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Hilo Fight 166 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ric Flores (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geeves Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Flores might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Napalm & Erruption- In San Francisco. The crowd seem to be enjoying Armstrong's choice of entrance music: Kickstart My Heart. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ric Flores!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Geeves Armstrong!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flores moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Armstrong throws a push kick but Flores slaps the foot to one side.
Flores is looking to counter with a body kick.
Flores misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Flores misses with a few strikes there.
Armstrong lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Flores at a distance.
Flores cracks the inside of Armstrong's front leg.
Flores misses with the combination.
Sloppy strikes from Flores. Those never looked like landing.
Armstrong appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Flores shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Armstrong as he avoids it easily.
Armstrong has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Armstrong walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Armstrong takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Flores cracks Armstrong with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Flores misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Flores lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Armstrong backs up against the cage.
Flores scores with a shot to the body.
Ric Flores seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flores throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Armstrong.
Flores looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice shot by Armstrong.
Flores fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong looks to land a body kick but Flores moved away.
Flores swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Armstrong makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Flores really felt that one!
Armstrong thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Flores if he has to take too many more of those.
Armstrong looks for the body kick but Flores saw that one coming.
Flores seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Armstrong misses with a kick to the body.
Armstrong goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Armstrong scores with a nice body kick.
Armstrong is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Flores.
Armstrong does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Flores takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Flores pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slapping body kick lands there for Flores.
Armstrong 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Flores looks to land a combination. Armstrong sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Armstrong on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Flores getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flores misses with a two punch combination.
Flores chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Armstrong can pounce on him.
Armstrong moves out of range of the body kick.
Flores on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Armstrong takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Flores is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Flores finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Armstrong's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Flores falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Geeves Armstrong!
Geeves Armstrong decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guillermo Espada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randomly Named Fighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Espada comes to the cage accompanied by Greedy Fly. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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199 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Guillermo Espada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Randomly Named Fighter!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fighter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Espada.
Fighter unleashes a big counter combination but Espada bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Espada lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fighter circles away quickly and effectively.
Fighter lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Espada swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Espada lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Randomly Named Fighter has been cut.
Espada looks to land a left hand but Fighter moved out of range nicely.
Fighter throws out a counter right but Espada avoids it with no problem.
Espada throws a right hand that misses
and Fighter counters with a head kick. That will keep Espada thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Fighter moves out of range as Espada strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Espada swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Fighter to counter with a crisp jab.
Espada connects with a right hand. Fighter shakes it off.
Espada throws a hook but Fighter blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Espada dips to his left and cracks Fighter with an uppercut!
Espada misses with a hook
and Espada takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Espada misses with a wild body shot.
Espada cracks Fighter with a good jab.
Espada throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fighter counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Espada throws a body shot but no joy.
Espada cracks Fighter with a right hand to the side of the head.
Espada lands with a cross.
Espada lands a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Espada throws a right hand that misses
and Fighter counters with a three punch combo that has Espada backing up. Espada nods at Fighter to acknowledge the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Espada scores with a one two! Fighter had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Fighter takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Espada misses with a hook
and Fighter counters with a left and a right that stings Espada.
Fighter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Espada.
Fighter throws out a counter right but Espada avoids it with no problem.
Espada is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The fighters circle momentarily. Espada darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Espada throws an overhand right that lands on Fighter's shoulder, as Fighter tries to avoid the shot.
Fighter raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Espada bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Espada.
Fighter unleashes a big counter combination but Espada bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fighter walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Espada throws a lazy right hand but Fighter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fighter looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Espada is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fighter.
Fighter is looking for the big counter here.
Fighter slips under a jab.
Fighter is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Espada throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fighter avoids the body shot from Espada.
Fighter is looking for the big counter here.
Espada swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Espada keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fighter slips a jab and a cross from Espada.
