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DFC 25:Jongis vs Greco PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tito BombZ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Ring (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite 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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tito BombZ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Shane Ring!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
BombZ misses with a right hand
and Ring connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from BombZ. Ring does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ring shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. BombZ eats them both and turns towards Ring to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Ring will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ring fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
BombZ looks to land a body kick but Ring moved away.
Ring throws a left and a right that both miss
and BombZ counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by BombZ.
BombZ trying to land knees to the body.
Ring is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
BombZ misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ring.
BombZ scores with a shoulder strike.
Ring is trying to break free.
BombZ lands a body punch.
Ring managing to block the knees to the body from BombZ.
BombZ tries to land knees in the clinch but Ring avoids the damage to the body.
BombZ trying to land knees to the body.
Ring takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Shane Ring has been cut.
BombZ trying to land knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from BombZ.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
BombZ is working Ring over against the cage.
Ring looks gassed!
Ring managing to block the knees to the body from BombZ.
Ring blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
BombZ tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ring avoids it.
BombZ missing with knees to the body.
BombZ lands an elbow just above Ring 's eye.
BombZ lands a shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for BombZ.
BombZ misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ring.
BombZ is stalling here.
Ring managing to block the knees to the body from BombZ.
BombZ working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ring tries to break free but BombZ pushes him back against the cage.
BombZ tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
BombZ prevents Ring from breaking the clinch.
BombZ tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ring avoids it.
BombZ is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ring is defending well for now.
BombZ will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ring up against the cage.
BombZ cracks Ring with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BombZ missing with knees to the body.
BombZ tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ring avoids it.
BombZ lands an elbow that stopped Ring in his tracks for a moment.
Ring blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
BombZ misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ring.
BombZ misses with an elbow strike.
BombZ tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ring avoids it.
BombZ creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ring's defenses.
BombZ throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
BombZ missing with knees to the body.
BombZ misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ring.
BombZ misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ring.
BombZ lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ring on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ring blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ring avoids the elbow strike from BombZ, against the cage.
Ring on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice body punch from BombZ.
BombZ throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ring avoiding damage as BombZ throws knees to the body.
BombZ throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ring blocks it with crossed arms.
BombZ misses with an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ring avoids a wild elbow strike from BombZ.
BombZ stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
BombZ looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ring blocks an elbow strike from BombZ.
Ring working hard to break the clinch.
BombZ working aggressively here.
BombZ keeps control of Ring as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nice elbow from BombZ.
BombZ lands an elbow inside.
BombZ trying to land knees to the body.
BombZ tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ring avoids it.
BombZ missing with knees to the body.
Ring wants to stall.
Ring taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
BombZ crunches a lovely knee into Ring's ribcage.
BombZ taking a breather.
BombZ tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ring avoids it.
Ring wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but BombZ has him pressed against the cage.
BombZ trying to land knees to the body.
Ring taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ring tries to break the clinch but BombZ is controlling the position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
BombZ lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ring backwards.
Ring stalling in the clinch but BombZ improves position.
BombZ tries to land knees in the clinch but Ring avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from BombZ.
A right handed body shot lands from BombZ.
Ring wants to break free but BombZ has control.
Ring is looking to break free of the clinch but BombZ has double underhooks.
BombZ lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ring on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
BombZ lands a knee to the head.
BombZ misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ring.
BombZ has Ring pressed against the cage, preventing Ring from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ring avoiding damage as BombZ throws knees to the body.
Ring looking to slow down the pace here.
Ring seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
BombZ tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ring avoids it.
BombZ goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
BombZ is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ring is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tito BombZ dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shane Ring's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
BombZ connects with a crisp jab.
Ring punishes BombZ's body with a nice straight punch.
BombZ misses with a looping right.
BombZ fails in his attempt to clinch.
BombZ swings widly with a right hand
and Ring cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
BombZ tries to close the distance and clinch but Ring swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ring throws a right hand that BombZ ducks under and follows up with a left that BombZ also avoids with ease.
BombZ lands a nice hook to Ring's body. Ring takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
BombZ tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ring throws a right and a left that BombZ avoids nicely.
