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Natural Selection Round 8 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Merridew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Rekis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rekis has chosen AC/DC - Thunderstruck as his entrance music. The key to victory for Jack Merridew has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Merridew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Rekis!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rekis drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Merridew seems keen to control Rekis's posture.
Rekis advances position into side control!
Rekis trying to control the position but Merridew is working away.
Merridew managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Rekis.
Rekis working the ground and pound.
Merridew is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rekis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rekis looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Merridew is avoiding damage well.
Rekis in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rekis misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Merridew defending against the ground and pound.
Rekis in side control lands a decent elbow.
Rekis fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Rekis working the ground and pound from side control.
Rekis throwing strikes but Merridew manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Rekis is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Merridew tries to advance to mount but can't.
Rekis is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Merridew wants to control but Rekis is keeping him busy.
Rekis is trying to control Merridew's posture but Merridew avoids it.
Rekis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rekis sneaks back into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Merridew wants to pass to mount but Rekis is defending the position.
Rekis wants to control the action here but instead Merridew manages to pass to full mount!
Rekis tries to lock up and control but Merridew gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Merridew unloads with some shots from mount but Rekis bucks and avoids them well.
Merridew controlling his opponent.
Merridew trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rekis tries to hold on but Merridew pushes him away.
Rekis told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Rekis really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Merridew sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Merridew trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rekis tries to hold on but Merridew postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Rekis will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rekis moves out of range of the strikes.
We've been told by Merridew's head coaches at Rancid Fight Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Merridew misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rekis.
Merridew throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jack Merridew seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rekis shoots in but no luck this time.
Merridew scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Merridew. Rekis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Merridew throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rekis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rekis feints the counter takedown.
Merridew wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rekis moves away from the strike by Merridew.
Merridew connects with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Merridew throws a body punch but Rekis moves out of range.
Merridew scores with the left hand. Rekis knows he should have avoided that one.
Merridew waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rekis.
Merridew ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rekis moves away.
Merridew clobbers Rekis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rekis tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Merridew defends well and Rekis ends up having to push Merridew into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Rekis shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Merridew is trying to defend but Rekis finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Rekis is looking to advance position but Merridew won't allow it.
Rekis is working for a kimura but Merridew is defending it quite comfortably.
Merridew on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Merridew tries to get out of the position.
Merridew wants to improve his position but Rekis is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Merridew is refusing to be controlled, as Rekis sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Merridew wants to control but Rekis is keeping busy.
Rekis winds up and cracks Merridew with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Merridew keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rekis is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Merridew tries to roll over but Rekis keeps him under control.
Rekis lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rekis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rekis is looking to advance position but Merridew won't allow it.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Rekis is trying to control the action in half guard but Merridew is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Merridew swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Merridew with a hook.
Merridew digs a good hook to Rekis's body.
Merridew misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rekis counters with a takedown into side control.
Rekis connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Merridew some visible discomfort.
Rekis cracks Merridew with a big right hand but Merridew just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Merridew tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rekis wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rekis swings around for an armbar but Merridew sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Rekis's 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!
Rekis pulls Merridew in to control the position.
Rekis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Merridew's guard.
Merridew can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rekis controls the pace.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rekis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Merridew has momentary wrist control but Rekis slips an elbow through the middle.
Rekis has gone for a leg lock! Merridew slips out almost immediately though and dives into Rekis's guard.
Rekis wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Merridew dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A cross from Merridew lands.
Merridew misses with a wild body shot.
Rekis has a takedown stuffed.
Rekis walks into a stiff left hand from Merridew.
Rekis swings for the body but Merridew moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Merridew. That snapped Rekis's head back.
Merridew throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rekis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rekis tries to score a power double leg takedown but Merridew sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rekis somewhat.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Rekis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rekis works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Rekis is trying to ground and pound but Merridew uses the momentary lack of control by Rekis to regain half guard.
Rekis tries to pass the half guard into mount. Merridew knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Merridew has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rekis is working away from the top position though.
Rekis landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
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.
Rekis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Merridew defending well though.
Rekis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rekis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Merridew tries to get to full guard but Rekis has control of the leg.
Rekis thows a huge punch but Merridew dodges it nicely.
Merridew keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Rekis scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rekis seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Merridew has recovered full guard.
Rekis throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rekis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Merridew looks to land a left hand but Rekis moved out of range nicely.
Jack Merridew is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Merridew does it's job there.
