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SCFA#6: SELFASTEEM IS IPORTANT PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dale Boomberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ren Eto (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dale Boomberg!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ren Eto!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Boomberg.
Boomberg steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Eto. That one must have hurt.
Boomberg shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Eto as he avoids it easily.
Eto throws a nice inside leg kick.
Boomberg will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dale Boomberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eto tries a head kick but it misses.
Boomberg shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Eto pinned against the cage. Eto gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eto stuffs the takedown.
Boomberg shoots in but no luck this time.
Eto lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Boomberg backs up against the cage.
Eto lands a head kick. Boomberg smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Boomberg shoots in but Eto avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eto scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Boomberg shoots in but Eto avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Boomberg tries to clinch up.
Eto lands with a kick to the temple. Boomberg shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Eto scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eto decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Eto goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Eto lands a head kick!
Eto lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Boomberg fails with the takedown
and Eto counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boomberg misses with a takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Boomberg tries to clinch but Eto is having none of it.
Boomberg takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Eto closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Boomberg to the mat! Boomberg manages to get full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ren Eto 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.
Eto throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Eto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boomberg moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boomberg with a poor takedown
and Eto holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Boomberg prevents Eto from breaking the clinch.
Boomberg is trying to drag Eto to the mat but Eto just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Boomberg fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dale Boomberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eto prevents the takedown attempt.
Boomberg tries to score a body lock takedown but Eto shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boomberg goes for a takedown in the clinch but Eto prevents it.
Boomberg is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Eto wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Eto wants to get back to striking at distance but Boomberg won't allow it.
Boomberg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boomberg shoots and misses
and Eto counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Eto.
Boomberg tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Eto smiles and moves away.
Boomberg misses with a leg kick
and Eto counters with a nice low kick that buckles Boomberg's knee momentarily.
Boomberg tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Eto makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boomberg misses with a takedown
and Eto counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Boomberg!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Eto controlling the position easily from mount.
Eto wants to control but instead Boomberg manages to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boomberg is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Boomberg is working hard here to advance position.
Boomberg is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Eto pulls his head out easily.
Eto is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Boomberg is looking for a sweep. Eto is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Boomberg is trying to maintain the position but Eto is very close to passing his half guard.
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.
Boomberg misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Boomberg looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Eto scores with a takedown into Boomberg's guard.
Eto stands and steps away. Boomberg gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Eto looks to land a body kick but Boomberg moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ren Eto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Eto buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Boomberg avoids the head kick by Eto.
Boomberg avoids the head kick by Eto.
Boomberg avoids the head kick by Eto.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boomberg with a poor takedown
and Eto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boomberg shoots and misses
and Eto counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boomberg throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Eto wanted to stand there but Boomberg had control of the position.
Boomberg is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Boomberg has his foot on Eto's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Eto works his way back into a safe position though.
Boomberg is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Eto stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Boomberg. That did some damage!
Boomberg with a poor takedown
and Eto counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Eto.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dale Boomberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boomberg has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Eto doesn't defend quickly enough and Boomberg has managed to lock this one up! Can Eto escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Boomberg on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Dale Boomberg!
Dale Boomberg is the new heavyweight champion!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Berry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Halpert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Berry comes to the cage accompanied by Take Me Higher. Phil Berry has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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192 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Phil Berry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jim Halpert!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berry is looking to slow Halpert down with leg kicks.
Berry gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Berry breaks the clinch.
Berry looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Berry trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Halpert throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Halpert looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Berry loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Halpert keeping moving, preventing Berry from controlling successfully.
Halpert keeping full guard, as Berry tries to pass.
Halpert not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halpert had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Berry is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Halpert Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Berry's back instead.
Halpert looking to break Berry's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Berry remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Halpert will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Halpert looking for the RNC.
Halpert looks gassed!
Halpert doesn't have the hooks in and Berry manages to turn into his guard.
Halpert has his foot on Berry's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Berry works his way back into a safe position though.
Berry wants to control from the top but Halpert keeps moving.
Halpert looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Berry passes into side control.
Berry controlling the position from side mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berry stands up.
Halpert with a lazy takedown attempt
and Berry counters with a single leg into guard. Halpert didn't expect that.
Berry sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Berry looking to pass the guard.
Berry's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Halpert is looking for a triangle here but Berry uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Berry decides to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berry changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Halpert looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Berry creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Halpert takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
A control attempt from Halpert but he's now mounted!
