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AFC 2: Storm in the Cage PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ippo Mash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gliz Rockrain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rockrain has chosen Superheros by Racer X as his entrance music. Ippo Mash has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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150 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ippo Mash! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gliz Rockrain! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Horrible takedown by Rockrain or perhaps it was just good defense by Mash which made him look bad. Rockrain gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Rockrain is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mash defends well. Rockrain looks gassed! Mash looking to control the position here, rather than advance. Mash thows a big elbow that misses. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Mash wants to pass the guard but Rockrain is keeping the position. Mash preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mash passes Rockrain's right leg, so he's now in half guard. Mash perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. Mash landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Mash is figuring out what he wants to do next. Rockrain looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Still in half guard, Mash seems content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Rockrain is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Mash is keen to just control but Rockrain is a slippery customer. Mash lands with a punch from half guard. Mash wants to control but Rockrain is keeping him busy. Mash performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ippo Mash. Mash closes the distance and clinches. Mash pulls guard. Mash scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Mash gets a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mash jumps into guard, dragging Rockrain to the mat.
Mash keeping full guard, as Rockrain tries to pass. Mash escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rockrain gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Rockrain throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mash works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Rockrain prevents Mash from getting back to his feet. Mash working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rockrain. Mash has his hands on Rockrain's head, controlling the position.
That's four 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. Rockrain stopping the sweep attempt from Mash. Rockrain trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Rockrain with a poor takedown and Mash moves into the clinch. Mash has clasped his hands together around Rockrain's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done. Rockrain can't do much from the bottom here. Rockrain manages to work his way to half guard, despite Mash's best efforts. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ippo Mash dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rockrain with a lazy takedown attempt and Mash counters with a left and a right that stings Rockrain. Mash closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rockrain to the mat! Rockrain manages to get full guard. Rockrain tries to land a sweep but no joy. Rockrain is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. Mash with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Mash stands up from guard. Let's bang! Mash instigates a clinch. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Mash jumps into guard, dragging Rockrain to the mat.
Mash is adopting a defensive guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mash avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Mash keeping moving, preventing Rockrain from controlling successfully. Mash is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. Rockrain slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. Mash wants to stand but Rockrain is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Mash trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage. Rockrain wants to pass the guard but Mash is keeping the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Mash throws a head kick that misses. Mash shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rockrain defends it nicely. Rockrain has his takedown stuffed and Mash counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mash.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rockrain keeping full guard, as Mash tries to pass. Rockrain is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mash is aware though and is defending well. Mash wants to control from the top but Rockrain keeps moving. Rockrain seems keen to control Mash's posture. Rockrain is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rockrain is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully. Rockrain has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Rockrain is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Gliz Rockrain. Mash closes the distance and pushes Rockrain back into the cage. Rockrain jumps guard but Mash stands there with Rockrain around his waist. Rockrain gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ippo Mash has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gliz Rockrain. Rockrain tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mash just stands there and leans against the cage. Mash jumps guard and drags Rockrain to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. Rockrain tries to free his leg and advance position but Mash is retaining full guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ippo Mash dominated that second round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Mash scores with a takedown into Rockrain's guard. Mash stands and throws Rockrain's legs to the side, diving into side control. Mash is looking to take a break and control but Rockrain is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Mash staying calm. Rockrain is looking for a sweep. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mash trying to control the action but Rockrain is working from the bottom. Rockrain is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Mash off and has taken his back! Rockrain wants to control the position but Mash frees himself and scrambles - Rockrain manages to regain control in side control.
Rockrain wants to control but Mash is keeping him busy. Mash is trying to control Rockrain's posture but Rockrain avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Rockrain with the ground and pound but Mash regains half guard under the barage of strikes. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rockrain lands a nice short elbow. Rockrain wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mash keeps working. Rockrain is stalling here. Mash is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Rockrain seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Mash has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Rockrain sneaks back into half guard. Rockrain wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ground and pound from Mash. Mash prevents Rockrain from improving his position. Rockrain is looking to control Mash's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rockrain avoid being mounted? Mash is looking to stall here but Rockrain recovers full guard. Gliz Rockrain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Mash stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rockrain swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four 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. Rockrain 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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Rockrain throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Rockrain fails with the takedown and Mash counters by moving into the clinch. Mash manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. Rockrain postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Rockrain wants to pass the guard but Mash is keeping the position. Mash looking for a guillotine here but Rockrain defends easily.