BombZ takes the fight into the clinch.
Ring managing to block the knees to the body from BombZ.
A right hand to the body from BombZ.
BombZ lands a shot to the body.
Ring is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ring blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
BombZ gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ring is looking to break free of the clinch but BombZ has double underhooks.
BombZ gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ring is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
BombZ pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
BombZ looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ring is trying to break the clinch but BombZ is controlling him.
Ring on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
BombZ throws an elbow but it misses.
BombZ scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from BombZ.
BombZ tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ring avoids it.
BombZ trying to land knees to the body.
Ring on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ring is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
BombZ's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
BombZ lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from BombZ.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ring avoiding damage as BombZ throws knees to the body.
BombZ lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
BombZ is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ring is defending well for now.
BombZ tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ring avoids it.
BombZ lands an elbow that stopped Ring in his tracks for a moment.
BombZ landing some nice looking knees to the body.
BombZ lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ring.
BombZ pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ring is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
BombZ crunches a lovely knee into Ring's ribcage.
Ring managing to block the knees to the body from BombZ.
BombZ has Ring pressed against the cage, preventing Ring from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
BombZ stalling the fight.
Ring avoids a wild elbow strike from BombZ.
Ring avoiding damage as BombZ throws knees to the body.
BombZ content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ring is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
BombZ is leaning against Ring and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ring looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
BombZ trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ring is trying to maintain a safe position but BombZ gets an underhook and turns Ring into the cage.
BombZ tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ring avoids it.
BombZ tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ring avoids it.
Nice body punch from BombZ.
Ring managing to block the knees to the body from BombZ.
BombZ misses with a punch to the body.
Ring is trying to break free.
Ring tries to break the clinch but BombZ is controlling the position.
BombZ lands a nice elbow.
Ring avoiding damage as BombZ throws knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ring.
BombZ throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ring blocks it with crossed arms.
BombZ misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ring.
BombZ works on Ring's body with a couple of short punches.
A shot in the inside from BombZ.
BombZ keeps control of Ring as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
BombZ lands with a left to the head.
BombZ misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ring.
A frustrated look appears on Ring's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ring tries to break the clinch but BombZ is controlling the position.
BombZ lands a nice shot to the body.
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.
Ring breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
BombZ throws out a loose jab but Ring uses good head movement to avoid it.
BombZ lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ring circles away quickly and effectively.
BombZ waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ring.
Ring throws a series of punches but BombZ moves out of range.
BombZ fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ring manages to avoid it.
Ring fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shane Ring seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice straight punches there by Ring. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ring.
Ring misses with a hook to the body
enabling BombZ to counter with a crisp jab.
Ring swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ring takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
BombZ tries to clinch there but Ring circles away.
BombZ wants to clinch.
Shane Ring is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ring. BombZ does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tito BombZ dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Shane Ring's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ring throws a series of punches but BombZ avoids them all with ease.
Ring fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
BombZ uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ring.
Ring misses with a double jab.
BombZ tries to close the distance and clinch but Ring swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
BombZ moves to clinch but Ring breaks away
and Ring counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
BombZ ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ring moves away.
Ring throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ring looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
BombZ throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ring counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps BombZ thinking.
Ring takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ring falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling BombZ to counter with a crisp jab.
Ring misses with a body shot
and BombZ counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ring thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BombZ tries to clinch up but Ring circles away and keeps his distance.
Ring throws a right hand that BombZ ducks under and follows up with a left that BombZ also avoids with ease.
BombZ jabs Ring right on the nose. Ring blinks but takes it well.
BombZ swings and misses with a hook to the body.
BombZ tries to clinch up but Ring circles away and keeps his distance.
BombZ shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ring eats them both and turns towards BombZ to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
BombZ tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
BombZ is looking to clinch.
Ring throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A jab from BombZ misses.
Ring swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and BombZ counters with a lovely shot to the body.
BombZ misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BombZ throws a body punch but Ring moves out of range.
BombZ cracks Ring with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ring's corner calls for a 1-2. Ring obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ring throws a body punch but BombZ moves out of range.
A punch combination from Ring misses.
Ring misses with a double jab.