Berry content just to control the position here.
A nice elbow there by Berry.
Berry trying to control but Halpert is having none of it.
Halpert is just holding on here. Berry manages to take his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berry has Halpert flattened out and is raining down punches.
Halpert turns into Berry and is now in his guard.
Berry throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Berry working a defensive guard here.
Halpert pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Berry is keeping the position for now.
Halpert being controlled here momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Halpert trying to control the position from guard on top but Berry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Berry dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Halpert misses with a straight left.
Berry drives through and clinches with Halpert against the cage.
Berry successfully pulls guard.
Halpert drops back, looking for a kneebar! Berry looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Berry looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Berry!
Phil Berry overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Berry decides to stand up, so the ref orders Halpert to his feet.
Berry shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Halpert but Halpert pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Halpert shoots and misses
so Berry counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Halpert is breathing heavily.
Halpert trying to control the position.
Berry landing some decent shots from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halpert is trying to keep Berry in close.
Halpert keeping moving, preventing Berry from controlling successfully.
Berry sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Berry working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Halpert working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Berry doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Berry manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Halpert is looking for a triangle but Berry pushes his legs off easily.
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.
Berry working some strikes from top position.
Halpert had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Berry is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Halpert Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Berry's back instead.
Berry fending off the submission attempt from Halpert.
Halpert is trying to stick to Berry's back but Berry is turning into Halpert. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Halpert's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Berry.
Berry chips away with some ground and pound.
Berry is pushing down on Halpert's leg trying to pass to half guard. Halpert is fighting to maintain full guard but Berry has managed to sneak the leg through.
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. Berry connects with a nice short shot to Halpert's temple.
Berry is keen to just control but Halpert is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berry decides to stand up.
Berry tries for a takedown but Halpert circles away easily
and Halpert counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Halpert.
Berry looking for a sweep. Not yet Berry, not yet.
Berry is trying to keep Halpert in close.
Halpert avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Halpert trying to control the position from guard on top but Berry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Berry is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halpert wants to control from the top but Berry keeps moving.
Berry looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Halpert stopping the sweep attempt from Berry.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Halpert fails with the takedown
and Berry counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Halpert!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Halpert can't escape the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Halpert bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Berry seems keen to control Halpert's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Berry dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Berry doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Halpert counters with a single leg into guard. Berry didn't expect that.
Halpert slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Halpert throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Berry works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Berry trying to keep a closed guard but Halpert is proving a slippery customer.
Halpert wants to pass the guard but Berry is keeping the position.
Halpert has gone for a leg lock! Berry slips out almost immediately though and dives into Halpert's guard.
Halpert takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halpert trying to keep a closed guard but Berry is proving a slippery customer.
Berry trying to control but Halpert is working from the bottom.
Berry pushing down on Halpert's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Berry stands up from half guard.
Berry pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Berry shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Halpert has his hands clasped together around Berry's back. He's all about the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berry not doing much here.
Halpert moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Berry controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Berry working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Halpert's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berry stays in close to Halpert's body and controls the position.
Halpert working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Berry doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Berry manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Berry has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Halpert is proving hard to escape from.
Jim Halpert has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Berry is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Berry has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
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.
Halpert looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Berry might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Halpert has an active guard here but Berry has managed to pass into half guard.
Berry stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Berry gets the takedown into side control.
Phil Berry is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Halpert tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Berry decides to stand up, so the ref orders Halpert to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phil Berry showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Berry 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... Phil Berry!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stan Darsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and wren nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Stan Darsh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, wren nelson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darsh doesn't manage to clinch there - nelson circles away.
nelson closes the distance and clinches.
nelson has had enough of the clinch but Darsh keeps him there for the moment.
Darsh lands a hook that snaps the head of nelson backwards.
Darsh tries a knee to the head but nelson blocks it.
Darsh tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice left hand lands by Darsh.
nelson stalling in the clinch but Darsh improves position.
nelson is working for takedown but Darsh is calmly controlling the position for now.
Darsh misses with a knee strike.
Darsh lands a hook that snaps the head of nelson backwards.
Darsh lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Darsh comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like wren nelson has been cut.
nelson looks gassed!
A knee to the head by Darsh.
Darsh looking to throw knees to the head but nelson is blocking nicely.
Darsh lands a hook that snaps the head of nelson backwards.
