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VFC 15: First Contact PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Williamson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kevin Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, George Williamson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williamson wants to clinch up but Davis keeps it at a distance.
Davis closes the distance looking to clinch
and Williamson counters by moving into the clinch.
Williamson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Williamson avoiding damage.
Williamson lands a knee to the head.
Williamson scores with a knee to the head.
Williamson scores with a knee to the head.
Williamson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Davis's face.
Williamson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Davis up against the ropes.
Davis works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Davis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Williamson's head.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Davis stopping the sweep attempt from Williamson.
Williamson is looking for a triangle but Davis pushes his legs off easily.
Davis is in close to Williamson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis stands up over Williamson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Williamson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Davis throws a big right hand that misses.
Williamson trying to strike off his back.
Williamson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Davis is one step ahead there.
Davis throwing strikes from guard but Williamson blocks nicely.
Davis is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Williamson throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Williamson fails with an attempt to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Davis.
Davis fails with the takedown
and Williamson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Davis is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Williamson avoids a punch combination nicely.
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.
Davis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Williamson is fending him off so far but Davis persists. Nope, Williamson circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williamson tries to clinch up
so Davis counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Williamson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Davis can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Williamson has momentary wrist control but Davis slips an elbow through the middle.
Davis postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Williamson looking to control.
Davis advances position into side control!
Davis landing strikes.
Williamson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Davis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis looks up at the clock and then as Williamson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Davis smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Davis creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Davis is breathing heavily.
Williamson striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Williamson taking punishment in the form of punches.
Williamson is working to avoid the ground and pound but Davis connects with a decent elbow.
Williamson is trying to improve his position.
Davis working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Williamson tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Williamson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Williamson is trying to get back to half guard.
Davis working the ground and pound.
Williamson is working to avoid the ground and pound but Davis connects with a decent elbow.
Davis cracks Williamson with a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis working the head with strikes.
Davis working the ground and pound but Williamson is defending the strikes.
Williamson tries to improve position but can't.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Williamson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Davis working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Davis avoids the strikes from the bottom by Williamson.
Williamson is trying to get back to half guard.
Sloppy strikes there by Davis.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Davis throws a series of punches but Williamson avoids them all with ease.
Davis misses with a looping left.
Williamson moves into the clinch successfully.
Nice elbow from Williamson.
Williamson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Williamson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Davis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Davis drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Williamson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Williamson connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Davis dominated that round.
That's time! Davis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Davis shoots in but Williamson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Davis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Williamson moves into the clinch.
Williamson is pressed up against the ropes. Davis has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Williamson down to the mat. Williamson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Davis shoots for a double leg takedown but Williamson sprawls well. He's pushed Davis's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williamson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Davis wants to clinch
and Williamson moves into the clinch.
Williamson controlling the action here for a moment.
Williamson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Williamson effectively controlling the action here.
Williamson landing knees to the head.
Williamson working Davis over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Davis takes an elbow to the temple.
Williamson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Williamson.
Williamson lands an elbow that stopped Davis in his tracks for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williamson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Williamson scores a nice knee to the body.
Williamson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Williamson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Davis's defenses.
Williamson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Williamson lands a knee to the head.
Williamson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Davis takes a knee to the side of the body.
Williamson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Davis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Williamson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Davis is trying to drag Williamson to the mat but Williamson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Williamson lands a nice knee to the body.
Davis is trying to force a seperation but Williamson has the dominant position.
Davis takes a knee to the side of the body.
Davis has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Williamson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A knee to the head by Williamson.
Nice elbow from Williamson.
Davis drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Williamson scores with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis tries to pull guard but Williamson won't allow it.
Williamson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Williamson lands an elbow just above Davis 's eye.
Knees to the body from Williamson.
Williamson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Davis's defenses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Williamson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Davis's brow.
Williamson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Davis avoids it.
Davis is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Williamson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Williamson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Davis tries to score a body lock takedown but Williamson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nice elbow from Williamson.
