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DCF Fight Night #8 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tino Kallio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Casey Bowman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kallio comes into the arena with Atomic Rooster - Death Walks Behind You blaring out of the sound system. Bowman has chosen Dropkick Murphys - Warriors Code as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Tino Kallio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Casey Bowman!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bowman tries to clinch up.
Kallio shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bowman napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kallio trying to control the position but Bowman is working away.
Kallio working the ground and pound but Bowman is defending the strikes.
Bowman takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Kallio trying to control the action but Bowman is working from the bottom.
Kallio is really struggling to control Bowman but he's trying to hold on to the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kallio throwing strikes but Bowman manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Kallio tries to improve position but can't.
Kallio has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kallio defending against the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kallio is not content to let Bowman control the position.
An elbow from Bowman crashes against the mat.
Kallio can't do much from the bottom here.
Kallio sneaks back into half guard.
Kallio is refusing to be controlled, as Bowman sits in half guard.
Bowman is looking for a kimura but Kallio is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bowman to get the leverage.
Kallio is trying to get back to full guard.
Bowman is looking for a kimura but Kallio is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bowman to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bowman stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Kallio avoids the head kick by Bowman.
Bowman moves into the clinch.
Kallio throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bowman blocks it with crossed arms.
Bowman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kallio throws a push kick but Bowman slaps the foot to one side.
Kallio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kallio lands a nice looking body shot.
Bowman closes the distance and clinches up with Kallio, looking for a takedown. Bowman pushes Kallio against the cage but Kallio circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kallio shoots in for a takedown but Bowman shows good takedown defense.
Bowman swats away the attempt to clinch by Kallio.
Kallio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bowman looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bowman throws a nice head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kallio shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kallio showed some decent athleticism there.
Kallio seems to be working for a kimura but Bowman defends the submission attempt.
Bowman is in trouble now - Kallio has advanced to mount!
Bowman is looking to improve his position but Kallio isn't that keen on the idea.
Kallio landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowman sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Kallio is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bowman defends it well.
Kallio trying to control the action but Bowman is working from the bottom.
Bowman tries to roll over but Kallio keeps him under control.
Bowman wants to get back to his feet.
Kallio perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Kallio passes to full mount!
Kallio working Bowman over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tino Kallio will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kallio ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bowman tries to clinch but Kallio is having none of it.
We've been told by Kallio's head coaches at Island Warriors (For Sale - $10k profit per week) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bowman stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bowman wants it to stay on the feet.
Tino Kallio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Kallio with that takedown attempt.
Bowman shoots in but Kallio avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A head kick from Bowman lands but Kallio takes it in his stride.
Bowman has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bowman misses with a left hand
and Kallio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bowman dives in for a single leg takedown but Kallio sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kallio seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kallio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bowman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kallio gets the takedown into side control.
Kallio working the strikes but Bowman uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Kallio with the ground and pound but Bowman uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Tino Kallio overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kallio trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bowman keeping moving, preventing Kallio from controlling successfully.
Kallio pushing down on Bowman's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kallio wants to work for an arm triangle but Bowman is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bowman is refusing to be controlled, as Kallio sits in half guard.
Kallio takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kallio is trying to control the action in half guard but Bowman is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowman tries to roll over but Kallio keeps him under control.
Bowman wants to get back to his feet.
Kallio is keen to just control but Bowman is a slippery customer.
Bowman tries to roll over but Kallio keeps him under control.
Bowman is not content to let Kallio control the position.
Kallio drops an elbow to the side of Bowman's head.
Kallio content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Kallio is keen to just control but Bowman is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowman on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kallio not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kallio trying to pass the guard but Bowman defending well.
Bowman keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Kallio is keen to just control but Bowman is a slippery customer.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Kallio here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Bowman is trying to get back to full guard.
Kallio working over Bowman with some ground and pound. Bowman looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kallio throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kallio is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kallio trying to control the position from guard on top but Bowman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kallio tries to free his leg and advance position but Bowman is retaining full guard.
