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SPFC 6 : Yamashita vs. Stryker PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between CJ Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lauri Kortelainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, CJ Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lauri Kortelainen!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer misses with a takedown attempt - Kortelainen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kortelainen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hammer moves into the clinch.
Kortelainen wants a takedown.
Hammer changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kortelainen fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hammer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kortelainen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hammer counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kortelainen!
CJ Hammer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lauri Kortelainen.
Hammer punching from mount but Kortelainen doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Hammer will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kortelainen is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammer forces the positional change into back control.
Hammer throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Hammer has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Kortelainen defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Kortelainen has eaten all the pies!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kortelainen looking very determined here, making life difficult for Hammer.
Kortelainen defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Hammer is breathing heavily.
Hammer is persistently looking for the submission but Kortelainen is defending it well.
Hammer is looking for the choke from the back position but Kortelainen is controlling his hands well.
Kortelainen wants to control his opponent's hands but Hammer gets his hands free.
Hammer looking for the RNC.
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.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hammer doesn't have the hooks in and Kortelainen manages to turn into his guard.
Kortelainen drops back looking for a leg! Hammer is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hammer manages to kick Kortelainen off! Kortelainen jumps back into Hammer's guard.
Kortelainen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kortelainen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kortelainen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kortelainen is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kortelainen has his takedown stuffed
and Hammer counters with a single leg into guard. Kortelainen didn't expect that.
Hammer thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hammer keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kortelainen's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer advances to half guard.
Hammer trying to pass the guard but Kortelainen defending well.
Kortelainen is looking to improve his position.
Ground and pound from Hammer.
Hammer throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hammer is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kortelainen is controlling Hammer's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's four 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.
Hammer seems to be looking for submissions.
Hammer is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kortelainen sees it coming and defends easily.
Hammer is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hammer seems to be looking for submissions.
Kortelainen is defending against the submission attempts here by Hammer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
CJ Hammer dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kortelainen fails with the takedown
so Hammer counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kortelainen keeping moving, preventing Hammer from controlling successfully.
Hammer gets to his feet - Kortelainen follows without any prompting.
Kortelainen has his takedown stuffed
and Hammer holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hammer has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kortelainen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kortelainen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hammer.
Hammer gets underhooks to prevent Kortelainen's takedown attempt.
CJ Hammer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lauri Kortelainen.
Hammer drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kortelainen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hammer stops a takedown attempt from Kortelainen.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hammer is fighting off a takedown attempt but Kortelainen is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Hammer to the mat. Hammer regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Kortelainen is posturing up here but Hammer has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Kortelainen tries to roll out but it's too tight and Kortelainen has to tap! Slick submission there by Hammer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). CJ Hammer!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Will Pascoul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and CJ Eagen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as CJ Eagen enters the cage!
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Will Pascoul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, CJ Eagen!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Eagen misses.
Pascoul tries to clinch up but Eagen circles away and keeps his distance.
Pascoul stuffs the takedown attempt from Eagen. Eagen gets slowly back to his feet.
Pascoul fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pascoul drives through and clinches with Eagen against the cage.
Pascoul's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pascoul tries to clinch there but Eagen circles away.
Eagen fails with a takedown attempt.
Pascoul tries to clinch up but Eagen circles away and keeps his distance.
Pascoul rushes Eagen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pascoul breaks the clinch.
Pascoul tries to clinch but Eagen moves out of range.
Pascoul clinches up with Eagen and pushes him back against the cage.
Pascoul's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Eagen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Eagen swats away the attempt to clinch by Pascoul.
Pascoul has managed to clinch.
Pascoul lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pascoul gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Pascoul really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Eagen is looking to control Pascoul's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Eagen avoid being mounted?
Eagen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pascoul scores with a couple of nice shots.
Pascoul not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Eagen actively working from the bottom here.
Eagen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pascoul not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pascoul not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Eagen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pascoul.
Eagen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pascoul pulls his head out easily.
Pascoul trying to control the pace.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Pascoul has Eagen up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pascoul manages to break the clinch.
Eagen shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Pascoul manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Pascoul is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Eagen defends well.
Eagen is pushing down on Pascoul's leg trying to pass to half guard. Pascoul is fighting to maintain full guard but Eagen has managed to sneak the leg through.
Eagen looks gassed!
Pascoul has one foot on Eagen's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Eagen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Eagen keeps the fight on the outside.
Pascoul tries to clinch up but Eagen circles away and keeps his distance.
Pascoul moves into the clinch.
Eagen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pascoul fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Will Pascoul has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of CJ Eagen.
Pascoul tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pascoul tries to clinch but Eagen moves out of range.
Pascoul closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pascoul pulls Eagen into guard.
Pascoul keeping full guard, as Eagen tries to pass.
Eagen has gone for a leg lock! Pascoul slips out almost immediately though and dives into Eagen's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Eagen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Pascoul throwing strikes but missing.
Pascoul throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pascoul working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Eagen's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pascoul working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Eagen's head.
Pascoul throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Eagen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Eagen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pascoul gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pascoul is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pascoul gets to his feet. Eagen looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Pascoul tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pascoul clinches.