As Espada backs off Fighter throws a huge counter combo but Espada manages to avoid it all.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Espada throws a poor cross that misses
and Fighter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Espada misses with a left hand
and Fighter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Espada missing with a left hand there. Fighter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fighter is looking for the big counter here.
Espada connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Espada tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fighter was well out of range. Poor timing from Espada.
Fighter looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Espada swings widly with a right hand
and Espada takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Espada is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Espada throws a right hand that misses
and Fighter counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guillermo Espada dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Randomly Named Fighter's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Espada throws a lazy uppercut
and Fighter counters with a series of strikes. Espada will be more careful next time no doubt.
Espada misses with an uppercut
and Fighter counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Espada throws a jab when Fighter was well out of range.
Espada rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Fighter counter with a right hand.
Fighter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fighter lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Guillermo Espada is winning the standup battle so far.
Fighter moves away from the strike by Espada.
Fighter throws a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Espada misses with a right hand
and Fighter counters with a head kick.
Espada is rocked!
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Fighter might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Espada has got the better of the exchanges.
Espada throws a poor cross that misses
and Fighter counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Espada to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Randomly Named Fighter!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crack Hack (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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155 lbs
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166 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Bruce Armstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Crack Hack!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hack throws a right hand that Armstrong ducks under and follows up with a left that Armstrong also avoids with ease.
Hack clinches up against the cage.
Armstrong wants to take the fight to the mat but Hack manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Hack scores with a shoulder strike.
Armstrong tries to score a body lock takedown but Hack shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Armstrong tries to throw a body punch but Hack avoids it by throwing Armstrong back against the cage.
Hack tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hack working Armstrong over with knees to the body.
Hack tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've been hearing reports that Armstrong has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Armstrong managing to block the knees to the body from Hack.
Armstrong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Armstrong is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Armstrong tries to pull guard but Hack holds him up against the cage and eventually Armstrong drops back down to his feet.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Hack has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Armstrong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hack just misses with a elbow thrown towards Armstrong's brow.
Hack comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Bruce Armstrong has been cut.
Armstrong has Hack pressed against the cage.
Armstrong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hack lands an elbow inside.
Hack lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Armstrong backwards.
Hack taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Armstrong blocking some punches.
Armstrong trying to control the position but instead, Hack has worked for underhooks and has pushed Armstrong into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong gets control of Hack's arms and successfully pulls guard. Armstrong will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Armstrong is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Armstrong looks to land a strike but Hack avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Hack looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hack keeping moving, preventing Armstrong from controlling successfully.
Armstrong is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hack managing to control the position.
Hack is looking to stand up but Armstrong isn't so interested in that idea.
Armstrong is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hack is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Armstrong is controlling him.
Hack is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's four 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.
Armstrong throws an elbow that misses. Hack uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Armstrong's guard. Nice move by Hack!
Armstrong tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hack pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Armstrong is keeping the position for now.
Hack stopping the sweep attempt from Armstrong.
Armstrong is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hack defends well.
Armstrong is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hack content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Crack Hack dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Armstrong's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hack misses with an uppercut. Armstrong saw that one coming.
Hack misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Armstrong will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hack misses with a short punch on the inside.
Armstrong really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Armstrong avoiding damage as Hack throws knees to the body.
Hack is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Armstrong is defending well for now.
Hack pushes off an throws an elbow but Armstrong leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hack lands an elbow just above Armstrong 's eye.
Hack is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Armstrong is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hack tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Armstrong blocks an elbow strike from Hack.
Hack lands a left hand that snaps the head of Armstrong backwards.
Armstrong looking to stall.
Hack has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for Hack to work.
Hack gets through Armstrong's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Armstrong blocking some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hack lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hack.
The referee calls for Armstrong to work.
Hack working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong is trying to stall.
Armstrong managing to block the knees to the body from Hack.
Hack misses with the head strike.
Hack missing with knees to the body.
Armstrong fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hack lands a hook that snaps the head of Armstrong backwards.
Crack Hack seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Armstrong is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hack working Armstrong over with knees to the body.