And that's the end of the fight! Ippo Mash showed his dominance in that final round. Well Mash 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 30:27 Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27 Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ippo Mash!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dr Fun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Kwok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kwok has chosen Bitches and Money as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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215 lbs
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185 cm
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211 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ White 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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dr Fun! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Kenny Kwok! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kwok misses with a head kick.
Kwok goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Fun is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Kwok pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kwok throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Fun connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Kwok is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Kwok throws a sloppy head kick and Fun moves out of range easily. Kwok misses with a jab, cross combination.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kwok. Fun dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Fun works over Kwok's head and body with a nice combination. Jab from Fun. Fun throws a combination that misses and Kwok counters with a nice body shot. Fun blocks a head kick by Kwok.
Fun is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range. Fun thuds his right hand into Kwok's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Fun shoots in for a takedown and gets it. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Fun is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kwok defends it well. Fun blocks the strikes from Kwok.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kwok tries to roll over but Fun keeps him under control. Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Fun in particular looking to stall. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fun lands a nice short elbow. Fun perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. Fun stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Kwok to get to his feet. Kwok is looking to clinch. Kwok takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Fun scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Fun landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Fun seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Kwok is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Dr Fun!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Barrett Fielding (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Kali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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190 lbs
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192 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Solid chin |
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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 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Barrett Fielding! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Damien Kali! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Fielding misses the shot to the body. Kali dips to his left and cracks Fielding with an uppercut! Kali lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fielding throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kali counters with a lovely shot to the body. Fielding tries to close the distance and clinch but Kali swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Fielding throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Kali throws a series of strikes that have Fielding backpedaling.
It looks like Barrett Fielding has been cut. This has been an exciting period of action! Kali checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fielding fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kali fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fielding is out of range. Fielding walks into a left hand. Kali digs a good body shot into Fielding's ribs. Fielding is breathing heavily. Fielding tries a low kick but Kali avoids it. Fielding stuns Kali with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Fielding gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kali. Kali lands with an overhand left. Fielding has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fielding there as he acknowledges the shot. Kali throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Fielding was covering up waiting for the punch and Kali finishes the takedown easily into guard. Fielding can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kali controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round. Fielding working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kali. Kali advances position into side control! Kali looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Fielding is avoiding damage well.
Kali grinds an elbow into Fielding's temple. Kali connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Fielding some visible discomfort.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Kali cracks Fielding with a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kali throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage. Kali stands up and beckons Fielding to his feet. Fielding takes one on the button. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kali!
Kali slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Barrett Fielding seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Kali lands a two punch combo.
Kali is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. 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! Kali with a hook. Kali looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Kali is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Kali lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Fielding backs up against the cage.
Kali moves into range and connects with a jab. Fielding takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. A decent looking cross lands there for Kali. Kali lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Fielding falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Damien Kali!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Mc Donald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fauzi Beydoun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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270 lbs
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260 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Mc Donald! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fauzi Beydoun! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The fight stays on the outside here - Beydoun looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Mc Donald shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mc Donald showed some decent athleticism there. Mc Donald is looking for a kimura here.
Mc Donald not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Mc Donald is trying to control. Beydoun wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Mc Donald thows a huge punch but Beydoun dodges it nicely.
Beydoun is staying active underneath Mc Donald, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Beydoun really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mc Donald. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Beydoun wants to control but Mc Donald is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Beydoun fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mc Donald looks to land a right hand but Beydoun moved out of range. Mc Donald swats away the attempt to clinch by Beydoun. Ryan Mc Donald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Mc Donald fails to land with a series of punches.
