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ROTR Semi Finals - 265lbs PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alen Zalac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Mill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alen Zalac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kyle Mill!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zalac turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Zalac scores with a punch to the head.
Mill with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Zalac to score with a decent uppercut.
Zalac lunges at Mill with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mill's hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mill shoots in for a double leg but Zalac sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Zalac digs a good hook to Mill's body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zalac. That's going to slow Mill down.
Zalac stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Zalac wants it to stay on the feet.
Mill keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mill misses with a takedown
and Zalac counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alen Zalac has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyle Mill.
Mill closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Zalac is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at MM eh Academy that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mill is staying tight to Zalac's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like Mill 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.
Mill tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zalac wants to control but Mill postures up.
Mill advances nicely into full mount.
Zalac is squirming around, avoiding Mill's attempts to control the action.
Mill looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Zalac wants to hold on but Mill pushes him away.
Mill is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Zalac has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Zalac!
Mill wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mill bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Zalac's guard.
Mill wants to control from the top but Zalac keeps moving.
Mill is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Zalac is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Zalac has escaped and now he's on top!
Zalac is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Zalac content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mill is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Zalac defends well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zalac is working Mill over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zalac working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mill lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Mill prevents Zalac from getting back to his feet.
Mill wants to control from the top but Zalac keeps moving.
Zalac is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mill is aware though and is defending well.
Zalac is breathing heavily.
Zalac keeping full guard, as Mill tries to pass.
Zalac is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Zalac has had enough of the clinch but Mill keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mill is trying to pull guard but Zalac has him pressed against the cage.
Zalac is looking to control Mill's arms but Mill gets an underhook and turns him. Now Zalac has his back to the cage.
Zalac tries to break the clinch but Mill is controlling the position.
Mill has Zalac pressed against the cage, preventing Zalac from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zalac tries to circle away but Mill has him pinned against the cage.
Mill tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Zalac smiles and moves away.
Mill tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Zalac defends well and Mill ends up having to push Zalac into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Zalac looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zalac displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mill.
Zalac smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mill leaves Zalac with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alen Zalac dominated that round.
That's time! Zalac's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Zalac gets the takedown into side control.
Zalac scores with a couple of short elbows.
Mill tries to improve position but can't.
Mill gets back to half guard.
Mill moves into full guard.
Zalac is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mill looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zalac is one step ahead there.
Mill manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Zalac manages to get himself to full guard.
Zalac is trying to keep Mill in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mill's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Zalac can't keep his opponent in guard - Mill advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Mill wants to take a breather but Zalac is having none of it.
Alen Zalac overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mill wants to work for an arm triangle but Zalac is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Zalac is trying is best to control the position here.
Zalac is defending against the submission attempts here by Mill.
Mill works his foot free and advances to mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mill working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Mill has hold of Zalac's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Zalac manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Mill trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Zalac tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mill looking to control but Zalac is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mill moves to take his opponent's back.
Mill has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Zalac is defending well but eventually Mill manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Zalac has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kyle Mill!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Garv Pauley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trevor Lawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pauley comes to the cage accompanied by Steve Earle . Lawson has chosen Wait and Bleed by Slipknot as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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178 lbs
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185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Garv Pauley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Trevor Lawson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Pauley does no damage.
Lawson's coach down at mickeyharts the greatest was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lawson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Pauley takes a swing at Lawson's ribcage but misses.
Pauley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pauley half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Pauley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lawson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pauley connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pauley takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lawson lands with an uppercut that bounces Pauley off the cage and back into range.
Lawson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lawson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Pauley to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Lawson has his feet on Pauley's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pauley takes a swing at Lawson's ribcage but misses.
Trevor Lawson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pauley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lawson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Lawson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pauley doesn't seem phased though.
Lawson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pauley swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lawson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pauley takes a swing at Lawson's ribcage but misses.
Pauley is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lawson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lawson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pauley swinging wildly here.
Lawson misses with a looping left.
Lawson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lawson throws a poor cross that misses
and Pauley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pauley shoots in looking for a takedown. Lawson tries to sprawl out of it but Pauley keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lawson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lawson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pauley throws out the jab.
Lawson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lawson misses with a straight left.
Pauley went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Pauley shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lawson as he jumps to the side.
Lawson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Lawson.
Pauley has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lawson finds it's way round the side to connect with Pauley's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawson moves out of range as Pauley strikes.
Lawson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pauley misses with the combination.
Lawson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pauley under the eye.
Lawson throws a jab but it's blocked by Pauley.
Lawson connects with the punch.