Ring swats away the attempt to clinch by BombZ.
BombZ throws a body punch but Ring moves out of range.
Ring throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ring is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down BombZ rather than just go for the knockout.
Ring misses with a lunging right hand
and BombZ makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
BombZ misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Ring.
BombZ throws out a loose jab but Ring uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ring throws a combination. BombZ tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
BombZ misses with an uppercut. Ring saw that one coming.
The crowd cheers as BombZ lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ring doesn't seem phased though.
BombZ throws out a loose jab but Ring uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ring keeps the fight on the outside.
Ring throws a right hand that BombZ ducks under and follows up with a left that BombZ also avoids with ease.
Ring works the jab nicely.
Ring just misses with a punch to the body.
Ring takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
BombZ throws out a loose jab but Ring uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slow jab from BombZ misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ring avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
BombZ swings for the body but Ring moves out of range.
BombZ tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ring manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
BombZ tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ring falls off balance throwing a combination
and BombZ moves into the clinch.
BombZ stalling in the clinch.
BombZ seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Ring blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
BombZ lands a body punch in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by BombZ as Ring tries to tie him up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ring blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
BombZ creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ring's defenses.
Shane Ring has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
BombZ pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
BombZ lands a hook that snaps the head of Ring backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tito BombZ showed his dominance in that final round.
Well BombZ 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... Tito BombZ!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Monkey Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Kwok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kwok has chosen Bitches and Money as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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219 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Monkey Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Kenny Kwok!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kwok misses with a looping left.
Martinez avoids the head kick by Kwok.
Martinez punishes Kwok's body with a nice straight punch.
Kwok has Martinez up against the cage in a clinch.
Kwok misses with a knee to the head.
Martinez is trying to force a seperation but Kwok has the dominant position.
Kwok throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Martinez is trying to break the clinch but Kwok is controlling him.
Martinez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kwok avoiding damage.
Martinez has had enough of the clinch but Kwok keeps him there for the moment.
Kwok stalling the fight.
Martinez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Martinez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kwok stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kwok connects with a nasty looking knee right to Martinez's face.
It looks like Monkey Martinez has been cut.
Kwok connects with a knee to the head.
Kwok tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kwok scores a nice knee to the body.
Kwok has Martinez pressed against the cage, preventing Martinez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kwok gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kwok stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kwok lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwok using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Kwok.
Kwok effectively controlling the action here.
Kwok lands a nice elbow.
Kwok putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Martinez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kwok taking a breather.
Martinez wants to break free but Kwok has control.
Kwok leaning against his opponent.
Martinez tries a knee to the head but Kwok blocks it.
Kwok has Martinez pressed against the cage, preventing Martinez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kwok effectively controlling the action here.
Martinez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Martinez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kwok has him pressed against the cage.
Martinez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Martinez has had enough of the clinch but Kwok keeps him there for the moment.
Kwok pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kwok continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez working hard to break the clinch.
Kwok lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kwok stalls.
Martinez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Martinez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kwok breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Martinez connects with a looping right hand.
Martinez misses with a head kick.
Kwok takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kwok lands a big head kick that sends Martinez tumbling to the mat! Kwok takes a step backwards and waves Martinez back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Martinez is rocked!
Monkey Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kwok has Martinez up against the cage in a clinch.
Oh Martinez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Martinez is trying to push Kwok away but Kwok has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kwok tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Martinez seems to have got his legs back now.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kwok as Martinez tries to tie him up.
Martinez being controlled against the cage.
Martinez is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kwok keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Martinez's efforts to push away.
Kwok stalls.
Martinez trying to stall but Kwok improves his position.
Kwok slowing the pace effectively.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kwok obliges.
Kwok keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Martinez's efforts to push away.
Martinez being controlled against the cage.
Kwok receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Kwok lands an elbow inside.
Monkey Martinez's cut is getting worse.
Martinez is trying to push Kwok away but Kwok has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A frustrated look appears on Martinez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kwok taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kwok lands a nice elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Martinez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Martinez is trying to break the clinch but Kwok is controlling him.
Kwok landing knees to the body.
Martinez is breathing heavily.
A shot in the inside from Kwok.