Mc Donald swats away the attempt to clinch by Beydoun. Beydoun misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Beydoun misses with a two punch combination.
Mc Donald checks a low kick from Beydoun. Mc Donald fails with the takedown. Beydoun tries to clinch up. Beydoun moves out of range of the body kick. Mc Donald shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Beydoun pinned against the cage. Beydoun gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Beydoun scores with a leg kick.
Beydoun fakes the leg kick and cracks Mc Donald in the body. Mc Donald swats away the attempt to clinch by Beydoun. Nice sprawl there from Beydoun as Mc Donald shoots in. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Mc Donald. That's going to take a lot out of him. Mc Donald is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Beydoun looks to land a combination but Mc Donald avoids it well. Mc Donald lands a jab-cross combination. Beydoun shoots in looking for a takedown. Mc Donald tries to sprawl out of it but Beydoun keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mc Donald manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Beydoun scores with a nice body kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position. Mc Donald breaks from the clinch.
Mc Donald scores with a takedown into Beydoun's guard. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Beydoun looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mc Donald trying to control the position from guard on top but Beydoun is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Mc Donald is looking to advance position but Beydoun has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount! Mc Donald can't escape the position.
Mc Donald on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mc Donald tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Beydoun throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage. Mc Donald is squirming around, avoiding Beydoun's attempts to control the action. Beydoun lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Beydoun lands a heavy elbow. Beydoun prevents Mc Donald from getting the reversal. Mc Donald might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Beydoun trying to control but Mc Donald is having none of it.
That's four 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. Mc Donald bucks up and throws Beydoun to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape! Mc Donald shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Beydoun counters with a stiff right hand. Beydoun tries to clinch but Mc Donald is having none of it. Mc Donald misses with a takedown attempt and Beydoun counters with a straight right hand. Mc Donald avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mc Donald shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Beydoun napping and manages to drive through into side control! Beydoun is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Mc Donald off and has taken his back! Mc Donald staying busy and making it hard for Beydoun to control. Mc Donald trying to control the hands but Beydoun won't let him. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Beydoun trying to control momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Fauzi Beydoun will probably get the nod. That's time! Back to the action!
Mc Donald shoots in and drives through. Beydoun sprawls well. Mc Donald drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Beydoun controls Mc Donald momentarily but Mc Donald frees himself. Beydoun 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. Mc Donald pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Beydoun is keeping the position for now. Mc Donald stands up from guard. Let's bang! Mc Donald shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Beydoun looking for subs off his back but Mc Donald has passed one foot through into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Mc Donald connects with a nice short shot to Beydoun's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mc Donald not landing any meaningful shots this time. Mc Donald is figuring out what he wants to do next. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Beydoun is trying to stand back up but Mc Donald is controlling him
Beydoun is looking to improve his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Mc Donald in particular looking to stall. Beydoun misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Mc Donald not doing much here.
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. Mc Donald thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Beydoun is looking to improve his position.
Mc Donald looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Mc Donald pushes Beydoun up against the cage in a clinch. Mc Donald lands a hook to the side of the head. A knee to the head by Mc Donald.
Mc Donald working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Mc Donald breaks the clinch.
Mc Donald shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Mc Donald was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Mc Donald postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Beydoun looks a forlorn figure.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mc Donald trying to control but Beydoun is having none of it. Mc Donald raining down shots from the mount! Mc Donald scoring with strikes but Beydoun is staying in there. Beydoun wants to hold on but Mc Donald pushes him away. Beydoun working to try and regain half guard.
Mc Donald landing strikes from the mount and Beydoun is in trouble!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Beydoun tries to hold on but Mc Donald postures up. Mc Donald working the ground and pound effectively.
Mc Donald prevents Beydoun from getting the reversal. Mc Donald landing strikes from the mount. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Mc Donald scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Mc Donald postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Beydoun badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Mc Donald around the waist but Mc Donald pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Mc Donald is the winner by TKO! Mc Donald jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Mc Donald!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Hanma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Salvatore Luciania (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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290 lbs
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295 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jack Hanma! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Salvatore Luciania! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hanma lands a high kick!