Pascoul decides to pull guard.
Pascoul wants to get back to his feet but Eagen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pascoul tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Eagen passes into half guard.
Eagen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will Pascoul dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Pascoul tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Eagen fails with the takedown.
Pascoul moves into the clinch.
Pascoul breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pascoul throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Eagen was covering up waiting for the punch and Pascoul finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Pascoul got a little sloppy there for a moment and Eagen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pascoul has managed to get both his arms back between Eagen's legs - danger averted.
Eagen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Pascoul won't allow Eagen to sweep him here.
Pascoul content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pascoul content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pascoul wants to control from the top but Eagen keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pascoul decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pascoul fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pascoul is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Eagen closes the distance and clinches.
Pascoul breaks the clinch.
Pascoul ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Eagen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Eagen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Eagen throwing shots but Pascoul is blocking nicely.
Eagen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Eagen looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eagen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Pascoul defends it well.
Pascoul has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Eagen is working away from the top position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eagen is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eagen wants to control but Pascoul is keeping him busy.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pascoul lands a nice looking body shot.
Pascoul closes the distance and clinches.
Pascoul lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pascoul drags the fight down to the ground.
Pascoul wants to get back to his feet but Eagen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pascoul is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pascoul with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pascoul missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Eagen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pascoul doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pascoul manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pascoul in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pascoul wants to control from the top but Eagen keeps moving.
Eagen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pascoul gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Eagen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pascoul postures up in Eagen's guard and throws a big left but Eagen blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will Pascoul dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Pascoul tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Eagen counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Pascoul keeping full guard, as Eagen tries to pass.
Eagen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Eagen postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Pascoul is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Eagen, into his guard.
Eagen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pascoul is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Pascoul trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Eagen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pascoul can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pascoul throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pascoul trying to control but Eagen is working from the bottom.
Pascoul lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Pascoul trying to control the position from guard on top but Eagen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Pascoul tries to clinch but Eagen is having none of it.
No luck for Eagen with that takedown attempt.
Pascoul tries to clinch but Eagen is having none of it.
Pascoul tries to clinch there but Eagen circles away.
Eagen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pascoul 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.
Pascoul cracks Eagen with a solid left hand.
Eagen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eagen looking for a sweep. Not yet Eagen, not yet.
Eagen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pascoul 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.
Pascoul trying to control the position from guard on top but Eagen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Eagen trying to control the position.
Will Pascoul overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Eagen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pascoul wants to clinch.
Pascoul is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Eagen.
Eagen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pascoul checks it well.
Eagen misses with a takedown
and Pascoul counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Eagen is fighting off a takedown attempt but Pascoul is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Eagen to the mat. Eagen regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Eagen pushes a forearm under Pascoul's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Pascoul is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). CJ Eagen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bo Cote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taj Mahal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bo Cote!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Taj Mahal!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cote gets a clinch.
Mahal tries to work over Cote's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cote lands an elbow inside that Mahal shrugs off.
It looks like Taj Mahal has been cut.
Mahal connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Bo Cote has been cut.
Cote prevents the takedown attempt.
Mahal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cote avoids a wild elbow strike from Mahal.
Mahal throws a head punch that misses.
Mahal softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mahal lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cote as Mahal tries to tie him up.
Cote is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cote drags the fight down to the ground.
Mahal slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Cote stops Mahal from passing to mount.
Mahal lands some shots froms side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahal cracks Cote with a big right hand but Cote just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Cote is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mahal throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Mahal working the head and body with strikes.
Mahal scoring with punches and elbows.
Cote is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Mahal off and has taken his back!
Mahal trying to control the position but Cote manages to sink in the hooks.
Mahal is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Mahal manages to reverse the position and now he's in Cote's guard. Nice work there by Mahal.
Cote tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mahal missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mahal trying to control the position from guard on top but Cote is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mahal wants to pass the guard but Cote is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahal is looking to work some ground and pound but Cote has wrist control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mahal lands a slapping body shot.
Mahal circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mahal drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cote has momentary wrist control but Mahal slips an elbow through the middle.
Mahal passes Cote's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mahal slips a nice elbow through Cote's hands, connecting with Cote's forehead.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cote wants to control but Mahal is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mahal trying to pass the guard but Cote defending well.
Mahal seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mahal seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahal working over Cote with some ground and pound. Cote looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Cote is pressing down on Mahal's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Mahal chips away with some ground and pound.
Mahal trying to control but Cote is working from the bottom.
Mahal passes Cote's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Mahal not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Well, if Mahal 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.
Cote regains full guard. Nicely done.
Mahal postures up in Cote's guard and throws a big left but Cote blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahal in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cote wants to sweep here but Mahal controlling him for the moment.
Mahal throwing strikes but missing.
Mahal looking to sit in guard and control but Cote gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mahal keeping moving, preventing Cote from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mahal is looking for a triangle but Cote pushes his legs off easily.
Mahal throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taj Mahal dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cote blocks a head kick by Mahal.
Mahal connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mahal keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cote tries to close the distance and clinch but Mahal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mahal lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Mahal connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cote tries to clinch but Mahal moves out of range.
