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SP 21: Monkey Vs Rage PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Damien Newsome (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damien Newsome has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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195 lbs
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197 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Damien Newsome!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wanderlei Silva!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Newsome paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva tries to clinch but Newsome is having none of it.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva throws a half hearted mid kick.
Silva wants to clinch up but Newsome keeps it at a distance.
Silva throws a head kick but Newsome moves out of range.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Newsome paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newsome swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Newsome shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newsome keeps the fight on the outside.
Newsome circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Newsome swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva throws a series of punches but Newsome avoids them all with ease.
Newsome tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Newsome sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two 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.
Nice defenses there by Newsome.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva tries to clinch but Newsome moves out of range.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Newsome pushes him off.
Newsome darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Newsome is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Silva doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Newsome.
Silva is trying to maintain the position but Newsome is very close to passing his half guard.
Newsome 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Newsome seems to be looking for submissions.
Newsome is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Silva is just riding it out for now. Newsome eventually gives up the hold.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Newsome is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Silva sees it coming and defends easily.
Silva is looking to control Newsome's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Silva avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newsome is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Silva sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Newsome is breathing heavily.
Newsome is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Newsome is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Silva doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Newsome.
Silva is looking to control Newsome's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Silva avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Newsome dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Silva wants to clinch up but Newsome keeps it at a distance.
Silva tries to clinch but Newsome moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Newsome takes a kick to the side of the head.
Newsome checks a leg kick nicely.
Newsome circles away from the clinch attempt.
Newsome takes a kick to the side of the head.
Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Newsome pushes him off.
Silva wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries a low kick but Newsome avoids it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silva.
Silva stuns Newsome with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Silva will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Newsome fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
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.
A big right from Silva misses.
Silva tries to clinch but Newsome moves out of range.
Silva wants to clinch.
Newsome defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Newsome swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Newsome pushes him off.
Newsome swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Newsome circles away.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Newsome.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva looks to land a body kick but Newsome moved away.
Newsome shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silva sprawls well. Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Newsome gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Newsome swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva throws a body kick that misses.
Silva wants to clinch up but Newsome keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Newsome fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damien Newsome. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva tries to clinch but Newsome is having none of it.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Newsome moves out of range easily.
Wanderlei Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Newsome is defended easily by Silva.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Newsome paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Newsome blocks the body kick.
Silva tries to clinch there but Newsome circles away.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Newsome paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wanderlei Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Silva throws a body punch but Newsome moves out of range.
Silva looks to land a body kick but Newsome moved away.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Newsome swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Newsome pushes him off.
Newsome shoots in but Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Newsome pushes him off.
Newsome throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Silva's waist but Silva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Newsome off to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva throws a series of punches but Newsome moves out of range.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Newsome swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Newsome shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silva pinned against the cage. Silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damien Newsome. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Newsome.
Newsome circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Newsome.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Newsome swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Newsome tries to score a power double leg takedown but Silva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Newsome somewhat.
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch up but Newsome circles away and keeps his distance.
Newsome shoots for a double leg takedown but Silva sprawls well. He's pushed Newsome's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Newsome avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Damien Newsome is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva leaves Newsome with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Newsome swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Wanderlei Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva takes a swing at Newsome's ribcage but misses.
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.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Newsome.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva tries to clinch there but Newsome circles away.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Newsome moves out of range of the body kick.
Newsome looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Newsome swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wanderlei Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Silva 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 for Wanderlei Silva!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Wanderlei Silva!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Wanderlei Silva!
Wanderlei Silva wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keemo Jakkar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leroy Lombardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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321 lbs
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285 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Keemo Jakkar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Leroy Lombardo!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lombardo stalks Jakkar and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jakkar's face. Jakkar staggers backwards, shaken.
Lombardo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Leroy Lombardo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Lombardo misses.
Jakkar throws a head kick that misses.
Jakkar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lombardo.
Lombardo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lombardo tries to clinch but Jakkar is having none of it.
Jakkar has a takedown stuffed.
Jakkar fails with the takedown.
Lombardo has closed the distance and engaged Jakkar in a clinch.
