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EFC 2 - The Road To Glory PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ben Dover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunner Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Dover has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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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, Ben Dover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gunner Harrison!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrison shoots in for a double leg but Dover sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dover misses with a looping left.
Harrison tries to clinch up.
Dover gets caught flat footed, as Harrison shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Harrison wants to pass the guard but Dover is keeping the position.
Dover is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Harrison stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dover swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dover looking for a sweep. Not yet Dover, not yet.
Dover is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Harrison is controlling him.
Dover is striking off his back. Harrison thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Harrison in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Dover tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Harrison!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gunner Harrison!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Felix Trinidad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nathan Burns is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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174 lbs
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170 lbs
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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, Felix Trinidad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nathan Burns!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns needs to keep his hands up - Trinidad had a free shot at his head there.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Trinidad!
Burns looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Trinidad is fending him off so far but Burns persists. Nope, Trinidad circles away and we're back to standing.
Trinidad lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Trinidad.
It looks like Nathan Burns 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!
A head kick misses from Trinidad.
Trinidad throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Trinidad misses with a two punch combination.
Burns has managed to clinch.
Trinidad is looking to break free of the clinch but Burns has double underhooks.
Burns manages to break the clinch.
Burns shoots in and bounces Trinidad off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Trinidad knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Burns on the ground.
Burns stopping the sweep attempt from Trinidad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Trinidad wants to stand and escape but Burns is having none of it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Burns accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Trinidad tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Trinidad wants to stand but Burns is controlling the position.
Burns 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.
Burns won't allow Trinidad to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Trinidad misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Trinidad tries to bum rush Burns with a series of wild strikes but Burns uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Burns decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Burns seems content to control.
Burns missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Burns seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Burns not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Trinidad is looking to escape.
Burns keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trinidad has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Burns is working away from the top position though.
Trinidad has hold of Burns's hands but Burns slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Burns is controlling the pace.
Trinidad is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Burns 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.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Despite being in the dominant position, Nathan Burns just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Trinidad throws a combination. Burns tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Some wild striking there from Trinidad.
Trinidad throws a right and a left that both miss.
Burns misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Trinidad scores with a hook to the body. Burns takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burns dodges the punch combination from Trinidad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Trinidad dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nathan Burns's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Trinidad lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Trinidad.
Trinidad wants to clinch but Burns slips to the side
and Burns decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Trinidad's guard.
Burns is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Trinidad keeping moving, preventing Burns from controlling successfully.
Trinidad wants to sweep but no luck.
Burns trying to control the position from guard on top but Trinidad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Burns throwing strikes but missing.
Burns postures up in Trinidad's guard and throws a big left but Trinidad blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burns postures up in Trinidad's guard and throws a big left but Trinidad blocks it.
Burns's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Let's hope that Burns has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Burns chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Burns trying to control but Trinidad is working from the bottom.
Despite being in the dominant position, Nathan Burns just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Trinidad tries to bum rush Burns with a series of wild strikes but Burns uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Trinidad gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Burns decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Trinidad's guard.
Burns trying to control but Trinidad is working from the bottom.
Burns 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.
Trinidad trying to keep a closed guard but Burns is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trinidad can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Burns controls the pace.
Burns stopping the sweep attempt from Trinidad.
Trinidad is trying to keep Burns in close.
Burns working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Burns sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Burns lands a couple of elbows.
Burns looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Burns's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Burns loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Trinidad wants to stand and escape but Burns is having none of it.
Burns not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Burns showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nathan Burns'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!
Trinidad throws a leg kick but Burns checks it.
Burns shoots in but Trinidad avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Trinidad misses with a looping right.
Trinidad lands a really nice looking cross but Burns seems unphased.
Felix Trinidad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Burns.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck for Burns with that takedown attempt.
Felix Trinidad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nathan Burns.
A combination from Trinidad does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns closes this distance looking for a takedown but Trinidad circles away.
Trinidad throws a series of punches but Burns moves out of range.
Trinidad darts in trying to clinch
so Burns counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Burns 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.
Trinidad avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Burns wants to control from the top but Trinidad keeps moving.
Nathan Burns has got the better of the ground game so far.
Burns lands a couple of elbows.
Burns has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trinidad being controlled here, momentarily.
Trinidad pushes Burns off and scrambles back to his feet.
Danga de danga de dang - Trinidad scores with a four punch combination!
Burns closes the distance and clinches up with Trinidad, looking for a takedown. Burns pushes Trinidad against the cage but Trinidad circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Trinidad tries to clinch but Burns moves away
and Burns counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burns is putting a hurting on Trinidad here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Trinidad's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Burns advances to full mount.
