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Arsenal 2: Silva vs Muller PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ram Bo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel Lapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samuel Lapp has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ram Bo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Samuel Lapp!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Lapp.
Lapp looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lapp uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lapp tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Bo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bo throws a series of punches but Lapp avoids them all with ease.
Bo misses with a double jab.
Bo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lapp pushes Bo up against the ropes in a clinch.
Bo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lapp escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A left lands for Lapp.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lapp circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bo shoots in for a takedown but Lapp shows good takedown defense.
Lapp connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Bo tumbling to the canvas! Lapp pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Bo was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Samuel Lapp!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donovan Postin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donovan Postin could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sam Smith's chin.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Donovan Postin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sam Smith!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Postin.
Postin in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Smith is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Donovan Postin!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fritz Gouda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaakko Pelle (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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fritz Gouda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jaakko Pelle!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pelle dodges the punch combination from Gouda.
Gouda throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pelle's waist but Pelle gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gouda off to one side.
Gouda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gouda misses with the combination.
Gouda tries to clinch there but Pelle circles away.
Pelle circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gouda tries to close the distance and clinch but Pelle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gouda looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gouda wants to clinch up but Pelle keeps it at a distance.
Gouda tries to clinch but Pelle moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gouda leaves Pelle with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pelle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gouda fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pelle swats away the attempt to clinch by Gouda.
Gouda closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gouda manages to break the clinch.
Pelle gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gouda counters by clinching up.
Gouda lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pelle.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gouda obliges.
Pelle tries for a takedown but Gouda manages to get underhooks.
Fritz Gouda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaakko Pelle.
Gouda breaks the clinch.
Gouda gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pelle tries a body shot but Gouda blocks it.
Gouda landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pelle looks gassed!
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!
Gouda unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pelle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gouda manages to break the clinch.
Pelle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gouda tries to clinch up but Pelle circles away and keeps his distance.
Gouda fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pelle, pushing him back against the ropes.
Gouda lands a body shot.
Gouda breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pelle is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gouda gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gouda working Pelle over with knees to the body.
Gouda scores with a hook to the body.
Gouda lands a good knee to the midsection. Pelle won't want to take too many of those.
Gouda has clasped his hands together around Pelle's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Gouda landing strikes.
Gouda is putting a hurting on Pelle here, landing some big shots from side control.
Gouda scoring with punches from side control.
Gouda lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Pelle down.
Gouda stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Pelle gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Pelle utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pelle avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gouda decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Gouda tries to clinch but Pelle moves out of range.
Gouda tries to close the distance and clinch but Pelle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gouda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pelle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pelle shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gouda as he avoids it easily.
Gouda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pelle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gouda moves into the clinch.
Gouda lands a nice knee to the body.
Gouda creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pelle's defenses.
Gouda escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fritz Gouda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pelle misses with a takedown attempt
and Gouda counters by clinching up.
Nice body punch from Gouda.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gouda lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gouda jumps guard.
Gouda pulls Pelle in close to his closed guard and prevents Pelle from doing any damage or advancing position.
Gouda might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gouda throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Pelle drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Gouda manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Pelle has Gouda in his guard.
Gouda 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.
Gouda wants to control from the top but Pelle keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gouda drops back looking for a leg! Pelle is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Pelle manages to kick Gouda off! Gouda jumps back into Pelle's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fritz Gouda dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Gouda doesn't manage to clinch there - Pelle circles away.
Gouda closes the distance and clinches.
Gouda lands an elbow inside that Pelle shrugs off.
Gouda lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gouda putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pelle in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gouda manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gouda looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gouda throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gouda shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pelle as he avoids it easily.
Gouda shoots in looking for a takedown. Pelle tries to sprawl out of it but Gouda keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Pelle manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gouda looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gouda looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gouda tries to clinch up but Pelle circles away and keeps his distance.
Gouda tries to clinch there but Pelle circles away.
Gouda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Pelle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gouda defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pelle.
Gouda forces Pelle back against the ropes and clinches.
Gouda unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pelle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gouda effectively controlling the action here.
Gouda landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gouda has Pelle pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Pelle manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fritz Gouda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gouda working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gouda scores a nice knee to the body.