Kwok just leaning against Martinez, taking a breather.
Kwok using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Martinez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kwok lands a knee to the head.
Kwok prevents Martinez from breaking the clinch.
Kwok tries a knee to the head but Martinez blocks it.
Kwok is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kwok lands a damaging elbow.
Monkey Martinez's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Martinez is trying to push Kwok away but Kwok has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martinez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kwok is defending well for now.
Martinez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kwok looking to throw knees to the head but Martinez is blocking nicely.
Martinez is trying to push Kwok away but Kwok has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Martinez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Kwok dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Monkey Martinez's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Martinez misses with a leg kick
and Kwok connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A head kick from Kwok lands but Martinez takes it in his stride.
Martinez misses with a leg kick
and Kwok counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kwok blocks an elbow strike from Martinez.
Kwok creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Martinez's defenses.
Martinez tries to circle away but Kwok has him pinned against the cage.
Martinez tries to break the clinch but Kwok is controlling the position.
Kwok landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kwok gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kwok scores a nice knee to the body.
Kwok gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jeez, Monkey Martinez's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Martinez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kwok comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Martinez has had enough of the clinch but Kwok keeps him there for the moment.
A right hook to the body lands for Kwok.
Kwok putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Martinez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kwok using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Martinez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kwok manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Martinez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kwok.
Kwok throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwok throws a sloppy head kick and Martinez moves out of range easily.
Kwok instigates a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Martinez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Martinez is trying to break the clinch but Kwok is controlling him.
Martinez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kwok manages to break the clinch.
Kwok pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kwok tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martinez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Martinez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Martinez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Martinez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Martinez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kwok misses with a hook. Martinez ducked under it nicely.
Kwok has closed the distance and engaged Martinez in a clinch.
Kwok misses with a knee to the head.
Martinez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Martinez tries to circle away but Kwok has him pinned against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Martinez wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kwok stalling the fight.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kwok.
Kwok throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Martinez blocks it with crossed arms.
A frustrated look appears on Martinez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kwok's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kwok tries to land a knee to the head but Martinez blocks with his arms.
Kwok scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Martinez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kwok has Martinez pressed against the cage, preventing Martinez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Martinez takes an elbow to the temple.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Monkey Martinez's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kenny Kwok!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Wylde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodney Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonny Wylde has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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162 lbs
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165 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jonny Wylde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rodney Blake!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wylde throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Blake counter with a right hand.
Wylde throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Blake to counter with a crisp jab.
Wylde falls off balance throwing a combination
and Blake counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blake ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wylde misses with a double jab
and Blake counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blake fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Blake. That snapped Wylde's head back.
Nice uppercut there from Blake.
Blake misses the shot to the body.
Jonny Wylde seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wylde fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wylde throws a left and a right that both miss
and Blake counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wylde throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Blake counters with a left to the body.
Blake is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Wylde had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Wylde takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blake connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Blake lands a body shot.
Wylde is breathing heavily.
Wylde takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Blake lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wylde takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Oooooh!!! Blake has knocked Wylde down with a huge combo! Blake steps away and waves a wobbly Wylde back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Wylde is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wylde gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Blake gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rodney Blake!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kodee Neely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaredd Hartt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hartt has chosen head strong as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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178 lbs
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190 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kodee Neely!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jaredd Hartt!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neely avoids a punch combination nicely.
Neely throws the left hand but Hartt avoids the punch easily.
Neely looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Neely not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Neely moves nicely into side control.
Neely trying to control the position but Hartt is working away.
Neely taking a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neely's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Hartt dodges the ground and pound from Neely.
Neely misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Neely slows the pace down.
Neely wants to control but Hartt is keeping him busy.
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.
Hartt being controlled for a moment.
Neely works to advance to full mount. Hartt defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neely looking to finish with strikes here!
Hartt tries to buck Neely off but he can't manage it.
Neely throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neely misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Hartt looks gassed!
Neely can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hartt is looking to escape.
Hartt has left one of his arms exposed and Neely doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Hartt screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kodee Neely!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jean Pelletier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Corn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pelletier has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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195 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jean Pelletier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jimmy Corn!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corn shoots in looking for a takedown. Pelletier tries to sprawl out of it but Corn keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pelletier manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A combination from Pelletier does no damage.