Burns takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Trinidad is looking to get to half guard.
Burns is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Trinidad is surviving well by controlling Burns's body position as best he can.
Burns tries to control but Trinidad wriggling away.
Burns avoids the attempt from Trinidad to control.
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.
Trinidad is looking to improve his position but Burns isn't that keen on the idea.
Burns is working for a guillotine from mount but Trinidad frees his head quite easily.
Burns can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Trinidad is looking to escape.
Trinidad tries to lock up and control but Burns gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Trinidad working to try and regain half guard.
Burns has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Trinidad's face.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nathan Burns comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Burns has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathan Burns!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cian Coffey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coffey comes to the cage accompanied by Out Here Grindin. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cian Coffey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Anton Collins!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coffey shoots in and drives through. Collins sprawls well.
Coffey shoots in and bounces Collins off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Collins has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Coffey can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coffey controlling from the top position.
Coffey trying to control the position from guard on top but Collins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Coffey avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Collins working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Coffey doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Collins is tightening it up a little... Coffey has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Coffey reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Coffey taps out! nice BJJ there by Collins!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Anton Collins!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taurus Bull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taurus Bull has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Wayne Brown's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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Heavy handed |
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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, Wayne Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Taurus Bull!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown tries for a takedown but Bull sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Brown on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bull lands a nice hook to Brown's body. Brown takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Brown throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bull stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Brown shoots in for a takedown but Bull shows good takedown defense.
Bull fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
Bull lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bull showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brown.
Bull misses with a body kick.
Brown changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bull tries to avoid it but Brown manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bull to the ground. Bull escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wayne Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bull throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brown counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bull's guard now.
Bull is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bull is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Bull might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Brown kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Bull is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bull has his foot on Brown's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Brown works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Brown wants to stand but Bull is controlling his posture from full guard.
Bull not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bull swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brown misses with a low kick as Bull jumps back.
Bull throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily.
Bull throws a lazy body kick
and Brown counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Brown.
Brown jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bull walks away with a smile on his face. Brown gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bull throws a head kick that misses.
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.
Bull throws a chopping leg kick but Brown manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bull is looking to score with low kicks.
Bull lands a jab to the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bull. That's going to slow Brown down.
Bull scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bull ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Brown shoots in but Bull avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Brown fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bull goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Brown scores with a spinning back kick!
Bull throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brown throws a series of punches but Bull moves out of range.
Bull misses with a low kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Brown as he connects with a hook.
Bull fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bull stuffs the takedown attempt from Brown. Brown gets slowly back to his feet.
Brown checks the leg kick.
Bull throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brown takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Brown walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bull.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bull will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bull throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bull throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bull looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bull throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily.
Taurus Bull seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bull scores with a body shot.
Bull tries a head kick but it misses.
Bull throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brown stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bull throws a series of strikes that have Brown backpedaling.
Bull throws a sloppy head kick
and Brown counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Bull!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bull tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bull is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Brown is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Brown really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bull throws a right and a left that both miss.
Taurus Bull is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A bone on bone clash there as Brown blocks the leg kick.
Bull walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Brown fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bull tries to score with a low kick but Brown moves his leg out of the way.
Bull is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Brown rather than just go for the knockout.
Bull is looking to chop away at Brown's legs.
Bull swats away the attempt to clinch by Brown.
Brown takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bull throws a head kick that misses.
Bull throws a right and a left that both miss.
A head kick misses from Bull.
Bull closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Brown is rocked!
Bull moves in close and cracks Brown with a massive right hand! Brown, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Bull!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Taurus Bull!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ben Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Christ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jesus Christ was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ben Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jesus Christ!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Christ, pushing him back against the cage.
Jones landing knees to the head.
It looks like Jesus Christ has been cut.
Christ is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Christ is trying to drag Jones to the mat but Jones just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ben Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesus Christ.
Christ stuffs the takedown attempt from Jones. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
Christ blocks a head kick by Jones.
Jones shoots and misses
and Christ counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Christ prevents Jones from improving his position.
Jones blocking the ground and pound attempt from Christ.
Christ wants to free his trapped foot but Jones is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Christ thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ prevents Jones from standing back up.
Jones keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Christ has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Christ missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Christ wants to work for an arm triangle but Jones is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Christ looks gassed!
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Christ showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jones. That's going to slow Christ down.
Jones throws the kick towards the body but Christ avoids it.
Jones instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christ tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jones just stands there and leans against the cage.