Gouda lands a good knee to the midsection. Pelle won't want to take too many of those.
Gouda lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gouda is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pelle can do to turn this around?
Gouda gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Pelle regains guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gouda drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gouda jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gouda wants to stand but Pelle is controlling his posture from full guard.
Gouda throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gouda won't allow Pelle to get back to his feet.
Gouda stands up from Pelle's guard - Gouda perhaps looking for a knockout.
Pelle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gouda closes the distance and pushes Pelle back into the ropes.
Pelle tries to pull guard but Gouda won't allow it.
Gouda's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pelle shoots in and drives through. Gouda sprawls well.
Gouda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pelle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pelle shoots for a double leg takedown but Gouda sprawls well. He's pushed Pelle's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gouda darts in and clinches Pelle up against the ropes.
Fritz Gouda has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nice body punch from Gouda.
Gouda creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pelle's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gouda breaks the clinch.
Gouda moves into the clinch.
Gouda pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gouda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gouda wants to clinch.
Gouda is looking to clinch but Pelle is avoiding it.
Pelle shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gouda defends it nicely.
Pelle swats away the attempt to clinch by Gouda.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gouda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pelle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fritz Gouda dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Pelle tries for a takedown but Gouda circles away easily
and Gouda counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gouda with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gouda controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gouda with a nice head shot there.
Gouda connects with a couple of short punches.
Pelle is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gouda is controlling him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gouda gets to his feet - Pelle follows without any prompting.
Pelle closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gouda tries to clinch but Pelle moves out of range.
Gouda tries to clinch there but Pelle circles away.
Pelle keeps the fight on the outside.
Gouda tries to clinch up.
No luck for Gouda with that takedown attempt.
Gouda moves into the clinch.
Gouda lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gouda creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pelle's defenses.
Knees to the body from Gouda.
Gouda lands a nice elbow.
Gouda connects with a knee to the head.
Gouda lands a knee to the body.
Gouda gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pelle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gouda.
Gouda putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pelle in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gouda lands an elbow inside that Pelle shrugs off.
Pelle jumps guard but Gouda stands there with Pelle around his waist. Pelle gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pelle tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gouda just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Fritz Gouda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaakko Pelle.
Pelle takes an elbow to the forehead.
A right hook to the body lands for Gouda.
Gouda breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gouda tries to clinch but Pelle is having none of it.
Pelle shoots in for a double leg but Gouda sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gouda fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gouda is looking to clinch but Pelle is avoiding it.
Pelle keeps the fight on the outside.
Gouda clinches up with Pelle and pushes him back against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gouda manages to pull guard.
Pelle passes Gouda's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gouda gets back to full guard.
Pelle postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Gouda uses the ropes to get back to his feet.
Gouda fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gouda fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gouda wants to clinch.
Gouda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pelle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gouda fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pelle, pushing him back against the ropes.
Gouda manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Pelle throws and elbow that misses. Gouda uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pelle's guard. Nice move by Gouda!
Gouda throws a big right hand that misses.
Pelle wants to get back to his feet but Gouda is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gouda pushes down on Pelle's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gouda is trying to work for a kimura but Pelle is defending well.
Jaakko Pelle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fritz Gouda is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pelle is staying active underneath Gouda, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fritz Gouda showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gouda has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fritz Gouda!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Bair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bair comes to the ring accompanied by Not Afraid-Eminem. This should be a great matchup!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, David Bair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jacob Watson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bair thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jacob Watson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watson throws a looping overhand right but Bair ducks down to avoid it.
Bair shoots in for a takedown but Watson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bair blocks a jab.
Watson misses with a hook. Bair ducked under it nicely.
Watson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bair uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Watson.
Bair looks for a takedown but Watson sprawls well.
Watson throws a jab when Bair was well out of range.
Bair fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Watson throws a hook to the side of Bair's head but Bair sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bair blocks a jab.
Bair getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Watson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bair sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bair shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Watson as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Bair. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watson misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bair throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Watson was covering up waiting for the punch and Bair finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bair missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Watson keeping moving, preventing Bair from controlling successfully.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bair landing with the ground and pound.
Watson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Watson looking for a sweep. Not yet Watson, not yet.
Bair working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Watson's head.