Bowman keeping moving, preventing Kallio from controlling successfully.
Kallio throws a big right hand that misses.
Kallio trying to control but Bowman is working from the bottom.
Bowman looking for a sweep. Not yet Bowman, not yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kallio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kallio shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Nice strikes from Kallio there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tino Kallio dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A swing and a miss from Bowman.
Nice sprawl there from Bowman as Kallio shoots in.
Kallio throws a sloppy head kick
and Bowman counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kallio looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bowman pushing down on Kallio's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kallio is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bowman's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bowman's back!
Kallio controlling well, preventing Bowman from escaping the position.
Kallio really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Bowman.
You can see the frustration on Bowman's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Bowman fending off the submission attempt from Kallio.
Kallio is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Bowman defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kallio throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Bowman turns into Kallio and is now in his guard.
Bowman throwing strikes from guard but Kallio blocks nicely.
Kallio is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kallio is trying to control the position from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bowman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Casey Bowman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowman trying to control but Kallio is working from the bottom.
Bowman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kallio is trying to control the position but Bowman postures up.
Bowman connects with a couple of short punches.
Kallio might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kallio is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bowman is trying to maintain the position but Kallio is very close to passing his half guard.
Tino Kallio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bowman tries to get to full guard but Kallio has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kallio winds up and cracks Bowman with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kallio not doing much here.
Kallio's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Kallio seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Bowman for as long as he can get away with.
Bowman tries to get to full guard but Kallio has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kallio wants to free his trapped foot but Bowman is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kallio in particular looking to stall.
Kallio is keen to just control but Bowman is a slippery customer.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kallio is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bowman is just riding it out for now. Kallio eventually gives up the hold.
Kallio wants to control but Bowman is keeping him busy.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
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 Tino Kallio.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kallio, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tino Kallio!
A very excited looking Tino Kallio rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
The defeated Casey Bowman had this to say: 'Thanks to DC Fighting, my team, my friends, my family and all supporters. I´ll be back...'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kane Arona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Cox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Brawler
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kane Arona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sean Cox!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arona scores with a one two! Cox had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Cox shoots in but Arona avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Arona fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cox on the side of the head.
Sean Cox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cox dives in and grabs Arona's left leg, looking for a takedown. Arona pushes down on Cox's head and hops out.
Cox doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Arona counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kane Arona has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Cox.
Cox takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cox tries for a takedown but Arona circles away easily
letting Arona counter with a right hand.
Cox is rocked!
A big right followed by a crushing left from Arona knocks Cox out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kane Arona!
A very excited looking Kane Arona made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Gurel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Marquet (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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175 lbs
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3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jake Gurel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Henry Marquet!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marquet drops Gurel with a beautiful combination! Gurel stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Marquet is looking for the KO!
It looks like Jake Gurel has been cut.
Gurel shoots and misses
and Marquet counters with a big right hand! Oh Gurel is in trouble here! Marquet follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henry Marquet!
In his post fight interview, Henry Marquet started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
In defeat, Jake Gurel stepped up to the mic, saying 'You win some, you lose some. Today I lost. Tomorrow I will win. Its that simple'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Bones The Coke Fiend (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russell Tyrone Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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, Johnny Bones The Coke Fiend!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Russell Tyrone Jones!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Coke Fiend throws a sloppy head kick and Tyrone Jones moves out of range easily.
Tyrone Jones is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Tyrone Jones jabs The Coke Fiend to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The Coke Fiend goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tyrone Jones has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as The Coke Fiend is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Tyrone Jones lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The Coke Fiend tries a head kick but it misses.
The Coke Fiend tries to clinch but Tyrone Jones moves out of range.
The Coke Fiend blocks the body kick.
Tyrone Jones lands a slapping body shot.
Tyrone Jones avoids the head kick by The Coke Fiend.
Tyrone Jones tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
We've been told by The Coke Fiend's head coaches at SP ICON sucks donkey dick that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The Coke Fiend moves out of range of the body kick.