Pelletier catches Corn with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pelletier just misses with a punch to the body.
Corn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Corn throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Pelletier tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Corn is in Pelletier's guard.
Corn postures up and lands a big shot to Pelletier's brow.
Corn postures up in Pelletier's guard and throws a big left but Pelletier blocks it.
Pelletier is breathing heavily.
Corn is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Corn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pelletier swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pelletier keeping moving, preventing Corn from controlling successfully.
Corn postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Pelletier knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Corn on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Corn postures up in Pelletier's guard and throws a big left but Pelletier blocks it.
Corn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Corn trying to control the position from guard on top but Pelletier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Corn postures up and lands a big shot to Pelletier's brow.
Pelletier has momentary wrist control but Corn slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Corn cracks Pelletier with a solid left hand.
Corn lands a couple of digs.
Pelletier utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pelletier avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Corn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Corn throwing strikes from guard but Pelletier blocks nicely.
Corn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Corn throwing strikes but missing.
Corn trying to control but Pelletier is working from the bottom.
Corn slips nicely into half guard.
Corn is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Pelletier is just riding it out for now. Corn eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Corn landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Corn is nestled in close to Pelletier, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Pelletier wants to get back to full guard.
Corn wants to take a breather but Pelletier is having none of it.
Corn landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Corn is pressing down on Pelletier's thigh, looking to free his foot. Pelletier is holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Corn missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Corn throwing shots but Pelletier is blocking nicely.
Corn landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Corn lands with a punch from half guard.
Corn is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Pelletier blocking the ground and pound attempt from Corn.
Corn trying to control the action but Pelletier is working from the bottom.
Pelletier on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Corn dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Corn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pelletier's waist but Pelletier gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Corn off to one side.
Corn moves into the clinch.
Pelletier gets underhooks to prevent Corn's takedown attempt.
Pelletier tries for a takedown but Corn manages to get underhooks.
Corn is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pelletier pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jean Pelletier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Corn.
Corn is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pelletier pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Corn goes for a takedown attempt but Pelletier pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Corn misses with the combination.
Nice takedown defense from Pelletier. No joy for Corn on that attempt.
Corn misses with a takedown attempt
and Pelletier counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pelletier defending well as Corn loads up on a big left hand.
A left and a right from Pelletier both land. Nice combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelletier scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pelletier connects with a crisp jab.
Corn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pelletier scores with a nice head shot.
Pelletier shoots in looking for a takedown but Corn manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pelletier's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Corn just misses with a punch to the body.
Jean Pelletier is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Corn rushes Pelletier and presses him up against the cage.
Corn has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pelletier avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Corn gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Pelletier regains guard.
Corn wants to pass the guard but Pelletier is keeping the position.
Corn won't allow Pelletier to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corn looking to pass the guard.
Corn trying to control the position from guard on top but Pelletier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Corn lands a couple of decent looking shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Corn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pelletier wants to get back to his feet but Corn is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Corn landing some decent shots from guard.
Corn is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corn trying to control the position from guard on top but Pelletier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pelletier working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Corn.
Corn passes Pelletier's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Corn sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pelletier defending well though.
Corn not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pelletier is staying active underneath Corn, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Corn might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Pelletier kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Corn throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pelletier is looking to get back to is feet but Corn passes into side control.
Corn throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Corn working the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Corn works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Pelletier on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pelletier tries to get out of the position.
Corn wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pelletier, who protects the arm well.
Corn working the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Corn 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! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Corn shoots in and drives through. Pelletier sprawls well.
Pelletier throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Corn counters with a takedown into side control.
Corn controlling from side mount.
Corn thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Pelletier parries the strikes from Corn easily there. Corn is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Pelletier to escape.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pelletier is not content to let Corn control the position.
Corn misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Corn are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Pelletier takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Corn misses with the ground and pound.
Corn working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Corn throws a strike aimed at the side of Pelletier's head but Pelletier avoids it well.
Jimmy Corn has got the better of the ground game so far.
Corn working away.
Corn connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Pelletier some visible discomfort.