Armstrong slowing the pace effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hack lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hack tries to stall but Armstrong uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Armstrong stalling in the clinch but Hack improves position.
Hack lands with a light punch inside.
Armstrong takes a shot to the head.
Armstrong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hack lands a left hand that snaps the head of Armstrong backwards.
Hack swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Armstrong.
Hack misses with some punches.
Hack lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hack working Armstrong over with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hack throws an elbow but it misses.
Hack comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hack misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hack throws a head punch that misses.
Hack tries to throw a body punch but Armstrong avoids it by throwing Hack back against the cage.
Hack throws an elbow but it's blocked.
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!
Armstrong holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Armstrong is trying to maintain a safe position but Hack gets an underhook and turns Armstrong into the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hack misses with the head strike.
Hack swings wildly with an uppercut but Armstrong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Armstrong avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Crack Hack showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bruce Armstrong's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Armstrong swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hack tries to clinch but Armstrong moves out of range.
Hack wants to clinch.
Hack throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hack tries to clinch up.
Armstrong looks to land a body kick but Hack moved away.
Armstrong throws a solid leg kick but Hack takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Armstrong.
Armstrong rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hack moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hack is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Armstrong takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Armstrong has his takedown stuffed
and Hack counters by moving into the clinch.
Hack tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Armstrong avoids it.
Hack lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hack struggles to land a body shot inside as Armstrong controls his hands.
Armstrong slowing the pace effectively.
Armstrong jumps guard but Hack turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hack scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hack lands an elbow inside.
Armstrong looking to stall.
Hack fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hack tries to land knees in the clinch but Armstrong avoids the damage to the body.
Nice body punch from Hack.
Armstrong is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hack tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Armstrong avoids it.
Hack lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Armstrong stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hack lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hack tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Armstrong is trying to stall.
Armstrong avoids the elbow strike from Hack, against the cage.
Armstrong managing to block the knees to the body from Hack.
Hack scores with a shot to the side of Armstrong's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hack.
Armstrong is rocked!
Hack tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Armstrong avoids it.
Hack struggles to land a body shot inside as Armstrong controls his hands.
Armstrong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hack is trying to stall.
Hack throws an elbow but it misses.
Bruce Armstrong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Armstrong tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hack smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Armstrong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hack tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Armstrong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Armstrong slips a jab from Hack.
Armstrong circles away from the clinch attempt.
Armstrong missing with a left hand there. Hack was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hack is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hack fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hack avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Crack Hack is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hack wants to clinch.
Armstrong throws a head kick that misses.
Armstrong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hack slips a straight right by Armstrong.
Armstrong takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hack misses with a head kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Armstrong tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hack swivels and escapes.
Hack lands a front kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Crack Hack comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hack 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 26:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 26:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Crack Hack!
During a confident post fight interview, Crack Hack thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keiichi Yamada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohammed Jihad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jihad has chosen America! Fuck Yeah! as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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225 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Keiichi Yamada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mohammed Jihad!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamada ducks under a wild hook from Jihad.
Yamada closes the distance and clinches.
Yamada wants to take the fight to the mat but Jihad manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Yamada is pushing Jihad up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Jihad misses with the head strike.
Jihad looking to slow down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamada has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Jihad regains guard immediately.
Yamada postures up.
Yamada might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Yamada trying to control the position from guard on top but Jihad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jihad looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Jihad trying to keep a closed guard but Yamada is proving a slippery customer.
Jihad has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Yamada postures up.
Yamada passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Jihad tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Yamada wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Yamada tries for a kimura but Jihad is defending well.
Yamada goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Jihad rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Yamada's guard! Nice work there by Jihad!
Yamada looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jihad is one step ahead there.
Jihad trying to control the position from guard on top but Yamada is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jihad pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yamada is keeping the position for now.
Jihad chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamada tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jihad's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jihad content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Yamada has locked up a guillotine! Yamada's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Jihad is holding on here and Yamada must be using up a lot of energy. Jihad has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Yamada gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Keiichi Yamada!