It looks like Salvatore Luciania has been cut. Hanma throws a sloppy head kick and Luciania moves out of range easily. Luciania blocks a head kick by Hanma.
Luciania shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Luciania showed some decent athleticism there. 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. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Luciania throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Luciania not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Luciania wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hanma keeps working. Hanma looks like he's trying to stand up.
Luciania postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Hanma to stand up. Hanma keeps the fight on the outside. Hanma looks to throw the jab but Luciania is out of range. Hanma scores with a sloppy right hand. Luciania should have avoided that one. Luciania shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hanma as he jumps to the side. Hanma throws a nice looking combination but Luciania bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round. No luck with that takedown attempt from Luciania. Luciania slips under a jab from Hanma. A jab from Hanma misses. Hanma waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Luciania. Hanma scores with a hook. A head kick misses from Hanma. Luciania shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hanma napping and manages to drive through into side control! Hanma is trying to get back to half guard. Luciania tries for a kimura but Hanma is defending well. Hanma is looking to regain half guard here but Luciania keeps moving and retains side control. Luciania has an Americana. Hanma didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Luciania is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Luciania hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Salvatore Luciania!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Ja Greco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konstantin Terkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Greco comes to the cage accompanied by Jesus Fucking Christ. Tony Ja Greco had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tony Ja Greco! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Konstantin Terkin! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Greco swats away the attempt to clinch by Terkin. Greco tries to clinch but Terkin moves away and Terkin counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Greco's guard now. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Greco wants to stand and escape but Terkin is having none of it. 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. Terkin wants to control from the top but Greco keeps moving. Greco wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Terkin manages to pass to side control. Terkin is trying to control the action in half guard but Greco is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Still in half guard, Terkin seems content to control. Greco looks like he's trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Greco stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Greco wants it to stay on the feet. Terkin is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Greco slaps away a takedown attempt from Terkin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round. Greco darts in trying to clinch and Terkin counters with a takedown into side control. Greco pushes Terkin away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Terkin gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control. Terkin trying to control the action but Greco is working from the bottom. Greco knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Terkin on the ground. Terkin just content to control the position. Greco bucks up and tries to throw Terkin off but instead Terkin has got his back! Greco is trying to get back to his feet but Terkin has full control of the position and if anything, Greco has just worked his way into a worse spot. Terkin tries to get the hooks in deep but Greco pushed the leg off.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Greco wants to get back to his feet. What can Greco do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Greco is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Terkin off. It looks like it's working - Terkin slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! Greco displaying calm under pressure there. Terkin looks gassed! Greco tries to clinch up and Terkin counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Terkin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Greco.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Greco. Greco lands an elbow inside. Greco misses with an elbow over the top. Greco on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Greco lands an elbow inside. Greco lands a damaging elbow. Greco landing knees to the body.
Greco comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Greco gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Greco lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Greco gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Terkin wants to get back to striking at distance but Greco won't allow it.
Greco lands an elbow that stopped Terkin in his tracks for a moment. Greco lands an elbow inside. Greco gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Terkin takes an elbow to the temple. Greco connects with a knee to the head.
Greco lands a damaging elbow. Greco utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Greco lands a knee to the head.
Greco lands an elbow that stopped Terkin in his tracks for a moment. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Greco obliges. Terkin takes an elbow to the forehead. Greco lands a damaging elbow. Greco is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Terkin takes an elbow to the temple. Greco lands an elbow inside. Greco landing knees to the head.
Terkin tries to break the clinch but Greco is controlling the position. Greco using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Greco lands a damaging elbow. Terkin wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Greco using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Terkin tries for a takedown but Greco manages to get underhooks.