Williamson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Williamson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Davis's defenses.
Williamson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Davis has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Williamson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Williamson lands a nice elbow.
Williamson lands a knee to the body.
Davis wants the takedown. Williamson is fighting it off but Davis persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Williamson's guard against the ropes.
Davis throwing strikes from guard but Williamson blocks nicely.
Davis got a little sloppy there for a moment and Williamson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Davis has managed to get both his arms back between Williamson's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williamson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Davis stopping the sweep attempt from Williamson.
Davis connects with a couple of short punches.
Davis throws a big right hand that misses.
Williamson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Davis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Davis swats away the attempt to clinch by Williamson.
Williamson has Davis up against the ropes in a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Williamson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee is keeping an eye on Williamson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Williamson landing knees to the body.
Williamson with a knee to the head.
Williamson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Davis has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Williamson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Williamson landing knees to the head.
Williamson with a knee to the head.
Williamson crunches a lovely knee into Davis's ribcage.
Davis takes an elbow to the temple.
Williamson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Williamson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Williamson pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Davis is working for takedown but Williamson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Williamson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Williamson lands an elbow inside.
Williamson stops a takedown attempt from Davis.
Davis takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Williamson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Davis shoots for a takedown but Williamson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Davis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Davis wants to clinch
and Williamson moves into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Williamson.
Williamson connects with a knee to the head.
Williamson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Williamson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Williamson crunches a lovely knee into Davis's ribcage.
Davis is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Williamson is keeping busy.
Williamson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williamson has Davis pressed against the ropes.
Williamson connects with a knee to the head.
Davis managing to block the knees to the body from Williamson.
Williamson is pressed up against the ropes. Davis has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Williamson down to the mat. Williamson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williamson stuffs the takedown attempt from Davis. Davis gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Williamson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Williamson lands a damaging elbow.
Williamson lands an elbow just above Davis 's eye.
Williamson landing knees to the body.
Williamson with a knee to the head.
Williamson looking to throw knees to the head but Davis is blocking nicely.
Williamson lands a knee to the body.
Davis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Williamson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Davis.
Williamson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Davis.
Knees to the body from Williamson.
Williamson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Davis drops down looking for an ankle pick but Williamson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Williamson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Williamson counters by clinching up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williamson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Williamson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Williamson crunches a lovely knee into Davis's ribcage.
Davis tries for a takedown but Williamson manages to get underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williamson.
Davis goes for a takedown in the clinch but Williamson prevents it.
Williamson throws a head punch that misses.
Williamson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Davis wants a takedown but no success here.
Williamson with a knee to the head.
Williamson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Davis.
Williamson is pressed up against the ropes. Davis has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Williamson down to the mat. Williamson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Davis shoots in for a takedown but Williamson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Williamson darts in and clinches Davis up against the ropes.
Williamson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Davis tries to break the clinch but Williamson is controlling the position.
Davis drops down looking for an ankle pick but Williamson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Williamson clinches with his opponent.
Williamson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Williamson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A knee to the head by Williamson.
Davis takes a knee to the side of the body.
Davis tries to break the clinch but Williamson is controlling the position.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Williamson misses with some punches.
Davis tries to pull guard but Williamson won't allow it.
Knees to the body from Williamson.
Williamson wants to stall.
Williamson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williamson lands a good knee to the midsection. Davis won't want to take too many of those.
Williamson lands a nice knee to the body.
Davis is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Williamson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Williamson.
Williamson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Davis.
Williamson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Davis has Williamson pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Williamson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Davis takes a knee to the side of the body.
Williamson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Williamson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Davis.
A short body shot lands from Williamson as the two fighters clinch.
Williamson lands a nice elbow.
Davis tries for a takedown. No joy.
Williamson lands a knee to the head.
Davis goes for a takedown attempt but Williamson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Davis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Williamson as he avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Williamson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Williamson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Williamson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Sauve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Errol Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomez has chosen Bebot as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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195 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kyle Sauve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Errol Gomez!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Gomez as Sauve shoots in.