The Coke Fiend tries to clinch there but Tyrone Jones circles away.
Tyrone Jones tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Coke Fiend scores with a head kick. Tyrone Jones tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tyrone Jones.
The Coke Fiend takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
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!
The Coke Fiend is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The Coke Fiend scores with a kick to the body.
The Coke Fiend clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Coke Fiend trying to control the position but instead, Tyrone Jones has worked for underhooks and has pushed The Coke Fiend into the cage.
Good body shot from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tyrone Jones lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The Coke Fiend wants to clinch
and Tyrone Jones counters with a leg kick.
The Coke Fiend tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tyrone Jones looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The Coke Fiend misses with a head kick.
The Coke Fiend tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tyrone Jones lands a jab to the nose.
Tyrone Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
The Coke Fiend throws a lazy head kick
and Tyrone Jones makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The Coke Fiend walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The Coke Fiend throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Coke Fiend throws a head kick but Tyrone Jones moves out of range.
The Coke Fiend fails in his attempt to clinch.
The Coke Fiend moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyrone Jones is leaning against The Coke Fiend and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tyrone Jones lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tyrone Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The Coke Fiend leaning his opponent against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The Coke Fiend avoiding damage.
A nice left hand lands by Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones is leaning against The Coke Fiend and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tyrone Jones blocks an elbow strike from The Coke Fiend.
The Coke Fiend pushes off an throws an elbow but Tyrone Jones leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones lands a shot to the body.
The Coke Fiend is breathing heavily.
Tyrone Jones lands a body punch.
Tyrone Jones turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Tyrone Jones manages to end up in side control.
Tyrone Jones trying to control the position but The Coke Fiend is working away.
Tyrone Jones looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Tyrone Jones tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Tyrone Jones advances to full mount.
The Coke Fiend knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tyrone Jones on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Coke Fiend manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by The Coke Fiend, under a barage of strikes from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tyrone Jones is trying to control the action in half guard but The Coke Fiend is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tyrone Jones keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The Coke Fiend avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tyrone Jones seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but The Coke Fiend does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russell Tyrone Jones dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The Coke Fiend takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Johnny Bones The Coke Fiend has been cut.
The Coke Fiend drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The Coke Fiend is looking to chop away at Tyrone Jones's legs.
Tyrone Jones is looking to land body kicks.
Tyrone Jones lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tyrone Jones throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The Coke Fiend fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tyrone Jones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Horrible takedown attempt by Tyrone Jones or perhaps it was just good defense by The Coke Fiend, which made it look bad.
The Coke Fiend throws a quick counter kick to the body but Tyrone Jones avoids it.
Tyrone Jones lands with a good body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyrone Jones connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tyrone Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
The Coke Fiend throws a sloppy head kick and Tyrone Jones moves out of range easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyrone Jones pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Coke Fiend throws a sloppy head kick and Tyrone Jones moves out of range easily.
Tyrone Jones feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to The Coke Fiend's calf.
Tyrone Jones connects with a right hand. The Coke Fiend shakes it off.
Tyrone Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Coke Fiend circles away quickly and effectively.
The Coke Fiend tries to close the distance and clinch but Tyrone Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tyrone Jones ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The Coke Fiend throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tyrone Jones counters with a straight right hand.
The Coke Fiend closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tyrone Jones counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tyrone Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tyrone Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. The Coke Fiend is keeping the position for now.
Tyrone Jones forces his way into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Coke Fiend is staying active underneath Tyrone Jones, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The Coke Fiend keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tyrone Jones works his way into full mount!
Tyrone Jones connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The Coke Fiend is in a horrible position here. Tyrone Jones smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Tyrone Jones misses with a head shot.
Tyrone Jones tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Tyrone Jones has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tyrone Jones looking to control but The Coke Fiend is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyrone Jones with good strikes from the mount here!
The Coke Fiend is rocked!
