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BFC 1: Ho'omaka 'ana PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Willie Tulova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Madison (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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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Willie Tulova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Billy Madison!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Madison doesn't manage to clinch there - Tulova circles away.
Billy Madison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Madison fails in his attempt to clinch.
Madison tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tulova paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tulova changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Madison looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Tulova sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Madison is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Tulova working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Tulova is looking to take a break and control but Madison is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Madison is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Tulova asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Tulova tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tulova has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tulova creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Madison sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Madison is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Tulova has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Tulova in side control, throwing shots but Madison defends.
Madison really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tulova. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Madison has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tulova is trying to break the clinch but Madison has him pressed against the cage.
Tulova cracks Madison with a nice body shot.
Madison tries a knee to the head but Tulova blocks it.
Tulova has had enough of the clinch but Madison keeps him there for the moment.
Madison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tulova.
Tulova is looking to clinch but Madison is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Madison fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tulova on the side of the head.
Tulova looks for the body kick but Madison saw that one coming.
Madison moves in looking to clinch but Tulova pushes him off.
Madison connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tulova. Tulova circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tulova tries to clinch up
and Madison counters with a leg kick.
Tulova is breathing heavily.
Tulova looks to land a combination but Madison avoids it well.
Tulova misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Madison wants to clinch but Tulova slips to the side
and Tulova counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Madison is pressed up against the cage. Tulova has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Madison down to the mat. Madison 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 Willie Tulova. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Madison has managed to clinch.
Come on Madison - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Madison connects with a knee to the head.
Madison lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tulova can't break the clinch.
Madison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madison forces Tulova back against the cage and clinches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Madison.
Madison tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Madison lands a knee to the head.
Madison gets underhooks to prevent Tulova's takedown attempt.
Madison breaks the clinch.
Madison throws a head kick that misses.
Madison is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tulova.
Madison swats away the attempt to clinch by Tulova.
Nice takedown defense from Madison. No joy for Tulova on that attempt.
Madison tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tulova swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tulova fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Madison connects with a high kick.
It looks like Willie Tulova has been cut.
Madison tries to clinch up but Tulova circles away and keeps his distance.
Madison dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Madison darts in and clinches Tulova up against the cage.
Madison breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Madison tries to clinch there but Tulova circles away.
Madison tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tulova paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madison instigates a clinch.
Tulova takes a knee right on the jaw!
Madison with a knee to the head.
Madison's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Madison breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tulova looks for a takedown but Madison sprawls well.
Madison lands with a kick to the temple. Tulova shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Madison throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tulova.
Tulova circles away from the clinch attempt.
Madison wants to clinch but Tulova slips to the side
and Tulova decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Madison's guard.
Tulova loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tulova stays in close to Madison's body and controls the position.
Tulova gets to his feet - Madison follows without any prompting.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Madison dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Willie Tulova's cut.
That's time! Tulova's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tulova clinches up against the cage.
Tulova changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Madison fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tulova shoots in but Madison avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tulova shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Madison pinned against the cage. Madison gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Willie Tulova. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Madison tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tulova paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tulova does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Madison tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tulova moves into the clinch.
Tulova is trying to break free.
Madison lands a knee to the head.
Madison with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Madison manages to break the clinch.
Madison throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Tulova crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Billy Madison!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shunsuke Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and randy bain (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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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Shunsuke Nakamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, randy bain!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
bain shoots in for a double leg but Nakamura sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
bain shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. bain showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are battling for position here. Nakamura manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
bain preventing the sweep.
bain trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nakamura is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nakamura wants to stand up but bain is controlling him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nakamura tests bain's chin there with a solid looking shot.
bain tries for a takedown but Nakamura sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
bain closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
bain looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nakamura with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
bain prevents Nakamura from standing back up.
bain lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
bain really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nakamura. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
bain wants to pass to mount but Nakamura is defending the position.
Nakamura keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
bain thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nakamura is holding on to half guard well.
Nakamura has hold of bain's hands but bain slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
bain looks to land a strike but Nakamura avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
bain stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Nakamura throws up his legs and catches bain in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! bain tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Nakamura! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Shunsuke Nakamura!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kiyoshi Yamada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Von Doom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Von Doom has chosen Rammstein - Du Hast as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kiyoshi Yamada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Von Doom!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Yamada.