Christ is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jones lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Christ takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Jones.
A knee to the head by Jones.
Jones landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jones lands an elbow inside that Christ shrugs off.
Jones connects with a knee to the head.
Jones breaks the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Christ. No joy for Jones on that attempt.
Jones moves into the clinch.
Jones lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jones with a knee to the head.
Jones with a knee to the head.
Christ tries to break the clinch but Jones is controlling the position.
Jones is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christ has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.
Jones lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Christ tries to pull guard but Jones won't allow it.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section. Christ lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jones with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Christ tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jones smiles and moves away.
Christ shoots in for a double leg but Jones sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jones has closed the distance and engaged Christ in a clinch.
Jones lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jones with a knee to the head.
Jones is pressed up against the cage. Christ has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jones down to the mat. Jones avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jones tries to clinch there but Christ circles away.
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.
Jones blocks a head kick by Christ.
Jones throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Christ on the side of the head.
Jones with a poor takedown
and Christ counters with a single leg into guard. Jones didn't expect that.
Christ wanted to stand there but Jones had control of the position.
Christ landing with the ground and pound.
Jones has a closed guard, preventing Christ from standing up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Christ pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jones is keeping the position for now.
Christ won't allow Jones to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jesus Christ will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jesus Christ's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jones gets a clinch.
Jones prevents the takedown attempt.
Jones slowing the pace effectively.
Jones lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jones using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Christ tries to pull guard but Jones holds him up against the cage and eventually Christ drops back down to his feet.
Jones taking a breather.
Christ takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jones stalling the fight.
Jones scores with a knee to the head.
Jones lands a knee to the head.
Jones connects with a knee to the head.
Come on Jones - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Christ changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jones fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ben Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesus Christ.
Jones clinches with his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Christ tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones tries for a takedown but Christ sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Christ throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Jones shoots in and drives through. Christ sprawls well.
Ben Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Christ rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Jones has Christ pressed against the cage.
Christ fails to pull guard.
Christ tries to stall but Jones uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jones connects with a nasty looking knee right to Christ's face.
Jones landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jones scores a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christ wants a takedown.
Jones keeps control of Christ as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nice elbow from Jones.
Jones'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.
Christ tries to pull guard but Jones holds him up against the cage and eventually Christ drops back down to his feet.
Jones landing knees to the head.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Christ is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks.
Jones lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Christ fails to pull guard.
Christ tries for a takedown. No joy.
Christ tries to pull guard but Jones won't allow it.
Christ is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Jones connects with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Christ blocks it.
Christ wants a takedown.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Christ is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
Jones looks for a takedown but Christ sprawls well.
Christ doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jones counters with a body kick that stops Christ in his tracks momentarily.
Christ darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Christ is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jones is just riding it out for now. Christ eventually gives up the hold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christ seems to be looking for submissions.
Jones kicks off Christ and gets to his feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jones.
Ben Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones has Christ up against the cage in a clinch.
Jones lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Christ tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Jones dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jesus Christ's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Jones clinches with his opponent.
Christ tries to pull guard but Jones holds him up against the cage and eventually Christ drops back down to his feet.
Christ has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jones avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jones landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones moves into the clinch.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones clinches.
A knee to the head by Jones.
Jones landing knees to the head.
Ben Jones has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jones with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That has opened up Jesus Christ's cut even more.
Christ letting Jones take a breather here.
Jones connects with a knee to the head.
Jones slows down the pace here.
Jones landing knees to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands a knee to the head.
Christ tries to pull guard but Jones holds him up against the cage and eventually Christ drops back down to his feet.
Ben Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesus Christ.
Jones connects with a knee to the head.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Christ has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Christ is trying to drag Jones to the mat but Jones just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Christ jumps guard but Jones stands there with Christ around his waist. Christ gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jones'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.
Christ wants to break free but Jones has control.
Jones landing knees to the head.
Jones with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Christ tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jones is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jones stops a takedown attempt from Christ.
Christ is trying to drag Jones to the mat but Jones just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jones connects with a nasty looking knee right to Christ's face.
Jones with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Christ goes for a takedown attempt but Jones pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Christ shoots in and bounces Jones off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Jones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christ prevents Jones from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Christ with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Christ pushes down on Jones's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Nice strikes from Christ there.
Christ throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Christ lands a nice short elbow.
Jones tries to get to full guard but Christ has control of the leg.
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.
Christ is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Christ raining down shots from the mount!
Christ throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Jones sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Jones makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jones.
Christ stops Jones from standing up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jones 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 30:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Jones!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Urijah Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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172 lbs
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170 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Urijah Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paulo Silva!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas closes the distance and clinches.