Merridew gets caught napping as Rekis dives in and scores a takedown. Merridew manages to retain guard.
Rekis postures up in Merridew's guard and throws a big left but Merridew blocks it.
Rekis throwing strikes but missing.
Merridew wants to stand up but Rekis is controlling him.
Merridew wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Merridew keeping full guard, as Rekis tries to pass.
Rekis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Merridew working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rekis.
Rekis stands up over Merridew, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rekis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Merridew works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Rekis looks for a takedown but Merridew sprawls well.
Jack Merridew has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Rekis.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A jab from Merridew misses.
Rekis feints the counter takedown.
Rekis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Merridew defends it nicely.
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 Jack Merridew.
I think Merridew 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:29
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jack Merridew!
After winning the bout, Jack Merridew thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated John Rekis had this to say: 'I'll be back!!!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Best Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimi Boubacar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Best Man could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jimi Boubacar's chin.
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200 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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195 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Best Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jimi Boubacar!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boubacar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Man.
Boubacar dodges the punch combination from Man.
Man throws a nice looking combination but Boubacar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Boubacar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Man.
Man throws a right hand that misses
and Boubacar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Man lands a jab to the nose.
Man throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boubacar feints a counter leg kick.
Boubacar has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Boubacar keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Man misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boubacar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Man throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Boubacar was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Boubacar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Man.
Boubacar connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A big right from Man misses.
Boubacar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Boubacar.
We've been informed that Boubacar 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.
Man fails to land with a series of punches.
A good leg kick by Boubacar.
A punch lands to the side of Man 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Man walks into a jab.
Boubacar throws a head kick but Man moves out of range.
Boubacar throws a nice outside leg kick.
Man tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Man misses the jab.
Man slips a jab from Boubacar.
A nice inside leg kick there by Boubacar. That's going to slow Man down.
Man on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man misses with an uppercut. Boubacar saw that one coming.
Man scores with a jab to the head.
Boubacar is rocked!
Man lands with a right and another and another! Boubacar is in big trouble! Man lands again and this time it's lights out for Boubacar! A quality knockout there for Man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Best Man!
Best Man tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rod Stiffington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Teach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stiffington comes to the cage accompanied by I'm Too Sexy by Right Said Fred. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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180 lbs
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180 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
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Basic striking
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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
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rod Stiffington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Edward Teach!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stiffington misses with a hook. Teach ducked under it nicely.
Teach bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Stiffington takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Teach looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Stiffington is avoiding damage well.
Teach lands a nice forearm strike.
Stiffington tries to improve position but can't.
Teach throws a strike aimed at the side of Stiffington's head but Stiffington avoids it well.
Teach lands a nice forearm strike.
We've been hearing good reports from Stiffington's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Teach is putting a hurting on Stiffington here, landing some big shots from side control.
Teach cracks Stiffington with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stiffington sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Teach is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Stiffington actively working from the bottom here.
Stiffington looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Teach in particular looking to stall.
Teach has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Stiffington is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Teach pulls his head out easily.
Teach not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Stiffington is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Teach connects with a nice short shot to Stiffington's temple.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stiffington looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Teach is trying to control. Stiffington wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Stiffington on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Teach thows a huge punch but Stiffington dodges it nicely.
Teach takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Teach is keen to just control but Stiffington is a slippery customer.
Stiffington is trying to get back to full guard.
Teach missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Teach connects with a nice short shot to Stiffington's temple.
Teach throwing shots but Stiffington is blocking nicely.
Teach is keen to just control but Stiffington is a slippery customer.
Teach throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stiffington trying to control but Teach postures up.
Stiffington manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teach lands a couple of elbows.
Stiffington can't keep his opponent in guard - Teach advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Teach trying to mount his opponent but Stiffington defends it.
Teach is trying to work for a kimura but Stiffington is defending well.
Teach takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Teach missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Teach wants to pass the guard but Stiffington is defending well.
Stiffington is trying to maintain the position but Teach is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teach seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Stiffington does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Stiffington trying to control here.
Teach missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Stiffington wants to control but Teach is keeping busy.
Teach is trying to control the action in half guard but Stiffington is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Teach winds up and cracks Stiffington with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Teach wants to work for an arm triangle but Stiffington is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Teach is looking to take a break and control but Stiffington is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Teach dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Teach fails with the takedown.
Stiffington cracks Teach with a right hand to the side of the head.
