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VFC 12: Bad Intentions PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Koni Mahu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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225 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Good in bed |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Koni Mahu! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Johnson! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Some wild striking there from Mahu.
Johnson throws a combination that misses and Mahu counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mahu. Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Johnson fails with the takedown and Mahu counters with a nice double leg into half guard. Mahu sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Johnson defending well though. Johnson looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Mahu is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Johnson is just riding it out for now. Mahu eventually gives up the hold. Mahu wants to take a breather but Johnson is having none of it. Mahu slows the pace down in half guard. Johnson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mahu's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mahu's back!
That's one minute gone in the round. Johnson is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Mahu knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Johnson on the ground. Mahu wants to control his opponent's hands but Johnson gets his hands free. Johnson tightening his grip on Mahu, looking for the choke. Johnson working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet. Johnson looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Mahu trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble. Johnson working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet. Mahu holding both Johnson 's hands and preventing any damage. Mahu manages to reverse the position and now he's in Johnson's guard. Nice work there by Mahu.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mahu postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Mahu slips nicely into half guard. Johnson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Mahu lands a couple of decent looking shots. Mahu is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Johnson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mahu controls the pace. Mahu wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving. Johnson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mahu's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Mahu is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Mahu scoring with punches to the head and body. Mahu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johnson is keeping the position for now. Mahu cracks Johnson with a solid left hand. Mahu wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving. Mahu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koni Mahu dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Johnson has his takedown stuffed so Mahu counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. Mahu has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Mahu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johnson swivels though and keeps the full guard. Mahu scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Mahu trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Mahu working some strikes from top position. Mahu throwing strikes from guard but Johnson blocks nicely. Mahu working some strikes from top position. Mahu throws a big right hand that misses. Johnson is breathing heavily. Johnson trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Johnson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mahu doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mahu manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Mahu works over Johnson with some ground and pound from guard. Mahu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johnson is keeping the position for now. Johnson has momentary wrist control but Mahu slips an elbow through the middle. Johnson keeping moving, preventing Mahu from controlling successfully. Mahu scoring with punches to the head and body.
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. Mahu trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom. Mahu gets to his feet - Johnson follows without any prompting. Johnson misses with a straight right. No luck with that takedown attempt from Mahu. Johnson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Mahu has a takedown stuffed. Johnson closes the distance looking to clinch and Mahu decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Johnson's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mahu cracks Johnson with a solid left hand. Mahu decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow. Johnson clinches but Mahu breaks the clinch and Mahu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Mahu bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. Johnson pushes Mahu away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Mahu gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control. Mahu in side control lands a decent elbow. Mahu is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Johnson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. Johnson is trying to buck Mahu off.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Johnson is not in a great position here, taking some shots. Mahu in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. Mahu scores with punches from side control. Mahu goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Johnson has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Mahu but great work by Johnson. Johnson working the head with strikes. Johnson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Mahu sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike. Johnson has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Nice shot by Johnson. Mahu shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Johnson as he avoids it easily. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koni Mahu dominated that second round. That's time! Mahu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Johnson with a lazy takedown attempt and Mahu moves into the clinch. Mahu has hold of one of Johnson's legs. Johnson is fighting the takedown attempt but Mahu gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard. Mahu throws and elbow that misses. Johnson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mahu's guard. Nice move by Johnson! Johnson looking to pass the guard. Johnson trying to control but Mahu is working from the bottom. Johnson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Mahu's guard. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Johnson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mahu bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Johnson's guard. Mahu postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Mahu working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Mahu advances to half guard. Johnson tries to roll over but Mahu keeps him under control. Mahu slips a nice elbow through Johnson's hands, connecting with Johnson's forehead. Johnson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mahu is working away from the top position though. Johnson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mahu scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mahu working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. Mahu trying to control the pace. Mahu winds up and cracks Johnson with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Mahu drops an elbow to the side of Johnson's head. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mahu lands a nice short elbow. Mahu takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position. Mahu seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mahu keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action. Johnson is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Mahu jumps into side control! Johnson is looking for a sweep. Johnson is working to avoid the ground and pound but Mahu connects with a decent elbow. Mark Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! You can see the frustration on Johnson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Mahu lands some shots froms side control. Mahu is chipping away with strikes.