Cote wants to clinch.
Mahal scores with a one two! Cote had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Cote takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mahal moves out of range as Cote throws a body kick.
Mahal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cote throws a hook but Mahal avoids it easily.
Mahal avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mahal scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahal throws a nice looking combination but Cote bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cote takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Taj Mahal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cote doesn't manage to clinch there - Mahal circles away.
Cote swinging wildly here.
Cote takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mahal lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cote throws a shot from downtown. Mahal moves away and avoids it.
Cote doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Mahal counter with a right hand.
Mahal changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cote takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mahal fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bo Cote is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mahal scores with a three punch combo!
Cote walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mahal lands a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mahal scores with a kick to the midsection.
Good exchange - Mahal coming out on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahal moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mahal thumps Cote with a low kick.
Mahal looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mahal darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Mahal is keen to just control but Cote is a slippery customer.
Mahal winds up and cracks Cote with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mahal not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mahal trying to control the pace.
Mahal sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cote defending well though.
Mahal is keen to just control but Cote is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahal is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Cote doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mahal.
Mahal throws a strike but Cote avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mahal avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cote is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mahal trying to control but Cote is working from the bottom.
Mahal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cote is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mahal throwing strikes but missing.
Cote looking for a guillotine here but Mahal defends easily.
Cote avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mahal is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Mahal with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taj Mahal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Mahal throws a good cross that connects.
Mahal lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mahal.
Cote drops his hands momentarily and Mahal takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mahal getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A nice combination there by Mahal.
Cote throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mahal counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Mahal lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cote has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mahal is working away from the top position though.
Mahal working Cote over with strikes.
Mahal slips a nice elbow through Cote's hands, connecting with Cote's forehead.
Cote has hold of Mahal's hands but Mahal slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mahal winds up and cracks Cote with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahal passes the guard and advances to mount!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mahal is in the full mount, landing strikes.
BOOM! Mahal connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Cote is bucking up trying to escape but Mahal cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Cote is bucking up trying to escape but Mahal cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Mahal lands a big elbow.
Mahal has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mahal trying to control but Cote is having none of it.
Cote taking shots to the head.
Cote is trying to escape the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahal scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Mahal is landing with some decent strikes but Cote is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Mahal looking to finish Cote with some ground and pound. This is bad for Cote!
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!
Mahal unloading with bombs!
Cote working to try and regain half guard.
Cote is working hard here to advance position.
Mahal scoring with strikes but Cote is staying in there.
Cote tries to hold on but Mahal pushes him away.
Mahal is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Mahal landing punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahal looking to control but Cote is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mahal looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Mahal scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The referee warns Cote that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Mahal lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Mahal looking to finish Cote with some ground and pound. This is bad for Cote!
Cote tries to buck Mahal off but he can't manage it.
Mahal punishing his opponent with strikes.
Mahal cracks Cote with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mahal prevents Cote from getting the reversal.
Bo Cote has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahal landing strikes, looking to finish!
Mahal lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Cote hang on?
Mahal controlling the position easily from mount.
Mahal cracks Cote with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mahal fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Mahal controlling the pace for now.
Cote working to try and regain half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cote throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Taj Mahal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mahal 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taj Mahal!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between song endance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Monson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). endance's entrance music is song and dance. A fine choice. song endance has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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240 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, song endance!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jeff Monson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
endance closes the distance and clinches.
endance lands an elbow that stopped Monson in his tracks for a moment.
endance landing some nice looking knees to the body.
endance gets underhooks to prevent Monson's takedown attempt.
endance scores a nice knee to the body.
Monson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
endance lands with a short shot to the head.
Monson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but endance pulls him back up using the underhooks.
endance lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Monson.
Monson looks gassed!
Monson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. endance is defending well for now.
A hook to the body from endance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
endance using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
endance lands a left hand that snaps the head of Monson backwards.
endance works on Monson's body with a couple of short punches.
endance stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
endance presses Monson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from endance.
A knee to the head by endance.
endance lands a right hand that snaps the head of Monson backwards.
Monson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. endance is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
song endance has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff Monson.
endance lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Monson backwards.
endance lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Monson.
A right hook to the body lands for endance.
endance lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Monson.
endance connects with a nasty looking knee right to Monson's face.
endance landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
endance is working Monson over against the cage.
endance working Monson over with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
endance lands a knee to the head.
endance landing knees to the head.
Monson throws a head punch that misses.
endance gets through Monson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Monson tries to pull guard but endance holds him up against the cage and eventually Monson drops back down to his feet.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nice body punch from endance - that landed with a thud.
endance tries to land a knee to the head but Monson blocks with his arms.
Monson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. endance smiles and moves away.
endance catches Monson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
endance has Monson up against the cage in a clinch.
endance softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
endance scores with a knee to the head.
endance lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monson tries to pull guard but endance won't allow it.
Knees in the clinch landing for endance.
endance lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
endance makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by endance.
