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SPFT 13: Davis vs. McGready PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benjie Blackeyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niko Bronson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bronson has chosen Metallica - Until it sleeps as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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218 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Basic striking
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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, Benjie Blackeyes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Niko Bronson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bronson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bronson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bronson works his way into side control.
Blackeyes is trying to escape the position but Bronson is controlling the position.
Bronson has hold of Blackeyes's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Blackeyes seems comfortable defending it but Bronson has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Blackeyes is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Blackeyes is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Bronson couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Niko Bronson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Torn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Daddy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jake Torn could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Big Daddy's chin.
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240 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jake Torn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Big Daddy!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daddy avoids the body shot from Torn.
Torn gets caught napping as Daddy dives in and scores a takedown. Torn manages to retain guard.
Daddy drops back looking for a leg! Torn is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Torn manages to kick Daddy off! Daddy jumps back into Torn's guard.
Daddy looking to pass the guard.
Daddy trying to control but Torn is working from the bottom.
Daddy prevents Torn from getting back to his feet.
Daddy trying to control the position from guard on top but Torn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Daddy drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Daddy jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daddy sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Torn keeping moving, preventing Daddy from controlling successfully.
Daddy is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Daddy thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Daddy 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daddy trying to control but Torn is working from the bottom.
Big Daddy has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Torn gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Daddy to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Daddy wants to control from the top but Torn keeps moving.
Daddy looking to pass the guard.
Daddy drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Daddy jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daddy won't allow Torn to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Daddy drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Daddy jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Torn wants to get back to his feet but Daddy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Daddy slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Daddy wants to control from the top but Torn keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daddy looking to pass the guard.
Daddy drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Daddy jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Torn keeping moving, preventing Daddy from controlling successfully.
Daddy wants to pass the guard but Torn is keeping the position.
Torn wants to stand up but Daddy is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big Daddy dominated that round.
That's time! Torn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Torn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Torn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Daddy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Daddy looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Daddy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Daddy sitting in guard here, content to control.
Daddy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Daddy drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Daddy jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Daddy postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Torn is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Daddy, into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daddy lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Torn!
Daddy controlling his opponent.
Daddy with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daddy looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Daddy has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Torn is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Big Daddy!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adimaro Jaeger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwayne Moon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaeger comes to the cage accompanied by Du Hast by Rammstein. 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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200 lbs
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197 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
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Decent boxing
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Adimaro Jaeger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Dwayne Moon!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moon drops Jaeger with a beautiful combination! Jaeger stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Moon is looking for the KO!
Jaeger is rocked!
Moon lands with a right and another and another! Jaeger is in big trouble! Moon lands again and this time it's lights out for Jaeger! A quality knockout there for Moon.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dwayne Moon!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mr AFive (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geronimo Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Geronimo Santos 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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286 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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mr AFive!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Geronimo Santos!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos staying out of range there.
AFive scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Santos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has AFive pinned against the cage. AFive gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Santos closes this distance looking for a takedown but AFive circles away.
AFive fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A slow jab from AFive misses its intended target.
AFive scores with a jab. Santos acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Santos looks for a takedown but AFive sprawls well.
Mr AFive has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Geronimo Santos.
Santos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as AFive throws out the jab.
Santos shoots for a takedown but AFive saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
AFive lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Santos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts AFive as he jumps to the side.
No joy there for AFive, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
AFive showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santos.
Nice uppercut there from AFive.
A combination from AFive does no damage.
AFive thows a left - swing and a miss!
AFive rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Santos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mr AFive seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos swings for the body but AFive moves out of range.
AFive swinging wildly here.
AFive throws a hook but Santos avoids it easily.
Santos takes one on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
AFive lands with a nice combination. Santos backs away looking to recover.
No joy there for AFive, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
AFive lands a glancing blow to the side of Santos's head.
Santos ducks under a wild hook from AFive.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts AFive, as that shot connected.
Mr AFive is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
AFive can't break the clinch.
AFive is trying to break the clinch but Santos is controlling him.
Santos has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics AFive uses from the top position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
AFive is posturing up here but Santos has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! AFive tries to roll out but it's too tight and AFive has to tap! Slick submission there by Santos!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Geronimo Santos!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and El Taquito Pantalones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harris's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Cult of Personality - Living Colour. Pantalones has chosen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHU-AJTn0I8 as his entrance music. 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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313 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Frank Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, El Taquito Pantalones!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pantalones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harris manages to avoid it.
Harris swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Harris has closed the distance and engaged Pantalones in a clinch.
Pantalones trying to stall but Harris improves his position.