Mahu wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working. Mahu decides to stand back up. Mahu steps back and let's Johnson get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Johnson moves out of range of the leg kick from Mahu. Mark Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Johnson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Johnson leaves Mahu with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Mahu shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Mahu was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Mahu connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Koni Mahu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Johnson tries to get back to half guard but can't. Mahu controlling his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight! Koni Mahu showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mahu, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27 Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27 Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Koni Mahu!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roman Greco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Micheal Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Greco's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, greco roman. Roman Greco has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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266 lbs
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260 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
Intelligent |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Roman Greco! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Micheal Johnson! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Greco avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Greco but Greco pushes him off and we're back to square one. Greco avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Greco checks a leg kick nicely. Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Johnson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Greco sprawls well. Greco wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet. Johnson looks for a takedown but Greco sprawls well. Roman Greco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Micheal Johnson. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Greco ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Johnson tries to clinch up but Greco circles away and keeps his distance. Johnson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Greco's half guard. Greco is not content to let Johnson control the position. Greco is looking to improve his position.
Greco is trying to maintain the position but Johnson is very close to passing his half guard. Greco wants to improve his position but Johnson is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
Greco has his hands clasped together around Johnson's back. He's all about the action. Greco moves into full guard.
Greco on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Greco tries to get out of the position. Greco looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Greco 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. Johnson is fighting to break Greco's control of his arms but Greco is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment. Johnson wants to control from the top but Greco keeps moving.
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. Greco is pulling down on Johnson's head to control his posture. Johnson wants to control from the top but Greco keeps moving. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Greco seems keen to control Johnson's posture. 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 Roman Greco will probably get the nod. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Greco misses with a wild body shot. Johnson fails with a takedown attempt from distance. A head kick misses from Johnson. Johnson fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch. Greco closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Johnson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Johnson trying to hold on to Greco's head to control him but Greco postures up.
Johnson is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Greco misses with a head shot. Johnson uses the momentum to regain guard. Greco looking to pass the guard. Johnson looking for a sweep. Not yet Johnson, not yet. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Greco slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Johnson is breathing heavily. Johnson wants to clinch up but Greco keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Johnson tries for a takedown but Greco circles away easily and Greco counters with a nice double leg into guard. Roman Greco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Micheal Johnson. Greco trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Johnson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Greco landing some decent shots from guard. Greco makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Greco postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Greco stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johnson swivels though and keeps the full guard. Greco lands a couple of decent looking shots. Johnson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Johnson has Greco pulled in close to control his posture. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Greco accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Greco landing with the ground and pound. Johnson looking to control but Greco passes into half guard.
Greco working the head and body with strikes. Greco looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. Greco working Johnson over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Greco slips a nice elbow through Johnson's hands, connecting with Johnson's forehead. Greco wants to control but Johnson is keeping him busy. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Greco lands a nice short elbow. Greco slows the pace down in half guard. Greco is nestled in close to Johnson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Greco working the head and body with strikes. Nice strikes from Greco there. Greco wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working. Johnson taking some punishment here, with Greco in his half guard. Greco is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Johnson is just riding it out for now. Greco eventually gives up the hold. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Greco dominated that second round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Johnson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Greco to score an easy takedown into full guard. Greco has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Greco makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Johnson tries to land a sweep but no joy. Greco postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Greco stands up over Johnson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round. Greco lands a couple of elbows. Greco postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Greco landing with the ground and pound. Greco landing some decent shots from guard. Greco lands a couple of elbows. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Greco wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving. Greco stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johnson swivels though and keeps the full guard. Greco in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Greco makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Johnson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Greco chips away with some ground and pound. Johnson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Greco makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Greco lands a couple of elbows. Greco scoring with some ground and pound. Greco stays in close to Johnson's body and controls the position. Johnson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Greco pushes down on Johnson's leg and manages to get into half guard. Greco landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nice strikes from Greco there. Greco is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Johnson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. Greco seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Johnson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. Greco lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Greco looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Johnson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Greco slips a nice elbow through Johnson's hands, connecting with Johnson's forehead. Johnson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Greco scores with a couple of nice shots. Johnson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Greco scores with a couple of nice shots. Greco wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Greco passes to full mount! Johnson is trying to escape the mount.