Gomez drops Sauve with a huge uppercut! Sauve drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Gomez is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Errol Gomez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Wiggly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russ Luv (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Wiggly could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Russ Luv's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joe Wiggly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Russ Luv!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wiggly throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wiggly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Luv.
Wiggly scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wiggly fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Luv looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Luv throwing shots but Wiggly is blocking nicely.
Wiggly might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wiggly has hold of Luv's hands but Luv slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wiggly keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Luv not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Luv not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Luv throwing shots but Wiggly is blocking nicely.
Luv is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Wiggly is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luv throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Luv sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wiggly defending well though.
Luv thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wiggly's head.
Luv slips a nice elbow through Wiggly's hands, connecting with Wiggly's forehead.
Wiggly keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Luv seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Luv 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.
Wiggly is rocked!
Luv lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Wiggly quite badly. Wiggly pulls Luv in close trying to recover. Luv postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Wiggly on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Wiggly doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Russ Luv!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marillo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vadim Kharghai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kharghai's choice of entrance music: Kid Rock Bawitdaba . Vadim Kharghai 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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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marillo Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vadim Kharghai!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kharghai changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gracie looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kharghai tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Kharghai throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The strikes coming from Kharghai are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Kharghai lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Gracie down.
Kharghai tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Kharghai trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Kharghai might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Gracie kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Kharghai in side control, throwing shots but Gracie defends.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kharghai trying to control the position but Gracie is working away.
Gracie tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kharghai wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Gracie's face as Kharghai controls the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kharghai closes the distance and clinches.
Kharghai tries to score a body lock takedown but Gracie shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gracie has hold of one of Kharghai's legs. Kharghai is fighting the takedown attempt but Gracie gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Kharghai looking to control.
Gracie looking to sit in guard and control but Kharghai gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kharghai chips away with some ground and pound.
Gracie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kharghai.
Gracie working for a triangle but Kharghai defends it easily.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kharghai passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kharghai in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kharghai trying to control the position but Gracie is working away.
Gracie is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kharghai connects with a decent elbow.
Kharghai misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Kharghai misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Kharghai in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Gracie dodges the ground and pound from Kharghai.
Gracie gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Kharghai trying to control from half guard but Gracie is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kharghai not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kharghai is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Kharghai tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Gracie is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kharghai scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gracie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kharghai wants to take a breather but Gracie is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vadim Kharghai dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kharghai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gracie fails with the takedown
and Kharghai counters with a left and a right... And another left! Gracie is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vadim Kharghai!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guy Douche (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miguel Sanchez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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19
168 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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21
173 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Miguel Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Guy Douche!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Douche avoids it really well and circles away.
Sanchez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Douche throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Douche throws a series of punches but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Douche misses with a hook.
Douche scores with a punch to the head.
No luck for Sanchez with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Douche chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A telegraphed right hand from Douche misses the target.
A lazy left from Douche finds it's target.
Sanchez shoots in but Douche avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Douche.
Douche waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sanchez.
Douche fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sanchez on the side of the head.
Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Douche.
Sanchez is looking to clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Sanchez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Douche misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown but Douche shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Douche throws a shot to the body.
Douche thows a body shot but no joy.
Douche connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Douche leaves Sanchez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Douche throws a jab when Sanchez was well out of range.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Douche as he jumps to the side.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
Douche throws a shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Douche, as that shot connected.
Douche lands with an uppercut that bounces Sanchez off the ropes and back into rage.
Douche lands a glancing blow to the side of Sanchez's head.
Douche is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sanchez had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Sanchez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Decent striking displayed by Douche there.
Sanchez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jab, jab by Douche - just one landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Douche scores with a body shot.
Sanchez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Douche finds it's way round the side to connect with Sanchez's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douche moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sanchez is rocked!
