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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Durgel Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Hansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Durgel Sanders has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Durgel Sanders seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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150 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Durgel Sanders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Hansen!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanders just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanders shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hansen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sanders, pushing him back against the cage.
Hansen jumps guard but Sanders stands there with Hansen around his waist. Hansen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hansen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sanders scores with a sloppy right hand. Hansen should have avoided that one.
Hansen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanders.
Sanders shoots for a double leg takedown but Hansen sprawls well. He's pushed Sanders's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A jab from Sanders misses.
Hansen tries to clinch up.
Sanders throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hansen on the side of the head.
Sanders lands a nice shot to the body.
Sanders shoots in looking for a takedown. Hansen tries to sprawl out of it but Sanders keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hansen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Durgel Sanders. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanders takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sanders misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sanders misses with a body shot.
Hansen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hansen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hansen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sanders misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hansen.
Sanders with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hansen moves into the clinch.
Sanders misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sanders lands a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Sanders.
Sanders throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Sanders.
A left hand lands to the body for Hansen.
Sanders tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hansen lands an elbow that stopped Sanders in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Durgel Sanders has been cut.
Hansen lands a nice elbow.
Sanders looking for a takedown.
Hansen blocks an uppercut.
Hansen manages to break the clinch.
Sanders connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hansen momentarily.
Durgel Sanders seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hansen avoids the body shot from Sanders.
Hansen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sanders scores with a hook to the body. Hansen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A telegraphed right hand from Sanders misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanders. Hansen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanders lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansen throws a nice looking combination but Sanders bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sanders connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hansen's hands.
A head kick misses from Hansen.
Sanders lands the left hand.
Sanders connects with a nice looking jab.
Sanders lands with a good body shot.
Sanders moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hansen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sanders misses with a body shot.
Sanders digs a good hook to Hansen's body.
Sanders misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hansen.
Hansen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sanders but Sanders pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sanders darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sanders is looking to wear down Hansen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sanders throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanders swings for the body but Hansen moves out of range.
Sanders scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sanders shoots in for a takedown but Hansen shows good takedown defense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen slips a straight right by Sanders.
Sanders digs a good hook to Hansen's body.
Sanders works Hansen's body with a nice hook.
A jab from Sanders misses.
Sanders misses with a body shot.
Sanders fails with a takedown attempt.
Hansen walks into a left hand.
Hansen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sanders slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sanders lands with a straight right. Hansen didn't see that one coming.
Sanders fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hansen manages to avoid it.
Sanders cracks Hansen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sanders showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hansen.
Sanders throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hansen looks gassed!
Sanders scores with a jab to the head.
Sanders works the jab nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to de liver by Sanders. Beautiful body shot.
Sanders lands a nice looking body shot.
Hansen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice jab there from Sanders.
Sanders throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sanders throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hansen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sanders swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanders lunges at Hansen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hansen's hand.
Sanders with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice shot lands for Sanders.
Sanders lands the left hand.
Sanders shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Sanders was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hansen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanders wants to control the pace but Hansen is squirming around nicely.
Sanders is working for a guillotine from mount but Hansen frees his head quite easily.
Sanders takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Durgel Sanders dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Durgel Sanders'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.
Sanders throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hansen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sanders lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hansen at a distance.
A big left from Sanders misses.
Sanders feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Hansen wants to stand up but Sanders is controlling him.
Hansen can't keep his opponent in guard - Sanders advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sanders is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hansen doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sanders.
Sanders is looking to take a break and control but Hansen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hansen is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders wants to work for an arm triangle but Hansen is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Sanders works his way into full mount!
Hansen has left one of his arms exposed and Sanders doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Hansen screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Durgel Sanders!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chrisi Kay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chrisi Kay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez dives in and grabs Kay's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kay pushes down on Rodriguez's head and hops out.
Kay with a poor takedown
and Rodriguez counters with a takedown into side control.
Rodriguez goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Kay rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Rodriguez's guard! Nice work there by Kay!
Rodriguez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kay drops back looking for a leg! Rodriguez is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rodriguez manages to kick Kay off! Kay jumps back into Rodriguez's guard.
Rodriguez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kay thows a big elbow that misses.
Rodriguez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rodriguez keeping full guard, as Kay tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rodriguez tries for a takedown but Kay circles away easily
and Kay counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kay throwing strikes but missing.
Kay cracks Rodriguez with a solid left hand.
Rodriguez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rodriguez keeping moving, preventing Kay from controlling successfully.
Rodriguez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kay doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kay manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kay thows a big elbow that misses.
Kay slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kay looking to pass the guard.
Kay advances to half guard.
Rodriguez trying to control here.