Johnson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. The referee warns Johnson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Greco putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound! Greco lands a big shot there that rocks Johnson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Greco is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Johnson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Greco is in the full mount, landing strikes. Greco in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Micheal Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Johnson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight! Roman Greco showed his dominance in that final round. Well Greco 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26 Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26 Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roman Greco!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jay Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn comes to the cage accompanied by Pantera - I'm Broken. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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188 cm
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155 lbs
7 - 8 - 0 |
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162 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jay Penn! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paul Sullivan! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sullivan takes one to the chin there. Penn fails with a takedown attempt. Penn shoots in looking for a takedown. Sullivan tries to sprawl out of it but Penn keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sullivan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Penn shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Penn showed some decent athleticism there. Sullivan tries to get to full guard but Penn has control of the leg. Sullivan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Sullivan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Penn pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sullivan looking for submissions off his back. Penn passes to full mount! Penn with good strikes from the mount here! Penn can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sullivan is looking to escape. Sullivan is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Sullivan is squirming around, avoiding Penn's attempts to control the action. Sullivan is trying desperately to improve position. Penn looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead. Penn is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Sullivan has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Penn is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Penn with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Sullivan regains half guard. Sullivan is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Penn's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Penn's back! Penn tries to break free.
Sullivan is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Penn taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Sullivan.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Paul Sullivan!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Doc Holliday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mortimer Tchaikovsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tchaikovsky is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Why Can't We Be Friends?. Mortimer Tchaikovsky struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 157.3lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Mortimer Tchaikovsky will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Doc Holliday! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mortimer Tchaikovsky! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Holliday scores with a hook to the body. Tchaikovsky takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Tchaikovsky looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight! Tchaikovsky fails in his attempt to clinch. Holliday with a body punch. A glancing blow. Tchaikovsky is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Holliday scores with a body shot.
Doc Holliday seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. This has been an exciting period of action! Holliday jabs Tchaikovsky right on the nose. Tchaikovsky blinks but takes it well. Tchaikovsky walks into a stiff left hand from Holliday.
Tchaikovsky is rocked! Holliday closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Tchaikovsky out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Doc Holliday!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jason Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benisato Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jason Young! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Benisato Rage! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Young moves out of range of the body kick from Rage.
Young tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Young throws a jab but it's blocked by Rage. Rage shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Young as he jumps to the side. Young throws a right and a left that Rage avoids nicely. Rage closes the distance and clinches up with Young, looking for a takedown. Rage pushes Young against the cage but Young circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Young misses with a hook. Rage ducked under it nicely. Young wants to clinch. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Young lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rage at a distance.
Young loads up on a big right hand but Rage slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rage jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Young scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Benisato Rage has been cut. Young misses with a looping right. Rage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Young.
Rage gets caught flat footed, as Young shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. Young is looking to stand up but Rage won't let him. Rage escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Young gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Young stands up from guard. Let's bang! Rage darts in trying to clinch and Young counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Rage closes the distance looking to clinch enabling Young to counter with a crisp jab. Young looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Young misses with a wild body shot. Rage with a poor takedown and Young counters by moving into the clinch. Jason Young has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benisato Rage. Young connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rage's face.
Young prevents a body shot from Rage. Young landing knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Young. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Young just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rage's brow. Rage breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rage displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Young shoots in and bounces Rage off the cage to secure the takedown into guard. Rage looking for a triangle here. Young is fighting it but it looks tight! Rage pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Young is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Benisato Rage!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Winston Ashley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ace Delgado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ashley comes into the arena with Landscape by Robert Miles blaring out of the sound system. The key to victory for Winston Ashley has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Winston Ashley! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ace Delgado! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Delgado shoots in and drives through. Ashley sprawls well. Ashley darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Ashley throws a sloppy head kick and Delgado moves out of range easily. Delgado fails with a takedown attempt. Delgado fails with a takedown attempt. Winston Ashley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ace Delgado. Ashley scores with a decent looking hook. Delgado shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ashley but Ashley pushes him off and we're back to square one. Ashley scores with a nice head shot. Ashley keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ashley lands a nice shot that snaps Delgado's head back.
Delgado takes one on the button. Delgado fails with a takedown attempt. Ashley is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Delgado takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Delgado shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Ashley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ashley darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Delgado needs to keep his hands up - Ashley had a free shot at his head there. Ashley misses with the combination.