Pauley throws the kick towards the body but Lawson avoids it.
Pauley shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lawson as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Garv Pauley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lawson lands a really nice looking cross but Pauley seems unphased.
Lawson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A slow jab from Lawson misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawson clinches up with Pauley and pushes him back against the cage.
Lawson leaning against his opponent.
Pauley misses with some punches.
Pauley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pauley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pauley looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Lawson throws a punch but it's blocked by Pauley.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pauley misses with a punch to the body.
Lawson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pauley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lawson is defending well for now.
Pauley is looking to break free of the clinch but Lawson has double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pauley.
Lawson lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lawson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lawson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pauley can't get the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trevor Lawson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Pauley takes one to the chin there.
The crowd cheers as Lawson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pauley doesn't seem phased though.
Lawson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pauley momentarily.
Lawson looks to score with a jab to the body but Pauley is just out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Pauley misses the target.
Pauley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lawson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pauley throws a leg kick but Lawson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lawson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lawson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A left lands for Lawson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pauley has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lawson finds it's way round the side to connect with Pauley's head.
Pauley takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pauley keeps the fight on the outside.
Lawson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pauley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lawson.
Pauley walks into a stiff left hand from Lawson.
Lawson dodges the punch combination from Pauley.
Lawson lands a jab to the head.
Lawson scores with a nice strike.
Lawson misses with the combination.
Lawson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pauley takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pauley slips under a jab from Lawson.
Pauley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lawson's hands.
Pauley dives in for a single leg takedown but Lawson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Lawson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lawson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pauley.
Pauley tries to counter with a takedown but Lawson is quick to defend against it.
Trevor Lawson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slow jab from Lawson misses its intended target.
Pauley looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lawson misses with a left hand
and Pauley counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lawson staying out of range there.
Lawson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pauley throws a jab but it's blocked by Lawson.
Lawson looks to throw the jab but Pauley is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pauley takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Donk. Lawson catches Pauley right on the button with a cross.
Pauley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lawson to score with a decent uppercut.
Pauley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lawson throws out the jab.
Pauley throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lawson's waist but Lawson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pauley off to one side.
Pauley takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lawson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lawson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pauley.
Pauley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lawson.
Pauley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lawson throws out the jab.
Lawson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pauley misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Garv Pauley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Pauley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lawson.
Lawson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lawson thuds his right hand into Pauley's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pauley lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lawson at a distance.
Pauley scores with a shot to the body.
Lawson misses with a two punch combination.
Pauley throws a big counter combination but Lawson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Lawson throws a jab but it's blocked by Pauley.
Pauley attempts a counter takedown but Lawson avoids it well and moves away.
Lawson with a hook.
Lawson misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trevor Lawson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Pauley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Pauley looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lawson is fending him off so far but Pauley persists. Nope, Lawson circles away and we're back to standing.
Garv Pauley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lawson throws an overhand right that lands on Pauley's shoulder, as Pauley tries to avoid the shot.
Good exchange - Lawson coming out on top.
Pauley throws a shot from downtown. Lawson moves away and avoids it.
Pauley misses with a hook. Lawson ducked under it nicely.
Lawson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little feinted left hand from Pauley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lawson just misses with a punch to the body.
Lawson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pauley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lawson throws a hook to the side of Pauley's head but Pauley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lawson misses the shot to the body.
Lawson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawson with a hook.
Pauley lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lawson at a distance.
Lawson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pauley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lawson trying to land knees to the body.
Pauley throws a head punch that misses.
Lawson has Pauley pressed against the cage, preventing Pauley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lawson lands a shoulder strike.
Pauley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pauley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lawson as Pauley tries to tie him up.
Lawson throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pauley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lawson's elbow.
Lawson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Pauley fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lawson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pauley managing to block the knees to the body from Lawson.
Lawson has Pauley pressed against the cage.
Lawson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pauleys head.
Pauley wants to get back to striking at distance but Lawson won't allow it.
Pauley tries to throw a body punch but Lawson avoids it by throwing Pauley back against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lawson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pauley throws a head punch that misses.
Lawson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pauleys head.
Lawson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pauley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pauley ducks under a wild hook from Lawson.
Pauley looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pauley ducks under a wild hook from Lawson.
Lawson's corner calls for a 1-2. Lawson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lawson looks to land a right hand but Pauley moved out of range.
Pauley changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Lawson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pauley misses with a hook. Lawson ducked under it nicely.
Trevor Lawson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lawson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Garv Pauley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lawson works the jab nicely.
Pauley is rocked!