Crack! Douche connects with the perfect overhand right and Sanchez falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Douche!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Guy Douche!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Funky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Ogden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ogden is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Pantera - Drag The Waters. David Ogden will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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24
184 lbs
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175 lbs
6 - 4 - 1 |
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Brawler
KO power |
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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, Ben Funky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, David Ogden!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ogden moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ogden fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Funky.
Funky shoots for a takedown but Ogden saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Funky closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ogden circles away.
Funky tries to close the distance and clinch but Ogden swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Funky.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Funky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Funky keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ogden fakes the leg kick and cracks Funky in the body.
Funky is looking to clinch.
Ogden thows a body kick. Funky tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Crunch! Ogden slams his shin into Funky's torso.
Funky is breathing heavily.
Crunch! Ogden slams his shin into Funky's torso.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ogden lands a nice looking kick to the body. Funky takes a step back to recover.
Ogden throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ogden lands a high kick!
Ben Funky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Funky takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ogden pushes Funky away with a front kick.
Funky takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ogden drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ogden working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ogden thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ogden has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ogden wants to control from the top but Funky keeps moving.
Ogden drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ogden jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ogden thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ogden throwing strikes from guard but Funky blocks nicely.
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.
Ogden drops back, looking for a kneebar! Funky looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Funky looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Funky!
Funky wants to control for a moment but Ogden uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Ogden is looking to get back to full guard here but Funky has managed to pass to side control instead.
Ogden keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funky trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Funky working the ground and pound effectively.
Ogden is looking to improve his position but Funky isn't that keen on the idea.
Funky tries to control but Ogden wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ogden tries to hold on but Funky pushes him away.
Funky looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Funky looking to finish Ogden with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ogden!
Ogden keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Funky landing shots from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Funky lands a nice shot to the head.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Funky pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Funky unloading with bombs!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Ogden dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Funky shoots and misses
and Ogden counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ogden.
Funky keeping moving, preventing Ogden from controlling successfully.
Ogden pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Funky is keeping the position for now.
Ogden is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Funky is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Funky has escaped and now he's on top!
Funky tries to free his leg and advance position but Ogden is retaining full guard.
Funky trying to control but Ogden is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funky trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Funky might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Funky wants to control from the top but Ogden keeps moving.
Funky preventing the sweep.
Ogden is looking for a triangle but Funky pushes his legs off easily.
Ogden working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Funky.
Funky trying to control but Ogden is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ogden bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
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.
Ogden lands a right hook to the body.
Ogden throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Funky fails with the takedown
and Ogden counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Funky walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ogden.
Funky throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ogden sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Funky stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ogden.
Ogden gets a takedown into half guard.
Ogden is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Funky has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ogden tries to pass the half guard into mount. Funky knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ogden seems to be looking for submissions.
Funky preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Ogden is looking for a kimura but Funky is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ogden to get the leverage.
Ogden is keen to just control but Funky is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The fighters are battling for position here. Funky manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ogden looking to sit in guard and control but Funky gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ogden wants to sweep but no luck.
Ogden keeping full guard, as Funky tries to pass.
Ogden manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Funky manages to get himself to full guard.
Ogden trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Funky manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Ogden showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Ogden goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
David Ogden seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ogden clinches up against the ropes.
Funky is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ogden gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Ogden wants to take a breather but Funky is having none of it.
Ogden is working for a kimura but Funky is defending it quite comfortably.
Ogden is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Funky defends it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funky is defending against the submission attempts here by Ogden.
Ogden is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Funky is just riding it out for now. Ogden eventually gives up the hold.
Funky keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Ben Funky overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ogden content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ogden seems to be working for a kimura but Funky defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Funky tries to clinch but Ogden moves away
and Ogden counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Funky is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Funky drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ogden is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Funky's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Funky prevents Ogden from improving his position.
Funky looks to land a strike but Ogden avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
David Ogden is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Funky trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Ogden manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Ogden trying to control the position from guard on top but Funky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ogden wants to stand and escape but instead Funky has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Funky with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ogden not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Funky trying to control but Ogden is working from the bottom.