Ashley thuds his right hand into Delgado's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Ashley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Ashley lands a head shot. Ashley stuffs the takedown attempt from Delgado. Delgado gets slowly back to his feet. Delgado looks gassed! Delgado drops his hands momentarily and Ashley takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Nice body punch from Ashley. Winston Ashley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Ashley cracks Delgado with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Ace Delgado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. The fighters circle momentarily. Ashley darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Ashley cracks Delgado with a right hand to the side of the head. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Delgado needs to keep his hands up - Ashley had a free shot at his head there. Ashley works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Delgado is rocked! Ashley lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Delgado is still on wobbly legs! Can Ashley finish him? Ashley cracks Delgado with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ashley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Delgado walks into a straight right hand from Ashley. Ashley scores with a hook. Ashley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Delgado's hands. Ashley lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Delgado blocks a head kick by Ashley.
Ashley is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Ashley connects with a crisp jab. Ashley is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Ashley tries a head kick but it misses.
Delgado seems to have recovered his senses. Delgado takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ashley lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ashley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Delgado takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Delgado has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Ashley scores with the left hand. Delgado knows he should have avoided that one. Ashley cracks Delgado on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Delgado falls backwards against the cage. Ashley follows up with more strikes that drop Delgado to his knees. Ashley keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Delgado! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Winston Ashley!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uri Boyka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Boyka's choice of entrance music: All That Remains - Focus Shall Not Fail . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fred White! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Uri Boyka! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Boyka works over White's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Fred White has been cut. White misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Boyka tries to close the distance and clinch but White swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. White fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boyka with a lazy takedown attempt so White counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Boyka looking to sweep here. No luck so far. White drops back looking for a leg! Boyka is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Boyka manages to kick White off! White jumps back into Boyka's guard. Boyka wants to sweep but no luck. Boyka wants to stand but White is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round. White is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Boyka looking to sweep here. No luck so far. White thows a big elbow that misses. White throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Boyka works some decent striking defense from the bottom. White drops back looking for a leg! Boyka is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Boyka manages to kick White off! White jumps back into Boyka's guard. White is looking to work some ground and pound but Boyka has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. White stands and steps away. Boyka gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. Boyka throws a series of punches but White avoids them all with ease. White drives through with a takedown into guard. White trying to control the position from guard on top but Boyka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Boyka wriggles free and stands up. White has his takedown stuffed and Boyka counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for White! White 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Boyka trying to control but he's not successful this time. White manages to regain half guard. Good work. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. White wants to control but Boyka is keeping busy and won't allow it. White looking for submissions off his back. White wants to improve his position but Boyka is controlling well.
White misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Boyka looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. Boyka decides to stand and escape the position. White shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Boyka counters with a shoot takedown. White fights it but they end up in guard. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fred White. That's going to take a lot out of him. White wants to sweep here but Boyka controlling him for the moment. White wriggles free and stands up. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Boyka fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but White is out of range. Boyka scores with a hook to the body. White takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uri Boyka dominated that round. The cut man is working on Fred White's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nice sprawl there from Boyka as White shoots in. White stalks Boyka and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Boyka's face. Boyka staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Uri Boyka has been cut. Boyka keeps the fight on the outside. White tries to clinch but fails miserably and Boyka counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Boyka. White looking for a guillotine here but Boyka defends easily.
Boyka wants to control from the top but White keeps moving. White tries to strike from the bottom.
Boyka wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round. Boyka slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. Boyka is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Boyka trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. White working for a triangle but Boyka defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. White manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Boyka manages to get himself to full guard.
Uri Boyka has got the better of the ground game so far. White postures up.
Boyka lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for White! White regains half guard. Boyka is looking to stall here but White recovers full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. White trying to control the position.
Boyka trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Uri Boyka. White with a poor takedown and Boyka decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in White's guard. White looking to sweep here. No luck so far. White has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Boyka off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds. Boyka swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and White counters with a single leg into guard. Boyka didn't expect that.
That's four minutes gone in the round. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! White is working Boyka over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Boyka looking for a sweep. Not yet Boyka, not yet. Boyka is breathing heavily. Boyka keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully. Boyka trying to control the position.
White stands up from guard. Let's bang! The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Boyka with a lazy takedown attempt and White holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. White is stalling here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred White dominated that second round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
White shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Boyka is trying to defend but White finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further. White postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Boyka to stand up. Fred White is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. White circles away from the clinch attempt.
White misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. White closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Boyka looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. White lands with a light punch inside. Boyka tries to pull guard but White holds him up against the cage and eventually Boyka drops back down to his feet.