Lawson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pauley.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Garv Pauley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jab, jab by Lawson - just one landing.
Oh Pauley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lawson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pauley seems to have got his legs back now.
Lawson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lawson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lawson wants it to stay on the feet.
Lawson drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Pauley right on the button. Pauley goes down! Lawson follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Lawson gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trevor Lawson!
A relieved looking Trevor Lawson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Garv Pauley was interviewed post fight and said 'This guy I just fought aint nothing to mess with.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between I Am Terrible (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dez Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams has chosen Da Mystery of Chessboxin-Wu Tang Clan as his entrance music. Dez Williams told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, I Am Terrible!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dez Williams !
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Jeff Smith and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt.
Williams with the counter takedown but Terrible avoids it easily.
Terrible moves into range and clinches up with Williams .
Terrible throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Terrible throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Terrible lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Dez Williams has been cut.
Terrible creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Williams 's defenses.
Williams blocks an elbow strike from Terrible.
Terrible lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Williams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Williams dodges an elbow strike from Terrible.
Williams misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Terrible.
Terrible gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Williams misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Terrible throws an elbow but misses.
Williams swings wildly with an uppercut but Terrible uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Williams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Terrible lands an elbow just above Williams 's eye.
Williams throws a punch but it's blocked by Terrible.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terrible lands a damaging elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williams .
Williams takes an elbow to the forehead.
Terrible lands an elbow inside that Williams shrugs off.
Terrible lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Terrible.
Terrible blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Williams swings wildly with an uppercut but Terrible uses good head movement to avoid it.
Terrible misses with an elbow strike.
Williams takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the fighters up against the cage, Terrible throws an elbow but misses.
Williams has a couple of punches blocked by Terrible.
Terrible blocking some punches.
Williams takes an elbow to the temple.
Terrible pushes off an throws an elbow but Williams leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Terrible just misses with a elbow thrown towards Williams 's brow.
A head punch on the inside from Williams fails to land.
Williams misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williams .
Terrible lands an elbow inside that Williams shrugs off.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Terrible.
Terrible gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terrible lands an elbow just above Williams 's eye.
Williams misses with some punches.
Williams misses with a hook from the clinch.
Terrible lands a damaging elbow.
Williams takes an elbow to the temple.
Williams blocks the elbow strike.
Williams is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Terrible throws an elbow that misses.
Williams avoids the elbow strike from Terrible, against the cage.
Williams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Williams avoids the elbow strike from Terrible, against the cage.
Williams misses with a hook from the clinch.
Terrible lands an elbow that stopped Williams in his tracks for a moment.
That has opened up Dez Williams 's cut even more.
Terrible lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Terrible lands a damaging elbow.
Williams is rocked!
Williams blocks an elbow strike from Terrible.
Terrible creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Terrible lands a damaging elbow.
Williams is still on wobbly legs! Can Terrible finish him?
Williams blocks an elbow strike from Terrible.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Terrible just misses with a elbow thrown towards Williams 's brow.
Terrible throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Terrible throws an elbow but misses.
Williams seems to have recovered his senses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Terrible.
Williams takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Terrible just misses with a elbow thrown towards Williams 's brow.
Williams throws a punch but it's blocked by Terrible.
Williams throws a punch but it's blocked by Terrible.
Williams dodges an elbow strike from Terrible.
Williams dodges an elbow strike from Terrible.
Williams misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Williams fails to land.
Terrible misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Terrible throws an elbow but misses.
Terrible lands an elbow that stopped Williams in his tracks for a moment.
Terrible pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Williams misses with a punch on the inside.
Terrible throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Williams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Terrible lands a damaging elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Terrible throws an elbow but misses.
Terrible throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Terrible throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Williams takes an elbow to the temple.
Williams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Williams blocks an elbow strike.
Williams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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!
Terrible lands a nice elbow.
Williams is trying to break the clinch but Terrible has him pressed against the cage.
Terrible misses with an elbow over the top.
Terrible lands a nice elbow.
Williams takes an elbow to the temple.
Terrible misses with an elbow strike.
Williams throws a head punch that misses.
Williams lands a right hand that snaps the head of Terrible backwards.
Williams makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Terrible throws an elbow but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Williams 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Terrible comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Williams blocks the elbow strike.
Terrible blocks an uppercut.
Terrible lands an elbow that stopped Williams in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Terrible comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Williams misses with the head strike.
Terrible lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Terrible keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Williams 's efforts to push away.
