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QFC Tournament 688 Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zak Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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280 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bruno Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zak Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jones, as that shot connected.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Thompson misses with a head kick.
A shot to the body from Thompson misses
and Jones counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Thompson thinking.
A jab lands there for Jones.
Jones lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Thompson up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Jones from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Thompson's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bruno Jones!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Vinicius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabian Mest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mest has chosen Denzel Curry - Ultimate as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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230 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marcus Vinicius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fabian Mest!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vinicius shoots in looking for a takedown. Mest tries to sprawl out of it but Vinicius keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mest manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Vinicius shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vinicius tries for a takedown but Mest sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Vinicius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown attempt by Vinicius or perhaps it was just good defense by Mest, which made it look bad.
Mest avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vinicius shoots in but Mest avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mest tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vinicius was well out of range. Poor timing from Mest.
Vinicius closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Mest's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mest is trying to control the position but Vinicius postures up.
Mest keeping moving, preventing Vinicius from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mest controls Vinicius momentarily but Vinicius frees himself.
Mest is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Vinicius presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Vinicius working Mest over with knees to the body.
Mest tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Vinicius just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mest breaks the clinch.
Mest avoids the head kick by Vinicius.
Mest tries to counter by closing the distance.
Mest drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Vinicius is trying to control Mest's posture but Mest avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mest wants to control but Vinicius is keeping him busy.
Vinicius is trying to work for a sweep but Mest has mounted him!
Vinicius keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Mest has hold of Vinicius's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Vinicius manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vinicius holds on for dear life, controlling Mest's posture momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mest trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Vinicius sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Mest thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vinicius's head.
Vinicius is staying active underneath Mest, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Vinicius is looking to improve his position.
Vinicius is trying to maintain the position but Mest is very close to passing his half guard.
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.
Mest decides to stand up.
Mest looks winded!
Mest shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Vinicius but Vinicius pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mest throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vinicius shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mest as he avoids it easily.
Vinicius scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mest gets tackled into the cage by Vinicius. Vinicius maintains the clinch.
Vinicius manages to break the clinch.
Vinicius with a poor takedown
and Mest moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Fabian Mest will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Vinicius gets a clinch.
Vinicius tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mest prevents the takedown attempt.
Vinicius escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mest fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Vinicius avoids it really well and circles away.
Vinicius fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Vinicius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mest closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Vinicius to the mat! Vinicius manages to get full guard.
Vinicius is wriggling around but Mest manages to pass to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinicius manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Mest keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Vinicius has Mest pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mest manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mest fails to pull guard.
Vinicius has Mest pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mest manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Vinicius is looking to take this one to the mat.
Vinicius drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mest gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Vinicius blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mest breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mest stuffs the takedown.
Mest manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Vinicius on his heels. He'll look to pass Vinicius's guard now, I'm sure.
Mest passes Vinicius's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vinicius has a hand on Mest's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Mest takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Mest wants to control the pace but Vinicius is squirming around nicely.
Vinicius tries to reverse the position but Mest maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mest can't control as he wanted to and Vinicius manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Vinicius is concentrating on defense, preventing Mest from advancing position.
Mest trying to control from half guard but Vinicius is working away.
Vinicius pushes Mest off and gets back to his feet.
Vinicius shoots in looking for a takedown but Mest manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Vinicius's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mest shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vinicius pushes Mest up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vinicius jumps into guard, dragging Mest to the mat.
Mest must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Vinicius trying to control the position here.
Vinicius manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mest manages to get himself to full guard.
Vinicius will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mest is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Vinicius defends well.
Vinicius throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Marcus Vinicius will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Mest on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vinicius. Vinicius obviously looking to wear him down.
Mest is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mest shoots in looking for a takedown. Vinicius tries to sprawl out of it but Mest keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Vinicius manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Vinicius fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vinicius looks to land a combination. Mest sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Vinicius shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mest sprawls well. Mest wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Vinicius gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Mest as Vinicius shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Vinicius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mest tries to clinch there but Vinicius circles away.
Vinicius is looking for a counter combo.
Mest clinches.
Vinicius is trying to maintain a safe position but Mest gets an underhook and turns Vinicius into the cage.
A body shot lands from Mest.
