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DFC Fight Night 42 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ecko Souvongkhamchanh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matthew Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ecko Souvongkhamchanh!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson tries for a takedown but Souvongkhamchanh sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Souvongkhamchanh scores with a shot to the body.
Souvongkhamchanh throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson moves into range and clinches up with Souvongkhamchanh.
Jackson lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Ecko Souvongkhamchanh has been cut.
Souvongkhamchanh is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jackson is defending well for now.
Still in the clinch, Jackson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jackson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jackson managing to block the knees to the body from Souvongkhamchanh.
Jackson misses with a knee strike.
Jackson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Souvongkhamchanh tries to land a knee to the head but Jackson blocks with his arms.
Jackson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Souvongkhamchanh backwards.
Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jackson avoiding damage as Souvongkhamchanh throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jackson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Souvongkhamchanhs head.
Souvongkhamchanh is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jackson.
Jackson lands with a short shot to the head.
Jackson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That has opened up Ecko Souvongkhamchanh's cut even more.
Jackson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Souvongkhamchanhs head.
Souvongkhamchanh is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jackson is defending well for now.
Jackson prevents Souvongkhamchanh from breaking the clinch.
Jackson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jackson presses Souvongkhamchanh against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jackson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Jackson scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Jackson for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Jackson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jackson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Souvongkhamchanh.
Jackson effectively controlling the action here.
Souvongkhamchanh's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jackson scores with a shot to the side of Souvongkhamchanh's head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A right hand to the body from Jackson.
Souvongkhamchanh looks gassed!
Souvongkhamchanh tries to land knees in the clinch but Jackson avoids the damage to the body.
Jackson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Souvongkhamchanh wants to break free but Jackson has control.
A frustrated look appears on Souvongkhamchanh's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jackson connects with a knee to the head.
Souvongkhamchanh is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jackson is defending well for now.
Jackson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A shot in the inside from Jackson.
Souvongkhamchanh is pressed against the cage. Jackson pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Souvongkhamchanh! Two more big strikes from Jackson and Souvongkhamchanh crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Matthew Jackson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caw CawCaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Caw CawCaw has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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193 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jason Roberts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Caw CawCaw!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
CawCaw moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
CawCaw swinging wildly here.
Oooooh!!! CawCaw has knocked Roberts down with a huge combo! CawCaw steps away and waves a wobbly Roberts back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Roberts is rocked!
Roberts fails with the takedown
and CawCaw counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Roberts to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by CawCaw!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Caw CawCaw!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Dank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dank comes to the cage accompanied by let the bodies hit the floor. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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278 lbs
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265 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Dank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Connor!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Connor slaps away a takedown attempt from Dank, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dank dives in and grabs Connor's left leg, looking for a takedown. Connor pushes down on Dank's head and hops out.
Connor lands the left hand.
It looks like John Dank has been cut.
Connor clinches.
Connor taking a breather.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Connor breaks the clinch.
A combination from Connor does no damage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Connor, right into the meat.
Connor drops Dank with a beautiful combination! Dank stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Connor is looking for the KO!
Dank is rocked!
Connor has closed the distance and engaged Dank in a clinch.
Oh Dank is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Connor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice defenses there by Connor.
Dank is trying hard to land a takedown here. Connor sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dank seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Dank. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dank circles away from the clinch attempt.
Good standup being displayed there by Connor as he connects with a hook.
Connor feints a jab and as Dank dips his head, Connor unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Dank right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Dank falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Connor smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). John Connor!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ross Potter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thaddeus Greco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thaddeus Greco will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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265 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ross Potter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thaddeus Greco!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potter tries to clinch but Greco moves out of range.
Greco stalks Potter and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Potter's face. Potter staggers backwards, shaken.
Greco tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Potter closes the distance but Greco moves to the side
and Greco counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Potter's guard now.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Greco trying to control the position from guard on top but Potter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Greco landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Potter trying to keep a closed guard but Greco is proving a slippery customer.
