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Big Island - 18 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joseph D Pistone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Azman Hazardi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pistone's entrance music is Clint Mansell - Requiem for a Dream (Remix). A fine choice. Hazardi has chosen Jedi Mind Tricks - Heavy Metal Kings Featuring Ill Bill as his entrance music. 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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190 lbs
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Solid boxing
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joseph D Pistone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Azman Hazardi!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pistone tries to close the distance and clinch but Hazardi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pistone fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hazardi scores with a nice right hand.
Hazardi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pistone counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Pistone.
Hazardi wants to stand up but Pistone is controlling him.
Pistone is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pistone wants to control from the top but Hazardi keeps moving.
Hazardi trying to control the position.
Pistone preventing the sweep.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hazardi tries to clinch but Pistone moves away
and Pistone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pistone slips under a jab.
Hazardi tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pistone counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hazardi's guard now.
Hazardi wants to get back to his feet but Pistone is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pistone trying to control the position from guard on top but Hazardi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pistone tries to free his leg and advance position but Hazardi is retaining full guard.
Pistone preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pistone trying to control but Hazardi is working from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hazardi is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hazardi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pistone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good work by Pistone as he checks the leg kick.
Pistone misses with a jab to the body
and Hazardi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hazardi misses with an uppercut
and Pistone counters with a takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
You can see the frustration on Hazardi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hazardi tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Hazardi preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Pistone.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hazardi is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Pistone has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Hazardi has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Pistone trying to control momentarily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hazardi is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Hazardi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pistone just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Pistone is trying to stick to Hazardi's back but Hazardi is turning into Pistone. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Pistone's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Hazardi.
Hazardi is looking to work some ground and pound but Pistone has wrist control.
Hazardi is looking to work some ground and pound but Pistone has wrist control.
Hazardi looking to sit in guard and control but Pistone gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hazardi is trying to control the position but Pistone postures up.
Pistone trying to control the position from guard on top but Hazardi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hazardi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph D Pistone dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A cross from Hazardi lands.
Pistone shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Pistone is trying to control the action in half guard but Hazardi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hazardi is trying to stand back up but Pistone is controlling him
Well, if Pistone is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Hazardi wants to get back to his feet.
Hazardi moves into full guard.
Hazardi pulls Pistone in close to his closed guard and prevents Pistone from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pistone stops Hazardi from standing up.
Pistone wants to control from the top but Hazardi keeps moving.
Hazardi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pistone manages to get himself to full guard.
Hazardi stopping the sweep attempt from Pistone.
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.
Pistone keeping moving, preventing Hazardi from controlling successfully.
Hazardi postures up in Pistone's guard and throws a big left but Pistone blocks it.
Pistone is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pistone moves out of range as Hazardi throws a body kick.
Hazardi shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Pistone manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Pistone wants to sweep here but Hazardi controlling him for the moment.
Pistone preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pistone working a defensive guard here.
Hazardi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pistone is keeping the position for now.
Pistone keeping moving, preventing Hazardi from controlling successfully.
Hazardi looking to sit in guard and control but Pistone gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hazardi is pulling down on Pistone's head to control his posture.
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.
Hazardi is trying to keep Pistone in close.
Joseph D Pistone overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Azman Hazardi.
Hazardi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hazardi tries to clinch up but Pistone circles away and keeps his distance.
Hazardi is looking to chop away at Pistone's legs.
Pistone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A shot to the liver by Pistone. Beautiful body shot.
Hazardi is breathing heavily.
Hazardi tries to clinch but Pistone moves out of range.
Pistone cracks a nice hook into Hazardi's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Azman Hazardi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Hazardi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pistone misses with a body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pistone checks a leg kick.
Azman Hazardi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pistone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pistone gets a takedown into half guard.
Hazardi is looking to control Pistone's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hazardi avoid being mounted?
Hazardi tries to get to full guard but Pistone has control of the leg.
Pistone seems to be looking for submissions.
Hazardi tries to roll over but Pistone keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazardi makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hazardi.
Hazardi is trying to keep Pistone in close.