Corn grinds an elbow into Pelletier's temple.
Jean Pelletier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Corn tries for a kimura but Pelletier is defending well.
Pelletier can't do much from the bottom here.
Corn is chipping away with strikes.
Corn sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Pelletier is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Pelletier takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Corn is looking to take a break and control but Pelletier is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pelletier struggling a bit here.
Pelletier defending against the ground and pound.
Pelletier is looking for a sweep.
Corn lands some shots froms side control.
Corn wants to control but Pelletier is keeping him busy.
Corn landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Corn working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Corn is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pelletier has escaped the position, nice work there.
Pelletier is trying to control Corn's posture but Corn avoids it.
Pelletier taking a bit of punishment here - Corn scoring with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Corn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Corn winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Corn!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hawaiian Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caio Mendes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hart comes into the arena with Head Strong blaring out of the sound system. Hawaiian Hart could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Caio Mendes's chin.
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25
140 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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26
145 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hawaiian Hart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Caio Mendes!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hart tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mendes counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendes shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes wants to work for an arm triangle but Hart is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Mendes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mendes prevents Hart from standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mendes lands strikes from half guard.
Hart really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mendes with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Mendes drops an elbow to the side of Hart's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendes is trying for a kimura here. Hart looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Mendes wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Caio Mendes!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Kay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nakitu Michichi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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21
270 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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23
265 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Basic striking
Solid chin |
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jay Kay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nakitu Michichi!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michichi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kay throws out the jab.
Kay stuffs the takedown.
Kay moves into the clinch.
Kay escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kay throws a series of punches but Michichi avoids them all with ease.
Kay just misses with a punch to the body.
Oooooh!!! Kay has knocked Michichi down with a huge combo! Kay steps away and waves a wobbly Michichi back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Nakitu Michichi has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kay throws a body punch but Michichi moves out of range.
Kay leaves Michichi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kay throws a right hand that Michichi ducks under and follows up with a left that Michichi also avoids with ease.
Michichi closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kay to the mat! Kay manages to get full guard.
Michichi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kay is keeping the position for now.
Kay wants to get back to his feet but Michichi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kay has control of Michichi's left arm, preventing Michichi from doing any damage.
Michichi tries to free his leg and advance position but Kay is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michichi advances to half guard.
Michichi is trying to work for a kimura but Kay is defending well.
Michichi is trying to control the action in half guard but Kay is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kay keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kay tries to get to full guard but Michichi has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Michichi throwing shots but Kay is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kay wants to get back to his feet.
Michichi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Michichi wants to pass the guard but Kay is defending well.
Kay blocking the ground and pound attempt from Michichi.
Michichi is trying to control. Kay wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kay preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Kay regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Michichi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michichi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Michichi stops Kay from standing up.
Michichi throws a big right hand that misses.
Kay keeping full guard, as Michichi tries to pass.
Michichi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kay works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Michichi wants to pass the guard but Kay is keeping the position.
Michichi throws a strike but Kay rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Michichi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
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.
Michichi throws his legs up looking for a submission but Kay uses it to pass to side control.
Michichi is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Michichi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kay is working away from the top position though.
Kay wants to stand up but Michichi is controlling the position.
Michichi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Michichi trying to hold on to Kay's head to control him but Kay postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Kay dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nakitu Michichi's cut.
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.
Kay takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kay swinging wildly here.
Kay swinging wildly here.
Jay Kay is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Danga de danga de dang - Kay scores with a four punch combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Michichi loses concentration momentarily and Kay pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Michichi crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Kay finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jay Kay!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kiki Jongis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zangeif Greco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zangeif Greco has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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270 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kiki Jongis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zangeif Greco!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jongis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Greco pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jongis swinging wildly here.
Jongis throws a series of punches but Greco avoids them all with ease.
Jongis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Greco counters with an inside leg kick.
Jongis lands with an uppercut that bounces Greco off the cage and back into rage.
Jongis throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Greco to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Kiki Jongis has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jongis misses the body punch
and Greco counters with a leg kick.
Jongis misses with a combination
and Greco counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Jongis is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jongis avoids the head kick by Greco.
Greco throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Jongis crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Zangeif Greco!
