel. Murray does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murray scores with a jab to the jaw.
Goodbarrel fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Goodbarrel ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Goodbarrel misses with a series of wild punches.
Goodbarrel keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Crunch! Murray slams his shin into Goodbarrel's torso.
Goodbarrel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch combination from Goodbarrel misses.
Goodbarrel blocks a head kick by Murray.
A jab from Goodbarrel misses.
Goodbarrel checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodbarrel lands with a kick to the ribs.
Murray connects with an inside leg kick.
Murray takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Goodbarrel connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Goodbarrel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murray.
Murray rushes Goodbarrel and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Goodbarrel.
Murray pushes Goodbarrel back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Goodbarrel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Goodbarrel misses with a body punch.
Murray lands a body shot.
Murray tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Goodbarrel's elbow.
Murray lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murray doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Goodbarrel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
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!
Goodbarrel tries a body shot but Murray blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray can't find room to land a body shot as Goodbarrel controls the action.
Goodbarrel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murray tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murray tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murray scores with a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Murray.
Murray misses with a punch to the body.
Murray misses with a punch to the body.
Goodbarrel blocks a body shot from Murray.
Murray misses with a body punch.
Goodbarrel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Murray tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Goodbarrel's elbow.
Murray tries a body shot but Goodbarrel blocks it.
Goodbarrel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Goodbarrel has had enough of the clinch but Murray keeps him there for the moment.
Murray throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murray.
Murray tries a body shot but Goodbarrel blocks it.
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 Lee Murray will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Scot Goodbarrel's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Goodbarrel throws a body punch but Murray moves out of range.
Goodbarrel lands with a big right hook that stumbles Murray - he's out on his feet here! Goodbarrel follows up with another monster hook that separates Murray from consciousness! Murray falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Goodbarrel stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Scot Goodbarrel!
Scot Goodbarrel bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
Lee Murray spoke after the fight, saying 'He is good, respect.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rastaphan Dominatrix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rastaphan Dominatrix could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to George Mendez's chin.
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25
215 lbs
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215 lbs
12 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rastaphan Dominatrix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Mendez!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendez misses with a right hand
and Dominatrix cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like George Mendez has been cut.
A punch lands to the side of Dominatrix 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mendez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice body punch from Dominatrix.
Dominatrix digs a good hook to Mendez's body.
George Mendez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dominatrix moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mendez slips under a jab.
Dominatrix blocks a jab.
Dominatrix wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mendez misses with the body kick
and Dominatrix counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mendez's knee momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dominatrix throws an overhand right that lands on Mendez's shoulder, as Mendez tries to avoid the shot.
Dominatrix throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Mendez tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Dominatrix is in Mendez's guard.
Mendez is looking to stand up but Dominatrix isn't so interested in that idea.
Dominatrix trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominatrix working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dominatrix 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.
Dominatrix throwing strikes from guard but Mendez blocks nicely.
Mendez wants to stand and escape but Dominatrix is having none of it.
Dominatrix throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mendez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dominatrix passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Mendez is trying to get back to his feet.
Mendez is working to avoid the ground and pound but Dominatrix connects with a decent elbow.
Dominatrix is working to tighten his grip on Mendez's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Mendez has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Dominatrix is really squeezing tight and eventually Mendez passes out! Dominatrix breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Rastaphan Dominatrix!
Post fight, an emotional Rastaphan Dominatrix said 'huge win for me, thought this guy would kick my ass to be honest.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ramon Abelardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clinton Hessler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Lethal high kicks
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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
12 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Ramon Abelardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Clinton Hessler!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abelardo is looking to score with low kicks.
Abelardo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hessler connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Ramon Abelardo has been cut.
Nice body punch from Hessler.
Hessler throws a hook but Abelardo blocks it.
Hessler avoids the head kick by Abelardo.
Abelardo moves out of range as Hessler throws a body kick.
Abelardo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Abelardo misses with a low kick.
Hessler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hessler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hessler has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Abelardo is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Abelardo throws a push kick but Hessler slaps the foot to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abelardo throws a sloppy head kick and Hessler moves out of range easily.
Abelardo connects with a leg kick. Hessler looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Abelardo connects with a high kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hessler moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hessler scores with a shot to the body.
Hessler with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abelardo lands with a slapping head kick.
Abelardo is looking to score with low kicks.
Hessler getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Abelardo keeps the fight on the outside.
Abelardo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hessler lands a nice looking body kick.
Hessler blocks a head kick by Abelardo.
Abelardo misses with a low kick.
Hessler scores with the left hand. Abelardo knows he should have avoided that one.
Hessler moves into the clinch.
Hessler content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Abelardo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Still in the clinch, Hessler scores with a nice short uppercut.
Abelardo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A right handed body shot lands from Hessler.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hessler lands a body shot.
Abelardo is breathing heavily.
Hessler works on Abelardo's body with a couple of short punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Hessler.
Hessler misses with a punch to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Hessler.
Hessler avoiding damage.
Hessler struggles to land a body shot inside as Abelardo controls his hands.
A frustrated look appears on Abelardo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short right from Hessler.
Hessler lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Abelardo backwards.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Abelardo is trying to force a seperation but Hessler has the dominant position.
Abelardo is trying to push Hessler away but Hessler has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hessler has a couple of punches blocked by Abelardo.
Abelardo breaks the clinch.
Hessler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abelardo.
Abelardo misses with a kick to the body.
Abelardo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Abelardo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Abelardo ducks right into an uppercut from Hessler.
Abelardo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hessler moves out of range of the strikes.
Clinton Hessler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A cross from Hessler lands.
Abelardo connects with a body shot that sends Hessler's belly button to the back.
Abelardo throws a chopping leg kick but Hessler manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Abelardo throws a right hand that Hessler ducks under and follows up with a left that Hessler also avoids with ease.
Hessler lands a hook that stumbles Abelardo back into the cage. Hessler follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Abelardo to the canvas! Hessler pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Abelardo has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Clinton Hessler!
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