Teach slips a jab from Stiffington.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Teach.
Teach darts in looking for a takedown but Stiffington gets double underhooks and turns Teach into the cage.
It looked like Stiffington wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rod Stiffington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edward Teach.
Teach shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Stiffington sprawls well. Stiffington wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Teach gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teach shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stiffington but Stiffington pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Teach closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Stiffington did well to prevent Teach getting side control.
Teach wants to take a breather but Stiffington is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stiffington is looking to control Teach's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Stiffington avoid being mounted?
Nice strikes from Teach there.
Stiffington has hold of Teach's hands but Teach slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Teach lands strikes from half guard.
Stiffington keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Teach working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Stiffington's thigh. Stiffington counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Stiffington wants to get back to his feet but Teach is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Stiffington looking to control.
Stiffington keeping moving, preventing Teach from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teach postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stiffington looking for a guillotine here but Teach defends easily.
Stiffington wriggles free and stands up.
Teach will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Teach shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stiffington pinned against the cage. Stiffington gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Stiffington stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Stiffington wants it to stay on the feet.
Stiffington swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Teach needs to keep his hands up - Stiffington had a free shot at his head there.
Teach fails with the takedown
and Stiffington cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Teach is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stiffington weaves into range and cracks Teach right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Teach goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Stiffington is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rod Stiffington!
A less than humble Rod Stiffington misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sam Asap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dr Dre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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146 lbs
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28
148 lbs
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Asap!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dr Dre!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dre takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dre dives in and grabs Asap's left leg, looking for a takedown. Asap pushes down on Dre's head and hops out.
Asap swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dre.
Dre will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Asap thumps Dre with a low kick.
Dre gets tackled into the cage by Asap. Asap maintains the clinch.
Asap lands an elbow just above Dre 's eye.
Asap lands a damaging elbow.
Dre fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sam Asap has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dr Dre.
Dre takes an elbow to the temple.
Asap stalling.
Asap using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dre is trying to maintain a safe position but Asap gets an underhook and turns Dre into the cage.
Dre swings wildly with an uppercut but Asap uses good head movement to avoid it.
Asap lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Asap softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Asap working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dre is looking to break free of the clinch but Asap has double underhooks.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Asap.
Dre wants to stall.
Dre throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Asap blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asap lands a hook to the side of the head.
Asap cracks Dre with a nice body shot.
Asap lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Asap lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Asap scores with a nice short uppercut.
Asap lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dre backwards.
Asap scores with a nice hook to the head.
Asap creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dre's defenses.
Asap lands a body shot.
Asap lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice elbow from Asap.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Asap lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Asap softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Asap is pushing Dre up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Asap scores with a shot to the side of Dre's head.
Asap lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dre tries to pull guard but Asap won't allow it.
Dre taking a breather.
Asap is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dre has Asap pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Asap manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Asap gets through Dre's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Asap lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dre backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Asap.
A short left from Asap.
Asap makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Asap.
A short left from Asap.
Dre takes a shot to the head.
Nice elbow from Asap.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dre as Asap tries to tie him up.
Asap trying to stall but Dre improves his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asap lands an elbow just above Dre 's eye.
Asap looking to slow down the pace here.
Nice body punch from Asap - that landed with a thud.
Dre tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Asap creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dre's defenses.
Dre throws a knee to the head but misses.
Asap lands an elbow just above Dre 's eye.
A short left from Asap.
Asap prevents a takedown attempt there.
Asap lands a hook that snaps the head of Dre backwards.
Asap working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Asap.
A nice right hand lands inside from Asap.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dre can't get the takedown.
Asap blocks an elbow strike from Dre.
A short uppercut from Asap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asap lands a nice uppercut.
Asap taking a breather.
Dre drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Asap gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Dre tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dre has a couple of punches blocked by Asap.
Dre drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Asap gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A short left from Asap.
Asap lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Asap lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Asap lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Asap is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Dre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Asap dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Dre takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Asap pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dre back to the cage. Asap follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Dre throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Asap tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Dre is in Asap's guard.
Dre cracks Asap with a solid left hand.
Dre wants to control from the top but Asap keeps moving.
Asap looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dre is one step ahead there.
Dre forces his way into half guard.
Dre takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Asap is looking to control Dre's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Asap avoid being mounted?
Dre is nestled in close to Asap, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Asap knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dre on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dre has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Asap defend it? Dre steps over the head and cranks it - Asap is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Dre!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dr Dre!
