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Bar Room Brawls Champions 2.3 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between BJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn comes to the ring accompanied by Awesome. 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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198 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, BJ Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steve Jones!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice hook.
No joy there for Penn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jones shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Penn counters with a two punch combo.
Penn throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Penn shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jones shoots for a double leg takedown but Penn sprawls well. He's pushed Jones's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
BJ Penn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Jones.
Penn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Penn pushes Jones up against the ropes in a clinch.
Penn breaks the clinch.
Jones closes this distance looking for a takedown but Penn circles away.
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!
Penn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Penn fails to land with a series of punches.
Penn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones misses with a leg kick.
Penn misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jones is able to avoid easily.
Jones tries to work over Penn's front leg with a kick but Penn checks it.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jones shoots in and drives through. Penn sprawls well.
Penn defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jones.
Jones throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Horrible takedown by Jones or perhaps it was just good defense by Penn which made him look bad.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Penn throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Jones with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Penn to score with a decent uppercut.
BJ Penn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Penn tries to clinch up.
Penn has taken the fight to the clinch.
Penn breaks from the clinch.
Penn misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Penn misses with a series of wild punches.
Penn throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
Penn tries a head kick but it misses.
Penn stuffs the takedown.
Penn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Penn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Penn wants to clinch.
Penn looks to land a left hand but Jones moved out of range nicely.
Jones fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Penn avoids it really well and circles away.
Penn misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jones.
Penn misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Penn is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
Penn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jones counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jones.
Penn wants to get back to his feet but Jones is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Penn is keeping the position for now.
Jones is looking to work some ground and pound but Penn has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones drops back looking for a leg! Penn is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Penn manages to kick Jones off! Jones jumps back into Penn's guard.
Jones stops Penn from standing up.
Penn trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jones jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Penn wants to stand and escape but Jones is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
BJ Penn dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Horrible takedown by Jones or perhaps it was just good defense by Penn which made him look bad.
BJ Penn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penn throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones throws a leg kick but Penn sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Penn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
Penn misses with a few strikes there.
Penn swinging wildly here.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Penn as he jumps to the side.
Penn misses with a series of wild punches.
No joy there for Penn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Penn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
BJ Penn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt - Penn sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
A punch combination from Penn misses.
Penn misses with a right hand
and Jones counters with a nice double leg into side control. Penn won't be happy with that.
Jones tries to score with some ground and pound. Penn controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Jones is trying to get an arm triangle but Penn is defending well.
Jones tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jones has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Penn is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Jones are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Jones looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Penn is avoiding damage well.
Jones tries to score with some ground and pound. Penn controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones tries for a kimura but Penn is defending well.
Penn is pushing Jones's head away, looking to escape. Jones manages to hold on to the position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Jones seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Penn is pushing Jones's head away, looking to escape. Jones manages to hold on to the position though.
Jones is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Penn is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Penn wants to get back to his feet but Jones drags him back down.
Jones working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jones is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Penn knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn wants to get back to his feet but Jones drags him back down.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jones has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Jones has a takedown stuffed.
Penn misses with the combination.
Penn tries to clinch up.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Penn misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Penn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Penn throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones shoots in for a double leg but Penn sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
BJ Penn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Jones.
Jones tries to score a power double leg takedown but Penn sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jones somewhat.
Jones shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Penn pinned against the ropes. Penn gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Penn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Penn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Penn swinging wildly here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jones.
Penn throws a combination. Jones tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
BJ Penn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Penn lands a nice shot that snaps Jones's head back.
Penn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd cheers as Penn lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jones doesn't seem phased though.
Penn throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Jones scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones thows a huge punch but Penn dodges it nicely.
Penn manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Penn stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Penn wants it to stay on the feet.
Penn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Penn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Penn defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jones.
Penn throws a big shot that misses.
Penn clinches up against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn breaks from the clinch.
Penn swinging wildly here.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Penn misses with a hook.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Penn sprawls well. Penn wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Penn throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Penn is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Penn fails in his attempt to clinch.
BJ Penn is winning the standup battle so far.
Penn clinches.
Penn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Penn.
Penn throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jones counters with a shoot takedown. Penn fights it but they end up in guard.
Jones won't allow Penn to get back to his feet.
Jones wants to control from the top but Penn keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones prevents Penn from getting back to his feet.
Jones wants to control from the top but Penn keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
BJ Penn showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Penn 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 for BJ Penn!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for BJ Penn!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for BJ Penn!
BJ Penn wins by unanimous decision!