Williams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
I Am Terrible dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dez Williams 's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Williams avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Terrible is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Terrible pushes Williams up against the cage in a clinch.
Williams blocks an elbow strike from Terrible.
I Am Terrible has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Williams takes an elbow to the forehead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Terrible misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Terrible.
Terrible lands an elbow inside.
Terrible pushes off an throws an elbow but Williams leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Williams has a couple of punches blocked by Terrible.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williams .
Nice elbow from Terrible.
Nice elbow from Terrible.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terrible blocks a body shot from Williams .
Williams tries to break the clinch but Terrible is controlling the position.
Terrible throws an elbow but it misses.
Terrible creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Williams 's defenses.
The cut above Dez Williams 's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Williams is pressed against the cage. Terrible pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Williams ! Two more big strikes from Terrible and Williams crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). I Am Terrible!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Karate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Joey Karate has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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220 lbs
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215 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joey Karate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Karate misses with a head kick.
Karate throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Johnson.
It looks like Anthony Johnson has been cut.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Karate.
Karate misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson shoots in but Karate avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Karate tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Karate.
Karate tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Joey Karate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Johnson.
A head kick misses from Karate.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Karate.
Karate throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Karate fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karate scores with a head kick. Johnson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson shoots in looking for a takedown. Karate tries to sprawl out of it but Johnson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Karate manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Karate went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Johnson passes Karate's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Johnson trying to control the action but Karate is working from the bottom.
Karate's coaches at mickeyharts the greatest have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Johnson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Johnson is trying to work for a kimura but Karate is defending well.
Johnson not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Johnson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Johnson is working for a kimura but Karate is defending it quite comfortably.
Johnson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Karate knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Karate trying to control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to control the action but Karate is working from the bottom.
Johnson is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Karate is trying to control but can't.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Johnson in particular looking to stall.
Karate is staying active underneath Johnson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
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.
Johnson controlling the action here.
Johnson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Johnson seems to be looking for submissions.
Johnson moves into full mount! Karate won't be happy about that!
Johnson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Johnson has control of Karate's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Karate regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson controlling his opponent.
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 Joey Karate will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Anthony Johnson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Karate displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Johnson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Karate manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Johnson is pushing down on Karate's leg trying to pass to half guard. Karate is fighting to maintain full guard but Johnson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Karate tries to get to full guard but Johnson has control of the leg.
Karate looks like he's trying to stand up.
Johnson is looking to take a break and control but Karate is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karate trying to hold on to Johnson's head to control him but Johnson postures up.
Karate looks like he's trying to stand up.
Johnson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Johnson wants to control the pace but Karate is squirming around nicely.
Johnson with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Johnson is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Johnson extends the arm and Karate is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Anthony Johnson!
Anthony Johnson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alton Maxin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Hope Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hope Jr comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Dmx The Rain kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Billy Hope Jr will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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235 lbs
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270 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alton Maxin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Billy Hope Jr!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hope Jr has managed to clinch.
Maxin keeps control of Hope Jr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Maxin keeps control of Hope Jr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Maxin has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Hope Jr regains guard immediately.
Maxin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Maxin looking to pass the guard.
Maxin working some strikes from top position.
Hope Jr told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Maxin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Maxin is looking to work some ground and pound but Hope Jr has wrist control.
Maxin with a nice head shot there.
Hope Jr had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Maxin defends it easily.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Maxin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Maxin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Maxin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maxin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Maxin 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.
Hope Jr pushes a forearm under Maxin's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Maxin is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Billy Hope Jr!
After the fight, Billy Hope Jr was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ury Dikunov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heavy Rain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rain has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
220 lbs
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288 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ury Dikunov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Heavy Rain!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rain drives through and clinches with Dikunov against the cage.
Dikunov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rain gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Dikunov is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Rain can't fight it off and eventually Dikunov manages to take the fight to the floor. Rain looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dikunov throwing strikes but missing.
Dikunov landing some decent shots from guard.
Dikunov looking to pass the guard.
Dikunov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dikunov postures up in Rain's guard and throws a big left but Rain blocks it.
We've been hearing that Dikunov has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Dikunov is looking to work some ground and pound but Rain has wrist control.
Rain working a defensive guard here.
Dikunov landing some decent shots from guard.
Rain 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.
Dikunov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rain really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dikunov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dikunov stands up over Rain, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dikunov chips away with some ground and pound.
Dikunov postures up.
Rain 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.
Rain controlling Dikunov's posture.
Rain preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dikunov lands a couple of digs.
Rain is trying to keep Dikunov in close.
Dikunov wants to control from the top but Rain keeps moving.