Thomas stalling in the clinch.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Urijah Thomas has been cut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Knees to the body from Silva.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Thomas could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Silva cracks Thomas with a nice body shot.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thomas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thomas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Come on Silva - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Silva pushes Thomas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva looking to slow down the pace here.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
Thomas takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Silva is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva lands a body punch.
Thomas letting Silva take a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva'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.
Knees to the body from Silva.
Silva is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Silva receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thomas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thomas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
A short right from Silva on the inside.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Thomas managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thomas blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Silva lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Silva looking to slow down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Paulo Silva.
Silva throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thomas scores with a takedown into Silva's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thomas is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Thomas postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Thomas controls the pace.
Silva has a closed guard, preventing Thomas from standing up.
Thomas throwing strikes but missing.
Silva is looking to stand up but Thomas isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silva is adopting a defensive guard.
Thomas looking to pass the guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Silva lands a nice looking kick to the body. Thomas takes a step back to recover.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silva.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Thomas backs up against the cage.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thomas throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Urijah Thomas's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Thomas moves out of range easily.
Silva throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Silva throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Silva lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A head kick from Silva lands but Thomas takes it in his stride.
Silva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thomas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Thomas jumps guard but Silva stands there with Thomas around his waist. Thomas gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Thomas has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thomas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silva prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva pushes off an throws an elbow but Thomas leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Thomas managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thomas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Left hook, right uppercut from Silva.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Thomas was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Thomas sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Silva tries to hold on but Thomas pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Silva tries to hold on but Thomas pushes him away.
Thomas looking to control and managing it successfully.
Thomas looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas avoids the attempt from Silva to control.
Silva working to try and regain half guard.
Silva tries to hold on but Thomas pushes him away.
Thomas throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Silva is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Thomas throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Silva because Thomas loaded up on that one.
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.
Silva tries to hold on but Thomas pushes him away.
Thomas looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Thomas tries to control but Silva wriggling away.
Thomas goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Silva is on top in guard.
Silva controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Urijah Thomas's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Silva scores with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thomas takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Urijah Thomas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva lands a jab-cross combination.
Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Thomas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva pushes Thomas up against the cage in a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Thomas jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Thomas gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Thomas avoids a kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thomas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas has a takedown stuffed.
Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Thomas blocks a head kick by Silva.
Thomas closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Thomas wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Silva uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Silva is controlling Thomas's posture.
Silva keeping full guard, as Thomas tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas 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.
Silva tries to strike from the bottom.
Thomas looking to pass the guard.
Silva controls Thomas momentarily but Thomas frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas looking to pass the guard.
Thomas has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Thomas shoots in for a double leg but Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Urijah Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silva throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Thomas's head.
Urijah Thomas's cut is getting worse.
Paulo Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thomas takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Silva gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Thomas is proving a slippery customer.
Paulo Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Silva is pulling down on Thomas's head to control his posture.
Thomas trying to stand up but can't free himself from Silva's guard.
Thomas is fighting to break Silva's control of his arms but Silva is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paulo Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Silva winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paulo Silva!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Monroe Hutchins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Bianca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135 lbs
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134 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Monroe Hutchins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Bianca!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bianca closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hutchins to the mat! Hutchins manages to get full guard.
Bianca thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hutchins keeping full guard, as Bianca tries to pass.
Bianca looking to sit in guard and control but Hutchins gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bianca keeping moving, preventing Hutchins from controlling successfully.
Hutchins has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hutchins is sitting in close to Bianca's body. Bianca has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Hutchins is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Hutchins is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Bianca.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Matt Bianca!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Gryzbowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Bitnis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that John Bitnis was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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205 lbs
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197 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jan Gryzbowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Bitnis!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bitnis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gryzbowski is out of range and Bitnis settles back down.
Bitnis takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bitnis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gryzbowski.
Bitnis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gryzbowski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gryzbowski tries to bum rush Bitnis with a series of wild strikes but Bitnis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bitnis loads up on a big right hand but Gryzbowski slips the punch.
Gryzbowski throws a right and a left that Bitnis avoids nicely.
Gryzbowski clobbers Bitnis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like John Bitnis has been cut.
Gryzbowski displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some wild striking there from Bitnis.
Gryzbowski misses with a wild combination.
Gryzbowski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Donk. Gryzbowski catches Bitnis right on the button with a cross.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bitnis. That's going to slow Gryzbowski down.
