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Natural Selection Round 7 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ralek Baco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Metra Mbole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baco is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Metra Mbole has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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245 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Basic striking
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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, Ralek Baco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Metra Mbole!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mbole bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Baco looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Mbole slows the pace down.
Mbole scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Baco to see if he's OK.
Mbole works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Baco on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Baco tries to get out of the position.
Mbole trying to control the action but Baco is working from the bottom.
The referee asks Mbole politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Mbole prefers to stall for the moment though.
Mbole wants to lay and pray for a moment but Baco keeps working.
Mbole throws a strike aimed at the side of Baco's head but Baco avoids it well.
Mbole throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mbole working the ground and pound but Baco is defending the strikes.
Mbole trying to control the position but Baco is working away.
Mbole sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Baco is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Mbole wants to lay and pray for a moment but Baco keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Mbole scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Baco to see if he's OK.
Mbole trying to control the position but Baco is working away.
Baco definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mbole throws an elbow but Baco slips to the side and avoids it well.
Mbole is chipping away with strikes.
Mbole throws an elbow but Baco slips to the side and avoids it well.
Mbole moves into full mount!
Mbole throwing strikes here but Baco is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Mbole dominating with strikes here.
Baco is squirming around, avoiding Mbole's attempts to control the action.
Mbole controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mbole can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Baco is looking to escape.
Mbole landing strikes from the mount and Baco is in trouble!
Mbole looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Baco takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mbole lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Baco hang on?
Mbole scores with a couple of good head shots there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mbole punishing his opponent with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mbole looking to ground and pound but Baco is blocking nicely.
Mbole landing strikes from the mount.
Mbole can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Baco is looking to escape.
Mbole putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mbole dominating with strikes here.
Baco wants to control but Mbole is having none of it.
Mbole looking to control but Baco is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mbole landing punches.
Mbole wants to control the pace but Baco is squirming around nicely.
Mbole has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Baco's face.
Mbole trying to control but Baco is having none of it.
Mbole misses with a head shot.
Baco is bucking up trying to escape but Mbole cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baco tries to hold on but Mbole pushes him away.
Mbole dominating with strikes here.
Mbole has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mbole controlling his opponent.
Mbole cracks Baco with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mbole sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mbole looking to control but Baco is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mbole pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Mbole cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Mbole trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Metra Mbole dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mbole drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mbole lands a couple of elbows.
Mbole connects with a couple of short punches.
Mbole wants to control from the top but Baco keeps moving.
Mbole passes into half guard.
Mbole is figuring out what he wants to do next.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mbole tries to pass the half guard into mount. Baco knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mbole is keen to just control but Baco is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mbole thows a huge punch but Baco dodges it nicely.
Mbole has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mbole controlling the action here.
Mbole throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mbole thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mbole trying to pass the guard but Baco defending well.
Mbole is thwarting Baco's attempts to control the position.
Mbole is keen to just control but Baco is a slippery customer.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mbole looking to score a takedown here. Baco is defending well but Mbole drives through and ends up in Baco's guard.
Metra Mbole has got the better of the ground game so far.
Baco working a defensive guard here.
Baco will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mbole trying to control the position from guard on top but Baco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baco wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Mbole is now in half guard.
Mbole not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mbole works his way into side control.
Mbole working the head and body with strikes.
Mbole working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Mbole throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Baco parries the strikes from Mbole easily there. Mbole is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Baco to escape.
Mbole wants to control but Baco is keeping him busy.
Baco being controlled for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mbole throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Mbole wants to control but Baco is keeping him busy.
Mbole in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Baco is working to avoid the ground and pound but Mbole connects with a decent elbow.
Baco wants to control but Mbole postures up.
Mbole has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Baco is in a horrible position here. Mbole smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mbole scoring with strikes but Baco is staying in there.
Mbole trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mbole takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mbole scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Mbole with the ground and pound from mount.
Baco taking shots to the head.
Mbole looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Baco keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mbole tries to control but Baco wriggling away.