Von Doom is trying to get back to his feet.
Von Doom on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Von Doom takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Von Doom is rocked!
Yamada lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Von Doom down.
Von Doom is still in real trouble! Can Yamada finish him?
Yamada lands a nice forearm strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yamada scores with punches from side control.
Yamada lands a few punches from side control.
Von Doom is looking to regain half guard here but Yamada keeps moving and retains side control.
Yamada scoring with punches from side control.
Yamada in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Von Doom stops Yamada from passing to mount.
Yamada wants to lay and pray for a moment but Von Doom keeps working.
Von Doom is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Yamada is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada is putting a hurting on Von Doom here, landing some big shots from side control.
Von Doom wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Von Doom seems to have recovered his senses.
Yamada content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Yamada has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Yamada scores with punches from side control.
Yamada is putting a hurting on Von Doom here, landing some big shots from side control.
Yamada scores with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Doom stops Yamada from passing to mount.
Yamada working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Yamada is looking to take a break and control but Von Doom is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Yamada is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Von Doom will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Yamada in side control, throwing shots but Von Doom defends.
Von Doom gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Von Doom tries to get to full guard but Yamada has control of the leg.
Von Doom actively working from the bottom here.
Yamada performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Doom slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Yamada working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Von Doom's head.
Yamada postures up and lands a big shot to Von Doom's brow.
Von Doom looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Von Doom looks gassed!
Von Doom looking for a guillotine here but Yamada defends easily.
Yamada throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Von Doom works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Yamada forces his way into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Von Doom is not content to let Yamada control the position.
Yamada wants to pass the guard but Von Doom is defending well.
Yamada working Von Doom over with strikes.
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. Yamada connects with a nice short shot to Von Doom's temple.
Yamada is trying to control the action in half guard but Von Doom is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Yamada is looking to advance position but Von Doom won't allow it.
Yamada prevents Von Doom from improving his position.
Von Doom tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Von Doom tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yamada fails with a takedown attempt.
Von Doom throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kiyoshi Yamada dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Good standup being displayed there by Yamada as he connects with a hook.
Von Doom keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yamada.
Yamada swings for the body but Von Doom moves out of range.
Von Doom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yamada takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Von Doom looks for the body kick but Yamada saw that one coming.
Yamada fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Yamada looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Von Doom is fending him off so far but Yamada persists. Nope, Von Doom circles away and we're back to standing.
Von Doom stuffs the takedown attempt from Yamada. Yamada gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kiyoshi Yamada. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Decent striking displayed by Von Doom there.
Von Doom tries a head kick but it misses.
Yamada looks for a takedown but Von Doom sprawls well.
Von Doom pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Von Doom is breathing heavily.
Yamada will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Yamada closes the distance and clinches up with Von Doom, looking for a takedown. Yamada pushes Von Doom against the cage but Von Doom circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Von Doom uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yamada.
Von Doom feints and then cracks Yamada's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yamada down.
Yamada closes the distance and clinches up with Von Doom, looking for a takedown. Yamada pushes Von Doom against the cage but Von Doom circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Horrible takedown by Yamada or perhaps it was just good defense by Von Doom which made him look bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Yamada pushing down on Von Doom's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Yamada thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Yamada is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Yamada stops Von Doom from getting back to his feet.
Von Doom slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Von Doom wants to get back to his feet but Yamada is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Yamada loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Yamada stops Von Doom from standing up.
Yamada is looking to work some ground and pound but Von Doom has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Doom preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Von Doom working for a triangle but Yamada defends it easily.
Von Doom has his foot on Yamada's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Yamada works his way back into a safe position though.
Yamada prevents Von Doom from getting back to his feet.
Von Doom working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Yamada doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Yamada manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Von Doom wants to stand but Yamada is controlling the position.
Yamada wants to control from the top but Von Doom keeps moving.
Yamada distracts Von Doom with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Doom bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Yamada's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Von Doom accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Von Doom wants to pass the guard but Yamada is keeping the position.
Yamada manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Von Doom really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Yamada misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Von Doom is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Von Doom is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Yamada working Von Doom over with strikes here.
Yamada working Von Doom over with strikes here.