Harris can't find room to land a body shot as Pantalones controls the action.
Harris taking a breather.
Pantalones stalling in the clinch.
Harris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harris just leaning against Pantalones, taking a breather.
Pantalones is trying to maintain a safe position but Harris gets an underhook and turns Pantalones into the cage.
Harris blocking some punches.
Harris lands a body punch.
Harris stalling the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pantalones tries to break the clinch but Harris is controlling the position.
Harris being controlled against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Harris.
Harris struggles to land a body shot inside as Pantalones controls his hands.
Pantalones is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pantalones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harris is looking to control Pantalones's arms but Pantalones gets an underhook and turns him. Now Harris has his back to the cage.
Pantalones working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harris taking a breather.
The referee calls for Pantalones to work.
Pantalones is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Harris working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pantalones controlling the action here for a moment.
Harris pushes Pantalones back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harris lands a left hand.
Harris lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
It looks like El Taquito Pantalones has been cut.
Stalling in the clinch from Pantalones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pantalones trying to control the position but instead, Harris has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pantalones into the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by El Taquito Pantalones.
Pantalones lands a leg kick that knocks Harris off balance momentarily.
Pantalones throws a leg kick
and Harris holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Harris lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pantalones backwards.
Harris throws a head punch that misses.
Harris has a couple of punches blocked by Pantalones.
Pantalones prevents a body shot from Harris.
Harris working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harris.
Pantalones scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Harris.
Come on Harris - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Harris tries a body shot but Pantalones blocks it.
Pantalones is pushing Harris up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pantalones.
Pantalones leaning his opponent against the cage.
Pantalones is trying to force a seperation but Harris has the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harris misses with some punches.
Pantalones is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Harris is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Frank Harris will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on El Taquito Pantalones's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Harris moves in looking to clinch but Pantalones pushes him off.
A clash of legs there as Harris blocks the low kick.
Harris walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
It looks like Frank Harris has been cut.
Pantalones swings for the body but Harris moves out of range.
Pantalones buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pantalones fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Harris.
Pantalones turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pantalones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pantalones. That's going to slow Harris down.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pantalones lands a big uppercut and Harris crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Harris looks OK. Pantalones waves Harris back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harris stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pantalones.
Harris checks the leg kick.
Pantalones throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pantalones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pantalones misses with a body shot.
Pantalones feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Harris sprawling to the canvas! Harris rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Pantalones finish him?!
Harris is rocked!
Pantalones is looking to slow Harris down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Pantalones swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). El Taquito Pantalones!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mahandry Andriamboavonjy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Moia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mahandry Andriamboavonjy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Damien Moia!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andriamboavonjy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Moia's waist but Moia gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Andriamboavonjy off to one side.
Andriamboavonjy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mahandry Andriamboavonjy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andriamboavonjy looks to throw the jab but Moia is out of range.
Andriamboavonjy shoots in but Moia avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Andriamboavonjy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Andriamboavonjy cracks a nice hook into Moia's ribs.
Moia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Andriamboavonjy misses with a two punch combination.
Andriamboavonjy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Moia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Andriamboavonjy misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andriamboavonjy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Moia counters with a big head kick but Andriamboavonjy shrugs it off.
Andriamboavonjy swings for the body but Moia moves out of range.
Andriamboavonjy throws a lazy right hand but Moia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Andriamboavonjy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Moia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Andriamboavonjy shoots for a takedown but Moia saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mahandry Andriamboavonjy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moia moves away from the strike by Andriamboavonjy.
Andriamboavonjy darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Andriamboavonjy trying to control from half guard but Moia is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andriamboavonjy looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
We're going to have a standup here because Mahandry Andriamboavonjy wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Moia defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Andriamboavonjy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andriamboavonjy looks to score with a jab to the body but Moia is just out of range.
Andriamboavonjy misses with a wild body shot.
Horrible takedown by Moia or perhaps it was just good defense by Andriamboavonjy which made him look bad.
Moia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Andriamboavonjy scores with a jab to the body.
Andriamboavonjy shoots in for a takedown but Moia shows good takedown defense.
Moia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Andriamboavonjy.
Andriamboavonjy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Moia slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moia on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Andriamboavonjy misses with a series of wild punches.
Andriamboavonjy connects with a single shot there.
Andriamboavonjy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Andriamboavonjy fails to land with a series of punches.
Moia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Andriamboavonjy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Andriamboavonjy misses with a body shot.
Moia fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mahandry Andriamboavonjy dominated that round.
That's time! Andriamboavonjy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The fighters circling - Andriamboavonjy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Andriamboavonjy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Moia circles away quickly and effectively.