Darsh tries a knee to the head but nelson blocks it.
Darsh lands a damaging elbow.
Darsh tries a knee to the head but nelson blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Darsh scores with a nice short uppercut.
Darsh lands an elbow inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darsh lands a nice elbow.
Darsh misses with a knee to the head.
Darsh tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Darsh lands a hook to the side of the head.
Darsh connects with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darsh misses with a knee to the head.
Darsh pushes nelson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Darsh misses with a knee to the head.
Darsh with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Darsh throws a knee to the head but misses.
Darsh landing knees to the head.
Darsh throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but nelson blocks it with crossed arms.
Darsh lands a nice uppercut.
Darsh misses with a knee strike.
Darsh comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Darsh using the Thai plumb to throw knees but nelson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Darsh landing knees to the head.
nelson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Darsh prevents it.
Darsh tries to land a knee to the head but nelson blocks with his arms.
Darsh lands an elbow inside.
Darsh lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Darsh looking to throw knees to the head but nelson is blocking nicely.
Darsh misses with a knee to the head.
Darsh lands a left hand that snaps the head of nelson backwards.
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.
Darsh scores a nice knee to the body.
Darsh with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Darsh looking to throw knees to the head but nelson is blocking nicely.
nelson has picked Darsh up - he's going for a ride! nelson dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
nelson passes the guard and advances to mount!
Darsh is squirming around, avoiding nelson's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
nelson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Darsh because nelson loaded up on that one.
Darsh wants to get back to his feet.
Darsh can't escape the position.
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.
nelson looking to control but Darsh is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Darsh defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from nelson.
Darsh tries to reverse the position but nelson maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stan Darsh dominated that round.
The cut man is working on wren nelson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Darsh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but nelson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Darsh wants to clinch but nelson slips to the side
and nelson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Stan Darsh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Darsh tries to clinch up but nelson circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Darsh looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Darsh gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Darsh lands a left hand.
Darsh landing knees to the head.
Darsh lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Darsh lands a nice uppercut.
Darsh connects with a knee to the head.
Darsh lands an elbow just above nelson 's eye.
Darsh lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt nelson or not.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darsh lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of nelson backwards.
Darsh lands a knee to the body.
Darsh throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Darsh lands an elbow inside.
That has opened up wren nelson's cut even more.
Darsh scores with a knee to the head.
Darsh lands a big knee from the Thai clinch and nelson goes down hard! The ref takes a good look at him but he's still defending himself. Darsh in side control.
nelson is rocked!
nelson is breathing heavily.
nelson is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on nelson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
nelson tries to buck Darsh off but Darsh is having none of it.
nelson can't do much from the bottom here.
Darsh trying to control the action but nelson is working from the bottom.
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.
Darsh is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because nelson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
nelson is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darsh trying to control the action but nelson is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Darsh clinches but nelson breaks the clinch
and nelson counters with a takedown into side control.
Darsh is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darsh is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, nelson asserts his dominance and retains side control.
nelson trying to control the action but Darsh is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darsh struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stan Darsh dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on wren nelson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Darsh works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Darsh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but nelson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Darsh fails with an attempt to clinch.
Darsh looks to clinch
and nelson counters with a stiff right hand.
nelson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Darsh.
Darsh doesn't manage to clinch there - nelson circles away.
Darsh darts in trying to clinch
so nelson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
nelson prevents Darsh from getting back to his feet.
nelson wants to stand but Darsh has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Darsh wants to sweep but no luck.
nelson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
nelson wanted to stand there but Darsh had control of the position.
nelson wants to pass the guard but Darsh is keeping the position.
Darsh is looking to stand up but nelson isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
nelson tries to stand but Darsh is controlling from the bottom.
Darsh is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Darsh tries to clinch
and nelson counters by moving into the clinch.
Darsh lands a hook that snaps the head of nelson backwards.
Darsh working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Darsh lands a knee to the head.
Darsh tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Darsh misses with a knee strike.
nelson takes an elbow to the temple.
Darsh lands a nice shot to the body.
nelson takes a shot to the head.
Darsh lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Stan Darsh has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Darsh scores with a shot to the side of nelson's head.
A short uppercut from Darsh.
Darsh lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Darsh - that landed with a thud.
Darsh lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Darsh lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Darsh.
nelson is trying to break free.
Darsh scores with a knee to the head.
Darsh with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darsh throws a knee to the head but misses.
Darsh tries a knee to the head but nelson blocks it.