Von Doom slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Yamada passes the guard and advances to mount!
Yamada lands a heavy elbow.
Von Doom tries to reverse the position but Yamada maintains control.
Von Doom is squirming around, avoiding Yamada's attempts to control the action.
Von Doom wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Von Doom is bucking up trying to escape but Yamada cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Yamada lands a heavy elbow.
Yamada landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kiyoshi Yamada will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Yamada has a takedown stuffed.
Yamada shoots in looking for a takedown. Von Doom tries to sprawl out of it but Yamada keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Von Doom manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Von Doom is looking to clinch.
A head kick misses from Von Doom.
Kiyoshi Yamada is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yamada takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A head kick misses from Von Doom.
Yamada shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Von Doom but Von Doom pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kiyoshi Yamada. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yamada takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Von Doom gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Yamada pushing down on Von Doom's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Yamada trying to control from Von Doom's half guard. Von Doom has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Von Doom is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Yamada is controlling him.
Von Doom is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Doom wants to stand up but Yamada has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Von Doom takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yamada is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Von Doom's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Von Doom's back!
Yamada lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Yamada is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Von Doom. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Yamada landing with strikes.
Yamada is landing with strikes from the back.
Von Doom turns into Yamada and is now in his guard.
Yamada 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.
Yamada lands with a heel strike from the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Yamada is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamada wants to control from the top but Von Doom keeps moving.
Yamada throwing strikes but missing.
Von Doom keeping moving, preventing Yamada from controlling successfully.
James Von Doom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kiyoshi Yamada overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yamada prevents Von Doom from getting back to his feet.
Yamada postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Yamada is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamada postures up and lands a big shot to Von Doom's brow.
Yamada showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Yamada scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Yamada working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Von Doom's head.
Yamada not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Yamada trying to control but Von Doom is working from the bottom.
Von Doom wants to stand but Yamada is controlling the position.
Yamada controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Yamada makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamada stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Von Doom swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Yamada throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Von Doom works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Von Doom is looking to stand up but Yamada isn't so interested in that idea.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Von Doom stuffs the takedown attempt from Yamada. Yamada gets slowly back to his feet.
Yamada lands with a straight right. Von Doom didn't see that one coming.
Yamada shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Yamada wants to pass to mount but Von Doom is defending the position.
Yamada wants to control but Von Doom is keeping him busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kiyoshi Yamada showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Yamada, 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... Kiyoshi Yamada!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Freddy Fresca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Clay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fresca comes to the cage accompanied by Square 9. 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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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Freddy Fresca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andrew Clay!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Fresca misses.
Clay is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Clay moves in looking to clinch but Fresca pushes him off.
Fresca works over Clay's head and body with a nice combination.
Clay tries to clinch but Fresca moves out of range.
Fresca misses with a series of wild punches.
Fresca lands a slapping body shot.
Fresca avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fresca connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Clay's hands.
Clay is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fresca shoots for a double leg takedown but Clay sprawls well. He's pushed Fresca's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Clay is still on wobbly legs! Can Fresca finish him?
Clay moves in looking to clinch but Fresca pushes him off.
Clay seems to have recovered his senses.
Clay moves in looking to clinch but Fresca pushes him off.
Fresca looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Clay!
Fresca wants to finish this one by submission but Clay is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Fresca.
Fresca has hold of Clay's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Clay manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Clay tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clay throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fresca looking for a guillotine from mount but Clay is having none of it.
Fresca has hold of Clay's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Clay manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Fresca is breathing heavily.
Fresca is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Clay has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Clay throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Clay working to try and regain half guard.
Clay is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Fresca looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
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.
Fresca is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Clay has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Fresca is working for a guillotine from mount but Clay frees his head quite easily.
Fresca looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Fresca is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Clay is surviving well by controlling Fresca's body position as best he can.
Fresca has control of Clay's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Clay regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Clay is working to get back to half guard.
Clay defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Fresca.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fresca fails to take his opponent's back.
Clay is trying to escape the mount but Fresca keeps good control and instead manages to take Clay's back.
Fresca working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Fresca is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Clay defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Fresca looking for the choke but no joy.
Clay controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Clay really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fresca. 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Fresca is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Fresca keeps control of the position as Clay tries to break free.