Andriamboavonjy lands with a hook. Moia tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Moia stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Moia wants it to stay on the feet.
Nice body punch from Andriamboavonjy.
Andriamboavonjy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moia.
Andriamboavonjy is looking to wear down Moia with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Andriamboavonjy lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Moia shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Andriamboavonjy sprawls well. Andriamboavonjy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Moia gets slowly back to his feet.
A cross from Andriamboavonjy lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moia stuffs the takedown.
Mahandry Andriamboavonjy is winning the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from Andriamboavonjy misses its intended target.
Moia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moia needs to keep his hands up - Andriamboavonjy had a free shot at his head there.
A punch combination from Andriamboavonjy misses.
Andriamboavonjy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Moia but Moia pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mahandry Andriamboavonjy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Andriamboavonjy fails to land the takedown.
Andriamboavonjy misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andriamboavonjy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Moia counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Andriamboavonjy pulls Moia in close to his closed guard and prevents Moia from doing any damage or advancing position.
Moia looking to pass the guard.
Andriamboavonjy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moia looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Andriamboavonjy wants to sweep here but Moia controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Moia has his takedown stuffed
and Andriamboavonjy counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Andriamboavonjy.
Andriamboavonjy drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Moia manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Andriamboavonjy has Moia in his guard.
Andriamboavonjy keeping moving, preventing Moia from controlling successfully.
Moia postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moia won't allow Andriamboavonjy to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Andriamboavonjy is pulling down on Moia's head to control his posture.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mahandry Andriamboavonjy.
Andriamboavonjy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Moia circles away quickly and effectively.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Andriamboavonjy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Andriamboavonjy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mahandry Andriamboavonjy dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Andriamboavonjy shoots in but no luck this time.
Andriamboavonjy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Andriamboavonjy trying to control but Moia is having none of it.
Andriamboavonjy controlling his opponent.
Moia wants to control but Andriamboavonjy is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andriamboavonjy looking to control and managing it successfully.
Moia is trying to escape the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Andriamboavonjy controlling the pace for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mahandry Andriamboavonjy wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Andriamboavonjy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Andriamboavonjy pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Moia back to the cage. Andriamboavonjy follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Andriamboavonjy misses with a left hand
and Moia counters with a single leg into guard. Andriamboavonjy didn't expect that.
Andriamboavonjy looking for a sweep. Not yet Andriamboavonjy, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andriamboavonjy is trying to keep Moia in close.
Andriamboavonjy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Moia avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Moia trying to control the position from guard on top but Andriamboavonjy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Andriamboavonjy pulls Moia in close to his closed guard and prevents Moia from doing any damage or advancing position.
Moia must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nice takedown defense from Moia. No joy for Andriamboavonjy on that attempt.
Mahandry Andriamboavonjy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Andriamboavonjy misses with the combination.
Mahandry Andriamboavonjy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Moia looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Andriamboavonjy is fending him off so far but Moia persists. Nope, Andriamboavonjy circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Andriamboavonjy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Moia.
Damien Moia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andriamboavonjy scores with a punch to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mahandry Andriamboavonjy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Andriamboavonjy 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... Mahandry Andriamboavonjy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ghang Feng (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randolph Turpin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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165 lbs
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ghang Feng!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Randolph Turpin!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turpin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turpin blocks a head kick by Feng.
Feng misses with a shot to the body
and Turpin counters with a nice body shot.
Turpin misses with a body shot.
Feng checks the leg kick.
Turpin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ghang Feng seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Feng looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Turpin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Turpin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Feng throws out the jab.
Feng takes a swing at Turpin's ribcage but misses.
Feng throws a series of punches but Turpin avoids them all with ease.
Turpin misses with a wild body shot.
Turpin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Feng works Turpin's body with a nice hook.
Feng dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Feng swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Feng throws a body punch but Turpin moves out of range.
Feng connects with a leg kick. Turpin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Turpin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Turpin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Feng thuds a left hand into Turpin's body.
Turpin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Feng was well out of range. Poor timing from Turpin.
Feng misses with a body shot.
Turpin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Turpin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turpin moves out of range of the body kick.
Feng swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Feng misses with a straight left.
Feng misses with a series of wild punches.
A jab from Turpin misses.
Feng bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Turpin's head.
Feng just misses with a punch to the body.
Turpin lands a slapping body shot.
Turpin takes a swing at Feng's ribcage 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!
Feng connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Feng takes a swing at Turpin's ribcage but misses.
Turpin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Feng avoids the body shot from Turpin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turpin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Feng backs up against the cage.