Lombardo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jakkar prevents it.
Jakkar utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lombardo looks gassed!
Jakkar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jakkar shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jakkar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jakkar working over Lombardo with some ground and pound. Lombardo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Lombardo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jakkar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jakkar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lombardo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jakkar is working away from the top position though.
Jakkar has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jakkar is trying to control the action in half guard but Lombardo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lombardo wants to improve his position but Jakkar is controlling well.
That's two 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.
Jakkar is nestled in close to Lombardo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jakkar is thwarting Lombardo's attempts to control the position.
Jakkar decides to return to a standing position.
Jakkar lands with a nice body kick.
Lombardo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jakkar.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keemo Jakkar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jakkar shoots in for a takedown but Lombardo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jakkar darts in and clinches Lombardo up against the ropes.
Jakkar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lombardo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Jakkar.
Jakkar unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jakkar landing knees to the body.
Jakkar scores with a knee to the head.
Lombardo is pressed up against the ropes. Jakkar has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lombardo down to the mat. Lombardo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jakkar takes the fight into the clinch.
Lombardo prevents the takedown attempt.
Jakkar is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Lombardo can't fight it off and eventually Jakkar manages to take the fight to the floor. Lombardo looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lombardo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jakkar!
Jakkar is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lombardo tries to control but Jakkar wriggling away.
Jakkar sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jakkar is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keemo Jakkar dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jakkar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lombardo tries to clinch but Jakkar is having none of it.
Lombardo fails to land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jakkar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jakkar walks into a left hand.
Jakkar walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lombardo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jakkar lands a big head kick that sends Lombardo tumbling to the mat! Jakkar takes a step backwards and waves Lombardo back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Lombardo is rocked!
It looks like Leroy Lombardo has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jakkar throws a head kick that misses.
Lombardo is still on wobbly legs! Can Jakkar finish him?
A jab from Lombardo misses.
Lombardo seems to have recovered his senses.
Lombardo misses the shot to the body.
Jakkar dips to his left and cracks Lombardo with an uppercut!
Lombardo is breathing heavily.
Crack! A monster head kick from Jakkar and Lombardo falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Jakkar!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Keemo Jakkar!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richie Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodriguez comes to the ring accompanied by Rockstar. Richie Rodriguez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Richie Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joe Griffin!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Griffin!
Griffin is looking to improve his position but Rodriguez isn't that keen on the idea.
Rodriguez has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Griffin's face.
Rodriguez putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rodriguez throws some wild stikes that Griffin manages to avoid easily.
Rodriguez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Rodriguez looking for a guillotine from mount but Griffin is having none of it.
Rodriguez looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin is bucking up trying to escape but Rodriguez cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Griffin is trying to stand.
Rodriguez controlling the pace for now.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Rodriguez cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Griffin trying desperately to get to his feet.
Rodriguez trying to control but Griffin is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Griffin in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Rodriguez looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodriguez in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Rodriguez looking to control but Griffin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rodriguez pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Griffin hang on?
BOOM! Rodriguez connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Rodriguez raining down shots from the mount!
Rodriguez controlling from the full mount.
Rodriguez in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez landing strikes from the mount.
Rodriguez pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rodriguez in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Griffin really wants to buck Rodriguez off and get back to his feet.
Rodriguez scoring with strikes but Griffin is staying in there.
Griffin looks gassed!
Rodriguez raining down shots from the mount!
Rodriguez landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee warns Griffin that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Rodriguez working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richie Rodriguez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Griffin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rodriguez cracks Griffin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Richie Rodriguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodriguez gets the takedown into side control.
Rodriguez landing a few strikes.
Rodriguez working the head and body with strikes.
Richie Rodriguez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rodriguez trying to control the action but Griffin is working from the bottom.
Griffin taking punishment in the form of punches.
Griffin is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez tries for a kimura but Griffin is defending well.
Griffin is being controlled here.
Rodriguez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Griffin can do to turn this around?
Rodriguez in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Rodriguez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Griffin keeps working.
Rodriguez taking a breather here.
Rodriguez working the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Rodriguez are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Griffin is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Griffin parries the strikes from Rodriguez easily there. Rodriguez is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Griffin to escape.