The Coke Fiend tries to buck Tyrone Jones off but he can't manage it.
Oh The Coke Fiend is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tyrone Jones looking to finish with strikes here!
Tyrone Jones lands with some strikes.
Tyrone Jones looking to finish with strikes here!
The Coke Fiend seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones misses with a head shot.
The Coke Fiend defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Tyrone Jones lands with some strikes.
A nice elbow there by Tyrone Jones.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Tyrone Jones postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! The Coke Fiend is out cold - huge knockout for Tyrone Jones!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Russell Tyrone Jones!
In his post fight interview, Russell Tyrone Jones started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Curt Wooten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Borys Mankowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mankowski has chosen Kękę -Wyjebane as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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160 lbs
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22
150 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Curt Wooten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Borys Mankowski!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mankowski fails with the takedown.
Mankowski fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wooten rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mankowski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mankowski lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Wooten goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A right-left combo lands from Wooten.
We've been told by Wooten's head coaches at SP ICON sucks donkey dick that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Wooten rushes Mankowski and presses him up against the cage.
Mankowski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wootens head.
Mankowski works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mankowski tries to work over Wooten's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wooten digs a right hand into Mankowski's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mankowski's gas tank.
Mankowski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mankowski wants a takedown but no success here.
Curt Wooten has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Borys Mankowski.
Wooten is struggling to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wooten is trying to force a seperation but Mankowski has the dominant position.
A right handed body shot lands from Mankowski.
Mankowski is working for takedown but Wooten is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mankowski has picked Wooten up - he's going for a ride! Mankowski dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Wooten is looking to control Mankowski's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wooten avoid being mounted?
Still in half guard, Mankowski seems content to control.
Mankowski works his foot free and advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mankowski looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooten tries to lock up and control but Mankowski gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mankowski controlling from the full mount.
Mankowski putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Mankowski controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Mankowski might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Wooten is working to get back to half guard.
Wooten is in a horrible position here. Mankowski smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mankowski sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mankowski is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Wooten is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Borys Mankowski!
Borys Mankowski bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Freddy White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Madison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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28
164 lbs
20 - 14 - 4 |
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34
175 lbs
20 - 12 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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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
20 - 14 - 4, fighting out of Hilo, Freddy White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Greg Madison!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White blocks a low kick nicely.
White throws a leg kick but Madison sees it coming and moves out of range.
White throws a lazy uppercut
and Madison counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A big right from Madison misses.
Nice shot by Madison.
White tries to clinch up but Madison circles away and keeps his distance.
White scores with a nice head shot.
Madison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madison pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
White slips a jab from Madison.
Madison just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from White.
Madison jabs White right on the nose. White blinks but takes it well.
White wants to land a leg kick but Madison is out of range.
White takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A swing and a miss from White.
White tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Madison looks to throw the jab but White is out of range.
White feinted with a counter takedown.
An inside leg kick lands from Madison.
Madison misses with a low kick.
Madison connects with a looping right hand.
Madison misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White is looking to score with low kicks.
Madison takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
White is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Madison.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Madison cracks White with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Madison has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning White to stand back up!
White is rocked!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from White, right into the meat.
Oh White is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A combination from White does no damage.
White seems to have got his legs back now.
Madison gets in close and tags White with a short punch that almost sends White to the mat! Oh White is in big trouble! He turns his back on Madison, trying to create some distance but Madison rushes him, striking wildly and White goes down! The referee tackles Madison into the cage to end the fight! Madison is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Greg Madison!
The defeated Freddy White had this to say: 'Back to the drawing board '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lima Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Coles (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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25
206 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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19
206 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lima Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dennis Coles!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos moves out of range of the body kick.
Santos drops his hands momentarily and Coles needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Santos just on the top of the head. Santos drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Santos - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dennis Coles!