Turpin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Feng scores with a decent looking hook.
Turpin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Feng.
Turpin throws an overhand right that lands on Feng's shoulder, as Feng tries to avoid the shot.
Turpin misses with a straight left.
Turpin misses with an uppercut. Feng saw that one coming.
Turpin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Feng.
Feng lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Feng lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Turpin circles away quickly and effectively.
Turpin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Feng.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Feng misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Feng clinches up against the cage.
Turpin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Turpin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Turpin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Turpin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Feng connects with an inside leg kick.
Turpin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Turpin is rocked!
Feng connects with a combination that backs up Turpin into the cage. Feng lands a flurry of punches that gets past Turpin's guard. Turpin is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Feng bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ghang Feng!
Ghang Feng decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Armas Paisti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and TJ Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paisti comes to the cage accompanied by D12 - Fight Music. Armas Paisti has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Armas Paisti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, TJ Griffin!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paisti throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Griffin on the side of the head.
It looks like TJ Griffin has been cut.
Paisti throws a hook but Griffin blocks it.
Paisti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice shot by Paisti.
Griffin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Griffin misses with a body shot.
Paisti lands a nice leg kick that just misses Griffin's sensitive parts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Griffin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paisti.
Paisti throws a series of punches but Griffin avoids them all with ease.
Griffin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Griffin misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Griffin. Paisti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paisti needs to keep his hands up - Griffin had a free shot at his head there.
Griffin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Griffin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Griffin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paisti.
Paisti ducks under a wild hook from Griffin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paisti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Paisti lands with a good body shot.
Paisti works Griffin's body with a nice hook.
Griffin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Paisti is able to avoid easily.
Paisti throws an overhand right that lands on Griffin's shoulder, as Griffin tries to avoid the shot.
Paisti throws a nice head kick!
Paisti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Griffin.
Griffin throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Griffin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Paisti jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paisti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Griffin lands a slapping body shot.
Griffin throws a solid leg kick but Paisti takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Griffin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin moves out of range as Paisti strikes.
A jab from Paisti does it's job there.
Paisti misses the shot to the body.
Paisti takes one to the side of the head.
Paisti lands a lovely overhand right.
Paisti throws out a powerful jab.
Griffin is rocked!
That has opened up TJ Griffin's cut even more.
Paisti throws a right and a left that Griffin avoids nicely.
Griffin is still on wobbly legs! Can Paisti finish him?
Paisti tries to close the distance and clinch but Griffin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Griffin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Paisti throws out the jab.
Griffin seems to have recovered his senses.
Armas Paisti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paisti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Griffin.
Griffin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Paisti keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Griffin checks a leg kick.
Paisti is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Griffin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Paisti has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin connects with a solid leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Griffin.
Paisti connects with the punch.
A lazy left from Paisti finds it's target.
Paisti is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Paisti misses with a body shot.
Paisti getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Paisti throws an off balance right hand
and Griffin counters with a nice body kick.
Paisti is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paisti moves in looking to clinch but Griffin pushes him off.
Griffin thows a body kick. Paisti tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Griffin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Griffin tests Paisti's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Armas Paisti has been cut.
Griffin throws a head kick but Paisti moves out of range.
Paisti on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Good leg kick by Griffin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Griffin.
Paisti on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Griffin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Griffin lets loose with a powerful body kick. Paisti will feel that in the morning.
Griffin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Griffin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Paisti. That did some damage!
Griffin cracks the inside of Paisti's front leg.
Paisti tries to move into range but Griffin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Griffin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Griffin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Griffin lands a brutal head kick. Paisti looks out on his feet and Griffin throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). TJ Griffin!
In his post fight interview, TJ Griffin started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Declan McCready (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Davis had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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177 lbs
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tony Davis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Declan McCready!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCready throws a head kick but Davis moves out of range.
Davis lands a slapping body shot.
Davis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McCready throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Davis lands a jab to the head.
Davis connects with a single shot there.
McCready is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Davis.
McCready clinches with his opponent.
McCready wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Davis has him pressed against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCready doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Davis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Davis wants a takedown.
Davis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCready swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Davis keeps the fight on the outside.
McCready tries to clinch but Davis moves out of range.
Davis scores with a jab. McCready acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - McCready looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Davis cracks McCready with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Davis lands a slapping body shot.
A left lands for Davis.
McCready is rocked!
Davis thuds a left hand into McCready's body.
McCready is still on wobbly legs! Can Davis finish him?
McCready looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davis is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches McCready flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! McCready is out cold! Davis holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tony Davis!
Tony Davis retains his welterweight title!
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