Monson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
endance lands a knee to the body.
endance gets through Monson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Monson takes an elbow to the temple.
endance scores with a shot to the side of Monson's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Monson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
endance effectively controlling the action here.
Monson looking for a takedown.
endance stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Monson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from endance.
endance scores with a knee to the head.
A short left from endance.
endance tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
endance lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Monson backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
endance lands a nice shot to the body.
Monson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as endance walks away with a smile on his face. Monson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Good shot there by endance.
endance throws a shot to the body.
song endance seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Crunch! endance slams his shin into Monson's torso.
endance connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Monson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts endance as he jumps to the side.
Good exchange - endance coming out on top.
endance wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
endance throws a shot to the body.
Donk. endance catches Monson right on the button with a cross.
Monson tries to move into range but endance moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
endance gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
endance holding his opponent close, against the cage.
endance tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
endance lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from endance.
endance cracks Monson with a nice body shot.
Knees in the clinch landing for endance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
endance lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
endance crunches a lovely knee into Monson's ribcage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from endance.
Monson jumps guard but endance stands there with Monson around his waist. Monson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
endance landing knees to the head.
Monson is trying to break free.
endance cracks Monson with a nice body shot.
endance lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
endance lands a knee to the head.
endance working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Monson tries to score a body lock takedown but endance shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Monson goes for a takedown attempt but endance pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
endance connects with a right hand. Monson shakes it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
song endance 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.
endance lands a nice looking body shot.
Monson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
endance is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Monson tries to close the distance and clinch but endance swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
endance is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Monson can do to turn this around?
endance fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice body punch from endance.
Monson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
endance connects with a body shot.
endance misses with a series of wild punches.
Monson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
endance scores with a nice right hand.
Monson is breathing heavily.
endance with a hook.
endance scores with a jab.
endance digs a good body shot into Monson's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
endance moves into range and connects with a jab.
endance uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
endance lands a nice shot that snaps Monson's head back.
endance connects with a body shot.
endance with a nice cross.
endance cracks Monson with a good jab.
endance's corner calls for a 1-2. endance obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Monson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
endance is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
endance throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Monson on the side of the head.
Monson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
endance clinches with his opponent.
endance softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Monson jumps guard but endance stands there with Monson around his waist. Monson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
endance lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
endance lands a shoulder strike.
Monson wants a takedown.
song endance has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff Monson.
endance 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!
endance lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A knee to the head by endance.
endance utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
endance digs a right hand underneath Monson's ribcage. Monson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
endance scores with a hook to the body.
endance lands a body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for endance.
Knees in the clinch landing for endance.
endance is working Monson over against the cage.
Monson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Monson takes an elbow to the forehead.
endance lands a knee to the head.
Monson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
endance lands a left hand.
Good body shot from endance.
endance landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A right hand to the body from endance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
endance unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees in the clinch landing for endance.
endance working some nice short punches in the clinch.
endance managing to block the knees to the body from Monson.
Monson takes a knee to the side of the body.
endance lands a shot to the body.
endance lands a nice shot to the body.
Monson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
endance lands a body punch in the clinch.
endance lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Monson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from endance.
endance gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for endance.
A knee to the head by endance.
Monson looking for a takedown.
Monson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. endance just stands there and leans against the cage.
endance landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Monson can't get the takedown.
Nice body punch from endance - that landed with a thud.
endance scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from endance.
endance gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
endance leaning his opponent against the cage.
Monson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
endance displaying some good clinch control by pressing Monson up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Monson.
endance lands a nice uppercut.
Monson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but endance is keeping busy.
endance tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Monson avoids it.
endance lands with a right to the head.
Monson displaying some good clinch control by pressing endance up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
endance pushes Monson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
endance makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
endance lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Monson takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
song endance dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
endance lands a really nice looking cross but Monson seems unphased.
endance lands a nice shot that snaps Monson's head back.
endance throws a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut there from endance.
A punch lands to the side of Monson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
endance lands a right hook to the body.
endance digs a good body shot into Monson's ribs.
endance throws a good cross that connects.
Monson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has endance pinned against the cage. endance gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
endance bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Monson's head.
Monson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
endance wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
endance smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
endance lands with an uppercut that bounces Monson off the cage and back into rage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by endance. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of endance.
endance thuds a left hand into Monson's body.
endance cracks a nice hook into Monson's ribs.
Monson moves forwards but endance connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Monson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
endance throws a shot to the body.
endance throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
endance fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
endance throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Monson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
endance lands with a hook. Monson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Good standup being displayed there by endance as he connects with a hook.
endance throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
endance lands a right hook to the body.
song endance is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
endance rushes Monson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
endance displaying some good clinch control by pressing Monson up against the cage.
endance with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
endance lands a left hand that snaps the head of Monson backwards.
endance unloads a knee to the mid-section. Monson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
endance works on Monson's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from endance - that landed with a thud.
Good body shot from endance.
endance lands a damaging elbow.
endance lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
endance scores with a hook to the body.
endance lands a left hand that snaps the head of Monson backwards.
endance is leaning against Monson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
endance pushes Monson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
endance landing some nice looking knees to the body.
endance putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Monson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from endance.
endance lands with a left to the head.
endance lands a nice knee to the body.
endance creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Monson's defenses.
endance scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for endance.
endance crunches a lovely knee into Monson's ribcage.