Dennis Coles seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dancing Dave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Haitu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dave's entrance music is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s76fTJKxUQc. A fine choice. 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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25
156 lbs
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26
153 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Dancing Dave!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Roger Haitu!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haitu throws a nice looking combination but Dave bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Haitu moves away from the strike by Dave.
Haitu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dave lands a front kick.
Haitu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Haitu misses with a few strikes there.
Haitu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dave jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Nice shot lands for Haitu.
Haitu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dave slips a jab and a cross from Haitu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haitu scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Haitu moves out of range of the leg kick from Dave.
Haitu stalks Dave and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dave's face. Dave staggers backwards, shaken.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dave takes one to the chin there.
Sloppy strikes from Haitu. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haitu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dave jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Dave takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Haitu has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Dave.
Haitu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Some wild striking there from Haitu.
Haitu moves out of range as Dave strikes.
Dave thumps Haitu with a low kick.
Dave definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The fighters circle momentarily. Haitu darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dave lands a nice leg kick that just misses Haitu's sensitive parts.
Dave throws a body kick that misses.
Haitu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As Haitu backs away, Dave returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Dave showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Haitu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haitu throws a series of punches but Dave avoids them all with ease.
Dave is looking to counter with head kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haitu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dave looks for the body kick but Haitu saw that one coming.
Haitu moves out of range of the body kick from Dave.
Dave has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dave misses with some punches.
Dave fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Haitu breaks from the clinch.
A punch combination from Haitu misses.
Dave showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Haitu.
Haitu looks to land a combination. Dave sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Haitu swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haitu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dave circles away quickly and effectively.
Dave throws an overhand right that lands on Haitu's shoulder, as Haitu tries to avoid the shot.
Haitu is looking for the big counter here.
Haitu fails to land with a series of punches.
Dave thuds his shin into the meat of Haitu's side.
Haitu looks winded!
Haitu catches Dave with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dave throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dave throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Haitu on the side of the head.
Haitu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dave circles away quickly and effectively.
Dave ducks under a wild hook from Haitu.
Haitu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dave appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dave turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dave does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Haitu is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Haitu misses with a few strikes there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dave.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haitu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dave moves away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dave connects with an inside leg kick.
Dave misses with a straight left.
Nice shot by Haitu.
Dave throws a wild body kick that Haitu sees coming a mile off.
No joy there for Haitu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Haitu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dave can pounce on him.
Haitu looks to land a combination but Dave avoids it well.
As Haitu tries to get set, Dave tries to push him back and clinch up but Haitu manages to avoid the attempt.
Haitu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dave wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Dave misses with a body kick.
Dave dodges the punch combination from Haitu.
We've been informed that Haitu has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Dave cracks the inside of Haitu's front leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Haitu dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dave is looking to slow Haitu down with leg kicks.
Haitu throws a series of punches but Dave avoids them all with ease.
Dave wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Haitu throws a series of strikes that have Dave backpedaling.
Haitu misses with a wild combination.
Haitu misses with a double jab.
Dave looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Haitu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dave is looking to counter the offense by Haitu and move into the clinch.
Haitu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dave counters with a nice body kick.
Haitu moves out of range as Dave throws a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Haitu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dave wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
No joy there for Haitu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Roger Haitu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dave lands with a thumping leg kick.
Haitu is breathing heavily.
Dave steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Haitu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haitu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dave circles away quickly and effectively.
Dave tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Haitu manages to circle out of the way.
Haitu throws a series of punches but Dave avoids them all with ease.
It looked like Dave wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Roger Haitu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dave jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dave lands a nice looking body kick.
Dave scores with a kick to the midsection.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dave.
Haitu gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Haitu is rocked!
Dave thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Haitu if he has to take too many more of those.
Haitu is still on wobbly legs! Can Dave finish him?
Haitu has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Dave.
That kick from Dave tenderised Haitu's leg. Haitu is trying to keep his angry face on.
Haitu has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Dave.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dave gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dave lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Dave.
Dave scores a nice knee to the body.
Dave softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dave lands a left hand that snaps the head of Haitu backwards.