Mbole working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Metra Mbole showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Mbole drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Mbole lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Baco down.
Mbole misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Mbole staying calm.
Mbole working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Mbole advances nicely into full mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mbole tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Baco in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mbole lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Mbole is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Baco can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mbole trying to control but Baco is having none of it.
Mbole might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Baco haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Mbole is landing with some decent strikes but Baco is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Baco is rocked!
Mbole content just to control the position here.
Oh Baco is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The referee warns Baco that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Mbole lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Mbole landing punches.
Mbole lands a big elbow - Baco is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Baco is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Metra Mbole!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Junior Jawo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruslan Prudnikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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145 lbs
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148 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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BJJ White Belt
Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Junior Jawo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ruslan Prudnikov!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prudnikov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jawos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jawo is rocked!
It looks like Junior Jawo has been cut.
Jawo avoids the head kick by Prudnikov.
Oh Jawo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice takedown defense from Prudnikov. No joy for Jawo on that attempt.
Jawo seems to have got his legs back now.
Prudnikov misses with a body shot.
Jawo tries to counter with a takedown but Prudnikov is quick to defend against it.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Jawo.
Prudnikov is looking to reverse the position.
Jawo has hold of Prudnikov's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Prudnikov seems comfortable defending it but Jawo has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Prudnikov is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Prudnikov is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Jawo couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Junior Jawo!
Our winner, Junior Jawo, 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 Dolce Gustavio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wallace is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Big K.R.I.T. - Country Sh*t Remix. The key to victory for Dolce Gustavio has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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188 lbs
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194 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Basic striking
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dolce Gustavio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kevin Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace misses the shot to the body.
Wallace lands a nice hook to Gustavio's body. Gustavio takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wallace missing with a left hand there. Gustavio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wallace moves into the clinch successfully.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wallace.
Gustavio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gustavio blocks an uppercut.
Wallace misses with an elbow strike.
Gustavio misses with a body punch.
Wallace misses with a punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Wallace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wallace misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wallace.
Wallace lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wallace throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gustavios head.
A short left from Wallace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustavio misses with an elbow strike.
Gustavio blocks the elbow strike.
Wallace lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Wallace lands an uppercut.
It looks like Dolce Gustavio has been cut.
Wallace fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gustavio throws a knee to the head but misses.
The referee calls for Gustavio to work.
Wallace fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wallace pushes Gustavio back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gustavio trying to control the position but instead, Wallace has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gustavio into the cage.
Wallace lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gustavio is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustavio blocking some punches.
Wallace misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wallace is working Gustavio over against the cage.
Wallace tries to throw a body punch but Gustavio avoids it by throwing Wallace back against the cage.
Wallace misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gustavio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wallace's elbow.
Wallace pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wallace misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gustavio misses with an elbow strike.
Gustavio trying to control the position but instead, Wallace has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gustavio into the cage.
Gustavio throws a head punch that misses.
Wallace swings wildly with an uppercut but Gustavio uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wallace creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wallace has a couple of punches blocked by Gustavio.
Wallace lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gustavio backwards.
A right hand to the body from Wallace.
Wallace is looking to take this one to the mat.
Wallace misses with a body punch.
Wallace lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wallace misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gustavio blocking some punches.
Wallace pressing his opponent against the cage.
Gustavio blocks a body shot from Wallace.
A nice left hand lands by Wallace.
Wallace lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace slows down the pace here.
Wallace is looking for a takedown.
Wallace lands a damaging elbow.
Oh Gustavio is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wallace throws a big uppercut that drops Gustavio! More strikes from Wallace and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Gustavio lies dazed against the cage as Wallace celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Wallace!
During a confident post fight interview, Kevin Wallace 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Aires (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Faimalaga Luka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Faimalaga Luka has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bruno Aires!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Faimalaga Luka!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luka checks a low kick from Aires.
Aires looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Luka is fending him off so far but Aires persists. Nope, Luka circles away and we're back to standing.