Clay defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Fresca has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Clay has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Clay is really stuck here.
Clay showing good submission defense here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fresca is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Clay has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fresca patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddy Fresca dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Clay rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fresca moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Fresca!
Fresca shoots in and bounces Clay off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Freddy Fresca overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fresca sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Clay's guard.
Fresca is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Fresca is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clay moves into full guard.
Fresca stops Clay from standing up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fresca stopping the sweep attempt from Clay.
Fresca drops back looking for a leg! Clay is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Clay manages to kick Fresca off! Fresca jumps back into Clay's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fresca stops Clay from standing up.
Fresca is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fresca drops Clay with a nice combination! Fresca dives into Clay's guard, looking to finish!
Fresca pushes down on Clay's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Clay is looking to escape.
Clay flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Fresca has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Fresca has hold of Clay's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Clay manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Fresca has control of Clay's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Clay regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clay tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fresca has control of Clay's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Clay regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Fresca works his way to his opponent's back.
Fresca tightening his grip on Clay, looking for the choke.
Clay wants to get back to his feet.
Fresca is trying to stick to Clay's back but Clay is turning into Fresca. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Fresca's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Clay.
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!
Fresca had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Clay is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Fresca Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Clay's back instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clay controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Fresca is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Fresca patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Clay tries to escape but Fresca has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Fresca is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Clay has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Fresca working for the choke.
Clay is trying to stand back up.
Fresca sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Clay taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Freddy Fresca!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aumakua Mano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mano kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Surf Nazis Must Die - I'm Angry. Jackson has chosen Keep Away - Godsmack as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aumakua Mano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Shawn Jackson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mano thows a left - swing and a miss!
A head kick misses from Jackson.
Mano throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jackson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mano blocks a head kick by Jackson.
A punch combination from Mano misses.
Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick from Jackson lands but Mano takes it in his stride.
Jackson keeps Mano at a distance using the push kick.
Mano has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mano drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jackson breaks the clinch.
Mano throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jackson.
Mano avoids a kick to the body.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mano looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Mano is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Mano scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mano throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson is trying to stand up here but Mano is controlling him well.
Jackson has hold of Mano's hands but Mano slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mano wants to pass to mount but Jackson is defending the position.
Jackson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Well, if Mano is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Mano not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jackson is trying to stand up here but Mano is controlling him well.
That's two 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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jackson misses with a head kick.
Mano misses with a two punch combination.
Jackson misses with a body kick.
Jackson lands with a slapping head kick.
Mano drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Jackson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mano working the ground and pound.
Mano wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jackson, who protects the arm well.
Mano advances to mount.
Jackson is trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mano landing punches.
Mano dominating with strikes here.
Mano pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Mano looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Mano cracks Jackson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.
Mano trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mano has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
A nice elbow there by Mano.
Jackson wants to try and get back to his feet.
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.
Mano can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jackson is looking to escape.
Jackson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Jackson tries to hold on but Mano postures up.
Mano breaks from Jackson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Mano can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jackson is looking to escape.
Mano scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mano looking for a guillotine from mount but Jackson is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aumakua Mano dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Mano moves out of range easily.
Shawn Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mano has managed to clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mano.
Mano goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jackson prevents it.
Jackson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mano manages to break the clinch.
Jackson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Mano pushes Jackson up against the cage in a clinch.
Mano wants a takedown.
Mano is trying to maintain a safe position but Jackson gets an underhook and turns Mano into the cage.
Mano has Jackson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jackson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aumakua Mano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mano turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Mano manages to end up in side control.
Jackson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Mano decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Jackson slips a jab from Mano.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mano gets the takedown into side control.
Mano decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Aumakua Mano is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mano scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Mano throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet but Mano drags him back down.
Jackson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Mano tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Mano lands a nice forearm strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mano avoids the head kick by Jackson.
Shawn Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mano shoots in for a double leg but Jackson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jackson connects with a high kick.
Mano fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mano shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mano postures up in Jackson's guard and throws a big left but Jackson blocks it.
Mano wanted to stand there but Jackson had control of the position.
Jackson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Aumakua Mano overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mano slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mano scoring with some ground and pound.
Mano won't allow Jackson to sweep him here.