Greco scoring with some ground and pound.
Greco wants to get up but he can't break Potter's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potter throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Potter looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Greco slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Greco gets to his feet. Potter looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Greco scores with a head kick. Potter tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Potter wants to clinch
and Greco counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Greco displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greco fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Potter to the ground. Greco is now in Potter's guard.
Greco avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Potter working a defensive guard here.
Greco pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Potter is keeping the position for now.
Greco loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Potter is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Greco must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Greco throws a big right hand that misses.
Potter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potter trying to keep a closed guard but Greco is proving a slippery customer.
Greco cracks Potter with a solid left hand.
Greco decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Greco checks the leg kick.
Greco shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Greco throws a strike but Potter avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Greco wants to control from the top but Potter keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Greco working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Potter's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Potter looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Greco is defending well. Potter quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Greco has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Potter celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ross Potter!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Chief (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tubo Lard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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223 lbs
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Brawler
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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
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Anderson Chief!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tubo Lard!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lard has managed to clinch.
Lard pushes Chief back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lard scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lard stops a takedown attempt from Chief.
Lard dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Lard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chief backwards.
Lard lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lard digs a right hand underneath Chief's ribcage. Chief let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Chief is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lard pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chief backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lard digs a right hand into Chief's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chief's gas tank.
Chief is breathing heavily.
Lard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chief is rocked!
Lard lands an uppercut.
Oh Chief is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lard lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Chief to his knees! Lard keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tubo Lard!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Fernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shoots Goots (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fernandez comes to the cage accompanied by Pantera "Walk". Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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245 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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283 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ray Fernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Shoots Goots!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fernandez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Goots uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fernandez has time to react.
It looks like Ray Fernandez has been cut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fernandez.
Fernandez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Goots counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fernandez tries to clinch but Goots is having none of it.
Goots misses with a wild body shot.
Fernandez moves to clinch but Goots breaks away
and Goots counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Goots feints a jab promting Fernandez to slip. Goots then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Fernandez slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Fernandez.
Fernandez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Goots manages to avoid it.
Fernandez misses with an uppercut
and Goots counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fernandez is breathing heavily.
Goots explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Goots digs a good body shot into Fernandez's ribs.
Goots lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goots punishes Fernandez's body with a nice straight punch.
Fernandez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fernandez darts in trying to clinch
and Goots counters with a crisp one two that drops Fernandez! Goots thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Fernandez to his feet! Fernandez is in big trouble!
Fernandez is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Goots is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Goots shuts the power down on Fernandez. Lights out, game over! Goots is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Shoots Goots!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Jingles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jingles's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I Need Drugs. 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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204 lbs
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214 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Jingles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lucas Emelianenko !
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko misses with a series of wild punches.
Emelianenko has closed the distance and engaged Jingles in a clinch.
Jingles on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jingles misses with an elbow over the top.
Jingles unloads a knee to the mid-section. Emelianenko lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Emelianenko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Emelianenko managing to block the knees to the body from Jingles.
Emelianenko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jingles in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jingles is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A shot in the inside from Emelianenko .
Jingles fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Emelianenko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jingles's face.
Jingles is rocked!
It looks like Mark Jingles has been cut.
Emelianenko lands a big knee to the head and Jingles goes down! Emelianenko is looking to finish!
Oh Jingles is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Emelianenko stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Emelianenko moves into the clinch.
Emelianenko looking to throw knees to the head but Jingles is blocking nicely.
Jingles trying to land knees to the body.
Emelianenko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jingles seems to have got his legs back now.
Emelianenko connects with a knee to the head.
Emelianenko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jingles blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jingles throws a knee to the head but misses.
Emelianenko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jingles looking to throw knees to the head but Emelianenko is blocking nicely.
Emelianenko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jingles takes a knee right on the jaw!
Emelianenko misses with a knee to the head.
Emelianenko misses with a knee to the head.