Darsh with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A short left from Darsh.
nelson is working for takedown but Darsh is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nice elbow from Darsh.
Darsh tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
nelson is trying to break the clinch but Darsh has him pressed against the cage.
Darsh connects with a knee to the head.
Darsh tries to land a knee to the head but nelson blocks with his arms.
Darsh throws an elbow that misses.
Darsh connects with a knee to the head.
nelson has had enough of the clinch but Darsh keeps him there for the moment.
Darsh with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Darsh connects with a nasty looking knee right to nelson's face.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darsh lands a right hand that snaps the head of nelson backwards.
Darsh prevents nelson from breaking the clinch.
Darsh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
wren nelson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stan Darsh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice elbow from Darsh.
nelson swings wildly with an uppercut but Darsh uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stan Darsh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Darsh, 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... Stan Darsh!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Beastly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Lilke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beastly is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Richard Beastly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Lilke!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lilke looks to score with a jab to the body but Beastly is just out of range.
Beastly is breathing heavily.
Beastly slips a jab and a cross from Lilke.
Lilke scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mike Lilke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lilke, right into the meat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lilke shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Beastly but Beastly pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lilke shoots for a takedown but Beastly saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Beastly blocks a jab.
Lilke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Beastly doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lilke gets a clinch.
Lilke tries for a takedown. No joy.
Richard Beastly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Lilke.
Lilke digs a right hand into Beastly's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Beastly's gas tank.
Lilke wants to break free but Beastly has control.
Lilke jumps guard and drags Beastly to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Beastly tries to free his leg and advance position but Lilke is retaining full guard.
Lilke wants to stand and escape but Beastly is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beastly wants to control from the top but Lilke keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Beastly keeps the fight on the outside.
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.
Lilke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lilke wants to clinch.
Lilke lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lilke misses the shot to the body.
Lilke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beastly fails with the takedown
and Lilke decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Beastly's guard.
Lilke content to stall in guard here.
Beastly bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lilke's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lilke working a defensive guard here.
Lilke looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Beastlyis looking to pass into half guard but Lilke pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Lilke is in guard.
Lilke wants to get up but he can't break Beastly's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Beastly manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Beastly putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
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.
Beastly can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lilke is looking to escape.
Lilke wants to control but Beastly is having none of it.
Lilke's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beastly lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Beastly is stalling here but it's allowed Lilke to get half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Well, if Beastly 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Lilke dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lilke wants to clinch.
Lilke shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Beastly counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Lilke is not content to let Beastly control the position.
Beastly looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Beastly throwing shots but Lilke is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lilke won't allow Beastly to pass to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beastly is trying to control the action in half guard but Lilke is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Beastly missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lilke is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lilke clinches but Beastly breaks the clinch
and Beastly decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lilke's guard.
Beastly content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lilke is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Beastly is controlling him.
Beastly looking to sit in guard and control but Lilke gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Beastly is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Lilke wants to pass the guard but Beastly is keeping the position.
Beastly looking for a sweep. Not yet Beastly, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beastly throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
Beastly 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.
Beastly is working hard here to advance position.
Beastly is pulling down on Lilke's head. It's preventing any offense from Lilke, at least for the moment.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lilke tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Beastly counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Beastly wants to pass the guard but Lilke is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beastly is keen to just control but Lilke is a slippery customer.
Beastly blocks the strikes from Lilke.
Beastly stalling.
Beastly wants to control but Lilke is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Beastly dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Lilke throws a head kick that misses.
Lilke fails to land with a series of punches.
Beastly on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lilke fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lilke tries to clinch but Beastly moves away
and Beastly counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Lilke blocking the ground and pound attempt from Beastly.
Beastly is thwarting Lilke's attempts to control the position.
Beastly wants to pass to mount but Lilke is defending the position.
Beastly is nestled in close to Lilke, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beastly is keen to just control but Lilke is a slippery customer.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lilke can do anything to dispel that myth.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Beastly controlling the action here.
Lilke controlling the position for now.
Lilke moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Lilke trying to strike off his back.
Beastly with a nice head shot there.
Beastly stays in close to Lilke's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lilke scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Lilke being controlled here, momentarily.
Beastly trying to control the position from guard on top but Lilke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Beastly stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lilke swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Beastly trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Lilke manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Lilke takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beastly wants to sweep here but Lilke controlling him for the moment.