Ben Funky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Funky throwing strikes from guard but Ogden blocks nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Ogden comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ogden winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Ogden!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrea Winter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artur Klimera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Artur Klimera is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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22
266 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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19
270 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 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, Andrea Winter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Artur Klimera!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winter doesn't manage to clinch there - Klimera circles away.
Klimera fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Klimera closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Klimera breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Klimera pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Winter fails with a takedown attempt.
Klimera misses with a two punch combination.
Klimera is looking to clinch but Winter is avoiding it.
Winter shoots in but no luck this time.
Klimera misses with a series of wild punches.
Winter tries to clinch there but Klimera circles away.
Winter fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Klimera avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrea Winter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Winter tries to score a power double leg takedown but Klimera sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Winter somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klimera throws a right hand that Winter ducks under and follows up with a left that Winter also avoids with ease.
Winter dives in and grabs Klimera's left leg, looking for a takedown. Klimera pushes down on Winter's head and hops out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klimera throws a body punch but Winter moves out of range.
Klimera moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Andrea Winter has been cut.
Winter dodges the punch combination from Klimera.
Artur Klimera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from Klimera.
Winter is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice combo by Klimera! Oh, that's hurt him - Winter falls to the canvas and Klimera follows him into side control.
Klimera is looking to take a break and control but Winter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Klimera creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Klimera wants to control but Winter is keeping him busy.
Klimera working the head and body with strikes.
Winter takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Klimera lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klimera connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Winter some visible discomfort.
Klimera wants to control but Winter is keeping him busy.
Klimera landing a few strikes.
Winter is working to avoid the ground and pound but Klimera connects with a decent elbow.
Klimera lands some shots froms side control.
Winter is rocked!
Andrea Winter's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Klimera scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Winter is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Klimera can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Artur Klimera!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donald Henson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dover Carlyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dover Carlyle has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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20
225 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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270 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Donald Henson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dover Carlyle!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carlyle takes the fight into the clinch.
Carlyle digs a right hand underneath Henson's ribcage. Henson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Carlyle cracks Henson with a nice body shot.
Henson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A nice left hand lands by Carlyle.
Henson tries to land knees in the clinch but Carlyle avoids the damage to the body.
Henson trying to land knees to the body.
Henson lands a body punch.
Carlyle cracks Henson with a nice body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Carlyle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carlyle lands a hook that snaps the head of Henson backwards.
Carlyle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Henson backwards.
Carlyle works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Henson is breathing heavily.
Carlyle lands a right hand that snaps the head of Henson backwards.
Carlyle works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Carlyle cracks Henson with a nice body shot.
Carlyle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Carlyle avoiding damage.
Carlyle lands a hook that snaps the head of Henson backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Carlyle.
Carlyle pushes Henson back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Carlyle.
Henson is rocked!
Carlyle stalling in the clinch.
Carlyle lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Henson backwards.
Oh Henson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Good body shot from Carlyle.
Henson seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlyle cracks Henson with a nice body shot.
Carlyle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Henson backwards.
Carlyle stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dover Carlyle.
Carlyle closes the distance and clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Carlyle.
Carlyle displaying some good clinch control by pressing Henson up against the ropes.
Carlyle gets through Henson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Carlyle lands a body punch in the clinch.
Carlyle keeps control of Henson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short body shot lands from Carlyle as the two fighters clinch.
Carlyle lands with a short shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Carlyle.
Carlyle lands a nice uppercut.
Carlyle is working Henson over against the ropes.
Come on Carlyle - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Carlyle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Come on Carlyle - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlyle scores with a hook to the body.
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!
Carlyle drops Henson onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Henson is propped up by the ropes and works his way back to his feet!
Carlyle presses Henson against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Carlyle lands a hook to the side of the head.
Carlyle creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Henson with a big uppercut! Henson tries to clinch up but Carlyle pushes him back against the ropes and lands another moster strike that crumples Henson to the mat! Henson covers up and Carlyle unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Dover Carlyle!