In defeat, Mohammed Jihad stepped up to the mic, saying 'Well...shit!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lee Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hugo Lewis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lee Murray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hugo Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murray throws a counter high kick but Lewis was just alert enough to avoid it.
Murray throws a chopping leg kick but Lewis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lewis loads up on a big right hand but Murray slips the punch.
Murray throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lewis loads up on a big right hand but Murray slips the punch.
Lewis misses with a series of wild punches.
Lewis takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Hugo Lewis has been cut.
Murray throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lewis.
Lewis tries to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murray throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lewis lands with a good body shot.
Murray on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Murray swings for the body but Lewis moves out of range.
Lewis forces Murray back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis blocks a body shot from Murray.
Murray lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lewis.
I was talking to Murray's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Murray breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lewis misses with a hook.
Lewis wants to clinch.
Murray circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lewis lands a nice looking body shot.
Lewis tries to clinch up but Murray circles away and keeps his distance.
Lewis tries to clinch but Murray is having none of it.
Hugo Lewis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murray uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Murray gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lewis.
Lewis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Murrays jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Murray throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Lewis colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Murray as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Lewis is left battered and dazed whilst Murray and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lee Murray!
Lee Murray made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Was that one of the worlds best fighters I just beat? Wow!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Segal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Van Der Sluijs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jonathan Segal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Van Der Sluijs!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Segal will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Van Der Sluijs works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Segal clinches up with Van Der Sluijs and pushes him back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Segal scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Segal.
Segal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van Der Sluijs is trying to maintain a safe position but Segal gets an underhook and turns Van Der Sluijs into the cage.
Van Der Sluijs looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short body shot lands from Segal as the two fighters clinch.
Van Der Sluijs is trying to stall.
Van Der Sluijs's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Segal lands a body shot in the clinch.
Van Der Sluijs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Segal lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Van Der Sluijs or not.
A short right from Segal on the inside.
Segal scores with a shot to the side of Van Der Sluijs's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short left from Segal.
Segal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Segal stalls.
Segal stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Segal lands a hook to the side of the head.
Segal presses Van Der Sluijs against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Van Der Sluijs is trying to maintain a safe position but Segal gets an underhook and turns Van Der Sluijs into the cage.
Segal throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Van Der Sluijss head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Segal creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Segal working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Segal scores with a shot to the side of Van Der Sluijs's head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Segal lands with a left to the head.
Segal cracks Van Der Sluijs with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Segal lands a right hand.
A right hand to the body from Segal.
Van Der Sluijs looking to slow down the pace here.
A short left from Segal.
Segal lands a left hand that snaps the head of Van Der Sluijs backwards.
Van Der Sluijs is rocked!
Van Der Sluijs blocks an uppercut.
Van Der Sluijs is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Segal lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Van Der Sluijs to his knees! Segal keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jonathan Segal!
Our winner, Jonathan Segal, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ramon Abelardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Woods (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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Ramon Abelardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Carl Woods!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abelardo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Abelardo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
It looks like Carl Woods has been cut.
Abelardo defending well as Woods loads up on a big left hand.
Abelardo is looking to land body kicks.
Abelardo slips a jab from Woods.
Woods scores with a sloppy right hand. Abelardo should have avoided that one.
Abelardo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Woods jabs Abelardo right on the nose. Abelardo blinks but takes it well.
Abelardo lands with a cross.
Woods swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Woods throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Woods throws a right hand that misses
and Abelardo counters with a leg kick.
Woods blocks the body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Woods throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Abelardo blocks a jab.
Abelardo misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods misses with a straight left.
Abelardo looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Abelardo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Woods connects with the punch.
Abelardo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Woods.
Woods throws a poor cross that misses
and Abelardo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Abelardo throws a push kick but Woods slaps the foot to one side.
Abelardo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Abelardo connects with a solid leg kick.