Hazardi is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hazardi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pistone stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hazardi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hazardi keeping moving, preventing Pistone from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hazardi wants to get back to his feet but Pistone is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pistone preventing the sweep.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hazardi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pistone is looking to wear down Hazardi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hazardi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hazardi throws a sloppy head kick and Pistone moves out of range easily.
Pistone lunges at Hazardi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hazardi's hand.
Hazardi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pistone.
Hazardi throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hazardi throws a leg kick
enabling Pistone to counter with a crisp jab.
Hazardi throws a series of punches but Pistone avoids them all with ease.
Pistone looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pistone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hazardi manages to avoid it.
Pistone shoots for a takedown but Hazardi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pistone gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hazardi to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hazardi trying to control but Pistone is working from the bottom.
Pistone is adopting a defensive guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pistone is trying to control the position but Hazardi postures up.
Hazardi content to stall in guard here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Azman Hazardi wasn't active enough on the ground.
A jab lands there for Hazardi.
Hazardi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hazardi shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hazardi perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Azman Hazardi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hazardi 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... Azman Hazardi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jake Barbossa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Gronkowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jake Barbossa could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Steve Gronkowski's chin.
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170 lbs
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177 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jake Barbossa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steve Gronkowski!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gronkowski lands with an uppercut that bounces Barbossa off the cage and back into rage.
Barbossa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Gronkowski counter with a right hand.
Barbossa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gronkowski pinned against the cage. Gronkowski gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jake Barbossa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gronkowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barbossa was well out of range. Poor timing from Gronkowski.
Barbossa throws a combination that misses
and Gronkowski counters with a left to the body.
Barbossa clinches.
Gronkowski cracks Barbossa with a nice body shot.
Gronkowski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gronkowski throws a jab when Barbossa was well out of range.
Gronkowski lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Barbossa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gronkowski counters with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Gronkowski.
Gronkowski misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gronkowski misses with a wild combination.
Gronkowski keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Barbossa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gronkowski scores with a nice head shot.
Barbossa misses the body punch
and Gronkowski counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Barbossa is breathing heavily.
A punch lands to the side of Barbossa 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Steve Gronkowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gronkowski lands a jab to Barbossa's midsection.
Horrible takedown by Barbossa or perhaps it was just good defense by Gronkowski which made him look bad.
Gronkowski scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A jab lands there for Gronkowski.
Gronkowski scores with a sloppy right hand. Barbossa should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barbossa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gronkowski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gronkowski jabs Barbossa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice cross by Gronkowski.
Gronkowski connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gronkowski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barbossa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gronkowski scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Barbossa is rocked!
Barbossa moves out of range of the strikes.
Oh Barbossa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gronkowski stuns Barbossa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Barbossa seems to have got his legs back now.
Gronkowski moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gronkowski walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Barbossa drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Gronkowski swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Barbossa's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Gronkowski!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dino Rocco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clubber Wang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wang is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I'll Make a Man Out of You. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dino Rocco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Clubber Wang!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Rocco darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wang scores with the left hand. Rocco knows he should have avoided that one.
Rocco drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wang with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wang lands with a nice body punch.
Danga de danga de dang - Wang scores with a four punch combination!
Wang lands the left hand.
Wang gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rocco.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rocco misses with a lunging right hand
and Wang counters with a straight right hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rocco swings widly with a right hand
and Wang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rocco misses with a hook
and Wang counters with a one-two to the body.
Rocco swings widly with a right hand
letting Wang counter with a right hand.
Rocco throws a right hand that misses
enabling Wang to counter with a crisp jab.
Rocco misses with an uppercut
and Wang counters with a right hand to the body.
Rocco misses with an uppercut
and Wang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wang pushes Rocco up against the cage in a clinch.
Wang tries to land a knee to the head but Rocco blocks with his arms.
Rocco looking to slow down the pace here.
Wang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rocco swings widly with a right hand
and Wang counters with a nice leg kick.
Wang comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rocco misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Wang counters with a straight right hand.
Wang bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rocco's head.
Wang uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rocco has time to react.
Rocco fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wang manages to avoid it.