Luka moves out of range of the body kick from Aires.
Luka lands a front kick.
Aires keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Luka takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Aires takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Luka. That's going to slow Aires down.
Aires is looking to score with low kicks.
Luka misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luka lands a nice shot to the body.
Luka lands a jab.
Luka blocks a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luka connects with a body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Luka checks a leg kick.
Luka is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Aires with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luka takes a swing at Aires's ribcage but misses.
Aires lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Aires uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Luka.
Aires tries to score with a low kick but Luka moves his leg out of the way.
We've been hearing reports that Aires has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Luka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Luka looks to land a body kick but Aires moved away.
Aires connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Luka's hands.
Luka throws a poor cross that misses
and Aires counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Aires trying to control but Luka is working from the bottom.
Aires loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Aires throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aires's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aires working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Aires's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Aires lands a couple of digs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aires in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Luka avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Aires looks to land a right hand but Luka moved out of range.
Aires takes a swing at Luka's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luka gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Aires will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aires in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Aires accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Aires throwing strikes but missing.
Aires trying to control but Luka is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Aires accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Aires connects with a couple of short punches.
Aires loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Aires stands and throws Luka's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Aires working the ground and pound.
Luka wants to control but Aires postures up.
Aires working the head with strikes.
Aires sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Luka is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Aires dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Luka connects with a leg kick. Aires looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Luka bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Aires's head backwards.
Luka is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Aires rather than just go for the knockout.
Luka is looking to land body kicks.
Aires drops down looking for a counter takedown but Luka sprawls and moves away.
Jab by Luka.
Aires will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Luka let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jab, jab by Aires - just one landing.
Aires throws a sloppy head kick and Luka moves out of range easily.
Aires avoids a kick to the body.
Luka looks to land a left hand but Aires moved out of range nicely.
Aires shoots in and bounces Luka off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Aires throwing strikes from guard but Luka blocks nicely.
Luka looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aires wants to control from the top but Luka keeps moving.
Bruno Aires overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Aires postures up.
Aires trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Luka preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Luka can do anything to dispel that myth.
Luka trying to keep a closed guard but Aires is proving a slippery customer.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Luka holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Aires.
Aires misses with a looping right.
Aires misses the jab.
Luka checks a low kick from Aires.
Luka follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Aires closes this distance looking for a takedown but Luka circles away.
Luka goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Aires thinks about countering with a head kick.
Luka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aires.
Aires looks for the body kick but Luka saw that one coming.
Aires shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Luka blocking the ground and pound attempt from Aires.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aires is trying to control the action in half guard but Luka is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Aires not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Aires thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Luka's head.
Luka is trying to get back to full guard.
Aires is controlling the pace.
Luka trying to control but Aires postures up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Faimalaga Luka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Aires takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bruno Aires seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luka looks for the body kick but Aires saw that one coming.
Aires drops down looking for a counter takedown but Luka sprawls and moves away.
Luka pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Luka throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Aires tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Luka swivels and escapes.
Luka doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Luka scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Luka pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Luka on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Aires. Aires obviously looking to wear him down.
Aires throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Aires dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Luka blocks a head kick by Aires.
Aires slips a jab from Luka.
Aires changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Aires swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aires goes for a double leg but Luka avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Luka continues to drive forward.
Aires trying to control the position but instead, Luka has worked for underhooks and has pushed Aires into the cage.
Aires is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Luka can do to turn this around?
Luka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Aires checks a leg kick.
Luka misses with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luka moves out of range as Aires throws a body kick.
Aires tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Luka is able to avoid easily.
Luka blocks a low kick nicely.
Despite the aggression on Luka's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Aires throws a sloppy head kick and Luka moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Aires checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Luka lands with a nice body punch.
Luka blocks a leg kick.
Aires swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Faimalaga Luka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aires throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Luka throws a looping overhand right but Aires ducks down to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Luka. Beautiful body shot.
Luka scores with a jab to the body.