Beastly looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Lilke puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Beastly is positioning himself well to prevent Lilke advancing to mount.
Lilke perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
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.
Beastly is trying to get back to full guard.
Beastly trying to control but Lilke postures up.
Beastly tries to get to full guard but Lilke has control of the leg.
Lilke seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Beastly does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lilke lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Beastly showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Beastly has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Beastly!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cloud Strife (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Pal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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185 lbs
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192 lbs
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Brawler
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cloud Strife!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Al Pal!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strife connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pal misses with a double jab.
Pal closes the distance and clinches up with Strife, looking for a takedown. Pal pushes Strife against the cage but Strife circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Strife paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pal changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Strife looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Strife wants to get back to his feet.
Pal tries to move to mount but Strife blocks the move with his legs.
Pal has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Pal tries to clinch but Strife moves out of range.
Strife fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Strife works over Pal's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Al Pal has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pal looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Strife is fending him off so far but Pal persists. Nope, Strife circles away and we're back to standing.
Pal tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Strife is looking to clinch.
Strife throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pal closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Pal looks gassed!
Strife makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Strife.
Pal postures up.
Pal would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Strife trying to keep a closed guard but Pal is proving a slippery customer.
Strife working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pal doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pal manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pal 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strife looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Strife preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pal content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pal postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Strife is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Pal, into his guard.
Pal wants to stand and escape but Strife is having none of it.
Pal wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strife gets to his feet. Pal looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Strife misses with a double jab
and Pal counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Pal prevents Strife from standing back up.
Strife is refusing to be controlled, as Pal sits in half guard.
Strife is trying to control but can't.
Pal stops Strife from getting back to his feet.
Strife wants to control the action here but instead Pal manages to pass to full mount!
Pal wants to control the pace but Strife is squirming around nicely.
Strife is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pal goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Strife turns into him and now he's in Pal's guard.
Strife wants to control from the top but Pal keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pal looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Strife has picked Pal up and slammed him! Pal can't keep hold of the triangle and Strife manages to pass to side control!
Pal wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Strife has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Pal's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Pal is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Strife!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Cloud Strife!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Toki Wartooth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wartooth comes to the cage accompanied by Murmaider. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Toki Wartooth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, BJ Rage!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rage shoots in for a takedown but Wartooth shows good takedown defense.
Rage has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Wartooth.
Rage looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No joy there for Wartooth, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wartooth rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rage moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wartooth misses with a few strikes there.
Oooh a lovely combination from Wartooth sends Rage down but not out. Wartooth dives into side control looking to finish.
It looks like BJ Rage has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wartooth moves into full mount!
Wartooth throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Wartooth is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Rage can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Wartooth throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Rage is trying to escape the mount.
Wartooth looking to finish with strikes here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage can't escape the position.
Wartooth thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Wartooth trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rage really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Wartooth tries to control but Rage wriggling away.
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.
Rage is working to get back to half guard.
Wartooth is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Rage can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
BOOM! Wartooth connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Wartooth thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Rage is in all sorts of trouble here.
Wartooth looking to ground and pound but Rage is blocking nicely.
Wartooth is standing up, even though he is in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Rage or perhaps it was just good defense by Wartooth which made him look bad.
Toki Wartooth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wartooth swats away the attempt to clinch by Rage.
Good leg kick by Wartooth there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rage avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wartooth with a poor takedown
and Rage counters with a shoot takedown. Wartooth fights it but they end up in guard.
Wartooth is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wartooth keeping full guard, as Rage tries to pass.
Rage wants to control from the top but Wartooth keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wartooth pushes Rage off and gets back to his feet.
Wartooth lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rage circles away quickly and effectively.
Rage shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wartooth connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Toki Wartooth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of BJ Rage.
Wartooth lands a jab to the nose.
Wartooth throws a series of punches but Rage moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wartooth misses with the combination.
Rage fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toki Wartooth dominated that round.
The cut man is working on BJ Rage's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Wartooth lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wartooth tries to bum rush Rage with a series of wild strikes but Rage uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rage shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Wartooth's guard.
Rage trying to control but Wartooth is working from the bottom.
Wartooth trying to keep a closed guard but Rage is proving a slippery customer.
Wartooth is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rage throws a strike but Wartooth rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Wartooth doesn't defend quickly enough and Rage has managed to lock this one up! Can Wartooth escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Rage on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). BJ Rage!
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