Rocco misses with a right hand
and Wang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wang connects with the punch.
Rocco swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Wang counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rocco is breathing heavily.
Rocco doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rocco drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wang lands a nice shot to the body.
Rocco rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rocco takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jab from Wang.
Rocco takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rocco is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Wang's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Wang closes the distance and pushes Rocco back into the cage.
Wang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wang is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Rocco had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Wang scores with a jab.
Wang scores with a sloppy right hand. Rocco should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wang jabs Rocco right on the nose. Rocco blinks but takes it well.
Rocco rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wang counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wang escapes and gets back to his feet.
Wang lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rocco takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rocco on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wang scores with a body shot.
Wang looks to land a combination. Rocco sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Decent striking displayed by Wang there.
Wang fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocco takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wang lands a jab.
Wang with a hook.
Wang connects with a jab.
Rocco walks into a left hand.
Rocco takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wang thuds his shin into the meat of Rocco's side.
Wang throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Rocco was covering up waiting for the punch and Wang finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Wang stands up and waves to Rocco to follow him.
Wang darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rocco misses with a right hand
and Wang counters with a left to the body.
Wang lands a jab to the head.
Wang lands a nice hook to Rocco's body. Rocco takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wang scores with a body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Wang scores with a four punch combination!
Wang scores with a sloppy right hand. Rocco should have avoided that one.
Rocco looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wang digs a good hook to Rocco's body.
Wang lands an overhand right.
Rocco takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wang scores with a decent looking hook.
Rocco takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Good exchange - Wang coming out on top.
Wang closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wang is working the combinations to good effect here.
Rocco has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rocco there as he acknowledges the shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rocco takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wang has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wang lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wang lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wang throws a combination. Rocco tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rocco is rocked!
Wang bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Oh Rocco is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wang uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rocco has time to react.
Wang lands a lovely overhand right.
Wang with a hook.
Dino Rocco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rocco checks a leg kick.
Wang dips to his left and cracks Rocco with an uppercut!
Wang instigates a clinch.
Wang breaks the clinch.
Rocco seems to have got his legs back now.
Wang lands with a straight right. Rocco didn't see that one coming.
Wang scores with a sloppy right hand. Rocco should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wang works the jab nicely.
Rocco takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rocco takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rocco throws a right hand that misses
and Wang counters with a nice body shot.
Wang lands a nice looking body shot.
Wang lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wang cracks Rocco with an open hand slap.
Wang lands with a nice body punch.
Rocco avoids the head kick by Wang.
Wang connects with a looping right hand.
Wang scores with a sloppy right hand. Rocco should have avoided that one.
Rocco swings widly with a right hand
and Wang counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wang connects with a body shot that sends Rocco's belly button to the back.
Rocco takes one to the side of the head.
Wang scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rocco takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wang moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wang!
Wang scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rocco in his tracks.
Wang lands with a nice body punch.
Rocco takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wang takes the fight into the clinch.
Wang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clubber Wang dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rocco drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wang has closed the distance and engaged Rocco in a clinch.
Wang breaks the clinch.
Rocco throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wang counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rocco doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rocco misses with a hook
and Wang counters with a straight right hand.
Wang lands with a cross.
Rocco misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wang.
Wang closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wang has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wang stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rocco is trying to force a seperation but Wang has the dominant position.
Wang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wang closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wang manages to break the clinch.
A cross from Wang lands.
Rocco is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Decent striking displayed by Wang there.
Rocco misses with a left hand
and Wang connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wang displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rocco misses with a left hand
and Wang counters with a takedown into side control.
Rocco wants to get back to his feet but Wang drags him back down.
Wang throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Rocco avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Wang.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Rocco struggling a bit here.
Wang has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wang decides to stand back up.
Clubber Wang seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wang lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rocco at a distance.
Wang lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rocco rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A shot to the liver by Wang. Beautiful body shot.
Rocco takes one to the chin there.
Rocco rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wang counters with a series of strikes. Rocco will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rocco misses with a double jab
and Wang counters with a nice body kick.