Rodriguez trying to get back to full guard but Kay takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kay jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Rodriguez is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Rodriguez and Kay has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Rodriguez keeping his opponent close.
Kay scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez tries to improve position but can't.
Kay wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rodriguez keeps working.
Kay is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rodriguez has escaped the position, nice work there.
Rodriguez can't do much from the bottom here.
Rodriguez taking punishment in the form of punches.
Rodriguez struggling a bit here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rodriguez can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kay trying to control the action but Rodriguez is working from the bottom.
Kay cracks Rodriguez with a big right hand but Rodriguez just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez is trying to improve his position.
Rodriguez is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Kay is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Kay landing shots from mount.
Rodriguez in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Rodriguez is rocked!
Rodriguez is trying to reverse the position but instead Kay has taken his back - oops!
Rodriguez is still in real trouble! Can Kay finish him?
Kay softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Rodriguez is trapped and Kay is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Kay lands a series of strikes from the back and Rodriguez goes limp! The ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chrisi Kay!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dude Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Hinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Josh Hinger has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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130 lbs
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165 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dude Love!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Josh Hinger!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Love shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Hinger trying to control but Love postures up.
Hinger has his hands clasped together around Love's back. He's all about the action.
Hinger tries to roll over but Love keeps him under control.
Hinger moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Love is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hinger escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Love gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hinger has a closed guard, preventing Love from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Love drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Hinger manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Love has Hinger in his guard.
Hinger controlling from the top position.
Love is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hinger sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Love is looking for a triangle but Hinger pushes his legs off easily.
Love is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hinger controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Love looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hinger passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Love is breathing heavily.
Love is looking for a sweep. Hinger is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hinger works his way into full mount!
Love keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hinger working for a submission but Love is keeping him at bay.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Love is trying to reverse the position but instead Hinger has taken his back - oops!
Hinger is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Hinger is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Love with him. Love is trying to defend but Hinger has an arm under the chin now! Love grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Josh Hinger!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rudy Dog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rudy Dog could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to John Maia's chin.
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rudy Dog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Maia!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dog lands with a nice body punch.
Dog tries to score a power double leg takedown but Maia sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dog somewhat.
Dog fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Maia shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Dog napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Dog is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Maia is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dog sees it coming and defends easily.
Dog slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Dog is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Maia drops back looking for a leg! Dog is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dog manages to kick Maia off! Maia jumps back into Dog's guard.
Maia pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dog is keeping the position for now.
Maia drops back, looking for a kneebar! Dog looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Dog looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Dog!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia is working to avoid the ground and pound but Dog connects with a decent elbow.
Dog looks up at the clock and then as Maia takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Dog smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Dog throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Dog in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Dog slows the pace down.
Dog creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Dog scoring with punches and elbows.
Dog knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Maia on the ground.
Maia is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Dog drops an elbow to the side of Maia's head.
Dog throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dog lands a nice short elbow.
Dog sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Maia defending well though.
Maia blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dog.
The fighters are battling for position here. Maia manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Maia has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Dog should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Maia has tightened it up now! Dog should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). John Maia!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brodie Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Test Tube (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brodie Bruce could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Test Tube's chin.
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213 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Counter striker
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brodie Bruce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Test Tube!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Tube. Bruce does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tube moves out of range as Bruce strikes.
Tube looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tube throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bruce's waist but Bruce gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tube off to one side.
Tube closes the distance and clinches up with Bruce, looking for a takedown. Tube pushes Bruce against the cage but Bruce circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Brodie Bruce has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Test Tube.
Bruce uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tube.
Tube shoots in but Bruce avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Tube.
Tube scores with punches from side control.
Tube sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Bruce is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Bruce is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tube not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tube throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tube stops Bruce from getting back to his feet.
Tube missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tube should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Tube thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nice strikes from Tube there.
Bruce taking some punishment here, with Tube in his half guard.
Tube throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tube throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tube missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bruce keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tube throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tube looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce is trying to stand back up but Tube is controlling him
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tube throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tube misses with a leg kick.
Tube throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tube avoids a punch combination nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tube.
Tube wants to land a leg kick but Bruce is out of range.
Bruce moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Tube looks gassed!
Tube throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tube.
Test Tube seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bruce fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tube.
Bruce tests Tube's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bruce.
Bruce feints a jab and as Tube dips his head, Bruce unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Tube right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Tube falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Bruce smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Brodie Bruce!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Arlovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emmett Cullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arlovski comes to the cage accompanied by Onward to Victory. 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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235 lbs
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265 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andrei Arlovski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Emmett Cullen!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arlovski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Arlovski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cullen.
Cullen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Arlovski misses with the combination.
Arlovski throws a series of punches but Cullen avoids them all with ease.