Tony Ja Greco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Konstantin Terkin. Greco lands a nice elbow. Greco lands a damaging elbow. Greco lands an elbow that stopped Terkin in his tracks for a moment. Greco creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Terkin's defenses. Greco lands an elbow inside. Greco lands an elbow inside that Terkin shrugs off. Greco crunches a lovely knee into Terkin's ribcage. Greco lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Greco lands an elbow just above Terkin 's eye. Terkin drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Greco lands a damaging elbow. Greco misses with an elbow strike.
Greco comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Greco lands a nice elbow. Greco lands a nice elbow. Greco lands an elbow that stopped Terkin in his tracks for a moment. Terkin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Greco lands a nice elbow from the clinch. 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 Tony Ja Greco will probably get the nod. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Greco tries to clinch there but Terkin circles away.
Terkin scoring well with a low kick there.
Terkin tries a head kick but it misses.
Greco wants to clinch. Tony Ja Greco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Greco fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Terkin, pushing him back against the cage. Terkin takes a knee to the side of the body. Greco lands an elbow just above Terkin 's eye. Greco comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Greco creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Terkin's defenses. Greco lands a nice elbow. Greco pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Greco landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Terkin takes an elbow to the forehead. Greco landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Greco landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Terkin trying to stall but Greco improves his position.
Greco lands an elbow inside. Greco lands a nice elbow. Terkin takes an elbow to the temple. Greco lands an elbow inside that Terkin shrugs off.
That's one minute gone in the round. Greco unloads a knee to the mid-section. Greco lands an elbow inside. Greco lands a nice knee to the body. Greco lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Greco lands an elbow that stopped Terkin in his tracks for a moment. Greco lands a nice elbow. Greco landing knees to the head.
Greco lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Greco utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Greco lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Greco comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Greco landing knees to the body.
Terkin is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. Greco misses with an elbow over the top. Greco is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Terkin blocks an elbow strike from Greco.
Terkin takes an elbow to the forehead. Terkin avoids the elbow strike from Greco, against the cage.
Greco unloads a knee to the mid-section. Terkin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Greco pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Greco misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Greco scores a nice knee to the body.
Terkin tries to pull guard but Greco holds him up against the cage and eventually Terkin drops back down to his feet.
Greco lands a good knee to the midsection. Terkin won't want to take too many of those. With the fighters up against the cage, Greco throws an elbow but misses. Terkin breaks from the clinch.
Greco clinches up with Terkin and pushes him back against the cage. Terkin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Greco just stands there and leans against the cage. Tony Ja Greco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Konstantin Terkin. Greco lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Greco gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Greco lands a nice knee to the body. Greco scores with a knee to the head.
Greco lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Terkin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Greco comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Greco creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Terkin's defenses. Greco using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Greco. Terkin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Greco just stands there and leans against the cage. Greco lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Terkin drops down looking for an ankle pick but Greco pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Greco tries to clinch there but Terkin circles away.
Greco is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Greco gets a clinch. Greco lands a good knee to the midsection. Terkin won't want to take too many of those. Greco landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Terkin is trying to break free. Greco scores a nice knee to the body.
Greco lands an elbow inside. Greco lands a damaging elbow. Greco lands an elbow that stopped Terkin in his tracks for a moment. Greco lands an elbow that stopped Terkin in his tracks for a moment. Greco lands an elbow just above Terkin 's eye. Greco comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Greco lands an elbow just above Terkin 's eye. Terkin takes an elbow to the forehead. Greco scores with a knee to the head.
Greco misses with an elbow over the top. Greco lands a nice elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round. With the fighters up against the cage, Greco throws an elbow but misses. Greco lands a nice elbow. Greco tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees to the body from Greco.
Terkin tries for a takedown but Greco manages to get underhooks.
Greco connects with a knee to the head.
Terkin avoiding damage as Greco throws knees to the body.
Terkin is trying to break the clinch but Greco has him pressed against the cage. Terkin has Greco pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Terkin pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Greco tumbling to the mat - Terkin dives into Greco's guard. Greco wants to get back to his feet but Terkin is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Greco trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful. Terkin looking to pass the guard. Terkin stops Greco from standing up. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Ja Greco dominated that second round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Greco rushes Terkin and presses him up against the cage. A frustrated look appears on Terkin's face as he tries to break the clinch. Greco connects with a knee to the head.