Rodriguez controlling from side mount.
Rodriguez wants to control but Griffin is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Rodriguez dives in and grabs Griffin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Griffin pushes down on Rodriguez's head and hops out.
Rodriguez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Griffin moves away.
Rodriguez takes a swing at Griffin's ribcage but misses.
Rodriguez lands with a nice body punch.
Rodriguez doesn't manage to clinch there - Griffin circles away.
Griffin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Griffin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rodriguez scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rodriguez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rodriguez slips a nice elbow through Griffin's hands, connecting with Griffin's forehead.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodriguez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rodriguez not doing much here.
Rodriguez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rodriguez working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richie Rodriguez dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Griffin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rodriguez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rodriguez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Griffin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rodriguez throwing strikes from guard but Griffin blocks nicely.
Rodriguez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Rodriguez gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Griffin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rodriguez drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez trying to control but Griffin is working from the bottom.
Rodriguez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rodriguez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rodriguez forces his way into half guard.
Rodriguez stands up and beckons Griffin to join him on the feet.
Rodriguez fails with a takedown attempt.
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.
Rodriguez has closed the distance and engaged Griffin in a clinch.
Rodriguez gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Griffin regains guard.
Rodriguez trying to control the position from guard on top but Griffin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rodriguez is looking to work some ground and pound but Griffin has wrist control.
Griffin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rodriguez is controlling him.
Rodriguez trying to control but Griffin is working from the bottom.
Richie Rodriguez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Griffin is looking to stand up but Rodriguez isn't so interested in that idea.
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.
Rodriguez content to stall in guard here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rodriguez throws a right and a left that Griffin avoids nicely.
Joe Griffin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Griffin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rodriguez is out of range.
Rodriguez throws a one two combo.
Rodriguez takes the fight into the clinch.
Rodriguez wants a takedown but no success here.
Griffin tries to land knees in the clinch but Rodriguez avoids the damage to the body.
Griffin misses with a knee to the head.
Rodriguez has had enough of the clinch but Griffin keeps him there for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Richie Rodriguez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rodriguez 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 for Richie Rodriguez!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Richie Rodriguez!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Richie Rodriguez!
Richie Rodriguez wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between song endance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bucco Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). endance comes to the ring accompanied by song and dance. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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256 lbs
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232 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, song endance!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bucco Bruce!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
endance is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bruce.
endance moves into range and clinches up with Bruce.
Bruce has endance pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. endance manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
endance goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Bruce creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
It looks like song endance has been cut.
endance trying to land knees to the body.
A short right from endance.
endance stops a takedown attempt from Bruce.
A short right from endance on the inside.
Bruce wants a takedown but no success here.
song endance has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bucco Bruce.
endance prevents a takedown attempt there.
endance misses with a short punch on the inside.
endance fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bruce successfully pulls guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Bruce looking to hit a scissor sweep but endance is one step ahead there.
endance showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
endance got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bruce has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, endance has managed to get both his arms back between Bruce's legs - danger averted.
Bruce is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bruce wants to sweep but no luck.
Bruce is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
endance wants to control from the top but Bruce keeps moving.
endance wants to pass the guard but Bruce is keeping the position.
Bruce wants to sweep here but endance controlling him for the moment.
Bruce keeping moving, preventing endance from controlling successfully.
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.
endance stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bruce swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bruce.
endance lands a right hook to the body.
song endance is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
endance closes the distance and clinches.
endance stalling in the clinch but Bruce improves position.
endance is pressed up against the ropes. Bruce has hold of a leg and is looking to drag endance down to the mat. endance avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Left hook, right uppercut from endance.
Bruce looks gassed!
Bruce fails with a takedown attempt.
endance moves into range and connects with a jab.
endance just misses with a punch to the body.
endance closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from endance on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce tries for a takedown but endance manages to get underhooks.
endance lands a hook that snaps the head of Bruce backwards.
endance stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
endance with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bruce has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. endance avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by endance.
endance lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short left from endance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
endance is working Bruce over against the ropes.
endance is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bruce is defending well for now.
endance throws an elbow that misses.