Woods smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Woods misses with a jab to the body
and Abelardo counters with a nice kick to the body.
Abelardo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Woods's sensitive parts.
Abelardo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Woods throws a series of strikes that have Abelardo backpedaling.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Woods throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Abelardo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Abelardo is looking to counter punch.
Woods misses with an uppercut.
Abelardo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abelardo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Woods moves out of range as Abelardo throws a body kick.
Woods looks to land a combination but Abelardo avoids it well.
Woods missing with a left hand there. Abelardo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Abelardo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Woods takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Woods throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Abelardo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Woods throws a hook but Abelardo blocks it.
Woods dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Woods moves out of range of the strikes.
Abelardo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Abelardo needs to keep his hands up - Woods had a free shot at his head there.
Woods moves out of range as Abelardo strikes.
Woods looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Abelardo ducks under a wild hook from Woods.
Abelardo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Abelardo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Woods will feel that in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abelardo throws a body kick that misses.
Woods throws a shot from downtown. Abelardo moves away and avoids it.
Abelardo fires out a quick counter leg kick but Woods just manages to avoid it.
Woods thuds his right hand into Abelardo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Woods pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Abelardo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Woods misses with a series of wild punches.
Woods looks to throw the jab but Abelardo is out of range.
Abelardo tries to work over Woods's front leg with a kick but Woods checks it.
A little jabbing left from Woods on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Abelardo misses with a body kick.
Woods avoids the head kick by Abelardo.
A bone on bone clash there as Woods blocks the leg kick.
Woods uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Abelardo.
Woods connects with a nice looking jab.
Decent striking displayed by Woods there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abelardo misses with a body kick.
Carl Woods seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abelardo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Woods.
Abelardo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Woods.
A punch lands to the side of Abelardo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Woods keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Woods throws an overhand right that lands on Abelardo's shoulder, as Abelardo tries to avoid the shot.
Abelardo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Woods catches Abelardo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Abelardo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Woods looks to throw the jab but Abelardo is out of range.
Woods might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Abelardo throws a head kick but Woods moves out of range.
Woods is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Abelardo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Abelardo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Woods checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Woods works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Woods moves into range and connects with a jab.
Abelardo is rocked!
Woods lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Abelardo falls backwards - clearly groggy! Woods dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carl Woods!
A very excited looking Carl Woods rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Shimazu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Markus Fittz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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230 lbs
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223 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, William Shimazu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Markus Fittz!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shimazu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fittz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shimazu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fittz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fittz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It appears Shimazu was looking to counter with a kick there.
Shimazu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fittz.
Shimazu has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Shimazu tries to close the distance and clinch but Fittz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fittz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shimazu.
It looked like Shimazu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A decent looking cross lands there for Shimazu.
Fittz lands a nice shot to the body.
Fittz misses with a double jab.
Fittz throws a nice looking combination but Shimazu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shimazu rushes Fittz and presses him up against the cage.
Fittz takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Markus Fittz has been cut.
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!
Shimazu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shimazu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fittz looks winded!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Shimazu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shimazu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fittz backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fittz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Shimazu lands an uppercut.
Fittz wants to break free but Shimazu has control.
Fittz wants to get back to striking at distance but Shimazu won't allow it.
Fittz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shimazu swings wildly with an uppercut but Fittz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shimazu gets through Fittz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fittz tries to circle away but Shimazu has him pinned against the cage.
Fittz's coach down at Steel Penn/Heavy Hands Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Fittz's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fittz.
Fittz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Shimazu looking to throw knees to the head but Fittz is blocking nicely.
Fittz wants to break free but Shimazu has control.
Shimazu struggles to land a body shot inside as Fittz controls his hands.
Fittz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shimazu lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shimazu.
Shimazu tries a knee to the head but Fittz blocks it.
Fittz is trying to break the clinch but Shimazu has him pressed against the cage.
Shimazu throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shimazu throws a head punch that misses.
Fittz has Shimazu pressed against the cage.