Luka slips under a jab from Aires.
A slow jab from Aires misses its intended target.
It seemed like Luka was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Luka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Luka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Faimalaga Luka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aires closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aires controlling the pace.
Luka has hold of Aires's hands but Aires slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Luka trying to hold on to Aires's head to control him but Aires postures up.
Luka really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Aires. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Luka avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Aires.
Aires seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Luka does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Aires thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Luka's head.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Some bone on bone action there as Luka checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Luka misses the shot to the body.
Luka defending well as Aires loads up on a big left hand.
Aires throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Luka avoids a kick to the body.
Aires wants to slow Luka down by chopping away at his legs.
Both fighters circling a little - Luka finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Luka lands a right hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luka blocks a jab.
Luka throws a nice looking combination but Aires bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Aires swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Luka throws a push kick but Aires slaps the foot to one side.
Aires swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Aires throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Luka. Aires does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aires pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bruno Aires is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Aires throws a leg kick but Luka sees it coming and moves out of range.
Luka only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Aires throws a wild body kick that Luka sees coming a mile off.
Luka doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Aires moves out of range as Luka throws a body kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aires uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Luka.
Aires tries to counter with a takedown but Luka is quick to defend against it.
Aires shoots in for a double leg but Luka sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Aires takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Faimalaga Luka.
I think Aires 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruno Aires!
A very excited looking Bruno Aires made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Claude Renou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Master Keya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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191 lbs
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195 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Solid Muay Thai
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Solid Muay Thai
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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, Claude Renou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Master Keya!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keya is looking to clinch but Renou is avoiding it.
A telegraphed right hand from Renou misses the target.
Renou 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.
Keya steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Renou. That one must have hurt.
Keya rushes Renou and presses him up against the cage.
Renou is trying to break the clinch but Keya is controlling him.
Renou tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Keya's elbow.
Renou misses with a short punch on the inside.
Keya lands a right hand.
Renou lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Keya backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Keya.
A head punch on the inside from Keya fails to land.
Renou wants to break free but Keya has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keya taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Renou.
Keya lands an uppercut.
Keya pressing his opponent against the cage.
Keya scores with a shot to the side of Renou's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keya working aggressively here.
Renou's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Keya throws a head kick that half lands.
Renou moves out of range of the body kick.
Keya moves out of range of the body kick.
Keya doesn't manage to clinch there - Renou circles away.
Renou quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Keya throws a hook but Renou avoids it easily.
Keya throws out a loose jab but Renou uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keya throws a head kick but Renou moves out of range.
A punch combination from Keya misses.
Keya misses with a body shot.
Keya has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Keya there as he acknowledges the shot.
Keya throws a right hand that Renou ducks under and follows up with a left that Renou also avoids with ease.
Keya looks to land a body kick but Renou moved away.
Renou throws a right and a left that Keya avoids nicely.
Keya moves out of range of the leg kick from Renou.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keya lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Renou connects with a single shot there.
Renou takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Keya with a nice cross.
Renou is rocked!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Renou is trying to push Keya away but Keya has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Keya blocks an uppercut.
Renou tries a body shot but Keya blocks it.
Renou blocking some punches.
Keya keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Renou's efforts to push away.
Renou looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Renou tries a body shot but Keya blocks it.
Keya lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Renou.
Keya fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Renou wants to break free but Keya has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Keya.
Oh Renou is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Keya misses with the head strike.
Renou blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Keya misses with the head strike.
Renou misses with a short punch on the inside.
Renou tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Keya's elbow.
Keya misses with a hook from the clinch.
Keya tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Renou blocking some punches.
Keya working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Keya fails to land.
Keya is stalling here.
Renou seems to have got his legs back now.
Renou tries to circle away but Keya has him pinned against the cage.
Renou escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Keya moves into the clinch.
Keya lands a right hand that snaps the head of Renou backwards.
Keya lands a hook that snaps the head of Renou backwards.
Keya taking a breather.
Renou wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Keya has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Keya.