Jackson trying to keep a closed guard but Mano is proving a slippery customer.
Mano working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Mano changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jackson tries to avoid it but Mano manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jackson to the ground. Jackson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mano moves out of range of the body kick.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Mano moves out of range easily.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
Mano misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mano closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mano has hold of one of Jackson's legs. Jackson is fighting the takedown attempt but Mano gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Mano throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jackson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mano trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mano sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jackson's guard.
Jackson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mano.
Mano working the head and body with strikes.
Jackson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mano is working away from the top position though.
Jackson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mano.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson is staying active underneath Mano, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jackson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mano.
Jackson pushes Mano off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aumakua Mano dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Mano feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Jackson kicks Mano off and gets to his feet.
Jackson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mano misses with a wild combination.
No luck for Mano with that takedown attempt.
Mano tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jackson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jackson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mano scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Mano thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mano sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jackson defending well though.
Mano 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Mano is keen to just control but Jackson is a slippery customer.
Mano trying to mount his opponent but Jackson defends it.
Mano performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to control but can't.
Jackson tries to get to full guard but Mano has control of the leg.
Mano is looking to advance position but Jackson won't allow it.
Jackson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mano.
Jackson is looking to escape.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mano blocks a head kick by Jackson.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jackson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jackson tries to land knees in the clinch but Mano avoids the damage to the body.
Jackson can't break the clinch.
Mano manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mano gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Mano landing with the ground and pound.
Mano trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson controlling the position.
Jackson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mano passes into half guard.
Mano decides to return to a standing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is looking to chop away at Mano's legs.
Jackson lands a high kick!
Mano gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jackson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mano is working for takedown but Jackson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jackson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jackson tries to work over Mano's front leg with a kick but Mano checks it.
Mano gets the takedown into side control.
Mano misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Jackson pushes Mano away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Mano gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Mano cracks Jackson with a big elbow.
Mano tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Jackson is not content to let Mano control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson taking a bit of punishment here - Mano scoring with strikes.
Mano lands an elbow.
Mano takes a little break here. Jackson wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Mano working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mano in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Jackson is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Aumakua Mano!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Scott Hammerston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Halaki (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Scott Hammerston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rob Halaki!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halaki closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Halaki lands in his opponent's guard.
Hammerston can't keep his opponent in guard - Halaki advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Halaki not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hammerston is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Halaki not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Halaki wants to control but Hammerston is keeping him busy.
Halaki not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halaki not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Hammerston gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Halaki lands a jab to the nose.
Halaki feints and as Hammerston raises his hands in defense, Halaki changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Halaki wants to control from the top but Hammerston keeps moving.
Halaki postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Hammerston is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Halaki, into his guard.
Halaki looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hammerston passes into half guard.
Halaki looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halaki is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hammerston wants to lay and pray for a moment but Halaki keeps working.
Hammerston looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Halaki tries to get to full guard but Hammerston has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halaki wants to control but Hammerston is keeping busy.
Halaki won't allow Hammerston to pass to mount.
Halaki strikes from the bottom but Hammerston passes into mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Halaki is wriggling around trying to escape.
Halaki is squirming around, avoiding Hammerston's attempts to control the action.
Halaki throwing hammer fists to the chest of Hammerston. What's that going to do exactly?
Halaki tries to reverse the position but Hammerston maintains control.
Halaki tries to control the position but Hammerston now has his back.
Halaki tries to escape but Hammerston has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Halaki turns into Hammerston and is now in his guard.
Halaki stopping the sweep attempt from Hammerston.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Halaki dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Halaki misses with a leg kick.
Halaki shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Halaki throws a head kick that misses.
Hammerston misses with a low kick.
Halaki looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Halaki is taking a breather. Hammerston says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Halaki thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hammerston's head.
Hammerston manages to get to full guard.
Hammerston looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halaki trying to control but Hammerston is working from the bottom.
Halaki postures up in Hammerston's guard and throws a big left but Hammerston blocks it.
Hammerston is looking for a triangle but Halaki pushes his legs off easily.
Halaki throwing strikes but missing.
That's two 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.
Halaki missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hammerston keeping moving, preventing Halaki from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Halaki accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hammerston staying out of range there.
Hammerston loads up on a big right hand but Halaki slips the punch.