Shimazu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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!
Shimazu lands with a short shot to the head.
Shimazu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fittz.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fittz.
Fittz can't break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shimazu.
Fittz breaks the clinch.
Fittz misses with a double jab.
Shimazu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fittz throws a right hand that Shimazu ducks under and follows up with a left that Shimazu also avoids with ease.
Shimazu fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fittz, pushing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shimazu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Shimazu as Fittz tries to tie him up.
Shimazu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shimazu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shimazu scores with a shot to the side of Fittz's head.
Fittz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shimazu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fittz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shimazu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fittz is rocked!
Shimazu lands an uppercut.
Fittz is still on wobbly legs! Can Shimazu finish him?
Fittz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A fake to the body and Shimazu gets the Thai clinch. He wastes no time and tries to connect with knees to the head. This is dangerous for Fittz! He should get out! Another devastating knee and Fittz falls head first to the ground. It's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). William Shimazu!
An out of breath and clearly excited William Shimazu thanked The Kings Attire and Laundry for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Aguilar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clinton Hessler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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23
193 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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203 lbs
13 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sergio Aguilar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Clinton Hessler!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hessler misses with a low kick.
Aguilar loads up on a big right hand but Hessler slips the punch.
Aguilar lands with a cross.
Aguilar checks the leg kick.
Hessler looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Aguilar drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hessler sprawls and moves away.
Hessler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aguilar.
Hessler wants to counter the offense by Aguilar and move into the clinch position.
Hessler throws a body punch but Aguilar moves out of range.
Hessler tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Aguilar is able to avoid easily.
Aguilar fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Aguilar tries for a takedown but Hessler manages to get underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Hessler - that landed with a thud.
Hessler scores with a shoulder strike.
Aguilar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hessler working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Aguilar tries to pull guard but Hessler holds him up against the cage and eventually Aguilar drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergio Aguilar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hessler throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Aguilars head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hessler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aguilar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hessler looks for the body kick but Aguilar saw that one coming.
Aguilar drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hessler sprawls and moves away.
Aguilar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hessler.
Aguilar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sergio Aguilar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aguilar lands with a shot to the body.
Aguilar misses with a straight right.
Hessler looks to score with a jab to the body but Aguilar is just out of range.
Aguilar misses with a series of wild punches.
Hessler needs to keep his hands up - Aguilar had a free shot at his head there.
Clinton Hessler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aguilar gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hessler counters with an inside leg kick.
Aguilar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hessler.
Hessler throws a leg kick which misses Aguilar's front leg but catches the back leg as Aguilar tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hessler fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Aguilar scores with a sloppy right hand. Hessler should have avoided that one.
Hessler lands a jab to Aguilar's midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hessler connects with an inside leg kick.
Hessler swings for the body but Aguilar moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Aguilar.
Hessler changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hessler throws a hook but Aguilar avoids it easily.
Hessler punishes Aguilar's body with a nice straight punch.
Hessler looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hessler throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hessler's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Aguilar connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hessler scrambles back to his feet.
Aguilar misses with an uppercut
and Hessler makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Aguilar is breathing heavily.
Hessler catches Aguilar with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hessler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Aguilar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hessler sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hessler dips to his left and cracks Aguilar with an uppercut!
Hessler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aguilar manages to avoid it.
Aguilar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hessler counters with an inside leg kick.
Hessler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hessler jabs Aguilar to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hessler misses the shot to the body.
Hessler swings for the body but Aguilar moves out of range.
Hessler has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Hessler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aguilar moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aguilar takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hessler throws a body shot but no joy.
Aguilar misses with a few strikes there.
Aguilar swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hessler counters with a low kick, right behind Aguilar 's knee.
Aguilar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aguilar avoids the head kick by Hessler.
Aguilar misses with a lunging right hand
and Hessler counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hessler just misses with a punch to the body.
Aguilar misses with a looping right.
Aguilar dives in and grabs Hessler's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hessler pushes down on Aguilar's head and hops out.