White jumps guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. White tries to land a sweep but no joy. White is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Boyka is trying to stand.
White is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
White seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. White is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Boyka sees it coming and defends easily. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two 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. Boyka wants to control but White is keeping busy and won't allow it. White looks to land a strike but Boyka avoids it nicely and regains full guard. White looking to sit in guard and control but Boyka gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. White tries to land a sweep but no joy. Boyka got a little sloppy there for a moment and White has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Boyka has managed to get both his arms back between White's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Boyka looking to pass the guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Boyka is in close to White's body, working some short punches and elbows. Boyka wants to stand and escape but instead White has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. White postures up in Boyka's guard and throws a big left but Boyka blocks it. Boyka has momentary wrist control but White slips an elbow through the middle. Boyka manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round. White tries to lock up and control but Boyka gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. White tries to get back to half guard but can't. Boyka content just to control the position here. White regains half guard.
And that's the end of the fight! Fred White showed his dominance in that final round. I think White has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28 Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28 Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fred White!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donald Henson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Olivia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sergio Olivia is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Donald Henson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sergio Olivia! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Olivia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Henson. No joy there for Olivia, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Olivia stalks Henson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Henson's face. Henson staggers backwards, shaken. A punch lands to the side of Henson 's head but he takes it in his stride. Henson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Henson tries to bum rush Olivia with a series of wild strikes but Olivia uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Olivia stalks Henson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Henson's face. Henson staggers backwards, shaken. Henson throws a sloppy head kick and Olivia moves out of range easily. Olivia moves out of range as Henson strikes. Henson fails with a takedown attempt. Henson doesn't manage to clinch there - Olivia circles away.
Henson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Henson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Henson scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Henson scoring well with a low kick there.
Olivia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Olivia misses with the combination.
Henson lands a right hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Henson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round. Olivia regains half guard there - taking advantage of Henson's attempt to lay and pray for a moment. Henson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Henson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Henson is working for a kimura but Olivia is defending it quite comfortably.
Henson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Olivia really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Henson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Henson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Still in half guard, Henson seems content to control. Henson misses with a head shot. Olivia uses the momentum to regain guard. Henson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Olivia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. A jab from Henson does it's job there. Olivia shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Henson as he jumps to the side. Henson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Olivia blocks a leg kick. Olivia looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Henson is fending him off so far but Olivia persists. Nope, Henson circles away and we're back to standing. Henson fails miserably with a takedown attempt. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donald Henson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Olivia lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Olivia displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Olivia avoids the head kick by Henson.
Olivia scores a takedown into full mount! Olivia looks gassed! Henson tries to reverse the position but Olivia maintains control. Henson regains half guard. Olivia wants to control but Henson is keeping him busy. Henson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard. Henson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Henson looking for a guillotine here but Olivia defends easily.
Olivia stopping the sweep attempt from Henson.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Olivia lands a couple of digs. Henson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Olivia. Olivia throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Henson controls Olivia momentarily but Olivia frees himself. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Henson is on top in guard.
Henson showing good wrestling skills to control the position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donald Henson dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Olivia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Henson looks to score with a jab to the body but Olivia is just out of range. Olivia lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Henson backs up against the cage.
Donald Henson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Henson misses with a two punch combination.
Henson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Olivia fails to land with a series of punches.
Olivia takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The fight moves into the clinch position. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Olivia with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short uppercut from Henson. Olivia gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Henson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Henson here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man. Olivia won't allow Henson to sweep him here. Henson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Henson is trying to keep Olivia in close.
Olivia is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Henson is on top in guard.
Henson trying to control the position from guard on top but Olivia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Henson is really struggling to control Olivia but he's trying to hold on to the position. Olivia avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Henson controlling from the top position. Henson tries to free his leg and advance position but Olivia is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Henson is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Olivia is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Olivia has escaped and now he's on top! Olivia wants to get up but he can't break Henson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. Olivia makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Henson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Henson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Olivia is aware though and is defending well. Henson is trying to control the position but Olivia postures up. Henson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Olivia. Olivia with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Henson is on top in guard.