Monson takes a knee right on the jaw!
endance scores with a knee to the head.
Monson blocks an elbow strike from endance.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A short body shot lands from endance as the two fighters clinch.
endance lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Still in the clinch, endance scores with a nice short uppercut.
Monson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
endance works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the fighters up against the cage, endance throws an elbow but misses.
Monson misses with an elbow over the top.
endance lands an elbow inside that Monson shrugs off.
endance misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Monson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. endance smiles and moves away.
endance cracks Monson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
endance stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
endance lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Monson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Monson showed some decent athleticism there.
Monson passes to side control.
Monson tries for a kimura but endance is defending well.
endance tries to buck Monson off but Monson is having none of it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jeff Monson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
endance on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if endance tries to get out of the position.
endance can't do much from the bottom here.
And that's the end of the fight!
song endance showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for endance, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... song endance!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shamus McFisticus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinton Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Shamus McFisticus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Quinton Thomas!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming McFisticus to the mat! McFisticus manages to get full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McFisticus tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McFisticus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Thomas postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McFisticus is trying to keep Thomas in close.
Thomas 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.
Thomas wants to get up but he can't break McFisticus's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Thomas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McFisticus swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McFisticus manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Thomas manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McFisticus trying to control the position from guard on top but Thomas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thomas throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
McFisticus preventing the sweep.
Thomas working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. McFisticus doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. McFisticus manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Thomas looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
McFisticus drops back looking for a leg! Thomas is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Thomas manages to kick McFisticus off! McFisticus jumps back into Thomas's guard.
Thomas 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.
Thomas controlling McFisticus's posture.
McFisticus keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Thomas's head.
Thomas keeping moving, preventing McFisticus from controlling successfully.
McFisticus is really struggling to control Thomas but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McFisticus wants to pass the guard but Thomas is keeping the position.
McFisticus is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A decent looking body kick lands there for McFisticus.
Thomas looks gassed!
McFisticus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McFisticus just misses with a punch to the body.
McFisticus misses with a hook.
McFisticus misses with a head kick.
Thomas throws a right and a left that both miss.
McFisticus throws a hook to the side of Thomas's head but Thomas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McFisticus wants to clinch up but Thomas keeps it at a distance.
Thomas blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
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!
McFisticus clinches.
McFisticus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McFisticus lands a damaging elbow.
McFisticus looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McFisticus obliges.
McFisticus landing knees to the head.
It looks like Quinton Thomas has been cut.
McFisticus landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McFisticus misses with an elbow over the top.
Thomas dodges an elbow strike from McFisticus.
Thomas blocks an elbow strike from McFisticus.
McFisticus working Thomas over with knees to the body.
McFisticus lands a knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McFisticus crunches a lovely knee into Thomas's ribcage.
McFisticus lands a knee to the head.
McFisticus lands a nice elbow.
Thomas takes an elbow to the forehead.
McFisticus unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thomas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
McFisticus lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shamus McFisticus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Quinton Thomas's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
McFisticus misses with a hook. Thomas ducked under it nicely.
Nice takedown defense from McFisticus. No joy for Thomas on that attempt.
Thomas shoots for a double leg takedown but McFisticus sprawls well. He's pushed Thomas's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Thomas keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
McFisticus clinches up against the cage.
McFisticus throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Knees in the clinch landing for McFisticus.
McFisticus tries a knee to the head but Thomas blocks it.
McFisticus lands a knee to the head.
Thomas takes an elbow to the temple.
McFisticus gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
McFisticus lands an elbow just above Thomas 's eye.
Nice elbow from McFisticus.
McFisticus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thomas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McFisticus pushes off an throws an elbow but Thomas leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A knee to the head by McFisticus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McFisticus lands an elbow just above Thomas 's eye.
McFisticus landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McFisticus lands a knee to the body.
McFisticus comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
McFisticus working Thomas over with knees to the body.
McFisticus tries a knee to the head but Thomas blocks it.
Thomas takes an elbow to the forehead.
McFisticus connects with a knee to the head.
Thomas trying to land knees to the body.
McFisticus lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
McFisticus lands an elbow just above Thomas 's eye.
Thomas jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as McFisticus walks away with a smile on his face. Thomas gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Shamus McFisticus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quinton Thomas.
McFisticus jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
McFisticus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McFisticus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McFisticus throws a head kick but Thomas moves out of range.
McFisticus tries to clinch up.
A looping hook to the body misses from McFisticus. Thomas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thomas swats away the attempt to clinch by McFisticus.
McFisticus is looking to wear down Thomas with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Thomas tries to score a power double leg takedown but McFisticus sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Thomas somewhat.
McFisticus scores with a sloppy right hand. Thomas should have avoided that one.
McFisticus throws a front kick that sends Thomas stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from McFisticus. Thomas does a little dance to reset his feet.
McFisticus lands with a thumping leg kick.
McFisticus misses with a wild body shot.