Dave has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Haitu - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Dave, and another! Haitu is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Dancing Dave!
Dancing Dave retains his lightweight title!
A very excited looking Dancing Dave made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between German Shephard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shephard comes into the arena with K9 Justice blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Penn's choice of entrance music: Everything in its right place. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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31
182 lbs
14 - 10 - 0 |
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25
185 lbs
9 - 6 - 1 |
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, German Shephard!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, James Penn!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn gets a takedown into half guard.
Shephard won't allow Penn to pass to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shephard is not content to let Penn control the position.
Penn is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Penn is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Shephard defends it well.
Shephard keeping hold of Penn's head, controlling as best he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Shephard defends it well.
Penn passes to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Penn has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Shephard is looking to reverse the position.
Penn is looking to take a break and control but Shephard is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Penn tries to move into full mount but can't pass Shephard's legs.
Shephard gets back to half guard.
Penn is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Penn seems to be working for a kimura but Shephard defends the submission attempt.
Shephard is trying to control but can't.
Penn wants to free his trapped foot but Shephard is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Penn is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Penn prevents Shephard from improving his position.
Penn looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn is thwarting Shephard's attempts to control the position.
Penn is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Shephard has managed to free his arm - good work.
Penn seems to be working for a kimura but Shephard defends the submission attempt.
Penn is looking for a kimura but Shephard is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Penn to get the leverage.
Penn throws a strike but Shephard avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Penn is stalling in the full guard.
Penn wants to control from the top but Shephard keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Shephard keeping full guard, as Penn tries to pass.
Shephard is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Shephard throws a head kick that misses.
Penn goes for a double leg but Shephard avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Shephard continues to drive forward.
Shephard scores with a push kick.
Shephard punishes Penn's body with a nice straight punch.
Penn moves out of range of the body kick.
Penn ducks under a wild hook from Shephard.
Penn throws out a counter right but Shephard avoids it with no problem.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Penn fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Penn misses with a hook.
Shephard looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Penn dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Shephard lands with a thumping leg kick.
Shephard throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Penn cracks Shephard with an open hand slap.
Penn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Penn looks to throw the jab but Shephard is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Shephard misses the target.
Penn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shephard.
Penn connects with a looping right hand.
Shephard misses with a looping right.
German Shephard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penn shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Penn showed some decent athleticism there.
Penn is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Shephard is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Penn's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Penn's back!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Even with his hooks in, Shephard manages to miss with strikes from the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn manages to escape to a better position under a series of strikes. Shephard is now in side control.
Penn taking a bit of punishment here - Shephard scoring with strikes.
Penn is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Shephard off and has taken his back!
Penn working for the choke.
Penn is looking for the choke from the back position but Shephard is controlling his hands well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shephard tries to roll but Penn sticks to his back.
Penn is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Shephard knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Shephard for a finish.
Penn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Penn patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Penn doesn't have the hooks in and Shephard manages to turn into his guard.
Penn keeping full guard, as Shephard tries to pass.
Shephard passes easily into side control. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
You can see the frustration on Penn's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Shephard trying to control the action but Penn is working from the bottom.
Shephard is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Penn knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn tries to improve position but can't.
Penn taking a bit of punishment here - Shephard scoring with strikes.
Shephard trying to control the action but Penn is working from the bottom.
Penn is trying to control Shephard's posture but Shephard avoids it.
That's four 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.
Penn is trying to improve his position.
Penn is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Shephard off and has taken his back!
Penn missing with strikes from the back.
Penn is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Shephard has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Shephard is in bad spot here.
Penn throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Penn controlling well, preventing Shephard from escaping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Penn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Penn misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Shephard counters with a good low kick that Penn was not able to check.
Sloppy strikes from Penn. Those never looked like landing.
Penn lands with a hook. Shephard tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Shephard displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Penn.
Shephard finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Shephard throws a nice looking combination but Penn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A lazy left from Shephard finds it's target.