Bair trying to control but Watson is working from the bottom.
Watson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Watson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bair. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Watson throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Bair stopping the sweep attempt from Watson.
Bair is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bair looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bair pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Watson is keeping the position for now.
Watson isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Bair stacks Watson on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Bair!
Bair thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bair decides to stand up, so the ref orders Watson to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bair ducks under a wild hook from Watson.
Bair closes the distance and clinches up with Watson, looking for a takedown. Bair pushes Watson against the ropes but Watson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bair is breathing heavily.
Watson throws a big shot that misses.
Bair shoots for a double leg takedown but Watson sprawls well. He's pushed Bair's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Watson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bair drops his hands momentarily and Watson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like David Bair has been cut.
Watson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Watson sends Bair crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Watson is motioning to the referee to let Bair up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
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!
Watson lands a big right hand that sends Bair crashing to the mat! Watson stays standing though and waves Bair back to his feet!
Bair is rocked!
Bair moves away from the strike by Watson.
Nice takedown defense from Watson. No joy for Bair on that attempt.
Watson loads up on a big right hand but Bair slips the punch.
Watson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bair slips under a jab.
Watson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bair sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Watson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson misses with a looping right.
Watson misses with a looping right.
Watson throws an overhand right that lands on Bair's shoulder, as Bair tries to avoid the shot.
Watson misses with a hook.
Bair throws a low kick, looking for Watson's leg but Watson calmly moves out of range.
Watson misses with a straight left.
Bair shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Watson but Watson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bair walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Watson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bair forces Watson back against the ropes and clinches.
Bair tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Watson tries to break free but Bair pushes him back against the ropes.
Bair wants a takedown but no success here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Watson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bair walks away with a smile on his face. Watson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bair fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Watson manages to avoid it.
Watson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Watson stuffs the takedown.
Bair bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Watson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Bair's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Bair uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Watson.
Bair keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Watson.
Watson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bair controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bair scoring with punches to the head and body.
Watson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bair postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bair stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Watson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bair could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Watson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bair trying to control the position from guard on top but Watson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Watson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bair tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Watson was well out of range. Poor timing from Bair.
Watson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Watson throws a lazy right hand but Bair sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Watson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A jab from Watson misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Watson misses the target.
Watson throws a lazy right hand but Bair sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bair fails with the takedown.
David Bair is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bair slips a straight right by Watson.
Jacob Watson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bair changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Watson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
A lull in the action here as Bair stalls from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson is trying to control Bair's posture but Bair avoids it.
Bair in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Bair working the body and head with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Bair in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
An elbow from Bair crashes against the mat.
Bair looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bair wants to lay and pray for a moment but Watson keeps working.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson is looking for a sweep.
Bair thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Watson struggling a bit here.
Bair is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Watson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Watson struggling a bit here.
Bair tries to score with some ground and pound. Watson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Bair dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on David Bair's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Bair on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Watson looks to land a left hand but Bair moved out of range nicely.
Bair fails with a takedown attempt.
Watson lands a big uppercut and Bair crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Bair looks OK. Watson waves Bair back to his feet!
Oh Bair is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Watson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bair seems to have got his legs back now.
Watson throws the left hand but Bair avoids the punch easily.
Bair steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Watson.
Watson throws a jab when Bair was well out of range.
Watson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bair steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Watson.
No luck for Bair with that takedown attempt.
Watson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bair.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Bair. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watson connects with a single shot there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice takedown defense from Watson. No joy for Bair on that attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Watson - just one landing.
Bair slips a jab from Watson.
A telegraphed right hand from Watson misses the target.
Watson misses with a straight right.
Watson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bair in his tracks.
Bair on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bair blocks a jab.
Watson connects with a crisp jab.
Bair on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bair gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bair tries for a takedown. No joy.
Watson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Watson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Watson gets underhooks to prevent Bair's takedown attempt.
A head punch on the inside from Watson fails to land.
Bair tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bair gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Watson.
Bair blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bair looking for a takedown.
Bair tries to pull guard but Watson won't allow it.
Watson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bair breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Watson.
Bair darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bair is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Watson tries to get to full guard but Bair has control of the leg.