McFisticus scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McFisticus throws a combination. Thomas tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
McFisticus throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
McFisticus with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McFisticus connects with a high kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McFisticus throws a looping overhand right but Thomas ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McFisticus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McFisticus scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A slapping leg kick lands for McFisticus.
McFisticus getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice body punch from McFisticus.
Thomas moves away from the strike by McFisticus.
McFisticus looks to score with a jab to the body but Thomas is just out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thomas doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Thomas.
McFisticus tests Thomas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shamus McFisticus dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Quinton Thomas's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
McFisticus throws a hook but Thomas blocks it.
Thomas shoots in but McFisticus avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Thomas shoots for a double leg takedown but McFisticus sprawls well. He's pushed Thomas's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
McFisticus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thomas moves away.
No joy there for Thomas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McFisticus closes the distance and clinches.
Thomas takes a knee to the side of the body.
Thomas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Knees in the clinch landing for McFisticus.
Thomas takes an elbow to the forehead.
That has opened up Quinton Thomas's cut even more.
McFisticus connects with a nasty looking knee right to Thomas's face.
Shamus McFisticus has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McFisticus gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McFisticus throws a knee to the head but misses.
McFisticus lands a nice elbow.
McFisticus lands a nice elbow.
McFisticus using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
McFisticus scores a nice knee to the body.
McFisticus landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
McFisticus with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
McFisticus with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Thomas drops down looking for an ankle pick but McFisticus pulls his leg out and moves away.
Shamus McFisticus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quinton Thomas.
McFisticus looks to score with a jab to the body but Thomas is just out of range.
Thomas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McFisticus counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Thomas avoids the elbow strike from McFisticus, against the cage.
Thomas avoids a wild elbow strike from McFisticus.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McFisticus throws an elbow that misses.
McFisticus comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
McFisticus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thomas can do to turn this around?
Thomas blocks an elbow strike from McFisticus.
Thomas avoiding damage as McFisticus throws knees to the body.
Thomas takes a knee to the side of the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, McFisticus just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thomas's brow.
McFisticus lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
McFisticus misses with a knee strike.
Thomas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McFisticus unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thomas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Thomas displaying some good clinch control by pressing McFisticus up against the cage.
McFisticus pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
McFisticus lands an elbow that stopped Thomas in his tracks for a moment.
McFisticus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thomas avoids it.
Thomas working hard to break the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by McFisticus.
McFisticus pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Thomas fails to pull the fight into his guard.
McFisticus lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as McFisticus walks away with a smile on his face. Thomas gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
McFisticus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thomas.
Shamus McFisticus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thomas drives through with a takedown into guard.
McFisticus keeping moving, preventing Thomas from controlling successfully.
Thomas wants to stand but McFisticus is controlling his posture from full guard.
Quinton Thomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thomas trying to control the position from guard on top but McFisticus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McFisticus managing to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McFisticus looking for a sweep. Not yet McFisticus, not yet.
McFisticus controls Thomas momentarily but Thomas frees himself.
McFisticus keeping moving, preventing Thomas from controlling successfully.
McFisticus is trying to control the position but Thomas postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shamus McFisticus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McFisticus, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shamus McFisticus!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nicolas Zerka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Zerka might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to mc circulaire. Jenkins has chosen 3 little pigs as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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205 lbs
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220 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nicolas Zerka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jeremy Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins shoots for a double leg takedown but Zerka sprawls well. He's pushed Jenkins's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jenkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Jenkins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zerka checks the leg kick.
Zerka scoring well with a low kick there.
Zerka finds Jenkins's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Jenkins flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Zerka lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Jenkins will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nicolas Zerka!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Demian Villa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angel Soto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Angel Soto will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Demian Villa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Angel Soto!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Villa closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Soto tries to roll over but Villa keeps him under control.
Villa trying to mount his opponent but Soto defends it.
Soto moves into full guard.
Soto manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Villa manages to get himself to full guard.
Soto trying to control the position from guard on top but Villa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Soto stopping the sweep attempt from Villa.
Soto wants to control from the top but Villa keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Villa lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Soto!
Villa goes for an armbar but Soto turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Soto.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soto trying to control the position from guard on top but Villa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Villa manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Villa goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Soto is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villa keeping moving, preventing Soto from controlling successfully.
Soto preventing the sweep.
Villa managing to control the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Soto avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Villa wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Soto doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Soto manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Soto trying to control the position from guard on top but Villa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Soto thows a big elbow that misses.
Villa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Soto scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Soto trying to control the position from guard on top but Villa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four 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.
Villa escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Soto gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Soto trying to control the position from guard on top but Villa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Soto throwing strikes from guard but Villa blocks nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Soto wants to control from the top but Villa keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Demian Villa will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Soto shoots in but no luck this time.
Villa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Villa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Soto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Villa fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Soto sprawls well initially but Villa persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Villa controlling the action here.
Villa is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Soto has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Villa is working away from the top position though.
Villa is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soto tries to roll over but Villa keeps him under control.
Villa is working for a kimura but Soto is defending it quite comfortably.