A big left from Shephard misses.
Penn has a takedown stuffed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn throws an overhand right that lands on Shephard's shoulder, as Shephard tries to avoid the shot.
Shephard throwing a counter right hand but Penn manages to avoid it.
Shephard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Penn shoots in and drives through. Shephard sprawls well.
Shephard is looking to counter with a body kick.
German Shephard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Penn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shephard misses with a straight right.
Shephard scoring well with a low kick there.
Penn closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Shephard feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Penn's calf.
Penn throws a jab when Shephard was well out of range.
Jab by Penn.
Shephard listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Shephard will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Shephard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Shephard lets loose with a powerful body kick. Penn will feel that in the morning.
Shephard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Penn throws a big counter head kick but Shephard avoids it with no problem.
Penn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Shephard slips under a jab from Penn.
Penn fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Shephard avoids it really well and circles away.
Shephard wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
James Penn is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penn fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A counter left hand to the body from Shephard misses its target.
Penn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shephard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Penn blocks a head kick by Shephard.
Shephard stuffs the takedown.
Penn fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Penn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shephard lands a leg kick that knocks Penn off balance momentarily.
Shephard ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Penn on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shephard. Shephard obviously looking to wear him down.
Penn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shephard.
Despite the aggression on Penn's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
German Shephard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn tries to score a power double leg takedown but Shephard sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Penn somewhat.
Shephard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Shephard.
Penn fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Shephard avoids it really well and circles away.
Shephard looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Penn! But no joy.
Penn closes this distance looking for a takedown but Shephard circles away.
German Shephard is winning the standup battle so far.
Shephard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Penn might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Penn steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Shephard. That one must have hurt.
Penn fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Shephard avoids it really well and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shephard lands with a kick to the ribs.
Penn fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Penn takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Penn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Penn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shephard throws a body shot but no joy.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Shephard.
Shephard connects with a body shot that sends Penn's belly button to the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That kick from Shephard tenderised Penn's leg. Penn is trying to keep his angry face on.
Shephard throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Shephard sets himself, and Penn steps forward looking for the clinch! Shephard avoids it this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
German Shephard showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Penn has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Penn!
James Penn is the new welterweight champion!
James Penn decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trent Punchy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ceoghan Cartwright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cartwright is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Disciples of Power - Born Unto Death. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Trent Punchy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ceoghan Cartwright!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Punchy lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Punchy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cartwright throws a good cross that connects.
Cartwright swings widly with a right hand
and Punchy counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Cartwright!
Cartwright is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cartwright is trying to get back to full guard.
Cartwright is still in real trouble! Can Punchy finish him?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cartwright on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Cartwright is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cartwright looking for submissions off his back.
Cartwright gets full guard.
Cartwright seems to have recovered his senses.
Cartwright is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Punchy defends well.
Punchy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Punchy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cartwright works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Punchy got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cartwright has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Punchy has managed to get both his arms back between Cartwright's legs - danger averted.
Punchy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cartwright is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punchy works over Cartwright with some ground and pound from guard.
Punchy distracts Cartwright with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Punchy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cartwright's head.
Punchy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cartwright is keeping the position for now.
Cartwright working for a triangle but Punchy defends it easily.
Punchy trying to control the position from guard on top but Cartwright is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Punchy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cartwright is looking for a triangle but Punchy pushes his legs off easily.
Cartwright escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Punchy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Punchy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cartwright is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Punchy wants to control from the top but Cartwright keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punchy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cartwright looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Punchy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cartwright's head.
Punchy landing some decent shots from guard.
Punchy has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Punchy keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cartwright's head.
Punchy sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cartwright's guard.
Punchy looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Punchy lands strikes from half guard.
Cartwright gets back to full guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Punchy gets to his feet and stands over Cartwright, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Cartwright felt that one! Punchy unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Cartwright from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trent Punchy!
Trent Punchy retains his middleweight title!
Our winner, Trent Punchy, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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