Bair has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Watson defend it? Bair steps over the head and cranks it - Watson is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Bair!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). David Bair!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Kealoha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Allistar Ubereem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kealoha's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Skindred - Pressure. This should be fireworks!
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274 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rocky Kealoha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Allistar Ubereem!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kealoha looks to score with a jab to the body but Ubereem is just out of range.
Ubereem lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Rocky Kealoha has been cut.
Kealoha throws the left hand but Ubereem avoids the punch easily.
Kealoha changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ubereem looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kealoha landing a few strikes.
Kealoha in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kealoha trying to control the action but Ubereem is working from the bottom.
Kealoha landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Ubereem really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kealoha. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sloppy strikes there by Kealoha.
Ubereem is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Kealoha 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.
Kealoha landing a few strikes.
Ubereem is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Ubereem is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Kealoha lands some shots froms side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Kealoha seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Ubereem wants to get back to his feet but Kealoha drags him back down.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kealoha closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kealoha is breathing heavily.
Ubereem is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Ubereem avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Kealoha.
Kealoha is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ubereem knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ubereem pushes Kealoha away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Kealoha gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kealoha trying to control the position but Ubereem is working away.
Ubereem is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ubereem throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ubereem lands a jab-cross combination.
Ubereem throws a front kick that sends Kealoha stumbling back into the ropes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ubereem.
Ubereem lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kealoha will feel that in the morning.
Ubereem with a hook.
Nice body kick there by Ubereem.
Kealoha takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ubereem throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice cross by Ubereem.
Ubereem throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kealoha.
Ubereem gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ubereem throws a head kick but Kealoha moves out of range.
Ubereem defending well as Kealoha loads up on a big left hand.
Nice sprawl there from Ubereem as Kealoha shoots in.
Kealoha takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ubereem connects with a high kick.
Kealoha scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kealoha trying to control the action but Ubereem is working from the bottom.
Kealoha thows a huge punch but Ubereem dodges it nicely.
Kealoha sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ubereem defending well though.
Kealoha is looking to take a break and control but Ubereem is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kealoha not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kealoha thows a huge punch but Ubereem dodges it nicely.
Ubereem is trying to stand.
Kealoha missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ubereem lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kealoha avoids the head kick by Ubereem.
Ubereem scores with the left hand. Kealoha knows he should have avoided that one.
Ubereem fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kealoha.
A jab from Ubereem finds it's way through Kealoha's defenses.
Kealoha swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ubereem lands a two punch combo.
Ubereem clobbers Kealoha with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kealoha will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Ubereem scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kealoha avoids the head kick by Ubereem.
Kealoha shoots for a takedown but Ubereem saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Allistar Ubereem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ubereem displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kealoha throws out the jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ubereem throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ubereem throws a head kick but Kealoha moves out of range.
Ubereem lands with a cross.
Ubereem lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Allistar Ubereem dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rocky Kealoha's cut.
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.
Kealoha fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kealoha fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kealoha takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rocky Kealoha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kealoha takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kealoha chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ubereem can pounce on him.
Ubereem lands a high kick!
Ubereem thuds his shin into the meat of Kealoha's side.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ubereem scores with a leg kick.
Kealoha drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A head kick from Ubereem lands but Kealoha takes it in his stride.
Kealoha is rocked!
Kealoha takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Oh Kealoha is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kealoha moves in looking to clinch but Ubereem pushes him off.
Ubereem lands a head kick. Kealoha smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kealoha throws a hook to the side of Ubereem's head but Ubereem sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ubereem circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Kealoha drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Ubereem follows Kealoha to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Allistar Ubereem!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hector Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Piatsa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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197 lbs
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215 lbs
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Counter striker
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hector Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tony Piatsa!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piatsa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Piatsa thuds his right hand into Hill's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A swing and a miss from Piatsa.
Piatsa throws a big shot that misses.
Piatsa throws an overhand right that lands on Hill's shoulder, as Hill tries to avoid the shot.
Piatsa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hill.
Nice defenses there by Hill.
Piatsa misses with an uppercut.
Piatsa throws a hook to the side of Hill's head but Hill sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Piatsa throws a body punch but Hill moves out of range.
Piatsa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hill shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hill throwing strikes from guard but Piatsa blocks nicely.