Nice body punch from endance - that landed with a thud.
endance lands a nice shot to the body.
endance works on Bruce's body with a couple of short punches.
endance throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bruces head.
endance digs a right hand into Bruce's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bruce's gas tank.
endance lands a nice uppercut.
endance lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bruce.
A shot in the inside from endance.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, endance creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
endance lands an uppercut.
endance throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by endance.
A right hand to the body from endance.
endance scores with a nice hook to the head.
endance missing with knees to the body.
endance lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bruce backwards.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
endance lands a hook that snaps the head of Bruce backwards.
endance is working Bruce over against the ropes.
endance is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Good body shot from endance.
endance digs a right hand into Bruce's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bruce's gas tank.
endance lands with a right to the head.
endance connects with a knee to the head.
endance tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bruce avoids it.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, endance creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Still in the clinch, endance scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from endance.
endance lands a left hand.
endance creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Still in the clinch, endance scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
song endance dominated that round.
The cut man is working on song endance's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
endance scores with a punch to the head.
Bruce shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says endance as he avoids it easily.
endance smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
song endance seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bruce takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bucco Bruce is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
endance works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bruce takes one on the button.
endance has Bruce up against the ropes in a clinch.
endance pushes Bruce back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bruce blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from endance.
endance is working Bruce over against the ropes.
endance tries to land knees in the clinch but Bruce avoids the damage to the body.
A hook to the body from endance.
endance with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bruce is breathing heavily.
endance taking a breather.
Bruce is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. endance gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
endance lands a body punch in the clinch.
endance lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
endance tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
endance utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
endance lands with a light punch inside.
endance throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bruce avoiding damage as endance throws knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bruce prevents a body shot from endance.
endance fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
endance lands a nice elbow.
Bruce misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bruce tries for a takedown. No joy.
song endance has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bucco Bruce.
endance is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bruce is defending well for now.
endance works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
endance cracks Bruce with a nice body shot.
endance lands an uppercut.
A short right from endance on the inside.
endance lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice right hand lands inside from endance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
endance lands a left hand.
A short left from endance.
endance lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bruce tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. endance smiles and moves away.
endance connects with a nice looking jab.
Bruce shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as endance sprawls well. endance wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bruce gets slowly back to his feet.
endance throws a head kick that misses.
Bruce gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bruce misses with an uppercut.
endance lands with a straight right. Bruce didn't see that one coming.
Decent striking displayed by endance there.
Bruce looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
endance uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bruce blocks a head kick by endance.
Bruce is trying hard to land a takedown here. endance sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bruce takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
endance cracks Bruce with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
endance scores with a nice strike.
Good shot there by endance.
Nice jab there from endance.
endance throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
endance clinches.
Still in the clinch, endance scores with a nice short uppercut.
endance lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
endance is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
endance lands a hook to the side of the head.
endance working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
endance lands a body punch.
endance lands a shot to the body.
endance is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
endance trying to control the position but instead, Bruce has worked for underhooks and has pushed endance into the ropes.
endance keeps control of Bruce as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
endance tries a knee to the head but Bruce blocks it.
endance lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hand to the body from endance.
endance lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bruce or not.
endance lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bruce or not.
Bruce being controlled against the ropes.
endance gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
endance landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
endance is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
endance misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
song endance dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on song endance's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
endance tests Bruce's chin there with a solid looking shot.
No luck for Bruce with that takedown attempt.
endance throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
endance stuffs the takedown.
Bruce moves out of range of the body kick from endance.
Bruce misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
song endance has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bucco Bruce.
endance gets in close and instigates a clinch.
endance digs a right hand underneath Bruce's ribcage. Bruce let out a lung full of air as it connected.
endance tries to land a knee to the head but Bruce blocks with his arms.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bruce tries to pull guard but endance holds him up against the ropes and eventually Bruce drops back down to his feet.
endance gets through Bruce's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bruce on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce tries to pull guard but endance won't allow it.
endance cracks Bruce with a nice body shot.
endance lands a body shot in the clinch.
endance pushes Bruce back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
endance looking to throw knees to the head but Bruce is blocking nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by endance.