Cullen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Arlovski as he avoids it easily.
Cullen slips a jab and a cross from Arlovski.
Cullen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cullen shoots in but no luck this time.
Andrei Arlovski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Emmett Cullen.
Arlovski throws a right and a left that Cullen avoids nicely.
Arlovski fails to land with a series of punches.
Cullen shoots in looking for a takedown. Arlovski tries to sprawl out of it but Cullen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Arlovski manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cullen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Emmett Cullen has been cut.
Arlovski works over Cullen's head and body with a nice combination.
Cullen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cullen looks gassed!
A left and a right from Arlovski both land. Nice combination.
Arlovski throws a combination. Cullen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arlovski moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Arlovski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Arlovski lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Arlovski.
Arlovski scores with a one two! Cullen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Arlovski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cullen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Arlovski.
Arlovski swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cullen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That has opened up Emmett Cullen's cut even more.
Cullen is trying desperately to land a takedown but Arlovski is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Cullen.
Arlovski displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Arlovski lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Arlovski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Danga de danga de dang - Arlovski scores with a four punch combination!
Arlovski throws a series of punches but Cullen avoids them all with ease.
Arlovski throws a series of punches but Cullen avoids them all with ease.
Arlovski closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The cut above Emmett Cullen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arlovski tries to bum rush Cullen with a series of wild strikes but Cullen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Arlovski throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Arlovski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Andrei Arlovski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Arlovski looks to land a combination but Cullen avoids it well.
Arlovski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Arlovski throws a nice looking combination but Cullen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Arlovski swinging wildly here.
Arlovski misses with a double jab.
Cullen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Arlovski.
Some wild striking there from Arlovski.
Arlovski throws a combination. Cullen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Cullen slips a jab and a cross from Arlovski.
Left hook, right uppercut from Arlovski.
Emmett Cullen's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Arlovski misses with a few strikes there.
Arlovski misses with a few strikes there.
Cullen dodges the punch combination from Arlovski.
No joy there for Arlovski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Arlovski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cullen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Arlovski lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Arlovski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cullen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Arlovski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cullen.
A combination from Arlovski does no damage.
Arlovski moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Arlovski!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Emmett Cullen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Andrei Arlovski!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Juan Pablo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). West comes into a darkened arena with his song building. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAV0XrbEwNc&feature=player_embedded kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Juan Pablo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Robert West!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pablo throws a head kick but West moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pablo. West does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pablo tries to clinch up but West circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
West is trying to drag Pablo to the mat but Pablo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Pablo tries to circle away but West has him pinned against the cage.
Pablo breaks from the clinch.
Pablo moves into range and clinches up with West.
West drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pablo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pablo tries to clinch up.
Pablo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pablo throws a half hearted mid kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from West is defended easily by Pablo.
Juan Pablo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert West.
Pablo lands a head shot.
Pablo closes the distance but West moves to the side
and West makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
West shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pablo is trying to defend but West finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Pablo wants to get back to his feet.
West is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
West looks gassed!
West is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pablo is trying to stand back up but West is controlling him
Pablo works his way to full guard. Good work.
West must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pablo looking to control.
West pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pablo is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pablo pulls West in close to prevent any damage.
Pablo scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pablo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pablo is looking to slow West down with leg kicks.
Pablo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but West paws at him with a jab and circles away.
West is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pablo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pablo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pablo works West's body with a nice hook.
Juan Pablo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pablo cracks West with an open hand slap.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pablo fails to land with a series of punches.
Pablo moves into the clinch successfully.
Pablo manages to break the clinch.
Pablo misses with a two punch combination.
Pablo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping West at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pablo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pablo drops West with a beautiful combination! West stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Pablo is looking for the KO!
West is rocked!
It looks like Robert West has been cut.
Pablo lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. West is looking to close the distance but Pablo sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! West crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope West is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Juan Pablo!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between mark stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Wilkinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). mark stevens has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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175 lbs
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193 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, mark stevens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kevin Wilkinson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilkinson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wilkinson wants it to stay on the feet.
Wilkinson clinches with his opponent.
Wilkinson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Wilkinson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wilkinson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from stevens.
Wilkinson throws a head kick that misses.
Wilkinson rushes stevens and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wilkinson breaks from the clinch.
stevens shoots in looking for a takedown. Wilkinson tries to sprawl out of it but stevens keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wilkinson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for mark stevens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilkinson misses with the combination.
Horrible takedown by stevens or perhaps it was just good defense by Wilkinson which made him look bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
stevens will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wilkinson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wilkinson throws a right and a left that stevens avoids nicely.
Wilkinson misses with a leg kick.
Wilkinson throws a right and a left that stevens avoids nicely.