Soto is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Soto darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice sprawl there from Soto as Villa shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demian Villa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Villa shoots and misses
and Soto counters with a nice double leg into side control. Villa won't be happy with that.
Soto tries to move into full mount but can't pass Villa's legs.
Villa isn't going anywhere.
Soto trying to control the position but Villa is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villa looking for a sweep but Soto has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Villa is desperately trying to improve his position but Soto has a good base and remains in mount.
Soto trying to control but Villa is having none of it.
Villa really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Soto has control of Villa's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Villa regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Villa sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Soto works his foot free and advances to mount.
Villa looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Villa is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angel Soto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Villa fails with the takedown
and Soto counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Soto.
Soto trying to control but Villa is working from the bottom.
Soto scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Villa manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Villa working for a submission but Soto is keeping him at bay.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Villa goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Soto turns into him and now he's in Villa's guard.
Soto trying to control but Villa is working from the bottom.
Villa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Soto is one step ahead there.
Soto trying to control the position from guard on top but Villa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Soto accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Soto is fighting to break Villa's control of his arms but Villa is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Villa keeping moving, preventing Soto from controlling successfully.
Soto might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Villa kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Despite being in the dominant position, Angel Soto just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Villa closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Soto to the mat! Soto manages to get full guard.
Villa trying to control but Soto is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villa drops back, looking for a kneebar! Soto looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Soto looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Soto!
You can see the frustration on Villa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Soto trying to control the position but Villa is working away.
Villa tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Soto easily slips into full mount!
Soto avoids the attempt from Villa to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Villa really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Villa avoids a series of strikes thrown by Soto.
Villa holds on to Soto as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
Villa keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Soto landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that's the end of the fight!
Angel Soto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Soto has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Angel Soto!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Florian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James J Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Florian comes into the arena with That's what it is blaring out of the sound system. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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164 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kenny Florian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James J Jones!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Florian fails with an attempt to clinch.
Florian instigates a clinch.
Florian lands an elbow inside.
It looks like James J Jones has been cut.
Florian lands an elbow just above Jones 's eye.
Florian unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Florian crunches a lovely knee into Jones's ribcage.
Jones jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Florian walks away with a smile on his face. Jones gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Florian fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jones, pushing him back against the cage.
Florian comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Florian utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Florian lands an elbow just above Jones 's eye.
Jones gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Jones looks gassed!
Florian is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jones is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Florian has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Jones is looking to defend but Florian has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Jones! Florian pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Jones taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Kenny Florian!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tadashi Yamashita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Stryker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Stryker's choice of entrance music: Die Motherfucker Die. Charles Stryker will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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170 lbs
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185 lbs
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Basic striking
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Brawler
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tadashi Yamashita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Charles Stryker!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamashita cracks a nice hook into Stryker's ribs.
Yamashita avoids the head kick by Stryker.
Yamashita shoots in for a takedown but Stryker shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Stryker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yamashita lands with a nice body punch.
Stryker walks into a left hand.
Yamashita tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stryker was well out of range. Poor timing from Yamashita.
Yamashita fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Yamashita keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Stryker doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Yamashita.
Stryker takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yamashita changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Stryker looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Stryker wants to control but Yamashita postures up.
Stryker managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Yamashita.
Yamashita tries for a kimura but Stryker is defending well.
Stryker tries to improve position but can't.
Yamashita tries to advance position but instead Stryker slips a leg back in to half guard.
Yamashita not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamashita is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Stryker doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Yamashita.
Yamashita is working for a kimura but Stryker is defending it quite comfortably.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yamashita showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stryker.
Stryker has taken the fight to the clinch.
Stryker gets underhooks to prevent Yamashita's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tadashi Yamashita. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stryker landing knees to the body.
Stryker scores with a knee to the head.
Stryker tightens his grip and picks Yamashita up, before dumping him to the ground. Yamashita manages to land in guard.
Stryker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yamashita is keeping the position for now.
Yamashita is looking for a triangle but Stryker pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stryker working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Stryker preventing the sweep.
Yamashita is working hard here to advance position.
Stryker thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Stryker looks gassed!
Yamashita is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Yamashita wants to sweep here but Stryker controlling him for the moment.
Yamashita looking to control.
Yamashita striking off his back but it's not causing Stryker any problems.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Stryker misses with a series of wild punches.
Yamashita shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Stryker is trying to defend but Yamashita finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Yamashita wants to take a breather but Stryker is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamashita thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Yamashita working the head and body with strikes.
Stryker wants to get back to full guard.
Yamashita working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yamashita throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Yamashita 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.
Yamashita throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Yamashita working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Yamashita not doing much here.
Stryker avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Yamashita.
Stryker regains full guard. Nicely done.
Yamashita working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Yamashita won't allow Stryker to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamashita throws and elbow that misses. Stryker uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Yamashita's guard. Nice move by Stryker!
Yamashita managing to control the position.
Yamashita working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stryker.
Yamashita has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Stryker can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Yamashita doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Yamashita throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Stryker escapes and throws Yamashita's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Stryker lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Yamashita down.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stryker throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Yamashita throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Stryker tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tadashi Yamashita will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Stryker shoots for a double leg takedown but Yamashita sprawls well. He's pushed Stryker's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Stryker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yamashita fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yamashita scores with a nice strike.