Bruce has endance pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. endance manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
endance taking a breather.
endance is working Bruce over against the ropes.
Come on endance - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
endance scores with a hook to the body.
endance lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
endance looking to stall.
Bruce wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
endance is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
endance scores with a shot to the side of Bruce's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from endance.
endance works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, endance creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
endance cracks Bruce with a nice body shot.
endance lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bruce or not.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Bruce is trying to drag endance to the mat but endance just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
endance taking a breather.
endance lands a body punch.
endance creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bruce's defenses.
endance prevents the takedown attempt.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
endance works on Bruce's body with a couple of short punches.
endance with a knee to the head.
endance scores a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
endance gets through Bruce's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by endance.
endance unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bruce lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
endance lands a body shot.
endance lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from endance as the two fighters clinch.
endance stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
endance connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bruce's face.
endance stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
endance lands a shot to the body.
endance is working Bruce over against the ropes.
endance stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
endance trying to control the position but instead, Bruce has worked for underhooks and has pushed endance into the ropes.
Good body shot from endance.
endance pressing his opponent against the ropes.
endance scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bruce misses with a shot to the kidneys.
endance lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bruce jumps guard but endance stands there with Bruce around his waist. Bruce gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bruce avoiding damage as endance throws knees to the body.
Bruce tries to pull guard but endance holds him up against the ropes and eventually Bruce drops back down to his feet.
endance lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bruce or not.
endance lands a nice knee to the body.
endance is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bruce can do to turn this around?
endance is working Bruce over against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, endance scores with a nice short uppercut.
endance utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
endance lands a left hand.
song endance has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
endance lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
endance tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bruce avoids it.
endance scores a nice knee to the body.
Bucco Bruce has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
song endance is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A right handed body shot lands from endance.
Bruce swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
song endance showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for endance, 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 for song endance!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for song endance!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for song endance!
song endance wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frank Dux Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Bisbing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dux Jr comes to the ring accompanied by Welcome to the Jungle. Frank Dux Jr could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Michael Bisbing's chin.
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184 lbs
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198 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Frank Dux Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Bisbing!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bisbing throws a hook to the side of Dux Jr's head but Dux Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dux Jr is defended easily by Bisbing.
Dux Jr is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bisbing sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dux Jr looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Dux Jr wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bisbing is refusing to be controlled, as Dux Jr sits in half guard.
Dux Jr not doing much here.
Dux Jr seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Bisbing for as long as he can get away with.
Bisbing keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bisbing is refusing to be controlled, as Dux Jr sits in half guard.
Bisbing won't allow Dux Jr to pass to mount.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dux Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dux Jr shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bisbing sprawls well. Bisbing wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dux Jr gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Dux Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dux Jr tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bisbing swivels and escapes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bisbing catches Dux Jr with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dux Jr shoots for a takedown but Bisbing saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dux Jr shoots in but Bisbing avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dux Jr is breathing heavily.
Dux Jr is looking to clinch.
Bisbing throws a jab when Dux Jr was well out of range.
Dux Jr shoots in looking for a takedown. Bisbing tries to sprawl out of it but Dux Jr keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Bisbing manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bisbing misses with a hook to the body
and Dux Jr counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dux Jr shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bisbing but Bisbing pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bisbing avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dux Jr fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bisbing cracks Dux Jr with an open hand slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dux Jr shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bisbing sprawls well. Bisbing wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dux Jr gets slowly back to his feet.
Good standup being displayed there by Bisbing as he connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Bisbing dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Bisbing cracks Dux Jr with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the ropes! Dux Jr falls to his knees and Bisbing doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Bisbing!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel delos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shawn Michaels could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Miguel delos Santos's chin.
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153 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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153 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Shawn Michaels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Miguel delos Santos!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michaels moves away from the strike by delos Santos.
delos Santos misses with a double jab.
Michaels is looking to clinch.
Horrible takedown by Michaels or perhaps it was just good defense by delos Santos which made him look bad.
delos Santos misses with a double jab.
delos Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Michaels.