Renou looking to slow down the pace here.
Keya is working Renou over against the cage.
Keya pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Renou doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Renou wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A right hook to the body lands for Keya.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stalling in the clinch from Keya.
Keya gets through Renou's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Renou wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The referee calls for Keya to work.
Keya prevents Renou from breaking the clinch.
Renou tries to circle away but Keya has him pinned against the cage.
Keya prevents a body shot from Renou.
Renou wants to break the clinch but can't.
Renou is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Keya prevents a body shot from Renou.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Master Keya dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Keya fails with an attempt to clinch.
Renou misses with a lunging right hand
and Keya counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Keya working aggressively here.
Renou misses with a body punch.
A short right from Keya.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Keya as Renou tries to tie him up.
Renou seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Keya is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Keya throws a head punch that misses.
Renou has had enough of the clinch but Keya keeps him there for the moment.
Renou works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Renou working hard to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keya throws a head punch that misses.
Renou misses with a body punch.
Renou breaks the clinch.
Keya has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head kick misses from Keya.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Renou.
Keya tries to clinch but Renou is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Renou connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Keya momentarily.
Renou throws the kick towards the body but Keya avoids it.
Renou looks to throw the jab but Keya is out of range.
Keya tries to counter by closing the distance.
Keya moves in looking to clinch but Renou pushes him off.
Keya has closed the distance and engaged Renou in a clinch.
Keya stalling against the cage.
Keya lands a hook that snaps the head of Renou backwards.
Renou wants to get back to striking at distance but Keya won't allow it.
Keya keeps control of Renou as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Renou takes a shot to the head.
Renou tries to break the clinch but Keya is controlling the position.
Keya working aggressively here.
Keya keeps control of Renou as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Keya lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Keya.
Keya has Renou pushed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renou blocks an uppercut.
Keya fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Keya swings wildly with an uppercut but Renou uses good head movement to avoid it.
Renou manages to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Keya will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Renou's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Keya connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Renou scrambles back to his feet.
Renou on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A shot to the liver by Keya. Beautiful body shot.
Keya pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Renou back to the cage. Keya follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Keya takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Keya scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Renou doesn't seem bothered though.
Keya scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Keya scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Keya tries to clinch up but Renou circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Renou listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Master Keya seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Keya Rushes Renou and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Renou is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Keya Piles on the pressure and Renou crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Master Keya!
Master Keya thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Esko Tikkanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miron Karoa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tikkanen comes to the cage accompanied by Nyrkillä naamaan - Ei kannattais ees yrittää!. Miron Karoa has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Esko Tikkanen's chin.
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184 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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176 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Esko Tikkanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Miron Karoa!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Paul Gruel and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karoa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tikkanen.
Karoa with a poor takedown
and Tikkanen counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Karoa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tikkanen's waist but Tikkanen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Karoa off to one side.
Tikkanen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tikkanen stuffs the takedown attempt from Karoa. Karoa gets slowly back to his feet.
Esko Tikkanen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miron Karoa.
Tikkanen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Karoa shoots in but Tikkanen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Karoa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tikkanen is fending him off so far but Karoa persists. Nope, Tikkanen circles away and we're back to standing.
Tikkanen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Miron Karoa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tikkanen lands an overhand right.
Tikkanen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Karoa's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tikkanen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A jab from Tikkanen does it's job there.
Karoa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tikkanen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Karoa at a distance.
Karoa looks winded!
Tikkanen lands a jab to Karoa's midsection.
Tikkanen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Karoa with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tikkanen counters with a good low kick that Karoa was not able to check.
Karoa needs to keep his hands up - Tikkanen had a free shot at his head there.
Tikkanen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tikkanen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Karoa at a distance.
Tikkanen scores with a hook.
Karoa is rocked!
Tikkanen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Karoa is still on wobbly legs! Can Tikkanen finish him?
Tikkanen drops Karoa with a big left hand! Karoa is injured, injured bad! Tikkanen jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Esko Tikkanen!