Yamashita lands a two punch combo.
Stryker shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A punch lands to the side of Stryker 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Yamashita works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Yamashita lands an overhand right.
Stryker displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Yamashita.
Yamashita stuns Stryker with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A punch combination from Stryker misses.
Stryker dives in and grabs Yamashita's left leg, looking for a takedown. Yamashita pushes down on Stryker's head and hops out.
Tadashi Yamashita has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Stryker.
Yamashita goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nice straight punches there by Yamashita. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yamashita.
Stryker is breathing heavily.
A shot to de liver by Yamashita. Beautiful body shot.
Yamashita scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamashita closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Yamashita missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Stryker is refusing to be controlled, as Yamashita sits in half guard.
Stryker is looking for a sweep. Yamashita is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Stryker tries to kick Yamashita off but Yamashita keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Stryker blocking the ground and pound attempt from Yamashita.
Yamashita is looking to take a break and control but Stryker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Stryker trying to hold on to Yamashita's head to control him but Yamashita postures up.
Yamashita is nestled in close to Stryker, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Yamashita with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yamashita fails to land the takedown.
Yamashita scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamashita is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Stryker's half guard.
Stryker is defending against the submission attempts here by Yamashita.
Stryker pushes Yamashita off looking to stand but Yamashita dives back in and keeps control.
Yamashita looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Yamashita looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Stryker with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Yamashita missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Yamashita wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stryker keeps working.
Yamashita thows a huge punch but Stryker dodges it nicely.
Yamashita throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Yamashita wants to take a breather but Stryker is having none of it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Yamashita scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamashita dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yamashita connects with the punch.
Yamashita thuds a left hand into Stryker's body.
Stryker on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Yamashita scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Stryker takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yamashita shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stryker but Stryker pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Yamashita shoots for a double leg takedown but Stryker sprawls well. He's pushed Yamashita's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Yamashita rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stryker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yamashita keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd cheers as Yamashita lands an impressive looking overhand right. Stryker doesn't seem phased though.
Stryker looks to land a body kick but Yamashita moved away.
Yamashita lands a nice hook to Stryker's body. Stryker takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Yamashita gets a takedown into half guard.
Yamashita takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stryker is staying active underneath Yamashita, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Yamashita thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Yamashita lands a nice short elbow.
Yamashita is pressing down on Stryker's thigh, looking to free his foot. Stryker is holding on for now.
Stryker looks like he's trying to stand up.
Stryker is looking for a sweep. Yamashita is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Stryker manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Tadashi Yamashita seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamashita darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Stryker is trying to maintain the position but Yamashita is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yamashita lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Yamashita not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tadashi Yamashita dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Yamashita slips under a jab.
Yamashita 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.
Stryker ducks right into an uppercut from Yamashita.
Yamashita decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Yamashita working over Stryker with some ground and pound. Stryker looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Yamashita trying to control the action but Stryker is working from the bottom.
Stryker blocking the ground and pound attempt from Yamashita.
Yamashita not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Yamashita seems to be working for a kimura but Stryker defends the submission attempt.
Yamashita thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Yamashita stops Stryker from getting back to his feet.
Yamashita landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Stryker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yamashita wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stryker keeps working.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Yamashita jabs at Stryker's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stryker misses with a straight right.
Stryker misses with the combination.
Yamashita cracks Stryker with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Yamashita works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Yamashita lands a jab-cross combination.
Yamashita smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Yamashita scores with a takedown into Stryker's guard.
Yamashita wants to control from the top but Stryker keeps moving.
Yamashita is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Stryker keeping moving, preventing Yamashita from controlling successfully.
Yamashita missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Yamashita thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Charles Stryker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tadashi Yamashita is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamashita trying to control the position from guard on top but Stryker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stryker looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Yamashita sitting in guard here, content to control.
Yamashita might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Yamashita throws a nice looking combination but Stryker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yamashita scores with a crisp jab that stopped Stryker in his tracks.
Stryker fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Yamashita connects with a right hand. Stryker shakes it off.
Charles Stryker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stryker takes one to the chin there.
Yamashita shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Tadashi Yamashita overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yamashita looking to control and managing it successfully.
Stryker is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamashita controlling from mount.
Yamashita has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Yamashita's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Stryker is squirming around, avoiding Yamashita's attempts to control the action.
Yamashita controlling from the full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Yamashita prevents Stryker from getting the reversal.
Yamashita trying to control but Stryker is having none of it.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Tadashi Yamashita just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Stryker has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Yamashita finds it's way round the side to connect with Stryker's head.
Yamashita throws a good cross that connects.
Stryker tries to clinch but Yamashita is having none of it.
Stryker is looking to land body kicks.
Stryker throws a head kick but Yamashita moves out of range.
Yamashita lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stryker at a distance.
Yamashita looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Stryker on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Yamashita shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Stryker manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Stryker throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tadashi Yamashita showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Yamashita, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tadashi Yamashita!
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