Zangeif Greco is the new super heavyweight champion!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Doza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doza comes to the cage accompanied by que vida boa. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Frank Doza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Josh King!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from King misses the target.
King misses the jab.
King throws an overhand right that lands on Doza's shoulder, as Doza tries to avoid the shot.
King swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
King throws a looping overhand right but Doza ducks down to avoid it.
King lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Doza circles away quickly and effectively.
Doza drives through with a takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
King controlling the position.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - King has eaten all the pies!
Doza drops back, looking for a kneebar! King looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. King looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from King!
King lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Doza down.
King in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Doza knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for King on the ground.
Doza on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Doza on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Doza tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King cracks Doza with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Doza is not content to let King control the position.
King working the body and head with strikes.
Doza is working to avoid the ground and pound but King connects with a decent elbow.
King controlling from side mount.
Doza tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but King wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Doza is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King in side control lands a decent elbow.
Doza manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Doza is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute King jumps into side control!
Doza is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
King lands a decent elbow from side control.
King in side control lands a decent elbow.
King has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
King working the ground and pound.
Doza tries to get back to half guard but can't.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Doza some visible discomfort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King working the body and head with strikes.
King trying to control the action but Doza is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Doza's face as King controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King is chipping away with strikes.
King is working Doza over with some ground and pound from side control.
King looks up at the clock and then as Doza takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, King smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
King creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Doza on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Doza is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Doza's face as King controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King wants to control but Doza is keeping him busy.
King landing a few strikes.
King lands a decent elbow from side control.
King wants to control but Doza is keeping him busy.
King landing strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King scores with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh King 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.
King just misses with a punch to the body.
King misses with a hook to the body
and Doza counters with a shoot takedown. King fights it but they end up in guard.
King manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Doza manages to get himself to full guard.
Doza keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.
King is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Doza is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and King defends well.
King is in close to Doza's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Doza looking for submissions from the bottom but instead King passes into half guard.
Doza is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King lands with a punch from half guard.
King scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Doza is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but King pulls his head out easily.
Doza taking some punishment here, with King in his half guard.
King performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
King lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doza is trying to defend against the ground and pound but King scores with a couple of nice shots.
King prevents Doza from improving his position.
Doza on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
King is trying to control the action in half guard but Doza is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Doza tries to roll over but King keeps him under control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. King lands a nice short elbow.
Ground and pound from King.
King perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King is thwarting Doza's attempts to control the position.
Doza gets full guard.
Doza looking for subs off his back but King has passed one foot through into half guard.
King is looking to take a break and control but Doza is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
King controlling the action here.
Doza tries to roll over but King keeps him under control.
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.
Doza has hold of King's hands but King slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
King uses his free foot to push down on Doza's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Doza.
King lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
King putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
King is landing with some decent strikes but Doza is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
King with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doza is in all sorts of trouble here.
King sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh King showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Doza enables King to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Doza manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
King passes into half guard.
Doza is looking to control King's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Doza avoid being mounted?
Doza tries to get to full guard but King has control of the leg.
Doza has hold of King's hands but King slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
King wants to take a breather but Doza is having none of it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doza wants to control but King is keeping busy.
Doza tries to roll over but King keeps him under control.
King 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.
Doza taking some punishment here, with King in his half guard.
King has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
King is looking to take a break and control but Doza is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
King looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
King slips a nice elbow through Doza's hands, connecting with Doza's forehead.
King seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Doza does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Doza tries to get to full guard but King has control of the leg.
Frank Doza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Doza on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
King trying to control from half guard but Doza is working away.
King uses his free foot to push down on Doza's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Doza.
Josh King has got the better of the ground game so far.
King dominating with strikes here.
Doza is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King looking to finish Doza with some ground and pound. This is bad for Doza!
A nice elbow there by King.
King trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Doza tries to reverse the position but King maintains control.
King looking to control but Doza is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King working the ground and pound effectively.
King lands a nice shot to the head.
Josh King is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
King working Doza over with strikes here.
King working Doza over with strikes here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doza takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
King controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King working Doza over with strikes here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doza tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josh King comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well King 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 26:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh King!
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