BJ Penn decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nike Dallas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel Doestevsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doestevsky comes into a darkened arena with his song building. New Divide kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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212 lbs
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204 lbs
1 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nike Dallas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Samuel Doestevsky!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doestevsky misses with a series of wild punches.
Dallas is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Doestevsky's half guard.
Dallas prevents Doestevsky from standing back up.
Dallas wants to pass to mount but Doestevsky is defending the position.
Doestevsky looks like he's trying to stand up.
Dallas is working for a kimura but Doestevsky is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doestevsky is refusing to be controlled, as Dallas sits in half guard.
Dallas is really struggling to control Doestevsky but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Doestevsky wants to get back to his feet.
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.
Dallas is just content to waste time from the top position. Doestevsky takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Doestevsky manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Doestevsky has taken the fight to the clinch.
Doestevsky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Doestevsky stalks Dallas and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dallas's face. Dallas staggers backwards, shaken.
Dallas dodges the punch combination from Doestevsky.
Dallas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dallas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Samuel Doestevsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doestevsky closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Dallas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dallas sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Doestevsky misses with a two punch combination.
Dallas keeps the fight on the outside.
Doestevsky rushes Dallas and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Dallas digs a right hand into Doestevsky's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Doestevsky's gas tank.
Dallas changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Doestevsky fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Dallas is breathing heavily.
Doestevsky pushes Dallas up against the ropes in a clinch.
Doestevsky breaks the clinch.
Doestevsky connects with a high kick.
It looks like Nike Dallas has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice sprawl there from Doestevsky as Dallas shoots in.
Doestevsky fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dallas takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doestevsky drops Dallas with a left and a right! Oh, Dallas is hurt - Doestevsky dives into side control looking to finish!
Dallas is rocked!
Doestevsky is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dallas knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Oh Dallas is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Doestevsky wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dallas, who protects the arm well.
Doestevsky has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Dallas!
Dallas seems to have got his legs back now.
Doestevsky goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Dallas is on top in guard.
Doestevsky is looking to stand up but Dallas isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Doestevsky dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nike Dallas's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Doestevsky fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dallas, pushing him back against the ropes.
Dallas jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Doestevsky walks away with a smile on his face. Dallas gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Doestevsky plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Samuel Doestevsky seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Doestevsky thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dallas if he has to take too many more of those.
Doestevsky scores with a spinning back kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doestevsky gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Doestevsky breaks the clinch.
Doestevsky lands with a big left! Dallas is wobbled badly! Doestevsky comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Dallas to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Samuel Doestevsky!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juan Sebastien Veron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daws Berrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Berrera comes into a darkened arena with his song building. High School Gym kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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205 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Juan Sebastien Veron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Daws Berrera!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veron forces Berrera back against the ropes and clinches.
Veron blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Veron will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Berrera up against the ropes.
Berrera wants to stall.
Veron lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Berrera throws a punch but it's blocked by Veron.
Berrera is looking to break free of the clinch but Veron has double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Veron.
Berrera wants to break the clinch but can't.
Berrera taking a breather.
Berrera looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Veron lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Berrera takes a shot to the head.
Veron is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Berrera can't fight it off and eventually Veron manages to take the fight to the floor. Berrera looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Berrera tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Veron trying to control the position from guard on top but Berrera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Veron throwing strikes but missing.
Veron distracts Berrera with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Berrera trying to keep a closed guard but Veron is proving a slippery customer.
Veron makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Veron throws a big elbow that misses.
Veron postures up in Berrera's guard and throws a big left but Berrera blocks it.
Veron scoring with some ground and pound.
Veron trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Veron throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Berrera works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Veron looking to sit in guard and control but Berrera gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Veron is looking for a triangle but Berrera pushes his legs off easily.
Veron on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Veron tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Veron looking for a sweep. Not yet Veron, not yet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Veron keeping moving, preventing Berrera from controlling successfully.
Berrera must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Berrera working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Veron has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Berrera looking to pass the guard.
Daws Berrera has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Berrera swings for the body but Veron moves out of range.
Berrera bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Veron misses with a looping left.
Nice defenses there by Veron.
Veron keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veron keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Berrera jabs at Veron's body.
Veron fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Veron moves out of range of the body kick from Berrera.
Veron clinches up with Berrera and pushes him back against the ropes.
Veron turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Veron manages to end up in side control.
Berrera managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Veron.
Berrera is trying to improve his position.
Veron connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Berrera some visible discomfort.
Berrera taking a bit of punishment here - Veron scoring with strikes.
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!
Veron throws an elbow but Berrera slips to the side and avoids it well.
Veron lands a few punches from side control.