Hessler scores with a nice body kick.
Aguilar throws a lazy uppercut
and Hessler counters with a slapping leg kick.
Aguilar takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clinton Hessler 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.
Hessler works over Aguilar's head and body with a nice combination.
Aguilar throws a body punch but Hessler moves out of range.
Hessler is trying to counter with his kicks.
Hessler lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hessler throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Aguilar throws a right hand that Hessler ducks under and follows up with a left that Hessler also avoids with ease.
A countering left hand to the body from Hessler misses.
Aguilar looks to land a left hand but Hessler moved out of range nicely.
Hessler is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hessler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aguilar.
Hessler connects with a jab.
Aguilar misses with a double jab
and Hessler counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Aguilar misses with a right hand
and Hessler counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Aguilar thinking.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aguilar takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hessler with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguilar takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Aguilar is rocked!
Hessler fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Aguilar square on the jaw! Damn, Aguilar is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Clinton Hessler!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mingi Tyyp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JR Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adams has chosen 'Looking For The Stone' by Dry Branch Fire Squad as his entrance music. Mingi Tyyp has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mingi Tyyp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, JR Adams!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Tyyp quickly recovers to half guard.
Adams sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Tyyp trying to control from the bottom.
Tyyp on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tyyp tries to get out of the position.
Adams thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tyyp's head.
Tyyp is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Adams jumps into side control!
Adams trying to control the action but Tyyp is working from the bottom.
Adams takes a little break here. Tyyp wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyyp dodges the ground and pound from Adams.
My spies in Lock and Roll Grappling Gym inform me that Adams has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyyp trying his best to control but Adams has mounted him.
Tyyp knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Adams on the ground.
Adams looking to control but Tyyp is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Adams looking to finish Tyyp with some ground and pound. This is bad for Tyyp!
Adams trying to control but Tyyp is having none of it.
Adams with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Adams content just to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyyp in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Adams has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Adams unloads with some shots from mount but Tyyp bucks and avoids them well.
Adams has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Tyyp's face.
Adams controlling from mount.
Adams with the ground and pound from mount.
Adams working the ground and pound effectively.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyyp is looking to improve his position but Adams isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams wants to control the pace but Tyyp is squirming around nicely.
Adams is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Tyyp has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Tyyp!
Adams looking to control.
Adams tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Adams is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tyyp is not content to let Adams control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Adams lands a nice short elbow.
Adams is looking to advance position but Tyyp won't allow it.
Tyyp is staying active underneath Adams, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Adams stalling.
Adams trying to pass the guard but Tyyp defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JR Adams dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Adams shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tyyp as he jumps to the side.
Tyyp is looking for a counter combo.
Tyyp defending well as Adams loads up on a big left hand.
Tyyp tries to land a front kick but Adams steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Adams lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tyyp throws a sloppy body shot
and Adams counters with a nice uppercut.
Tyyp throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
JR Adams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyyp misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Adams lands in his opponent's guard.
Adams trying to control the position from guard on top but Tyyp is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams is pushing down on Tyyp's leg trying to pass to half guard. Tyyp is fighting to maintain full guard but Adams has managed to sneak the leg through.
Adams passes to full mount!
Adams has hold of Tyyp's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Tyyp manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Adams lands with some strikes.
Adams throws some wild stikes that Tyyp manages to avoid easily.
Adams sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyyp taking shots to the head.
Adams lands with some strikes.
Adams lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Tyyp hang on?
Adams wants to control the pace but Tyyp is squirming around nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adams working the ground and pound effectively.
Adams raining down shots from the mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyyp wants to hold on but Adams pushes him away.
Adams wants to control the pace but Tyyp is squirming around nicely.
Adams looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Adams has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tyyp is in a horrible position here. Adams smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Tyyp is rocked!
Adams drops a big elbow. That's hurt Tyyp! More shots from Adams and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). JR Adams!
A victorious JR Adams thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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