Horrible takedown by Michaels or perhaps it was just good defense by delos Santos which made him look bad.
delos Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Michaels tries to clinch up but delos Santos circles away and keeps his distance.
delos Santos misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
delos Santos fails to land with a series of punches.
Michaels tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but delos Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Left hook, right uppercut from delos Santos.
The fight stays on the outside here - Michaels looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Michaels slips a jab and a cross from delos Santos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from delos Santos as Michaels shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shawn Michaels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
delos Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.
delos Santos throws a series of punches but Michaels avoids them all with ease.
Michaels fails with an attempt to clinch.
delos Santos misses with a few strikes there.
Miguel delos Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
delos Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Michaels moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Michaels pushes delos Santos up against the ropes in a clinch.
Michaels prevents delos Santos from breaking the clinch.
Michaels jumps guard but delos Santos stands there with Michaels around his waist. Michaels gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Michaels fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Michaels has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics delos Santos uses from the top position.
delos Santos got a little sloppy there for a moment and Michaels has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, delos Santos has managed to get both his arms back between Michaels's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels has his foot on delos Santos's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. delos Santos works his way back into a safe position though.
delos Santos wants to stand but Michaels has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Michaels is looking for a triangle but delos Santos pushes his legs off easily.
delos Santos trying to stand up but can't free himself from Michaels's guard.
delos Santos avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
delos Santos is looking to stand up but Michaels won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
delos Santos is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Michaels throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Michaels escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. delos Santos gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
delos Santos is looking to stand up but Michaels won't let him.
delos Santos is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Michaels has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. delos Santos is looking to defend but Michaels has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for delos Santos! Michaels pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, delos Santos taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Shawn Michaels!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Spanky Panky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Ho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ho has chosen Hawaii Five O Theme as his entrance music. Spanky Panky has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Spanky Panky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Don Ho!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Ho misses.
Panky throws a right hand that Ho ducks under and follows up with a left that Ho also avoids with ease.
Panky uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ho.
Ho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ho just misses with a punch to the body.
Ho throws a good cross that connects.
It looks like Spanky Panky has been cut.
Ho throws a big shot that misses.
Panky uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ho.
Ho thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ho throws a jab but it's blocked by Panky.
Ho misses with a hook.
A jab from Ho misses.
Ho misses the jab.
Panky keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ho.
Ho throws a jab when Panky was well out of range.
Panky throws a head kick that Ho semi-blocks.
Ho thuds a left hand into Panky's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Ho misses.
Ho misses with a wild body shot.
Panky moves out of range of the strikes.
Ho drops Panky with a right and a left! Ho comes rushing in but Panky regains his composure and manages to keep Ho in guard.
Panky is rocked!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ho accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Oh Panky is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ho postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ho accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Panky seems to have got his legs back now.
Panky wants to stand up but Ho is controlling him.
Panky pushes Ho off and scrambles back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ho loads up on a big right hand but Panky slips the punch.
Ho scores with a sloppy right hand. Panky should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho throws a hook to the side of Panky's head but Panky sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Panky bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ho throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Panky sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ho looks gassed!
Ho missing with a left hand there. Panky was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ho swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Panky counters with a thumping low kick.
Ho has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ho misses with a hook to the body
and Panky counters with a big head kick but Ho shrugs it off.
Ho has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Panky defending well as Ho loads up on a big left hand.
Panky uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ho.
Ho throws a shot from downtown. Panky moves away and avoids it.
Ho misses with a straight right.
Don Ho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ho misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho looks to land a left hand but Panky moved out of range nicely.
Panky moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Panky lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Panky scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ho doesn't seem bothered though.
Ho throws a hook but Panky avoids it easily.
Panky uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ho.
Ho misses with a hook. Panky ducked under it nicely.
Panky throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ho is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Panky lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ho throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Panky counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ho throws the left hand but Panky avoids the punch easily.
Ho is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Panky.
Panky is working the combinations to good effect here.
Panky lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ho takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panky closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Panky bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ho's head backwards.
Ho swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Panky throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ho's head.
Ho misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Panky counters with a two punch combo.
Panky works over Ho's head and body with a nice combination.