Gryzbowski misses with a combination
and Bitnis counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gryzbowski's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gryzbowski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bitnis doesn't manage to clinch there - Gryzbowski circles away.
Bitnis throws a leg kick
and Gryzbowski counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bitnis looks gassed!
Oooh a lovely combination from Gryzbowski sends Bitnis down but not out. Gryzbowski dives into side control looking to finish.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A lull in the action here as Gryzbowski stalls from top position.
Gryzbowski wants to control but Bitnis is keeping him busy.
Bitnis is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Gryzbowski off and has taken his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bitnis is not going to allow Gryzbowski to sit and survive in this position.
Bitnis keeps control of the position easily here as Gryzbowski tries to buck him off.
Bitnis looking to break Gryzbowski's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Gryzbowski remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Bitnis will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Gryzbowski wants to get back to his feet.
Gryzbowski wants to escape the position.
Gryzbowski is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gryzbowski is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Bitnis is persistently looking for the submission but Gryzbowski is defending it well.
Bitnis is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bitnis is persistently looking for the submission but Gryzbowski is defending it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gryzbowski is trying to get back to his feet but Bitnis has full control of the position and if anything, Gryzbowski has just worked his way into a worse spot.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bitnis wants to control the position but Gryzbowski frees himself and scrambles - Bitnis manages to regain control in side control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bitnis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gryzbowski circles away quickly and effectively.
Gryzbowski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gryzbowski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gryzbowski's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Gryzbowski duly obliges.
That has opened up John Bitnis's cut even more.
Jan Gryzbowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gryzbowski scores with a kick to the midsection.
Gryzbowski throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bitnis counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bitnis wants to control from the top but Gryzbowski keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Gryzbowski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Bitnis's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gryzbowski throws a combination. Bitnis tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Gryzbowski is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Gryzbowski misses with a series of wild punches.
A slow jab from Bitnis misses its intended target.
Bitnis closes the distance and pushes Gryzbowski back into the cage.
Bitnis manages to break the clinch.
Gryzbowski looks to land a combination but Bitnis avoids it well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bitnis.
Gryzbowski takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bitnis lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gryzbowski has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gryzbowski and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bitnis swings for the body but Gryzbowski moves out of range.
Gryzbowski connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bitnis's hands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gryzbowski is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gryzbowski misses with a two punch combination.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gryzbowski.
Bitnis thows a leg kick but Gryzbowski checks it
and Gryzbowski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gryzbowski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bitnis.
Bitnis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gryzbowski.
Jan Gryzbowski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Gryzbowski does no damage.
Gryzbowski misses with a wild combination.
Gryzbowski misses with a combination
and Bitnis counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bitnis seems to be looking for submissions.
Bitnis is working for a kimura but Gryzbowski is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bitnis tries to pass to full mount but Gryzbowski defends it.
Gryzbowski on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bitnis is keen to just control but Gryzbowski is a slippery customer.
Gryzbowski knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bitnis on the ground.
Bitnis landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bitnis is trying to control the action in half guard but Gryzbowski is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bitnis wants to work for an arm triangle but Gryzbowski is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gryzbowski lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bitnis misses with a low kick.
Bitnis misses with a leg kick
and Gryzbowski counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bitnis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gryzbowski's waist but Gryzbowski gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bitnis off to one side.
Gryzbowski tries to bum rush Bitnis with a series of wild strikes but Bitnis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bitnis looks to land a body kick but Gryzbowski moved away.
Gryzbowski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gryzbowski moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Gryzbowski misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bitnis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gryzbowski as he jumps to the side.
Jan Gryzbowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Bitnis.
Bitnis lands a head kick. Gryzbowski smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jan Gryzbowski is winning the standup battle so far.
Gryzbowski throws a head kick that misses.
Jan Gryzbowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bitnis tries to work over Gryzbowski's front leg with a kick but Gryzbowski checks it.
Bitnis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gryzbowski bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bitnis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gryzbowski tries a head kick but it misses.
Gryzbowski throws a hook to the side of Bitnis's head but Bitnis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bitnis tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
No luck for Bitnis with that takedown attempt.
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 Jan Gryzbowski will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Bitnis'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. This is the final round!
Gryzbowski lands a lovely overhand right.
Bitnis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gryzbowski pinned against the cage. Gryzbowski gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gryzbowski connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bitnis momentarily.
Gryzbowski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gryzbowski throws a series of punches but Bitnis avoids them all with ease.
Gryzbowski throws a left and a right that both miss
so Bitnis counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bitnis drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Bitnis seems to have locked his on tight now - Gryzbowski screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Bitnis, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). John Bitnis!
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