Rocco on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wang jabs Rocco to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wang lands with a good body shot.
Wang throws a combination. Rocco tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Dino Rocco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wang has closed the distance and engaged Rocco in a clinch.
Rocco is trying to break free.
Wang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wang lands a head shot.
Wang keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wang feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Roccos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wang digs a good body shot into Rocco's ribs.
Decent striking displayed by Wang there.
Wang closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rocco to the mat! Rocco manages to get full guard.
Rocco wants to sweep but no luck.
Rocco keeping full guard, as Wang tries to pass.
Rocco is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wang wants to get back to his feet.
Rocco is looking to take a break and control but Wang is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang pushes Rocco off and gets back to his feet.
Wang looks to land a combination. Rocco sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wang scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rocco in his tracks.
Wang listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rocco misses with an uppercut
and Wang counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wang connects with a looping right hand.
Rocco throws an off balance right hand
and Wang makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wang has closed the distance and engaged Rocco in a clinch.
Rocco stalling in the clinch but Wang improves position.
Wang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rocco gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Danga de danga de dang - Wang scores with a four punch combination!
Wang throws a good cross that connects.
Rocco has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wang finds it's way round the side to connect with Rocco's head.
Wang punishes Rocco's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wang drives through and clinches with Rocco against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wang manages to break the clinch.
Wang shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Rocco napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Rocco is trying to control Wang's posture but Wang avoids it.
Wang stands up and beckons Rocco to his feet.
Rocco swings widly with a right hand
and Wang makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wang lands with an overhand left.
Wang's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Wang duly obliges.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wang.
Wang connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rocco throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wang counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Wang.
Rocco is trying to keep Wang in close.
Wang decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Rocco, up you get!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rocco takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rocco walks into a jab.
Wang works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clubber Wang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're 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.
Wang clinches with his opponent.
Rocco is trying to break free.
Rocco tries to circle away but Wang has him pinned against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rocco is trying to push Wang away but Wang has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wang lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wang breaks from the clinch.
Rocco misses with a left hand
and Wang holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Rocco's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rocco stalling in the clinch but Wang improves position.
Wang makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rocco wants to get back to striking at distance but Wang won't allow it.
Wang drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rocco gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rocco takes a shot to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wang prevents Rocco from breaking the clinch.
Rocco tries to break free but Wang pushes him back against the cage.
Wang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rocco walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wang throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rocco on the side of the head.
Wang bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rocco's head backwards.
Rocco throws an off balance right hand
letting Wang counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wang!
Rocco throws a lazy uppercut
and Wang counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wang lands a nice shot that snaps Rocco's head back.
Rocco swings widly with a right hand
and Wang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rocco misses with a hook
and Wang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wang comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rocco misses with a right hand
and Wang counters with a straight right hand.
Wang connects with a body shot that sends Rocco's belly button to the back.
Good shot there by Wang.
Wang lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Good shot there by Wang.
Rocco takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rocco walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wang fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rocco on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wang swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rocco is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wang.
Wang works Rocco's body with a nice hook.
A jab from Wang does it's job there.
Wang lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wang lands with a shot to the body.
Wang has managed to clinch.
Wang manages to break the clinch.
Dino Rocco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wang wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wang dips to his left and cracks Rocco with an uppercut!
Good exchange - Wang coming out on top.
Wang thuds his right hand into Rocco's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A head kick misses from Wang.
Danga de danga de dang - Wang scores with a four punch combination!
Rocco throws a poor cross that misses
and Wang counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rocco thinking.
Nice shot lands for Wang.
Wang lands with a cross.
Wang keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rocco moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wang lands a nice hook to Rocco's body. Rocco takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wang throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wang uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wang catches Rocco with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rocco takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wang clinches with his opponent.
Wang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Decent striking displayed by Wang there.
Rocco gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wang.
Wang gets the takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang decides to stand up, so the ref orders Rocco to his feet.
Wang misses with a body kick.
Rocco rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wang counters with a two punch combo.