Henson stops Olivia from standing up. Henson wants to control from the top but Olivia keeps moving. Henson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Henson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Olivia works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Henson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Henson passes Olivia's right leg, so he's now in half guard. Henson 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. Henson works his way into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Henson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound! Henson controlling his opponent. Henson punching from mount but Olivia doing a good job of avoiding damage. Henson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Henson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Olivia is looking to escape. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donald Henson dominated that second round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Henson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Nice straight punches there by Olivia. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Olivia. Henson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Henson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. The strikes coming from Henson are missing the target in this wave of attacks. Olivia is not content to let Henson control the position. Henson works to advance to full mount. Olivia defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs. Olivia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Olivia wants to hold on but Henson pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Henson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage. Henson trying to control but Olivia is having none of it. Poor strikes thrown by Henson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Henson landing strikes from the mount. Henson throwing strikes here but Olivia is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Henson looking to finish with strikes here!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Olivia can do anything to dispel that myth. Henson scoring with strikes but Olivia is staying in there. Henson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Henson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Henson throws some wild stikes that Olivia manages to avoid easily.
Henson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Henson landing strikes from the mount. Olivia holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Henson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Henson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Olivia hang on? Henson has control of Olivia's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Olivia regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Donald Henson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Henson lands with some strikes. Olivia is squirming around, avoiding Henson's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Henson controlling from mount. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Henson dominating with strikes here. Sergio Olivia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Henson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage. Henson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. The referee warns Olivia that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Henson has hold of Olivia's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Olivia manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
And that's the end of the fight! Donald Henson showed his dominance in that final round. Well Henson 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26 Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26 Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donald Henson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blayzin Fiyah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Numb Encore. Fiyah is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by GZA - I Gotcha Back. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jon Jones! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Blayzin Fiyah! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Fiyah tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jones sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fiyah somewhat. Jones is looking to slow Fiyah down with leg kicks. Fiyah tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Jones is looking to clinch but Fiyah is avoiding it.
Fiyah looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well. Fiyah feints and as Jones raises his hands in defense, Fiyah changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Fiyah thows a big elbow that misses. Fiyah thows a big elbow that misses. Fiyah postures up in Jones's guard and throws a big left but Jones blocks it. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fiyah accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Fiyah throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round. Fiyah 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. Jones is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Fiyah has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Fiyah on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jones. Jones obviously looking to wear him down.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Good leg kick by Jones there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jones lands with a thumping leg kick.
Good leg kick by Jones there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jones tried to score with a low kick but Fiyah checks it. Jones lands a front kick. Jones tries to clinch up but Fiyah circles away and keeps his distance. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fiyah checks a leg kick. Jones tries to clinch there but Fiyah circles away.
Jones motions for Fiyah to come forward. Jones throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Fiyah will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Jones pushes Fiyah up against the cage in a clinch. Fiyah avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses. Fiyah avoids the elbow strike from Jones, against the cage.
Fiyah avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Jones throws an elbow but it misses.
Fiyah blocks the elbow strike.
Jones throws an elbow but it misses.
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jones just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fiyah's brow. Fiyah jumps guard but Jones stands there with Fiyah around his waist. Fiyah gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jon Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blayzin Fiyah. Nice elbow from Jones. Jones with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Jones utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fiyah is defending well for now. Jones throws an elbow but it misses.
Fiyah avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones. Jones throws an elbow that misses.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jones throws an elbow that misses.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fiyah blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
Fiyah blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jones. Jones landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jones crunches a lovely knee into Fiyah's ribcage. Fiyah looks gassed! Fiyah takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Blayzin Fiyah has been cut. Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fiyah's defenses. With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses. Fiyah managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Fiyah changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jones fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jones throws a nice outside leg kick. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Jones dominated that round. The cut man is working on Blayzin Fiyah's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jones. Fiyah shoots in but no luck this time. Fiyah throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range. Jones keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Fiyah circles away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jones, right into the meat.
Jones moves into range and clinches up with Fiyah. Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses. Jones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Fiyah's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Jones misses with an elbow over the top. Jones landing knees to the head.
Fiyah is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses. Fiyah avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones. Fiyah dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
Jones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Jones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Jones gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Fiyah.
Jon Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blayzin Fiyah. Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but Fiyah leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. A nice glancing elbow lands by Jones. Fiyah blocks the elbow strike.
Fiyah tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fiyah's defenses. Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Jones lands an elbow just above Fiyah 's eye.
That has opened up Blayzin Fiyah's cut even more. Jones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fiyah is rocked! Nice elbow from Jones. Fiyah is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him? Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jones lands an elbow inside. Fiyah blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses. Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fiyah's defenses.