Mest tries to pull guard but Vinicius forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mest tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mest is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Vinicius to keep the fight standing.
Vinicius successfully pulls guard.
Mest trying to control the position from guard on top but Vinicius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinicius throws his legs up looking for a submission but Mest uses it to pass to side control.
Vinicius manages to get back to half guard.
Mest is trying to control the action in half guard but Vinicius is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mest thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vinicius's head.
Mest is keen to just control but Vinicius is a slippery customer.
Marcus Vinicius overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vinicius is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mest's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mest's back!
Vinicius struggling to land strikes to the head as Mest covers up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinicius keeps control of the position easily here as Mest tries to buck him off.
Vinicius has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Vinicius controls the action.
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.
Mest tries to escape but Vinicius has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Mest trying to control the action but Vinicius just sinks the hooks in.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vinicius throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vinicius throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Fabian Mest has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vinicius is riding his opponent, not letting Mest buck him off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Vinicius showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vinicius has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight for Marcus Vinicius!
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Marcus Vinicius!
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight for Marcus Vinicius!
Marcus Vinicius wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Lorenzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny First (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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210 lbs
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280 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jay Lorenzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Manny First!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lorenzo shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in First's guard.
Lorenzo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Lorenzo stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Lorenzo stuffs the takedown attempt from First. First gets slowly back to his feet.
Lorenzo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with First, pushing him back against the cage.
First is trying to break the clinch but Lorenzo has him pressed against the cage.
Lorenzo working First over with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lorenzo is stalling here.
Lorenzo lands an elbow just above First 's eye.
First's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lorenzo manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
First postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lorenzo is controlling First's posture.
First trying to control the position from guard on top but Lorenzo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
First throws a strike but Lorenzo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
First is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lorenzo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Lorenzo is sitting in close to First's body. First has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Lorenzo is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Lorenzo is tapping! That was a very nice submission by First.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Manny First!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Reimer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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300 lbs
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200 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Eric Reimer!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Reimer's guard.
Williams throws a big right hand that misses.
Williams preventing the sweep.
Williams throws a big right hand that misses.
Williams working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Williams postures up, still in guard. A huge hammer fist lands that bounces Reimer's head off the mat! Reimer is out! He's out! Williams jumps to his feet and celebrates with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Matt Williams!
Matt Williams decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabian Mest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mest is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Denzel Curry - Ultimate. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ricky Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fabian Mest!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mest rushes Anderson and presses him up against the cage.
Anderson cracks Mest with a nice body shot.
Anderson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mest lands a takedown into guard.
Anderson keeping moving, preventing Mest from controlling successfully.
Anderson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mest is controlling him.
Anderson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mest on the ground.
Mest preventing the sweep.
Anderson keeping moving, preventing Mest from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mest wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.
Mest trying to stand up but can't free himself from Anderson's guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Anderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Anderson is looking to clinch.
Mest looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mest tries for a takedown but Anderson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Anderson wants to clinch up but Mest keeps it at a distance.
Mest tries to counter with a clinch but Anderson shakes him off and moves away.
Anderson instigates a clinch.
Mest is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Anderson to keep the fight standing.
Ricky Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fabian Mest.
Mest looks winded!
Mest can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mest tries to pull guard but Anderson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Anderson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mest gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mest pulls guard effortlessly.
Anderson postures up.
Anderson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Anderson gets to his feet. Mest looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Anderson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Anderson decides to stand and escape the position.
Anderson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Anderson avoids the head kick by Mest.
The fight stays on the outside here - Anderson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Anderson clinches up against the cage.
Anderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anderson tries to clinch but Mest is having none of it.
Anderson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Mest tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Anderson is in Mest's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson stands and steps away. Mest gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Mest swats away the attempt to clinch by Anderson.
Anderson takes the fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Good body shot from Anderson.
Mest prevents Anderson from breaking the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anderson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Anderson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Fabian Mest has been cut.
Anderson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mest or not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Anderson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fabian Mest's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Anderson tries to clinch but Mest moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mest is defended easily by Anderson.
Anderson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Anderson lands a body shot.
Mest's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anderson wants to clinch up but Mest keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Anderson tries to clinch up but Mest circles away and keeps his distance.
Ricky Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mest closes the distance and clinches up with Anderson, looking for a takedown. Mest pushes Anderson against the cage but Anderson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Anderson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Mest manages to circle out of the way.