Rocco takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wang smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rocco throws a right hand that misses
and Wang counters with a takedown into side control.
Wang happy to just control the position for now.
Wang trying to control the position but Rocco is working away.
Wang throws a strike aimed at the side of Rocco's head but Rocco avoids it well.
Wang stands up.
Wang cracks Rocco with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rocco throws an off balance right hand
and Wang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wang stalks Rocco and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rocco's face. Rocco staggers backwards, shaken.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rocco misses with an uppercut
and Wang counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wang is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Clubber Wang is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rocco is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wang decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Rocco, up you get!
Wang lands a nice shot to the body.
Rocco misses with an uppercut
and Wang counters with a right hand to the body.
Rocco swings widly with a right hand
and Wang makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wang connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rocco momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The crowd cheers as Wang lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rocco doesn't seem phased though.
Wang scores with a jab. Rocco acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wang with a nice cross.
Rocco swings widly with a right hand
and Wang counters with a nice uppercut.
Wang moves into the clinch successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clubber Wang comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wang has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 24:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 24:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clubber Wang!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Broughton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geronimo Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jason Broughton has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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245 lbs
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25
286 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jason Broughton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Geronimo Santos!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Broughton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Santos looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Santos won't allow Broughton to get back to his feet.
Santos is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Broughton on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Broughton tries to get out of the position.
Broughton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Santos passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Santos lands an elbow.
Broughton tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Broughton is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Santos.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Broughton wants to get back to his feet.
Santos controls the action.
Broughton covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Broughton covering up well under a series of strikes from Santos.
Santos struggling to land strikes to the head as Broughton covers up.
Santos has his arm under Broughton's chin here. Game over son! Santos squeezes tightly and Broughton is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Geronimo Santos!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emerson Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabione De Giorgi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fabione De Giorgi is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Emerson Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fabione De Giorgi!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
De Giorgi wants to get back to full guard.
De Giorgi is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Santos's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Santos's back!
De Giorgi has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Santos has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Santos trying to control the action but De Giorgi just sinks the hooks in.
Santos wants to get back to his feet.
De Giorgi trying to control momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Giorgi is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Santos knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Santos for a finish.
Santos is trying to break free.
Santos has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
I really don't envy Santos right now.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - De Giorgi's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
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.
Santos defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
De Giorgi trying to control momentarily.
De Giorgi is not going to allow Santos to sit and survive in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries to break free.
Will De Giorgi go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Santos tries to escape but De Giorgi has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Santos manages to reverse the position and now he's in De Giorgi's guard. Nice work there by Santos.
Santos sitting in guard here, content to control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Santos scores a takedown into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Giorgi 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.
Santos moves into full mount! De Giorgi won't be happy about that!
De Giorgi wants to hold on but Santos pushes him away.
De Giorgi reaches up to try and control the position but Santos seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! De Giorgi rolls and tries to escape and now Santos has his back!
Santos is looking for a choke. De Giorgi gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. De Giorgi manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.
Santos manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emerson Santos dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
De Giorgi tries to clinch up
and Santos counters with a shoot takedown. De Giorgi fights it but they end up in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Giorgi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Santos is aware though and is defending well.
Santos trying to control but De Giorgi is working from the bottom.
Santos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
De Giorgi looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Santos passes into half guard.
Santos is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos is working for a submission of some sort.
Santos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. De Giorgi defending well though.
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.
De Giorgi gets back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santos trying to move into half guard but instead De Giorgi has managed to sweep!
De Giorgi works a leg free and moves into half guard.
De Giorgi looks to land a strike but Santos avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
De Giorgi is pushing down on Santos's leg trying to pass to half guard. Santos is fighting to maintain full guard but De Giorgi has managed to sneak the leg through.
Santos wants to control but De Giorgi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
De Giorgi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Santos does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Santos tries to push off, looking to stand up, but De Giorgi manages to move to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Giorgi looking to control but Santos is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
De Giorgi is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Santos tries to reverse the position but De Giorgi maintains control.
Santos wants to control but De Giorgi is having none of it.
De Giorgi is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Santos has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Santos!
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.