The cut above Blayzin Fiyah's eye is starting to cause him problems now. Nice elbow from Jones. Jones utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Jones lands a nice elbow. Jones taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jones lands an elbow inside that Fiyah shrugs off.
Blayzin Fiyah's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters. Jones pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Fiyah! Jones unloads with more strikes and Fiyah sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jon Jones!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Soprano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and nathin Q (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). nathin Q is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Tony Soprano! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, nathin Q! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Soprano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Q moves away. Soprano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Q was well out of range. Poor timing from Soprano. Soprano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Soprano smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Q shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Soprano as he jumps to the side. Soprano lands with a hook. Q tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. A big right from Soprano misses. Soprano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Q.
Q ducks under a wild hook from Soprano.
That's one minute gone in the round. Q slips under a jab. Soprano misses with an uppercut. Q saw that one coming. Donk. Soprano catches Q right on the button with a cross. Q takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A big left from Soprano misses. Q drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Q stops Soprano from standing up. Q drops back looking for a leg! Soprano is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Soprano manages to kick Q off! Q jumps back into Soprano's guard. Q won't allow Soprano to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Soprano is on top in guard.
Soprano is looking to stand up but Q won't let him. Soprano decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow. Soprano misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Soprano throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Horrible takedown by Q or perhaps it was just good defense by Soprano which made him look bad. Soprano looks to score with a jab to the body but Q is just out of range. Soprano lands a jab to the head.
Soprano throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Soprano looks to land a combination but Q avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Q takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A combination from Soprano does no damage. Soprano lands a two punch combo.
Soprano throws a jab when Q was well out of range. Soprano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Q manages to avoid it. Soprano pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Soprano tests Q's chin there with a solid looking shot. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Soprano dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Soprano throws a nice looking combination but Q bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. The fighters circling - Soprano throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Q avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Q has a takedown stuffed. Soprano cracks Q with a right hand to the side of the head. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Q closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Soprano did well to prevent Q getting side control.
That's one minute gone in the round. Q stops Soprano from getting back to his feet.
Q wants to work for an arm triangle but Soprano is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Q is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Soprano has managed to free his arm - good work. Soprano is positioning himself well to prevent Q advancing to mount. Soprano wants to get back to his feet. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Q is looking to take a break and control but Soprano is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Q looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. Q is pressing down on Soprano's thigh, looking to free his foot. Soprano is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Soprano tries to kick Q off but Q keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. Q passes to full mount! Soprano tries to hold on but Q postures up. Q jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Soprano manages to avoid the submission attempt. Q is breathing heavily. Soprano is pushing Q's head away, looking to escape. Q manages to hold on to the position though. Soprano struggling a bit here. Q is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Soprano knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. Soprano wants to control but Q postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Soprano is pushing Q's head away, looking to escape. Q manages to hold on to the position though. Q tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Q has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. Q uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Soprano.
Jab, jab by Soprano - just one landing. Soprano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Q looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Soprano throws a hook but Q blocks it. Soprano stuns Q with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Soprano misses with a looping right. Soprano swinging wildly here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Soprano throws a combination. Q tries to block but a couple of punches get through. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Soprano dominated that second round. That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Q fails with a takedown attempt. Q is trying hard to land a takedown here. Soprano sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Soprano loads up on a big right hand but Q slips the punch. Soprano wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Soprano looks to throw the jab but Q is out of range. Soprano lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's one minute gone in the round. Soprano ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Q takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Nice uppercut there from Soprano. Soprano connects with a body shot. Soprano scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Q doesn't seem bothered though. Soprano lands an overhand right. Soprano lands a left and a right that send Q crashing to the mat, dazed. Soprano thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet! This has been an exciting period of action! Q takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Q is rocked! Soprano throws a looping overhand right but Q ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Soprano bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Q's head. Soprano connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Q fails to land the takedown. Tony Soprano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of nathin Q. Soprano throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Soprano lands a head shot. Soprano scores with a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Q steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Soprano. Soprano lands with a nice body punch. Soprano misses with a series of wild punches.
Soprano lands with a right hand. Soprano lands a slapping body shot.
Soprano misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tony Soprano is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Q takes one on the button. Q drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Q has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Soprano works the jab nicely. Soprano lands with a nice body punch. Soprano lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! A right-left combo lands from Soprano.
And that's the end of the fight! Tony Soprano showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Soprano, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26 Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26 Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Soprano!
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