Wilkinson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to stevens's calf.
stevens closes the distance but Wilkinson moves to the side
and Wilkinson counters with a takedown into side control.
stevens regains half guard, as Wilkinson was trying to land strikes.
Wilkinson slows the pace down in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson wants to pass the guard but stevens is defending well.
Wilkinson trying to control the pace.
Wilkinson is working for a submission of some sort.
Wilkinson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and stevens defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
stevens moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Wilkinson postures up and lands a big shot to stevens's brow.
stevens bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wilkinson's guard.
stevens might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wilkinson looking to hit a scissor sweep but stevens is one step ahead there.
Wilkinson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Wilkinson controls stevens momentarily but stevens frees himself.
Wilkinson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with stevens. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
stevens stopping the sweep attempt from Wilkinson.
stevens slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Wilkinson keeping moving, preventing stevens from controlling successfully.
stevens stopping the sweep attempt from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson controls stevens momentarily but stevens frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Wilkinson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wilkinson misses with a few strikes there.
Wilkinson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
mark stevens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilkinson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
mark stevens is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
stevens misses with a takedown attempt
and Wilkinson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in stevens's guard.
Wilkinson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wilkinson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
stevens is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wilkinson defends well.
stevens looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
stevens keeping full guard, as Wilkinson tries to pass.
Wilkinson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
stevens is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Wilkinson tries to free his leg and advance position but stevens is retaining full guard.
stevens wriggles free and stands up.
stevens closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Wilkinson to the mat! Wilkinson manages to get full guard.
stevens prevents Wilkinson from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
stevens is stalling in the full guard.
stevens thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wilkinson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
stevens throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
stevens won't allow Wilkinson to get back to his feet.
Wilkinson is trying to control the position but stevens postures up.
Wilkinson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
stevens misses with a takedown attempt
and Wilkinson counters by clinching up.
Wilkinson breaks the clinch.
Wilkinson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. stevens sprawls well initially but Wilkinson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson is working for a submission of some sort.
Wilkinson is working for a kimura but stevens is defending it quite comfortably.
stevens is pressing down on Wilkinson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
stevens wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's four 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.
Wilkinson tries to free his leg and advance position but stevens is retaining full guard.
Wilkinson wants to control from the top but stevens keeps moving.
Wilkinson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
stevens bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wilkinson's guard.
Wilkinson is working an open guard so stevens takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
stevens gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Wilkinson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for mark stevens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilkinson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kevin Wilkinson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
stevens tries to clinch up
and Wilkinson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wilkinson misses the shot to the body.
Wilkinson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Wilkinson wants to pass the guard but stevens is keeping the position.
Wilkinson won't allow stevens to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilkinson trying to move into half guard but instead stevens has managed to sweep!
stevens advances position into side control!
Wilkinson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkinson struggling a bit here.
stevens tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no stevens has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
stevens goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Wilkinson rolls with the submission and now he's on top in stevens's guard! Nice work there by Wilkinson!
Wilkinson wants to stand and escape but instead stevens has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
stevens wants to control from the top but Wilkinson keeps moving.
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.
stevens passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kevin Wilkinson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wilkinson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
stevens tries to move to mount but Wilkinson blocks the move with his legs.
stevens is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Wilkinson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Wilkinson tries to buck stevens off but stevens is having none of it.
Wilkinson struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
stevens working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Wilkinson tries to buck stevens off but stevens is having none of it.
stevens tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Wilkinson is trying to buck stevens off.
Wilkinson is looking to reverse the position.
stevens wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wilkinson keeps working.
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.
Wilkinson is trying to improve his position.
Wilkinson tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but stevens presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Wilkinson is trying to escape the mount.
stevens goes for an armbar but Wilkinson turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson tries to free his leg and advance position but stevens is retaining full guard.
mark stevens has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kevin Wilkinson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
stevens has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Wilkinson doesn't defend quickly enough and stevens has managed to lock this one up! Can Wilkinson escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to stevens on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). mark stevens!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boris Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and chris stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boris Norris has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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212 lbs
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215 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Boris Norris!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, chris stevens!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
stevens swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
stevens throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
stevens throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
stevens throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Norris walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Norris misses with an uppercut. stevens saw that one coming.
Norris looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Norris walks into a straight right hand from stevens.
Norris thumps stevens with a low kick.
stevens misses with a double jab.
Norris throws a body punch but stevens moves out of range.
chris stevens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Norris showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from stevens.
stevens throws a sloppy body shot
and Norris counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Norris.
Norris misses with a hook from the clinch.
Norris successfully pulls guard.
Norris is looking to sinch up a triangle. stevens throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Norris's body to avoid the submission. Norris has instead reached around stevens's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Norris arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Boris Norris!
Boris Norris retains his light heavyweight title!
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