Piatsa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hill. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hill working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hill postures up in Piatsa's guard and throws a big left but Piatsa blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piatsa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hill.
Hill trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hill postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hill loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hill chips away with some ground and pound.
Hill throws a big right hand that misses.
Hill throws a big right hand that misses.
Hill pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Piatsa is keeping the position for now.
Hill working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hill throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Piatsa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
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.
Hill advances position into side control!
Sloppy strikes there by Hill.
Piatsa takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Hill lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Piatsa takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hill creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hill is working Piatsa over with some ground and pound from side control.
An elbow from Hill crashes against the mat.
Hill working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Hill.
Hill is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Piatsa is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hill is breathing heavily.
Piatsa is looking for a sweep.
Hill 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.
Hill creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The strikes coming from Hill are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Hill tries to score with some ground and pound. Piatsa controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Hill connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Piatsa some visible discomfort.
Hill throwing strikes but Piatsa manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Hill can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piatsa tries to move to mount but Hill blocks the move with his legs.
Hill is trying to control Piatsa's posture but Piatsa avoids it.
Piatsa throws an elbow but Hill slips to the side and avoids it well.
Piatsa postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Piatsa with the ground and pound but Hill regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Piatsa is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Hill!
Hill on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hill tries to get out of the position.
Piatsa avoids the attempt from Hill to control.
Hill is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Piatsa throws some wild stikes that Hill manages to avoid easily.
Hill blocking the ground and pound.
Poor strikes thrown by Piatsa there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Hill dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Piatsa scores with a nice strike.
Piatsa just misses with a punch to the body.
Piatsa stuns Hill with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hill keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Piatsa connects with a looping right hand.
Hill uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Piatsa.
Piatsa lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Piatsa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Piatsa just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Piatsa misses with a straight left.
Piatsa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Piatsa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hill was well out of range. Poor timing from Piatsa.
Piatsa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hill.
Hector Hill is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Piatsa misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piatsa looks to score with a jab to the body but Hill is just out of range.
Piatsa is breathing heavily.
Hill on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Piatsa misses with a body shot.
Hill ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Piatsa is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hill rather than just go for the knockout.
Piatsa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hill manages to avoid it.
Piatsa throws the kick towards the body but Hill avoids it.
Piatsa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hill manages to avoid it.
Piatsa stuffs the takedown attempt from Hill. Hill gets slowly back to his feet.
Piatsa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Piatsa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hill gets the takedown into side control.
Hill lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill moves into full mount!
Hill looking to finish Piatsa with some ground and pound. This is bad for Piatsa!
Hill looking for a guillotine from mount but Piatsa is having none of it.
Piatsa takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hill lands with some strikes.
Piatsa really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hill cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piatsa in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hill punishing his opponent with strikes.
A nice elbow there by Hill.
Piatsa is rocked!
Hill with a couple of short strikes.
Piatsa is still in real trouble! Can Hill finish him?
Hill lands a big elbow - Piatsa is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Piatsa is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Hector Hill!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Miika Liukkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Cote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Miika Liukkonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brian Cote!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liukkonen moves into range and clinches up with Cote.
Liukkonen works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Cote working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Liukkonen.
Cote wants to sweep here but Liukkonen controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Liukkonen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Liukkonen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Cote trying to keep a closed guard but Liukkonen is proving a slippery customer.
Liukkonen drops back looking for a leg! Cote is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cote manages to kick Liukkonen off! Liukkonen jumps back into Cote's guard.
Cote has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Liukkonen has passed into side control.
Cote is trying to work for a sweep but Liukkonen has mounted him!
Cote is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Liukkonen.
Cote tries to hold on but Liukkonen pushes him away.
Liukkonen throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Cote because Liukkonen loaded up on that one.
Liukkonen manages to capitalize on a mistake by Cote to take his back!
Cote is in bad spot here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Liukkonen looking to break Cote's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Cote remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Liukkonen will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
I really don't envy Cote right now.
Liukkonen misses with punches from the back.
Liukkonen has his arm under Cote's chin here. Game over son! Liukkonen squeezes tightly and Cote is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Miika Liukkonen!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lukazk Muller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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204 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Anderson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lukazk Muller!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Muller sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Muller throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Muller but Muller pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Muller misses with a straight right.