Mest throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Anderson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Mest is in Anderson's guard.
Mest is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson pulls Mest in close to prevent any damage.
Mest prevents Anderson from getting back to his feet.
Anderson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Anderson wants to get back to his feet but Mest is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
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.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Anderson tries to clinch up.
Anderson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Anderson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ricky Anderson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mest is trying to maintain the position but Anderson is very close to passing his half guard.
Anderson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ricky Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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.
Anderson swinging wildly here.
Anderson drops Mest with a beautiful combination! Mest stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Anderson is looking for the KO!
Mest is rocked!
Mest tries to keep at a distance but Anderson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mest is still on wobbly legs! Can Anderson finish him?
Anderson jumps guard but Mest turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Anderson has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Mest - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Anderson, and another! Mest is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Ricky Anderson!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brad Grimm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bud Spencer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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200 lbs
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280 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brad Grimm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bud Spencer!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spencer swats away the attempt to clinch by Grimm.
Grimm walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
It looks like Brad Grimm has been cut.
Nice uppercut there from Spencer.
Spencer sizes up Grimm with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Grimm fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grimm wants to clinch up but Spencer keeps it at a distance.
Grimm fails with a takedown attempt.
Spencer lands a left and a right that sends Grimm crashing to the canvas! Spencer dives into mount looking to finish!
Grimm is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Oh Grimm is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Grimm tries to get into range but Spencer steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Grimm! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Spencer scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bud Spencer!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ganluigi Abate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Fernedez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ganluigi Abate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Henry Fernedez!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abate clinches up against the cage.
Abate is pressed up against the cage. Fernedez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Abate down to the mat. Abate avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Abate moves into range and clinches up with Fernedez.
Fernedez is trying to pull guard but Abate has him pressed against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Abate as the two fighters clinch.
Fernedez tries to pull guard but Abate holds him up against the cage and eventually Fernedez drops back down to his feet.
Ganluigi Abate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henry Fernedez.
Fernedez is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Abate misses with a knee to the head.
Abate lands on the inside with an uppercut.
It looks like Henry Fernedez has been cut.
Abate is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A right hand to the body from Abate.
Abate utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fernedez looks winded!
Abate works on Fernedez's body with a couple of short punches.
Abate works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Abate gets through Fernedez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Abate lands a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Abate.
Abate using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fernedez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Abate lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fernedez backwards.
Abate working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abate connects with a knee to the head.
Abate landing knees to the body.
Abate scores with a shot to the side of Fernedez's head.
Abate could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Abate unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fernedez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Abate lands a right hand.
Abate lands a left hand.
Nice elbow from Abate.
Fernedez takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short left from Abate.
Nice body punch from Abate.
Abate lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That has opened up Henry Fernedez's cut even more.
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!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Abate obliges.
Abate working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Abate scores a nice knee to the body.
Abate is working Fernedez over against the cage.
Abate lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Abate with a knee to the head.
Abate connects with a knee to the head.
Fernedez takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Abate obliges.
Abate working Fernedez over with knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Abate as the two fighters clinch.
Abate lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fernedez or not.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Abate.
Knees in the clinch landing for Abate.
Abate creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fernedez's defenses.
A right hook to the body lands for Abate.
Abate crunches a lovely knee into Fernedez's ribcage.
Abate putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fernedez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Abate.
Abate unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fernedez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Abate lands with a light punch inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Abate.
Abate lands with a right to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Abate.
Abate working Fernedez over with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abate scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Abate connects with a knee to the head.
Fernedez goes for a takedown attempt but Abate pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Abate connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Abate listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fernedez tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Abate defends well and Fernedez ends up having to push Abate into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Abate clinches up against the cage.
Abate with a knee to the head.
Abate throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fernedezs head.
Abate makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fernedez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Abate pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for Abate.
Fernedez is trying to break the clinch but Abate has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abate unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fernedez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fernedez is looking to take this one to the mat.
Fernedez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Abate pulls his leg out and moves away.
Fernedez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Abate as he avoids it easily.
Abate rushes Fernedez and presses him up against the cage.
A body shot lands from Abate.
Abate lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Abate.
Abate lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fernedez backwards.
Abate gets underhooks to prevent Fernedez's takedown attempt.