Terkin has had enough of the clinch but Greco keeps him there for the moment. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Greco lands an elbow just above Terkin 's eye. Terkin tries to circle away but Greco has him pinned against the cage. Greco lands a knee to the body.
Greco creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Terkin's defenses. Knees to the body from Greco.
Terkin takes an elbow to the forehead. Greco lands an elbow inside. Greco lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Greco lands a knee to the body.
Terkin avoids the elbow strike from Greco, against the cage.
Greco lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Greco lands a damaging elbow. Greco throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. Greco lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Greco lands an elbow inside that Terkin shrugs off. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Greco lands a damaging elbow. Greco lands an elbow that stopped Terkin in his tracks for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round. Greco landing knees to the head.
Greco lands an elbow just above Terkin 's eye. Greco keeps control of Terkin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Greco scores with a knee to the head.
Greco lands an elbow just above Terkin 's eye. Greco misses with an elbow strike.
Terkin trying to land knees to the body.
Greco lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Terkin takes a knee to the side of the body. Greco lands an elbow inside. Terkin is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. Greco throws an elbow but it misses.
Terkin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Greco pulls him back up using the underhooks. Greco landing knees to the head.
Terkin pulls guard effortlessly. Terkin is pulling down on Greco's head to control his posture. Greco wanted to stand there but Terkin had control of the position.
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. Terkin wants to stand and escape but Greco is having none of it. Greco stands up from Terkin's guard - Greco perhaps looking for a knockout. Greco clinches. Greco is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Terkin wants to stall.
A knee to the head by Greco.
Greco lands an elbow inside that Terkin shrugs off. Terkin takes an elbow to the forehead. Terkin pulls Greco into guard.
Greco would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Greco stands and steps away. Terkin gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. Greco blocks a head kick by Terkin.
Greco clinches up against the cage. Greco lands a damaging elbow. A nice glancing elbow lands by Greco. Terkin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tony Ja Greco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Konstantin Terkin. Greco lands a nice elbow. Greco lands an elbow inside that Terkin shrugs off. Greco gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Greco comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Greco lands an elbow that stopped Terkin in his tracks for a moment. Greco crunches a lovely knee into Terkin's ribcage. Terkin is looking to break free of the clinch but Greco has double underhooks. Greco gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Greco pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Greco gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Greco using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Terkin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Terkin can't break the clinch.
Greco comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Greco creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Terkin's defenses. Greco creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Terkin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Greco lands a knee to the body.
Terkin tries to stall but Greco uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Terkin takes an elbow to the temple. Terkin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Greco smiles and moves away.
Greco moves into the clinch successfully.
Greco lands an elbow that stopped Terkin in his tracks for a moment. Nice elbow from Greco. Terkin takes a knee to the side of the body. Greco lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Terkin takes an elbow to the forehead. Greco pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. A nice glancing elbow lands by Greco. Greco lands a damaging elbow. Greco pushes off an throws an elbow but Terkin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Konstantin Terkin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Terkin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Terkin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Greco.
And that's the end of the fight! Tony Ja Greco showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Greco, 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... Tony Ja Greco!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lito Lapid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nang Klao Daeng (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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lito Lapid! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nang Klao Daeng! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nice takedown defense from Daeng. No joy for Lapid on that attempt. Daeng throws a series of punches but Lapid moves out of range. Lapid fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Daeng avoids it really well and circles away. Lapid blocks a head kick by Daeng.
Lapid shoots in looking for a takedown. Daeng tries to sprawl out of it but Lapid keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Daeng manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lito Lapid. That's going to take a lot out of him. Lapid has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Daeng tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Daeng misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Daeng shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Daeng with a flurry of punches that miss. Lapid looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lapid is looking for a triangle but Daeng pushes his legs off easily.
Daeng avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Daeng really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lapid. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Lapid has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Daeng should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Lapid has tightened it up now! Daeng should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Lito Lapid!
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