Muller fails to land with a series of punches.
Muller throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Muller misses with a wild combination.
Lukazk Muller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muller scores with a punch to the head.
Muller throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Muller misses with a wild combination.
Muller lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Muller cracks Silva with a right hand to the side of the head.
Muller stuffs the takedown attempt from Silva. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Muller scores with a shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for Muller.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good standup being displayed there by Silva as he connects with a hook.
Muller lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Muller looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Muller throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Muller misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva lands with a good body shot.
Muller looks gassed!
Muller works over Silva's head and body with a nice combination.
Muller lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Muller swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silva.
Silva gets control of Muller's arms and successfully pulls guard. Silva will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Silva is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muller prevents Silva from getting back to his feet.
Muller stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Silva moves into range and clinches up with Muller.
Muller fails to pull guard.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Silva lands with a light punch inside.
A frustrated look appears on Muller's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva looking for a takedown.
Silva breaks the clinch.
Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to clinch but Muller is avoiding it.
Muller tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Muller swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Muller to the mat! Muller manages to get full guard.
Silva stops Muller from standing up.
Muller wriggles free and stands up.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Muller, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Muller against the ropes but Muller circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Muller throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Muller throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a body kick that stops Muller in his tracks momentarily.
Jab from Muller.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to clinch.
Muller connects with a nice looking jab.
Silva drops his hands momentarily and Muller takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Muller throws a combination. Silva tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lukazk Muller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva moves away from the strike by Muller.
Silva takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Muller throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a solid body kick.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Muller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
A shot to de liver by Muller. Beautiful body shot.
Muller just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lukazk Muller dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Muller counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Muller throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Muller.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Muller, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Muller against the ropes but Muller circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Muller lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from Muller.
Muller throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva clinches but Muller breaks the clinch
and Muller counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva lands a head kick. Muller smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Muller swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch there but Muller circles away.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Muller pushes him off.
Muller scores with a nice strike.
A lazy left from Muller finds it's target.
Silva closes the distance and pushes Muller back into the ropes.
Silva tries for a takedown. No joy.
Silva prevents Muller from breaking the clinch.
Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Muller works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Muller wants to get up but he can't break Silva's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Silva is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Muller dives into side control.
Muller stands up and beckons Silva to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Muller fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Silva fails with the takedown
and Muller counters with a left and a right that stings Silva.
Muller throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a big head kick but Muller shrugs it off.
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Muller's waist but Muller gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Muller in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Nice jab there from Muller.
Muller swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Muller working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the ropes.
Muller is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
Silva is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Silva pulls Muller into guard.
Muller stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Silva shoots in for a double leg but Muller sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Muller throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Muller.
Muller falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into side control. Muller won't be happy with that.
Muller sneaks back into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to control but Muller is keeping him busy.
Muller works his way to full guard. Good work.
Silva has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Silva won't allow Muller to get back to his feet.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Muller is looking to stand back up but Silva counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Muller.
Muller is trying to maintain the position but Silva is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Anderson Silva will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Muller has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Silva.
Muller keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Muller throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Muller is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Muller tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Muller misses with a double jab.
Anderson Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Muller tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Muller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Muller rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Muller throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Muller connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silva is defended easily by Muller.
Muller lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Muller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Muller's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Muller duly obliges.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Muller lands with a nice combination. Silva backs away looking to recover.
Muller lands a nice shot that snaps Silva's head back.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Muller bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Muller throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Muller rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Silva shoots in and drives through. Muller sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two 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.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. Muller tries to sprawl out of it but Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Muller manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Muller jabs at Silva's body.
Muller misses with a wild combination.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Muller.
Muller swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
so Silva counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Muller is keeping the position for now.
Silva is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to control from the top but Muller keeps moving.
Muller pushes Silva off and scrambles back to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Silva.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Muller.
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Muller swivels and escapes.
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.
Muller swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Muller.
Nice sprawl there from Muller as Silva shoots in.
Muller cracks Silva with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Muller misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Muller looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Muller throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silva shoots in but Muller avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Muller will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Anderson Silva.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
The fight is ruled a draw!
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