Esko Tikkanen 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kabal Labak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Cosades (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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20
215 lbs
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209 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kabal Labak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Cosades!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cosades with a jab.
It looks like Kabal Labak has been cut.
Cosades is looking to slow Labak down with leg kicks.
Cosades throws a body shot but no joy.
Cosades misses with a looping left.
As Cosades tries to get set, Labak tries to push him back and clinch up but Cosades manages to avoid the attempt.
Labak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cosades moves away.
Labak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cosades looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cosades misses with a low kick as Labak jumps back.
Labak walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cosades.
Labak avoids a punch combination nicely.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Cosades.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cosades is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Labak.
Cosades tries to clinch but Labak moves out of range.
Labak looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cosades uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Labak.
Cosades throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Labak lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cosades cracks the inside of Labak's front leg.
Cosades gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Labak.
Cosades displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Labak throws out the jab.
Cosades takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cosades lands a nice shot to the body.
Cosades throws an overhand right that lands on Labak's shoulder, as Labak tries to avoid the shot.
Labak takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cosades comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Labak moves out of range of the leg kick from Cosades.
Cosades bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Labak's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cosades turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cosades swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A leg kick checked by Labak.
Cosades throws a body shot but no joy.
Cosades throws a body shot but no joy.
Cosades tries to bum rush Labak with a series of wild strikes but Labak uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cosades throws a looping overhand right but Labak ducks down to avoid it.
No luck for Labak with that takedown attempt.
Cosades 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.
Labak with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cosades to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice straight punches there by Cosades. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cosades.
Labak shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Cosades napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cosades can't do much from the bottom here.
Cosades prevents Labak from improving position.
Cosades is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Labak advances nicely into full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Labak trying to control but Cosades is having none of it.
Cosades reaches up to try and control the position but Labak seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Cosades rolls and tries to escape and now Labak has his back!
A bit of a pause in the action here. Labak controlling the positon.
Labak is trying to stick to Cosades's back but Cosades is turning into Labak. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Labak's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Cosades.
Labak being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Labak keeping moving, preventing Cosades from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Cosades dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kabal Labak's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Labak ducks under a wild hook from Cosades.
Charlie Cosades seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cosades ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cosades throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Labak stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cosades misses with a body shot.
Labak is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Cosades.
Cosades scores with a punch to the head.
Cosades lands with an overhand left.
Labak keeps the fight on the outside.
Labak throws out a loose jab but Cosades uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cosades fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Labak misses with a straight right.
Cosades has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Labak throws a looping overhand right but Cosades ducks down to avoid it.
Labak swings for the body but Cosades moves out of range.
Charlie Cosades seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cosades throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Labak will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cosades fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Labak manages to avoid it.
Labak scores with a decent looking hook.
Labak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cosades was well out of range. Poor timing from Labak.
Cosades wants to counter with a clinch but Labak pushes him away.
Cosades's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Labak connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cosades scrambles back to his feet.
Cosades will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Charlie Cosades is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cosades looks to score with a jab to the body but Labak is just out of range.
Labak connects with the punch.
Labak throws a hook but Cosades blocks it.
Labak throws a hook but Cosades blocks it.
Cosades throws out a counter right but Labak avoids it with no problem.
Labak keeps the fight on the outside.
Labak blocks the body kick.
Labak tries to counter by clinching up but Cosades breaks away and moves out of range.
Cosades wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Labak lands an overhand right.
Labak keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cosades misses with a looping right.
Labak seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cosades. Labak does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cosades throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cosades uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Labak.
Labak misses with an uppercut. Cosades saw that one coming.
Labak throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cosades's waist but Cosades gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Labak off to one side.
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!
Cosades misses the shot to the body.
Labak closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Cosades regains full guard. Nicely done.
Cosades has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Cosades being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Labak passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Cosades is not content to let Labak control the position.
A control attempt from Cosades but he's now mounted!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Labak trying to control but Cosades is having none of it.
Cosades is looking to improve his position but Labak isn't that keen on the idea.