After the fight, Dr Dre was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mikhail Masseria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cam Brady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mikhail Masseria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cam Brady!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brady bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brady is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Masseria connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Brady's hands.
Masseria misses with a hook.
A big left from Masseria misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brady. Masseria does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brady looks to throw the jab but Masseria is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Masseria misses the target.
Masseria scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masseria throws a hook to the side of Brady's head but Brady sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brady uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Masseria.
Brady throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masseria throws a hook to the side of Brady's head but Brady sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Masseria swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mikhail Masseria is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheers as Masseria lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brady doesn't seem phased though.
Brady uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Masseria.
Brady slips under a jab from Masseria.
Brady is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Masseria throws a jab but it's blocked by Brady.
Masseria scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Masseria throws a big shot that misses.
Brady feints the counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masseria misses with a hook.
Brady takes a swing at Masseria's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Masseria was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Brady.
Masseria defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Brady.
Mikhail Masseria seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brady displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Masseria throws out the jab.
Brady tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Masseria misses with a looping left.
Brady throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brady shoots in and bounces Masseria off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Masseria is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Brady is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brady is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Brady advances to half guard.
Brady wants to pass the guard but Masseria is defending well.
Brady is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brady not doing much here.
Masseria looks like he's trying to stand up.
Brady is taking a breather. Masseria says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Masseria wants to improve his position but Brady is controlling well.
Brady trying to pass the guard but Masseria defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikhail Masseria dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Brady takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A jab from Masseria does it's job there.
Masseria scores with a hook.
Brady swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brady misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Brady takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brady misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brady keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Masseria.
A telegraphed right hand from Masseria misses the target.
A big left from Brady misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Masseria.
Masseria is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Masseria waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brady.
Masseria loads up on a big right hand but Brady slips the punch.
Brady drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Masseria defends it well.
Brady misses with a hook to the body
and Masseria cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Masseria with a jab.
Masseria ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brady moves away.
Brady swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Masseria counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Masseria lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masseria waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brady.
Brady misses the shot to the body.
Masseria throwing a counter right hand but Brady manages to avoid it.
Masseria throws a looping overhand right but Brady ducks down to avoid it.
Brady with the counter takedown but Masseria avoids it easily.
Masseria throws a big shot that misses.
Masseria misses with a body shot.
Masseria throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters circling - Masseria throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brady misses with a shot to the body
and Masseria counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've been told by Masseria's head coaches at Intelligent Design that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Brady is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Masseria rather than just go for the knockout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brady closes this distance looking for a takedown but Masseria circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masseria throws the left hand but Brady avoids the punch easily.
Brady avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brady tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Masseria's jab looks to have found its range, popping Brady under the eye.
Brady punishes Masseria's body with a nice straight punch.
Masseria misses with a hook.
Brady moves out of range as Masseria strikes.
Mikhail Masseria is winning the standup battle so far.
Brady misses with an uppercut
and Masseria cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Masseria throws an off balance right hand
so Brady counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Brady slips nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brady is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Masseria defends it well.
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!
Brady is trying for a kimura here. Masseria looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Brady wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Cam Brady!
An out of breath Cam Brady thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dolce Gustavio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wallace comes to the cage accompanied by Big K.R.I.T. - Country Sh*t Remix. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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188 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kevin Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dolce Gustavio!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustavio chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wallace throws an overhand right that lands on Gustavio's shoulder, as Gustavio tries to avoid the shot.
Wallace connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gustavio. Gustavio circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Dolce Gustavio has been cut.
Gustavio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wallace keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gustavio.
Gustavio scoring well with a low kick there.
Wallace ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wallace has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Intelligent Design in the buildup to the fight.
Gustavio throws the kick towards the body but Wallace avoids it.
It looked like Wallace wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wallace blocks a leg kick.
Wallace moves into the clinch.
Wallace misses with a punch on the inside.
Wallace lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wallace has a couple of punches blocked by Gustavio.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wallace on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wallace throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gustavios head.
Wallace prevents a body shot from Gustavio.
Wallace tries to work over Gustavio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wallace lands a damaging elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustavio avoids a wild elbow strike from Wallace.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wallace.
Wallace misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wallace misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Wallace.
Good body shot from Wallace.
Wallace blocks the elbow strike.
Wallace lands an elbow inside that Gustavio shrugs off.