Dover Carlyle is the new heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Winston Ashley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ashley comes to the ring accompanied by Continue To Be by David Arkenstone. 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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25
167 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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162 lbs
6 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 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
6 - 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 blocks a jab.
Ashley paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The fighters circling - Ashley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ashley bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sullivan's head.
A swing and a miss from Ashley.
Sullivan ducks under a wild hook from Ashley.
Sullivan closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ashley to the mat! Ashley manages to get full guard.
Ashley wants to sweep here but Sullivan controlling him for the moment.
Sullivan advances position into side control!
Ashley is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ashley tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sullivan wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sullivan is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ashley has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sullivan trying to control the position but Ashley is working away.
Ashley gets back to half guard.
Ashley has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sullivan is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ashley tries to roll over but Sullivan keeps him under control.
Sullivan is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sullivan is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ashley defends it well.
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.
Ashley wants to control but Sullivan is keeping busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ashley tries to get to full guard but Sullivan has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Sullivan 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.
Ashley throws a big shot that misses.
Ashley misses with a looping left.
Ashley cracks Sullivan with a good jab.
Paul Sullivan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sullivan slips under a jab from Ashley.
Ashley throws a nice looking combination but Sullivan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ashley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sullivan ducks under a wild hook from Ashley.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sullivan.
Sullivan scores with a takedown into Ashley's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan preventing the sweep.
Sullivan wants to control from the top but Ashley keeps moving.
Sullivan's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ashley looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sullivan is one step ahead there.
Ashley not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
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.
Sullivan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ashley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ashley looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ashley throws a shot from downtown. Sullivan moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ashley misses with a two punch combination.
Ashley goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sullivan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sullivan shoots for a double leg takedown but Ashley sprawls well. He's pushed Sullivan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Winston Ashley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Sullivan.
Sullivan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ashley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sullivan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ashley.
Ashley misses with a double jab
so Sullivan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ashley looking for a sweep. Not yet Ashley, not yet.
Sullivan wants to control from the top but Ashley keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ashley has his hands on Sullivan's head, controlling the position.
Sullivan passes Ashley's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sullivan is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ashley is just riding it out for now. Sullivan eventually gives up the hold.
Sullivan is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ashley sees it coming and defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Sullivan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Sullivan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ashley sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Horrible takedown by Sullivan or perhaps it was just good defense by Ashley which made him look bad.
A right-left combo lands from Ashley.
Ashley misses with a hook.
Ashley cracks Sullivan with an open hand slap.
Ashley displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sullivan.
Winston Ashley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Sullivan.
Ashley throws a lazy head kick
and Sullivan counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Ashley!
Ashley tries to reverse the position but Sullivan maintains control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan goes for an armbar but Ashley turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Ashley.
Sullivan working for submissions but it's allowed Ashley to get to half guard.
Sullivan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ashley seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ashley is trying to control. Sullivan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ashley sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Sullivan is looking to control Ashley's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sullivan avoid being mounted?
Ashley missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sullivan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ashley wants to take a breather but Sullivan is having none of it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ashley misses with an uppercut.
Sullivan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ashley is fending him off so far but Sullivan persists. Nope, Ashley circles away and we're back to standing.
Ashley looks to throw the jab but Sullivan is out of range.
Ashley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ashley scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ashley throws a jab when Sullivan was well out of range.
Sullivan ducks under a wild hook from Ashley.
Ashley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sullivan counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ashley's guard now.
Ashley is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sullivan drops back, looking for a kneebar! Ashley looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Ashley looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Ashley!
Ashley is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan struggling a bit here.
A lull in the action here as Ashley stalls from top position.
Ashley working away.
Winston Ashley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sullivan is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Ashley is staying active.
The referee asks Ashley politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Ashley prefers to stall for the moment though.
Ashley wants to take a breather but Sullivan manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Ashley.
Ashley postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Paul Sullivan.
I've got Sullivan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Sullivan!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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