Santos gets to his feet. De Giorgi looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
De Giorgi misses with a takedown
and Santos counters with a shoot takedown. De Giorgi fights it but they end up in guard.
De Giorgi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Santos.
Santos wants to control from the top but De Giorgi keeps moving.
De Giorgi is working an open guard so Santos takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emerson Santos dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
De Giorgi throws a leg kick but Santos sees it coming and checks it nicely.
De Giorgi misses with a takedown attempt
and Santos counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for De Giorgi!
Santos throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Santos thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Santos looking to finish with strikes here!
De Giorgi regains half guard.
Santos seems to be working for a kimura but De Giorgi defends the submission attempt.
Well, if Santos is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Santos tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Santos wants to pass to mount but De Giorgi is defending the position.
De Giorgi holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
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.
Santos is thwarting De Giorgi's attempts to control the position.
Santos performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
De Giorgi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Santos counters with a nice double leg into guard.
De Giorgi is trying to control the position but Santos postures up.
Santos gets to his feet - De Giorgi follows without any prompting.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. De Giorgi was covering up waiting for the punch and Santos finishes the takedown easily into guard.
De Giorgi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
De Giorgi looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Santos has picked De Giorgi up and slammed him! De Giorgi can't keep hold of the triangle and Santos manages to pass to side control!
De Giorgi struggling a bit here.
Santos is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
De Giorgi is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos wants to control but De Giorgi is keeping him busy.
Santos thows a huge punch but De Giorgi dodges it nicely.
Santos not doing much here.
De Giorgi trying to control here.
Fabione De Giorgi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Emerson Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Santos is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that's the end of the fight!
Emerson Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Santos has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emerson Santos!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guy Incognito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Materla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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20
205 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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204 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Guy Incognito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michal Materla!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Incognito swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Materla to counter with a crisp jab.
Incognito closes the distance looking to clinch
and Materla counters with a stiff right hand.
No joy there for Incognito, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Materla has his takedown stuffed
and Incognito counters with a leg kick.
Incognito misses with a combination
and Materla counters with a shoot takedown. Incognito fights it but they end up in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Incognito looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Incognito working for a triangle but Materla defends it easily.
Materla looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Materla trying to control but Incognito is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Incognito is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Materla pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Incognito is keeping the position for now.
Materla slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Incognito is trying to get back to half guard.
Materla fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Incognito is looking for a sweep.
Incognito gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Incognito has a hand on Materla's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Materla takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Incognito is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Incognito srikes from the bottom but he's lost position and has given up his back.
Materla has the hooks in. Incognito is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Materla tightening his grip on Incognito, looking for the choke.
Incognito manages to reverse the position and now he's in Materla's guard. Nice work there by Incognito.
Incognito has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Materla throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Incognito stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Materla swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Materla lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Incognito!
Incognito can't escape the position.
Materla throwing strikes here but Incognito is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Incognito knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Materla on the ground.
Incognito working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Incognito slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Incognito is looking for a sweep. Materla is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Materla wants to work for an arm triangle but Incognito is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Materla is trying to control. Incognito wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Incognito is pressing down on Materla's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Incognito manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Materla is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michal Materla dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Materla takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That kick from Incognito tenderised Materla's leg. Materla is trying to keep his angry face on.
Materla steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Incognito. That one must have hurt.
Materla has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Incognito.
Incognito swings for the body but Materla moves out of range.
Incognito clinches.
Materla wants a takedown but no success here.
Materla wants a takedown.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Incognito.
Materla takes a knee to the side of the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A knee to the head by Incognito.
Materla takes an elbow to the forehead.
Materla is breathing heavily.
Materla blocks an elbow strike from Incognito.
Incognito lands a nice uppercut.
Incognito using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Incognito.
Incognito is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Materla is defending well for now.
Materla's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Incognito tries to land knees in the clinch but Materla avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Incognito tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Incognito tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Incognito trying to land knees to the body.
Materla managing to block the knees to the body from Incognito.
Materla managing to block the knees to the body from Incognito.
Incognito misses with a body punch.