Abate is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Abate lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fernedez tries to pull guard but Abate holds him up against the cage and eventually Fernedez drops back down to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abate landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Abate.
Abate scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ganluigi Abate dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Henry Fernedez's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Abate takes the fight into the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Abate.
Abate creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fernedez's defenses.
A right hand to the body from Abate.
Abate using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fernedez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Abate is working Fernedez over against the cage.
Abate lands a shoulder strike.
Abate comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A right handed body shot lands from Abate.
Abate working Fernedez over with knees to the body.
Abate scores with a hook to the body.
Abate landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abate putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fernedez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fernedez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Abate avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Abate utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Abate lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Abate scores with a nice short uppercut.
Abate unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Abate lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ganluigi Abate has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Abate lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Abate pushes Fernedez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fernedez changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Abate fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Fernedez gets tackled into the cage by Abate. Abate maintains the clinch.
Abate is leaning against Fernedez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Abate lands an elbow just above Fernedez 's eye.
The cut above Henry Fernedez's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Abate.
Knees to the body from Abate.
Abate lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Abate lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abate putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fernedez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abate lands an elbow inside that Fernedez shrugs off.
Abate crunches a lovely knee into Fernedez's ribcage.
Fernedez has Abate pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Abate manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ganluigi Abate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henry Fernedez.
A knee to the head by Abate.
Abate lands a hook to the side of the head.
Abate is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fernedez can do to turn this around?
A short right hand to the side of the head by Abate.
Good body shot from Abate.
Abate lands a hook that snaps the head of Fernedez backwards.
Abate working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Abate softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Abate unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fernedez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A hook to the body from Abate.
Abate lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fernedez or not.
Fernedez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fernedez looking for a takedown.
Abate lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fernedez takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abate utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Abate.
A short right from Abate on the inside.
Fernedez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A short uppercut from Abate.
Abate is pressed up against the cage. Fernedez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Abate down to the mat. Abate avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Abate scores with a hook.
Abate lands a head kick!
Fernedez takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Jab, jab by Abate - just one landing.
Fernedez throws a wild body kick that Abate sees coming a mile off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fernedez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Abate can pounce on him.
Fernedez fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abate has managed to clinch.
Abate unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Abate scores with a knee to the head.
Fernedez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Abate walks away with a smile on his face. Fernedez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Fernedez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Abate forces Fernedez back against the cage and clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Abate.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fernedez is looking for a takedown.
Fernedez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees in the clinch landing for Abate.
Fernedez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Abate gets the underhooks and prevents it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ganluigi Abate dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Henry Fernedez's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Abate's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fernedez under the eye.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Abate.
Abate lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fernedez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Abate circles away.
Abate tries to counter by clinching up but Fernedez breaks away and moves out of range.
Ganluigi Abate is winning the standup battle so far.
Abate moves in looking to clinch but Fernedez pushes him off.
Fernedez dives in and grabs Abate's left leg, looking for a takedown. Abate pushes down on Fernedez's head and hops out.
Fernedez looks to land a right hand but Abate moved out of range.
Abate fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good standup being displayed there by Abate as he connects with a hook.
Abate jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Henry Fernedez's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Abate tests Fernedez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Abate clinches up with Fernedez and pushes him back against the cage.
Fernedez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abate lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Henry Fernedez's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ganluigi Abate!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hank Cricket (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Recardo Ortega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cricket might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Shake that ass. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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130 lbs
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200 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hank Cricket!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Recardo Ortega!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortega shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cricket sprawls well. Cricket wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ortega gets slowly back to his feet.
Ortega has Cricket up against the cage in a clinch.
Ortega breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cricket slaps away a takedown attempt from Ortega, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cricket tries to counter with a takedown but Ortega is quick to defend against it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortega gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ortega has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Cricket uses from the top position.
Cricket would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Cricket 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.
Ortega is trying to control the position but Cricket postures up.
Cricket is looking to stand up but Ortega won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cricket drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cricket jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Cricket wants to stand but Ortega is controlling his posture from full guard.
Cricket stands and throws Ortega's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Cricket is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ortega knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Cricket is working to tighten his grip on Ortega's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Ortega has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Cricket is really squeezing tight and eventually Ortega passes out! Cricket breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Hank Cricket!
Hank Cricket bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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