Panky moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Panky misses with a few strikes there.
Panky lands a two punch combo.
Ho is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Panky lands a big head kick that sends Ho to the canvas! Panky follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Spanky Panky!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between danny Raptor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dilbert The D (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). danny Raptor had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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144 lbs
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142 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, danny Raptor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dilbert The D!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from The D.
Nice straight punches there by Raptor. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Raptor.
Raptor throws the left hand but The D avoids the punch easily.
The D ducks under a wild hook from Raptor.
The D staying out of range there.
Raptor looks to throw the jab but The D is out of range.
Raptor throws a lazy right hand but The D sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Raptor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The D.
Raptor looks to throw the jab but The D is out of range.
Good exchange - Raptor coming out on top.
Raptor slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The D tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Raptor works the jab nicely.
Raptor drops The D with a big left hand! The D is injured, injured bad! Raptor jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). danny Raptor!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wounded Monkey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hammer Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monkey's entrance music is Everything in its right place- Radio Head. A fine choice. Hammer Rage has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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212 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wounded Monkey!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hammer Rage!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rage scores with a takedown into Monkey's guard.
Monkey 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.
Monkey keeping moving, preventing Rage from controlling successfully.
Monkey is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Monkey avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Monkey looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rage postures up in Monkey's guard and throws a big left but Monkey blocks it.
Rage has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rage missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Monkey throws a right and a left that both miss.
Monkey throws a right and a left that Rage avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rage is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Monkey's half guard.
Monkey is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rage is thwarting Monkey's attempts to control the position.
Rage throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rage scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Monkey is looking to improve his position.
Rage working the head and body with strikes.
Rage missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Monkey taking some punishment here, with Rage in his half guard.
Rage throwing shots but Monkey is blocking nicely.
Rage not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rage sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Monkey defending well though.
Rage seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Monkey does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are battling for position here. Monkey manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Monkey looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Rage stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Monkey swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Monkey really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rage is looking to work some ground and pound but Monkey has wrist control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rage is looking to clinch but Monkey is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monkey throws a right hand that Rage ducks under and follows up with a left that Rage also avoids with ease.
Wounded Monkey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rage scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Rage thows a huge punch but Monkey dodges it nicely.
Rage wants to pass to mount but Monkey is defending the position.
Monkey manages to get to full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rage throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Rage loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rage throws a big right hand that misses.
Monkey will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rage loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Monkey wants to sweep here but Rage controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rage is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Monkey.
Nice shot by Monkey.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monkey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Monkey throws a right hand that Rage ducks under and follows up with a left that Rage also avoids with ease.
Monkey fails to land with a series of punches.
Monkey misses with a wild combination.
Rage wants to clinch up but Monkey keeps it at a distance.
A left and a right from Monkey both land. Nice combination.
Monkey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rage.
Monkey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rage moves into the clinch.
Rage lands a takedown into guard.
Monkey is pulling down on Rage's head. It's preventing any offense from Rage, at least for the moment.
Rage lands a couple of elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rage preventing the sweep.
Rage pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Monkey is keeping the position for now.
Monkey is looking for a triangle but Rage pushes his legs off easily.
Monkey is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Monkey lands a nice short elbow.
Rage keeping hold of Monkey's head, controlling as best he can.
Rage missing with punches from the bottom.
Rage trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hammer Rage 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.
Rage drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Monkey is looking to reverse the position.
Monkey is working hard here to advance position.
Rage lands a few punches from side control.
Rage is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Monkey has escaped the position, nice work there.
Monkey tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Monkey regains half guard.
Monkey is trying to get back to full guard.
Monkey is pressing down on Rage's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Monkey has Rage pulled in close to control his posture.
Rage chips away with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monkey tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Monkey is trying to keep Rage in close.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rage showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hammer Rage has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rage is pushing down on Monkey's leg trying to pass to half guard. Monkey is fighting to maintain full guard but Rage has managed to sneak the leg through.
Rage has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Monkey defend it? Rage steps over the head and cranks it - Monkey is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Rage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hammer Rage!
Hammer Rage is the new light heavyweight champion!
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