Wallace lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That has opened up Dolce Gustavio's cut even more.
Wallace throws an elbow but it misses.
Wallace tries to work over Gustavio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wallace works on Gustavio's body with a couple of short punches.
Wallace lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gustavio looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wallace creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wallace has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Gustavio clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wallace looking to break Gustavio's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Gustavio remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Wallace will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Wallace controlling the position well here. Gustavio rolled but Wallace kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Gustavio is in bad spot here.
Wallace working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Gustavio is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Wallace has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Gustavio taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kevin Wallace!
A relieved looking Kevin Wallace 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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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). Bruno Aires has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Faimalaga Luka!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luka looks to score with a jab to the body but Aires is just out of range.
Aires attempts a counter takedown but Luka avoids it well and moves away.
Luka throws a body shot but no joy.
Luka lands with a nice body punch.
Aires throws an overhand right that lands on Luka's shoulder, as Luka tries to avoid the shot.
Aires throws an overhand right that lands on Luka's shoulder, as Luka tries to avoid the shot.
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 fakes the leg kick and cracks Aires in the body.
Aires looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Luka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Luka blocks the body kick.
Luka is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Aires ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luka moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid body kick from Luka.
Aires missing with a left hand there. Luka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Luka wants to counter with a clinch but Aires pushes him away.
Aires fails with a takedown attempt.
Luka tries to counter with a clinch but Aires shakes him off and moves away.
Luka punishes Aires's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luka stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Aires.
Aires gets the takedown into side control.
Aires throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Luka stops Aires from passing to mount.
Luka is looking for a sweep.
Aires postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Luka tries to buck Aires off but Aires is having none of it.
Aires trying to control the action but Luka is working from the bottom.
Aires looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Luka is avoiding damage well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aires scores with a couple of short elbows.
Aires misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aires fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Luka felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Aires misses with the ground and pound.
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.
Aires will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Luka managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Aires.
Luka prevents Aires from improving position.
Luka tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Aires wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aires lands an elbow.
Aires creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Luka sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
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.
Aires scores with a couple of short elbows.
Luka defending against the ground and pound.
Luka takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
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.
Aires postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Luka parries the strikes from Aires easily there. Aires is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Luka to escape.
Aires misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aires working the body and head with strikes.
Aires passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Luka!
Aires is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Luka can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Luka is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Luka is looking to get to half guard.
Aires trying to control but Luka is having none of it.
Aires raining down hammerfists from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Aires dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Luka.
Aires looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Aires uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Luka.
Luka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aires moves away.
Aires tries to counter with a takedown but Luka is quick to defend against it.
Aires displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Luka throws out the jab.
Nice sprawl there from Luka as Aires shoots in.
Aires throws a low kick, looking for Luka's leg but Luka calmly moves out of range.
Luka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aires.
Aires throws a leg kick but Luka sees it coming and moves out of range.
Aires uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Luka.
Aires half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Aires is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Luka can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aires tried to score with a low kick but Luka checks it.
Luka misses with an uppercut.
Luka slips a straight right by Aires.
Faimalaga Luka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Luka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aires misses with a straight left.
Luka takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Aires has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Luka.
Luka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aires was well out of range. Poor timing from Luka.
Luka tries to work over Aires's front leg with a kick but Aires checks it.
Luka throws a body shot but no joy.
Luka fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Aires shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Luka manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Aires stays in close to Luka's body and controls the position.
Aires loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aires is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Luka keeping moving, preventing Aires from controlling successfully.
Aires throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aires tries to counter with a takedown but Luka is quick to defend against it.
Aires looks to land a left hand but Luka moved out of range nicely.
Bruno Aires seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aires throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Luka on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Luka is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Luka digs a good body shot into Aires's ribs.
Aires manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Luka on his heels. He'll look to pass Luka's guard now, I'm sure.
Aires is working Luka over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Aires 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.
Aires wants to control from the top but Luka keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aires not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Aires working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Aires throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Luka works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Aires missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Luka tries to clinch but Aires is having none of it.
Aires darts in looking for a takedown but Luka gets double underhooks and turns Aires into the cage.
Luka tries to counter with a clinch but Aires shakes him off and moves away.
Luka's jab looks to have found its range, popping Aires under the eye.
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 Bruno Aires will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Aires just misses with a punch to the body.
Aires blocks the body kick.
Aires throws the left hand but Luka avoids the punch easily.