Emelianenko dodges an elbow strike from Jingles.
Jingles misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Emelianenko .
Emelianenko lands a knee to the head.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the head but Jingles blocks with his arms.
Emelianenko tries a knee to the head but Jingles blocks it.
Emelianenko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Emelianenko avoiding damage as Jingles throws knees to the body.
Jingles misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Emelianenko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jingles with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Emelianenko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko connects with a knee to the head.
Jingles missing with knees to the body.
Emelianenko dodges an elbow strike from Jingles.
Emelianenko connects with a knee to the head.
Jingles gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jingles missing with knees to the body.
Emelianenko takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jingles misses with a punch to the body.
Emelianenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jingles has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Emelianenko avoiding damage as Jingles throws knees to the body.
Jingles with a knee to the head.
Emelianenko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jingles blocks it with crossed arms.
Emelianenko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Emelianenko misses with a knee strike.
Emelianenko tries a knee to the head but Jingles blocks it.
Emelianenko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Emelianenko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the head but Jingles blocks with his arms.
Emelianenko scores with a shoulder strike.
Jingles takes a knee right on the jaw!
Emelianenko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jingles stalling in the clinch but Emelianenko improves position.
Jingles lands a nice elbow.
Emelianenko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jingles blocks it with crossed arms.
Jingles using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jingles creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Emelianenko 's defenses.
Emelianenko looking to throw knees to the head but Jingles is blocking nicely.
Jingles taking a breather.
Jingles looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jingles tries to land knees in the clinch but Emelianenko avoids the damage to the body.
Emelianenko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jingles throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Emelianenko connects with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jingles gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jingles putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Emelianenko in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Emelianenko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jingles.
Jingles lands a nice elbow.
Knees to the body from Jingles.
Jingles lands a nice elbow.
Emelianenko misses with a knee strike.
Emelianenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jingles has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Emelianenko takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jingles misses with an elbow strike.
Jingles lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the head but Jingles blocks with his arms.
Jingles lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jingles.
Jingles creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Emelianenko 's defenses.
Nice elbow from Jingles.
Jingles lands a damaging elbow.
Jingles misses with an elbow over the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Emelianenko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Jingles's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Emelianenko rushes Jingles and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Emelianenko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jingles blocks it with crossed arms.
Jingles gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jingles is stalling here.
Jingles is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Emelianenko dodges an elbow strike from Jingles.
Emelianenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jingles has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jingles looking to throw knees to the head but Emelianenko is blocking nicely.
Emelianenko looking to throw knees to the head but Jingles is blocking nicely.
Emelianenko avoids the elbow strike from Jingles, against the cage.
Emelianenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Emelianenko scores with a knee to the head.
Emelianenko is breathing heavily.
Jingles tries to land a knee to the head but Emelianenko blocks with his arms.
Jingles scores with a shot to the side of Emelianenko 's head.
Jingles lands an elbow that stopped Emelianenko in his tracks for a moment.
Emelianenko avoids a wild elbow strike from Jingles.
Jingles tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jingles misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jingles misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Emelianenko .
Jingles looking to throw knees to the head but Emelianenko is blocking nicely.
Jingles trying to stall but Emelianenko improves his position.
Emelianenko scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jingles looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jingles lands a knee to the body.
Jingles pushes off an throws an elbow but Emelianenko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Emelianenko tries a knee to the head but Jingles blocks it.
Emelianenko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jingles lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jingles throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Emelianenko blocks it with crossed arms.
Lucas Emelianenko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Emelianenko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Emelianenko gets through Jingles's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Emelianenko scores with a knee to the head.
Emelianenko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jingles blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko blocks an elbow strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Emelianenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Emelianenko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jingles blocks it with crossed arms.
Emelianenko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jingles blocks it with crossed arms.
Jingles gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the head but Jingles blocks with his arms.
Jingles lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Emelianenko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jingles tries to land a knee to the head but Emelianenko blocks with his arms.