Hammerston throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Halaki misses with a body shot.
Hammerston throws a sloppy head kick and Halaki moves out of range easily.
Hammerston misses with a body kick.
Hammerston avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hammerston is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerston misses with a wild combination.
Halaki fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Halaki shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hammerston's guard.
Halaki working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Halaki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hammerston swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Halaki throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Halaki throws a strike but Hammerston rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hammerston drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Halaki dives on top into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halaki loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hammerston can't keep his opponent in guard - Halaki advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Halaki throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Halaki wants to take a breather but Hammerston is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Halaki 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! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hammerston misses with a low kick.
Hammerston throws a solid leg kick but Halaki takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hammerston.
Halaki throws a head kick but Hammerston moves out of range.
Hammerston tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hammerston looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hammerston shoots and misses
and Halaki counters with a single leg into guard. Hammerston didn't expect that.
Halaki seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Hammerston avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hammerston avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Halaki lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Hammerston is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Halaki might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hammerston kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammerston tries to land a sweep but no joy.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Hammerston misses with a takedown
and Halaki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Halaki misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hammerston gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Halaki wants to control from the top but Hammerston keeps moving.
Hammerston looking for a guillotine here but Halaki defends easily.
Halaki throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hammerston is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Hammerston is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Halaki missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Halaki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hammerston swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Halaki won't allow Hammerston to sweep him here.
Halaki tries to free his leg and advance position but Hammerston is retaining full guard.
Halaki is looking to work some ground and pound but Hammerston has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Hammerston feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Halaki has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Hammerston is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Halaki.
Halaki is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hammerston off and has taken his back!
Hammerston has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Halaki.
Even with his hooks in, Halaki manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Hammerston has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Halaki.
Scott Hammerston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Halaki missing with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rob Halaki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Halaki has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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... Rob Halaki!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between DJ Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and mirko bain (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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250 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Good knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, DJ Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, mirko bain!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
bain goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
bain closes the distance and lands a one-two.
bain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
bain avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barnes throws a series of punches but bain avoids them all with ease.
bain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Barnes.
A head kick misses from Barnes.
bain misses with a few strikes there.
bain throws a good cross that connects.
Barnes clinches up with bain and pushes him back against the cage.
Barnes lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like mirko bain has been cut.
bain wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
bain is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
bain is looking to break free of the clinch but Barnes has double underhooks.
Barnes lands a knee to the head.
Barnes works on bain's body with a couple of short punches.
bain is trying to break free.
bain is looking to break free of the clinch but Barnes has double underhooks.
Barnes stalling the fight.
Barnes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Barnes will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning bain up against the cage.
Barnes prevents bain from breaking the clinch.
bain is looking to break free of the clinch but Barnes has double underhooks.
bain wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Barnes has him pressed against the cage.
Barnes landing knees to the head.
Barnes connects with a nasty looking knee right to bain's face.
bain wants to break the clinch but can't.
bain wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Barnes has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
bain wants to break free but Barnes has control.
bain is looking to break free of the clinch but Barnes has double underhooks.
Barnes landing knees to the head.
bain looks gassed!
Barnes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Barnes connects with a nasty looking knee right to bain's face.
Barnes unloads a knee to the mid-section. bain lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Barnes lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Barnes.
bain is rocked!
Barnes lands a knee to the head.
bain is still on wobbly legs! Can Barnes finish him?
Barnes with a knee to the head.
Barnes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Barnes landing knees to the head.
Barnes lands an elbow that stopped bain in his tracks for a moment.
bain is trying to break free.
bain seems to have recovered his senses.
bain takes an elbow to the forehead.
Barnes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That has opened up mirko bain's cut even more.
Barnes connects with a knee right up the middle there - that's rocked bain badly! bain tumbles to the floor and Barnes stands over him, dominant and satisfied with his glorious KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). DJ Barnes!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between anderson bain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rock Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie has chosen Rammstein - Feuer Frei as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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, anderson bain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rock Gracie!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
bain misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gracie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
bain drives through and clinches with Gracie against the cage.
bain breaks from the clinch.
bain moves out of range of the strikes.
bain avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
bain throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gracie's head.
bain looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
bain thows a body kick. Gracie tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Gracie cracks bain with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! bain looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Gracie finish him?
bain is rocked!