Luka lands a head shot.
Luka tries to clinch up.
Luka throws the kick towards the body but Aires avoids it.
Aires scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Aires ducks right into an uppercut from Luka.
A telegraphed right hand from Aires misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aires throws the kick towards the body but Luka avoids it.
Aires walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Aires uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Luka.
Aires looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Luka takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aires turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Luka.
Aires attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Aires connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Luka comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Faimalaga Luka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Luka with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Luka blocks a head kick by Aires.
Luka goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Aires goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Aires takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Aires gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Luka is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Aires rather than just go for the knockout.
Aires misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Luka tries to counter by closing the distance.
Faimalaga Luka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luka getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Aires throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Luka stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luka thumps Aires with a low kick.
Luka gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Luka misses with some punches.
Aires working aggressively here.
Aires has a couple of punches blocked by Luka.
Aires's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aires throws a body punch but Luka moves out of range.
Luka shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Aires tries to counter with a takedown but Luka is quick to defend against it.
Luka lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Aires throws the kick towards the body but Luka avoids it.
A big right from Luka misses.
Aires swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luka lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Aires at a distance.
Horrible takedown attempt by Aires or perhaps it was just good defense by Luka, which made it look bad.
Aires fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Luka checks it well.
Crunch! Aires slams his shin into Luka's torso.
Aires throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Luka tries to counter with a clinch but Aires shakes him off and moves away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Aires, right into the meat.
Aires jabs Luka to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Aires throws a wild body kick that Luka sees coming a mile off.
Aires throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Luka steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Aires.
Luka connects with the punch.
Aires just misses with a punch to the body.
Luka lands with a big left! Aires is wobbled badly! Luka comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Aires to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Faimalaga Luka!
Faimalaga Luka made sure to mention his sponsor, KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$) in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Master Keya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Claude Renou (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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191 lbs
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Master Keya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Claude Renou!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keya forces Renou back against the cage and clinches.
Keya blocks a body shot from Renou.
Keya pushes Renou back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Keya just leaning against Renou, taking a breather.
Keya pushes Renou back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Keya lands an uppercut.
Renou misses with a punch on the inside.
Keya avoids a wild elbow strike from Renou.
Keya works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Renou.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A frustrated look appears on Renou's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Keya stalls.
Keya throws a head punch that misses.
Keya lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Renou lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Keya backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keya lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Renou backwards.
Renou looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Renou blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Keya gets through Renou's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Keya lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Keya softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Renou is rocked!
Renou wants to get back to striking at distance but Keya won't allow it.
Renou is still on wobbly legs! Can Keya finish him?
Renou trying to stall but Keya improves his position.
Keya misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Renou.
Renou is trying to break the clinch but Keya is controlling him.
Keya has a couple of punches blocked by Renou.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Renou.
Keya effectively controlling the action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Keya.
Renou blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Renou blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Keya misses with a punch on the inside.
Renou blocks an uppercut.
Renou seems to have recovered his senses.
Keya prevents Renou from breaking the clinch.
Renou wants to break the clinch but can't.
Come on Keya - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Keya lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Renou to his knees! Keya keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Master Keya!
Master Keya spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Will Tefft (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evad Atsituab (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Will Tefft!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Evad Atsituab!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tefft slaps away a takedown attempt from Atsituab, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Atsituab scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Atsituab prevents Tefft from escaping the position.
Atsituab tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Tefft tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Atsituab misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Tefft parries the strikes from Atsituab easily there. Atsituab is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Tefft to escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tefft tries to escape but Atsituab is in control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tefft wants to control but Atsituab postures up.
Tefft wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Atsituab misses with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atsituab misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Atsituab has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tefft struggling a bit here.
Atsituab lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Tefft down.
Tefft is trying to buck Atsituab off.
Tefft is looking for a sweep.
Atsituab is looking to take a break and control but Tefft is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Atsituab working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Will Tefft's cut is getting worse.
Atsituab wants to control but Tefft is keeping him busy.
Atsituab is putting a hurting on Tefft here, landing some big shots from side control.
Will Tefft's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Atsituab has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Tefft!
Tefft wants to get back to his feet.
Atsituab postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Tefft looks a forlorn figure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tefft is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Atsituab connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jeez, Will Tefft's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Will Tefft's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Evad Atsituab!
Evad Atsituab is the new light heavyweight champion!
Evad Atsituab decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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