Rain is trying to control the position but Dikunov postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rain preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dikunov lands a couple of elbows.
Rain is trying to keep Dikunov in close.
Dikunov 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.
Dikunov being controlled here momentarily.
Dikunov won't allow Rain to sweep him here.
Rain seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Dikunov cracks Rain with a solid left hand.
Dikunov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rain looking to control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rain looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rain trying to control the position.
Dikunov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rain is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rain controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Rain tries to free his leg and advance position but Dikunov is retaining full guard.
Rain must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dikunov can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rain controls the pace.
Rain stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dikunov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dikunov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rain content to stall in guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rain stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dikunov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dikunov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rain is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dikunov seems keen to control Rain's posture.
Rain stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dikunov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dikunov doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Dikunov trying to control the position here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Rain trying to control but Dikunov is working from the bottom.
Dikunov pulls Rain in close to his closed guard and prevents Rain from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Dikunov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rain sprawls well. Rain wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dikunov gets slowly back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rain stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rain wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ury Dikunov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rain scores with a head kick.
It looks like Ury Dikunov has been cut.
Rain fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
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 Ury Dikunov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ury Dikunov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rain lands with a hook. Dikunov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice body kick from Rain.
Dikunov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rain tries to avoid it but Dikunov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rain to the ground. Rain escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dikunov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rain defends well and Dikunov ends up having to push Rain into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Rain throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Dikunov crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Heavy Rain!
Heavy Rain bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Grogory Damkratov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Thunderdance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thunderdance has chosen Lissie as his entrance music. Grogory Damkratov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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26
160 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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152 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Grogory Damkratov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joseph Thunderdance!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thunderdance throws a shot from downtown. Damkratov moves away and avoids it.
Damkratov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
It looks like Joseph Thunderdance has been cut.
Thunderdance misses with a double jab.
Damkratov lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Thunderdance goes down and covers up as Damkratov starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Grogory Damkratov!
Grogory Damkratov retains his lightweight title!
In his post fight interview, Grogory Damkratov started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
The defeated Joseph Thunderdance had this to say: 'I don't cry... I push on!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evan Zoplias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zoplias comes to the cage accompanied by ABC-Jackson 5. Ryan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Animals - House of the Rising Sun kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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26
210 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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19
212 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Evan Zoplias!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmy Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryan misses with a wild combination.
Zoplias doesn't manage to clinch there - Ryan circles away.
Zoplias tries to clinch there but Ryan circles away.
Zoplias doesn't manage to clinch there - Ryan circles away.
Ryan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Evan Zoplias seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ryan throws a right hand that Zoplias ducks under and follows up with a left that Zoplias also avoids with ease.
Ryan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ryan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nice cross by Ryan.
Zoplias tries to close the distance and clinch but Ryan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ryan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zoplias is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ryan let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ryan throws a jab but it's blocked by Zoplias.
Ryan misses with a wild body shot.
Ryan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zoplias is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ryan swats away the attempt to clinch by Zoplias.
Zoplias tries to clinch up.
Zoplias wants to clinch up but Ryan keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan misses the shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ryan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ryan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ryan blocks a body shot from Zoplias.
Ryan struggles to land a body shot inside as Zoplias controls his hands.
Ryan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zoplias fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ryan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ryan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ryan works on Zoplias's body with a couple of short punches.
Zoplias has a couple of punches blocked by Ryan.
Zoplias makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zoplias lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Zoplias misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zoplias.
Zoplias misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Zoplias.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ryan.
Zoplias misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stalling in the clinch from Ryan.
Zoplias lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ryan or not.
Ryan blocks an uppercut.
Ryan blocking some punches.
Ryan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ryan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ryan blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ryan.
Ryan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ryan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zoplias working aggressively here.
Ryan lands with a left to the head.
Zoplias scores with a shoulder strike.
Zoplias working aggressively here.
Zoplias throws a punch but it's blocked by Ryan.
Ryan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Zoplias fails to land.
Ryan scores with a hook to the body.
Ryan lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Zoplias.
Ryan blocks a body shot from Zoplias.
Nice body punch from Ryan - that landed with a thud.
Zoplias goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ryan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zoplias is rocked!
Ryan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Oh Zoplias is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zoplias is breathing heavily.
Ryan creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Zoplias with a big uppercut! Zoplias tries to clinch up but Ryan pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Zoplias to the mat! Zoplias covers up and Ryan unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jimmy Ryan!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Jimmy Ryan waved his t-shirt featuring Hellbent 's logo in front of the cameras.
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