It looks like anderson bain has been cut.
bain circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Gracie. bain falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Gracie!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rock Gracie!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Huaka i Po (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and vitor bain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Po comes to the cage accompanied by Dick Dale & The Del Tones - Misirlou. 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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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Huaka i Po!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, vitor bain!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Po throws a right and a left that bain avoids nicely.
A swing and a miss from Po.
bain will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
bain throws a right and a left that both miss.
Po throws a combination but it was largely blocked by bain.
Po throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
vitor bain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
bain misses with a double jab.
bain throws a combination that misses
and Po counters with a one-two to the body.
bain is rocked!
Po tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but bain paws at him with a jab and circles away.
bain is still on wobbly legs! Can Po finish him?
bain swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Po counter with a right hand.
Po throws a right and a left that bain avoids nicely.
bain throws a leg kick but Po sees it coming and moves out of range.
bain throws a sloppy head kick and Po moves out of range easily.
Po misses with a wild combination.
Po connects with a stiff jab that staggers bain - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Huaka i Po!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Malat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joshua Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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210 lbs
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Counter striker
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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, John Malat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joshua Brown!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Brown.
Brown misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brown lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Malat at a distance.
Malat slips a jab and a cross from Brown.
Brown tries to clinch up but Malat circles away and keeps his distance.
Malat dodges the punch combination from Brown.
A combination from Brown does no damage.
Brown fails to land with a series of punches.
Brown throws a one two combo.
Brown throws a body punch but Malat moves out of range.
Brown throws a series of punches but Malat moves out of range.
Brown misses with a few strikes there.
Brown lands a two punch combo.
Malat clinches up with Brown and pushes him back against the cage.
Brown can't break the clinch.
Brown tries a body shot but Malat blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Brown.
Malat has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Brown is trying to keep an underhook but Malat manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Brown really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Malat. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Brown is looking to improve his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Brown looks gassed!
Brown wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malat looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Brown is staying active underneath Malat, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Brown taking some punishment here, with Malat in his half guard.
Malat is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Brown is just riding it out for now. Malat eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Brown is looking for a sweep. Malat is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Brown is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malat is nestled in close to Brown, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Brown moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Brown thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Malat wants to pass the guard but Brown is keeping the position.
Brown throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Malat makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Malat works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Brown is looking to improve his position.
Malat slips a nice elbow through Brown's hands, connecting with Brown's forehead.
Malat works his foot free and advances to mount.
Malat lands a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown is wriggling around trying to escape.
Malat looking to control but Brown is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Brown is bucking up trying to escape but Malat cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Brown can do anything to dispel that myth.
Brown regains half guard.
Brown flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Brown flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Malat has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Malat scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Malat lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Malat prevents Brown from improving his position.
Malat works his way into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown is trying to improve his position.
Malat is chipping away with strikes.
Brown throws up a few punches.
Malat lands an elbow.
Malat stands up and beckons Brown to his feet.
Brown tries for a takedown but Malat sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Malat clinches up with Brown and pushes him back against the cage.
Brown lands a body shot in the clinch.
Brown works on Malat's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown lands a body shot in the clinch.
Brown breaks from the clinch.
Brown closes the distance and clinches.
A short body shot lands from Brown as the two fighters clinch.
Brown is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Malat struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Malat 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.
Malat misses with a takedown attempt - Brown sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Brown instigates a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Brown.
Brown breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brown displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Brown scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Brown lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Malat backs up against the cage.
Malat circles away from the clinch attempt
and Malat counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Brown's guard now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown wants to sweep here but Malat controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brown should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Malat passes into half guard.
Brown is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Malat scores with a couple of nice shots.
Brown is refusing to be controlled, as Malat sits in half guard.
Brown wants to improve his position but Malat is controlling well.
Malat lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Brown moves into full guard.
Brown strikes from his own guard.
Brown 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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Malat looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Brown!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to get back to half guard but can't.
A nice elbow there by Malat.
Malat looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Malat working for a submission but Brown is keeping him at bay.
Brown blocking the ground and pound.
Malat landing punches.
Malat is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Brown can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Brown is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malat putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Brown is rocked!
Malat loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Brown scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Malat land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Malat stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Malat!
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