Labak tries to control but Cosades wriggling away.
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 Kabal Labak will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kabal Labak's cut.
That's time! Labak's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Cosades misses with an uppercut.
Cosades looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Labak tries to move into range but Cosades moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cosades misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Labak.
Nice sprawl there from Cosades as Labak shoots in.
Labak jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Labak moves out of range as Cosades throws a body kick.
Labak tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Cosades manages to circle out of the way.
A looping hook to the body misses from Labak. Cosades does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cosades throws a leg kick which misses Labak's front leg but catches the back leg as Labak tries to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cosades, as that shot connected.
Labak scores with a jab to the head.
Cosades keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Labak.
Cosades wants to land a leg kick but Labak is out of range.
Labak misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Labak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Labak throws out a loose jab but Cosades uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cosades tries to clinch but Labak is having none of it.
Cosades fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Labak.
Cosades keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Labak.
Cosades just misses with a punch to the body.
No luck for Labak with that takedown attempt.
Labak tests Cosades's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cosades misses with a body shot.
Labak avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cosades misses with a body shot.
As Cosades tries to get set, Labak tries to push him back and clinch up but Cosades manages to avoid the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Labak shoots in for a takedown but Cosades shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kabal Labak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Labak changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Cosades looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Labak working away.
Labak throws an elbow but Cosades slips to the side and avoids it well.
Cosades is positioning himself to get back to half 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!
Cosades manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Labak keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are battling for position here. Labak manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Cosades postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cosades wants to control from the top but Labak keeps moving.
Cosades throws an elbow that misses. Labak uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cosades's guard. Nice move by Labak!
Labak seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Labak pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cosades is keeping the position for now.
Labak is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cosades trying to control the position here.
Labak content to stall in guard here.
Labak trying to control but Cosades is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cosades looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
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 Kabal Labak.
I think Labak 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:29
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:29
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phat Funk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Trevor Fisher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Phat Funk!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fisher throws the left hand but Funk avoids the punch easily.
Funk gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fisher.
Funk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fisher.
A head kick misses from Funk.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fisher. Funk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Funk gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice defenses there by Funk.
Funk wants to counter the offense by Fisher and move into the clinch position.
Fisher gets tackled into the cage by Funk. Funk maintains the clinch.
Fisher lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Funk putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fisher in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Funk stalling.
Funk throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fisher tries to work over Funk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've been informed that Funk has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Fisher throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Funks head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fisher wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Funk tries to land knees in the clinch but Fisher avoids the damage to the body.
Fisher blocks the elbow strike.
Fisher blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funk with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fisher swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Funk taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Funk throws an elbow that misses.
Fisher lands a nice uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Funk.
It looks like Trevor Fisher has been cut.
Fisher swings wildly with an uppercut but Funk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fisher scores with a shoulder strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Fisher swings wildly with an uppercut but Funk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Funk using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fisher takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fisher presses Funk against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funk working Fisher over with knees to the body.
Fisher swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Funk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fisher lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fisher can't break the clinch.
Fisher misses with a punch on the inside.
Fisher swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Funk throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fisher tries to break the clinch but Funk is controlling the position.
Fisher breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Funk has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Funk there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fisher misses with a straight left.
Funk slips under a jab.
Fisher throws a lazy right hand but Funk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circling - Fisher throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fisher lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Funk circles away quickly and effectively.
Funk pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher misses with an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Fisher.
Trevor Fisher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fisher scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Funk rushes Fisher and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Funk lands an elbow inside that Fisher shrugs off.
Trevor Fisher's cut is getting worse.
Funk throws an elbow but it misses.
Fisher misses with a hook from the clinch.
Funk displaying some good clinch control by pressing Fisher up against the cage.
Funk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fisher.
Fisher lands a shoulder strike.
Fisher digs a right hand underneath Funk's ribcage. Funk let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fisher tries to break free but Funk pushes him back against the cage.