Materla has Incognito pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Incognito manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Guy Incognito has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michal Materla.
Materla is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Incognito gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Materla takes a knee right on the jaw!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Incognito.
Incognito throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Incognito is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Materla is defending well for now.
Incognito lands an elbow inside that Materla shrugs off.
Incognito gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Materla.
Incognito scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Incognito can't find room to land a body shot as Materla controls the action.
Incognito lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Incognito tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Incognito makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Incognito misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Materla.
Knees in the clinch landing for Incognito.
Incognito lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Incognito lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Materla backwards.
Incognito tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Incognito.
Incognito lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Incognito.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Incognito scores with a shot to the side of Materla's head.
Incognito misses with a knee to the head.
Incognito cracks Materla with a nice body shot.
Materla managing to block the knees to the body from Incognito.
Materla tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Incognito just stands there and leans against the cage.
A short left from Incognito.
Incognito lands an elbow that stopped Materla in his tracks for a moment.
Incognito tries to land knees in the clinch but Materla avoids the damage to the body.
Incognito displaying some good clinch control by pressing Materla up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Incognito just misses with a elbow thrown towards Materla's brow.
Incognito lands a knee to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Incognito manages to break the clinch.
Incognito ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Incognito lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Materla ducks right into an uppercut from Incognito.
A head kick from Incognito lands but Materla takes it in his stride.
Incognito rushes Materla and presses him up against the cage.
Materla is fighting off a takedown attempt but Incognito is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Materla to the mat. Materla regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Incognito trying to control the position from guard on top but Materla is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Incognito loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Incognito is pushing down on Materla's leg trying to pass to half guard. Materla is fighting to maintain full guard but Incognito has managed to sneak the leg through.
Incognito lands strikes from half guard.
Materla won't allow Incognito to pass to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Incognito trying to control the action but Materla is working from the bottom.
Incognito looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Incognito is working hard here to advance position.
Incognito prevents Materla from improving his position.
Incognito trying to control from half guard but Materla is working away.
Materla trying to hold on to Incognito's head to control him but Incognito postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Incognito clinches up against the cage.
Incognito gets underhooks to prevent Materla's takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guy Incognito dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Incognito scores with a head kick. Materla tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Guy Incognito is winning the standup battle so far.
Materla bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Incognito is looking for a sweep.
Incognito gets back to half guard.
Materla is trying to control the action in half guard but Incognito is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Incognito is pressing down on Materla's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Incognito 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.
Incognito manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Materla is in a horrible position here. Incognito smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Materla tries to hold on but Incognito pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Materla working to try and regain half guard.
Materla takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Incognito avoids the attempt from Materla to control.
Incognito fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Incognito avoids the attempt from Materla to control.
Incognito wants to control the pace but Materla is squirming around nicely.
Incognito has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Materla's face.
Materla is rocked!
Incognito avoids the attempt from Materla to control.
Incognito scoring with strikes but Materla is staying in there.
Materla is still in real trouble! Can Incognito finish him?
Incognito raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Incognito looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Materla covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Guy Incognito!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rousimar Alkofer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jin Lieu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lieu is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by "Derezzed" by Daft Punk. Rousimar Alkofer has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rousimar Alkofer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jin Lieu!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lieu misses with a hook. Alkofer ducked under it nicely.
Lieu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Alkofer misses with a takedown attempt
and Lieu counters with a slapping leg kick.
Alkofer takes the fight into the clinch.
Lieu lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Lieu.
Lieu is stalling here.
Lieu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Alkofer really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Alkofer wants a takedown but no success here.
Lieu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Alkofer has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lieu is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rousimar Alkofer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alkofer is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lieu pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lieu cracks Alkofer with a nice body shot.
Alkofer is breathing heavily.
Lieu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lieu stalling the fight.
A short right from Lieu on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lieu lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lieu.
Lieu drops Alkofer with a big knee straight up the middle! Alkofer is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Alkofer is rocked!
It looks like Rousimar Alkofer has been cut.
Alkofer ducks into an uppercut from Lieu and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jin Lieu!
Jin Lieu is the new lightweight champion!
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