Jingles lands an elbow just above Emelianenko 's eye.
Jingles throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Emelianenko connects with a knee to the head.
Jingles swings wildly with an uppercut but Emelianenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Emelianenko blocks an elbow strike from Jingles.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Emelianenko trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Emelianenko looking to throw knees to the head but Jingles is blocking nicely.
Jingles lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Emelianenko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jingles blocks it with crossed arms.
Jingles creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Emelianenko 's defenses.
Jingles lands an elbow just above Emelianenko 's eye.
Emelianenko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Emelianenko misses with a knee strike.
Jingles connects with a knee to the head.
Jingles scores with a shoulder strike.
Emelianenko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jingles is defending well for now.
Emelianenko misses with a punch to the body.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the head but Jingles blocks with his arms.
Emelianenko avoiding damage as Jingles throws knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jingles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jingles throws an elbow that misses.
Emelianenko looking to throw knees to the head but Jingles is blocking nicely.
Jingles comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jingles looking to throw knees to the head but Emelianenko is blocking nicely.
Emelianenko misses with a knee strike.
Jingles lands a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jingles holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Jingles lands an elbow that stopped Emelianenko in his tracks for a moment.
Jingles lands a knee to the head.
Emelianenko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jingles blocking some punches.
Emelianenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jingles has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jingles lands a knee to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jingles just misses with a elbow thrown towards Emelianenko 's brow.
Jingles lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Emelianenko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jingles blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Jingles dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mark Jingles's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Emelianenko moves out of range as Jingles throws a body kick.
Emelianenko has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jingles throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Emelianenko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Emelianenko crunches a lovely knee into Jingles's ribcage.
Emelianenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Emelianenko looking to throw knees to the head but Jingles is blocking nicely.
Emelianenko working Jingles over with knees to the body.
Emelianenko takes an elbow to the temple.
Jingles dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Jingles pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Emelianenko avoids the elbow strike from Jingles, against the cage.
Jingles scores with a shot to the side of Emelianenko 's head.
Jingles is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Emelianenko is defending well for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jingles throws an elbow but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice elbow from Jingles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jingles tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Emelianenko avoids it.
Emelianenko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Emelianenko misses with a knee strike.
Jingles tries a knee to the head but Emelianenko blocks it.
Jingles wants to stall.
Emelianenko tries a knee to the head but Jingles blocks it.
Jingles on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Emelianenko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Emelianenko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Emelianenko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jingles blocks it with crossed arms.
Jingles creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Emelianenko 's defenses.
Jingles tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Emelianenko avoids it.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jingles gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Emelianenko tries a knee to the head but Jingles blocks it.
Jingles tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jingles creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Emelianenko 's defenses.
Emelianenko takes an elbow to the forehead.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Emelianenko as Jingles tries to tie him up.
Jingles comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jingles using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Emelianenko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Emelianenko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jingles softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Emelianenko avoiding damage as Jingles throws knees to the body.
Emelianenko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jingles is defending well for now.
Jingles looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jingles just misses with a elbow thrown towards Emelianenko 's brow.
Emelianenko avoids the elbow strike from Jingles, against the cage.
Emelianenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jingles pushes off an throws an elbow but Emelianenko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Emelianenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jingles has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jingles lands a knee to the body.
Jingles gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Emelianenko avoids the elbow strike from Jingles, against the cage.
Emelianenko blocks the elbow strike.
Jingles pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jingles managing to block the knees to the body from Emelianenko .
Emelianenko missing with knees to the body.
Jingles tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Emelianenko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jingles just misses with a elbow thrown towards Emelianenko 's brow.
Emelianenko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jingles lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jingles lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jingles lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jingles lands an elbow inside.
Jingles scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Emelianenko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jingles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jingles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jingles lands an elbow just above Emelianenko 's eye.
Jingles misses with a knee to the head.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the head but Jingles blocks with his arms.