Fisher tries to circle away but Funk has him pinned against the cage.
Funk holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Funk obliges.
Fisher is looking to break free of the clinch but Funk has double underhooks.
Funk is pushing Fisher up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Fisher doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fisher lands a nice uppercut.
Funk using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Funk lands an elbow inside.
Fisher looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Funk crunches a lovely knee into Fisher's ribcage.
Funk lands an elbow that stopped Fisher in his tracks for a moment.
Trevor Fisher's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Fisher avoiding damage as Funk throws knees to the body.
Fisher avoiding damage as Funk throws knees to the body.
Funk lands an elbow that stopped Fisher in his tracks for a moment.
Jeez, Trevor Fisher's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Trevor Fisher's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Phat Funk!
A very excited looking Phat Funk 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Duncan Jon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blagojevic Batakovic (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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153 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Duncan Jon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Blagojevic Batakovic!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batakovic lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Batakovic.
Batakovic throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Batakovic is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Jon swinging wildly here.
Jon pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Batakovic back to the cage. Jon follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Blagojevic Batakovic has been cut.
Jon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Batakovic's head backwards.
Batakovic avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Batakovic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jon. Batakovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Batakovic is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Batakovic fails to land with a series of punches.
We've been told by Jon's head coaches at Abobomination Training $700 13 LEGIT elite coaches that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jon looks to land a right hand but Batakovic moved out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Jon.
Batakovic is rocked!
Batakovic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jon.
Batakovic is still on wobbly legs! Can Jon finish him?
Jon drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Batakovic's head, knocking him out cold! Jon is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Duncan Jon!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sheldon Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Ponjev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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180 lbs
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180 lbs
19 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sheldon Cooper!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sam Ponjev!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ponjev bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ponjev uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cooper has time to react.
Ponjev getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ponjev pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cooper is out of range and Ponjev settles back down.
Ponjev changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Ponjev as Cooper shoots in.
Cooper has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ponjev after a bit of a struggle.
Cooper tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ponjev smiles and moves away.
Cooper looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sheldon Cooper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cooper wants to clinch
and Ponjev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cooper ducks under a wild hook from Ponjev.
Jab by Ponjev.
Cooper gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ponjev.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooper tries to clinch up but Ponjev circles away and keeps his distance.
Ponjev looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jab by Ponjev.
Ponjev stuffs the takedown.
Cooper wants to take the fight to the mat but Ponjev manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Ponjev lands a right hand.
Ponjev is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ponjev working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ponjev lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cooper backwards.
Ponjev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ponjev tries to keep at a distance but Cooper has taken the fight into the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Ponjev.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ponjev has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ponjev breaks the clinch.
Cooper darts in trying to clinch
and Ponjev counters with a right hand to the body.
Cooper tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ponjev swivels and escapes.
Cooper takes an elbow to the temple.
Cooper looking for a takedown.
Ponjev working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cooper jumps guard but Ponjev stands there with Cooper around his waist. Cooper gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cooper has Ponjev pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ponjev manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ponjev scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cooper goes for a takedown attempt but Ponjev pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cooper takes one to the chin there.
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!
Ponjev connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ponjev keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cooper is rocked!
Ponjev keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Oh Cooper is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cooper tries to clinch there but Ponjev circles away.
Ponjev lands a really nice looking cross but Cooper seems unphased.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cooper is defended easily by Ponjev.
Ponjev scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ponjev with a jab.
Ponjev stuffs the takedown attempt from Cooper. Cooper gets slowly back to his feet.
Ponjev is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ponjev scores with a punch to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ponjev feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Cooper sprawling to the canvas! Cooper rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Ponjev finish him?!
Ponjev misses with a double jab.
Sam Ponjev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ponjev tests Cooper's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ponjev has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Ponjev fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ponjev cracks Cooper with an open hand slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ponjev closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Cooper! Ponjev dives in looking to finish! Cooper is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sam Ponjev! Sam Ponjev retains his welterweight title!
A relieved looking Sam Ponjev thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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