Jingles lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jingles is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Emelianenko is keeping busy.
Emelianenko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jingles blocks it with crossed arms.
Jingles putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Emelianenko in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jingles lands a nice elbow.
A short left from Jingles.
Emelianenko blocks an elbow strike from Jingles.
Jingles lands an elbow inside that Emelianenko shrugs off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jingles avoids it.
Jingles missing with knees to the body.
Jingles stalls.
Jingles throws an elbow but it misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Jingles showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jingles has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Jingles!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Hawkings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Hatfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawkings kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Happy Happy Joy Joy. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Stephen Hawkings!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Hatfield!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawkings lands a slapping body shot.
Hawkings misses with a hook
and Hatfield counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hawkings thinking.
Hatfield takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hawkings moves out of range as Hatfield strikes.
Hatfield blocks a head kick by Hawkings.
Hatfield misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hawkings.
Hawkings swinging wildly here.
Hawkings misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hawkings scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hatfield looks gassed!
Hatfield slips a jab from Hawkings.
Hatfield stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hawkings.
Hawkings's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hatfield under the eye.
It looks like Matt Hatfield has been cut.
Hatfield steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hawkings.
Hawkings cracks Hatfield with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hawkings with a nice cross.
A big left from Hawkings misses.
Hawkings connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hatfield's hands.
That has opened up Matt Hatfield's cut even more.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkings drops Hatfield with a left right combo! Hawkings follows him down to the ground into side control.
Hatfield is rocked!
A big shot lands for Hawkings! That's hurt Hatfield! Will he recover? Hawkings fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stephen Hawkings!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Salad Fingers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jukka Emil Vanaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Salad Fingers has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Salad Fingers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jukka Emil Vanaja!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vanaja defending well as Fingers loads up on a big left hand.
Fingers lands an overhand right.
Fingers throws a head kick but Vanaja moves out of range.
Fingers throws a low kick but Vanaja avoids it.
Fingers swings for the body but Vanaja moves out of range.
Fingers scores with a hook to the body. Vanaja takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fingers throws a body punch but Vanaja moves out of range.
Vanaja dives in and scores a takedown into Fingers's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Fingers wants to sweep but no luck.
Vanaja avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Vanaja throwing strikes but missing.
Vanaja pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fingers is keeping the position for now.
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.
Vanaja trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fingers throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Fingers wants to sweep here but Vanaja controlling him for the moment.
Fingers controls Vanaja momentarily but Vanaja frees himself.
Fingers is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Vanaja is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fingers keeping moving, preventing Vanaja from controlling successfully.
Fingers will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Fingers looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fingers is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanaja scoring with punches to the head and body.
Vanaja stands and throws Fingers's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Fingers tries to bench press Vanaja off him but Vanaja keeps the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vanaja is looking to take a break and control but Fingers is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vanaja working the ground and pound from side control.
Vanaja cracks Fingers with a big elbow.
Fingers is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Fingers takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Vanaja wants to control but Fingers is keeping him busy.
Vanaja is working Fingers over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fingers takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Vanaja cracks Fingers with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Vanaja immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Fingers is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Vanaja!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jukka Emil Vanaja!
Jukka Emil Vanaja was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vlad The Impaler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Braulio Estima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Impaler comes to the cage accompanied by Δράκων . Braulio Estima told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vlad The Impaler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Braulio Estima!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Estima tries for a takedown but The Impaler circles away easily
and The Impaler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Estima gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and The Impaler counters with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from The Impaler.
Estima doesn't succeed with the takedown
and The Impaler counters with an outside leg kick.
Vlad The Impaler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Braulio Estima.
Estima looks gassed!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Estima has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from The Impaler.
The Impaler lands with a right hand.
The Impaler jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The Impaler lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Estima is looking to close the distance but The Impaler sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Estima crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Estima is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Vlad The Impaler!
An intense looking Vlad The Impaler took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Vlad Dracula has impaled your soul'.
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