Veron misses with the ground and pound.
Berrera takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Berrera is rocked!
Veron tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Berrera is still in real trouble! Can Veron finish him?
Veron lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Berrera down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big shot lands for Veron! That's hurt Berrera! Will he recover? Veron fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan Sebastien Veron!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tanla Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Smitty Smithers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smithers is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ironman - Black Sabbath. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Tanla Singh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Smitty Smithers!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smithers moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Singh swats away the attempt to clinch by Smithers.
Singh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A combination from Smithers does no damage.
Singh tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Singh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smithers.
Singh throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Singh steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Smithers. That one must have hurt.
Singh is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smithers looks to land a combination but Singh avoids it well.
Smithers fails to land with a series of punches.
That kick from Smithers tenderised Singh's leg. Singh is trying to keep his angry face on.
Smithers looks to land a combination but Singh avoids it well.
Smithers lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A slapping leg kick lands for Smithers.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smithers throws a series of punches but Singh avoids them all with ease.
Smitty Smithers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smithers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Singh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Singh blocks a head kick by Smithers.
Smithers works over Singh's head and body with a nice combination.
Smithers swinging wildly here.
Smithers misses with a double jab.
Singh slips a jab and a cross from Smithers.
Singh really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A nice combination there by Smithers.
Smithers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Some wild striking there from Smithers.
Singh swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Smithers makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smithers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smithers throws a leg kick which misses Singh's front leg but catches the back leg as Singh tries to avoid it.
Smithers throws a right hand that Singh ducks under and follows up with a left that Singh also avoids with ease.
Singh 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.
Smithers throws a series of punches but Singh avoids them all with ease.
Some wild striking there from Smithers.
A chopping leg kick lands by Smithers.
Smithers fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Singh has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Singh avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smithers throws a right and a left that Singh avoids nicely.
Smithers throws a combination. Singh tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh avoids the head kick by Smithers.
Smithers falls off balance throwing a combination
and Singh counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Smithers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smithers throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Singh.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smithers. That's going to slow Singh down.
No joy there for Smithers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Singh is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Smithers fails to land with a series of punches.
Singh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smithers.
Smithers tries to bum rush Singh with a series of wild strikes but Singh uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smithers misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smithers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smithers throws a nice looking combination but Singh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Singh gets caught napping as Smithers dives in and scores a takedown. Singh manages to retain guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Smithers trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Singh wants to sweep here but Smithers controlling him for the moment.
Smithers working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smithers tries to stand but Singh is controlling from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Smitty Smithers dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Singh avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smithers is looking to slow Singh down with leg kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Smithers.
Singh blocks a head kick by Smithers.
Smithers shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Singh napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Singh is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Singh sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smithers controlling the action here.
Smithers tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Singh.
Smithers looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Singh keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh moves into full guard.
Smithers missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Smithers wants to control from the top but Singh keeps moving.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Smitty Smithers wasn't active enough on the ground.
Smithers fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Singh sprawls well initially but Smithers persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Smithers thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Smithers working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Singh's thigh. Singh counters though and makes it back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smithers trying to control but Singh is working from the bottom.
Smithers has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Smithers looking to pass the guard.
Smithers wants to control from the top but Singh keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Smitty Smithers was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Smithers throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smithers throws a series of punches but Singh avoids them all with ease.
A combination from Smithers does no damage.
Tanla Singh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smithers looks to land a combination but Singh avoids it well.
Smithers throws a left and a right that both miss
and Singh counters with a head kick. That will keep Smithers thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Smithers cracks the inside of Singh's front leg.
Smithers fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Singh does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Smithers looks to land a combination but Singh avoids it well.
Smitty Smithers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good leg kick by Smithers there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Smitty Smithers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
No joy there for Smithers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smithers takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Singh gets caught napping as Smithers dives in and scores a takedown. Singh manages to retain guard.
Smithers looking to sit in guard and control but Singh gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Smithers controlling Singh's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smithers tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Smitty Smithers has got the better of the ground game so far.
Singh won't allow Smithers to get back to his feet.
Smithers is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Smitty Smithers wasn't active enough on the ground.
Some wild striking there from Smithers.
Smithers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smithers misses with the combination.
Singh connects with a leg kick. Smithers looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smithers throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Smithers, right into the meat.
Smithers keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Smithers throws a nice looking combination but Singh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smithers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smithers misses with a double jab
enabling Singh to counter with a crisp jab.
Singh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smithers manages to avoid it.
Tanla Singh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smithers swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Singh counters with a left to the body.
Smithers falls off balance throwing a combination
and Singh counters with a left and a right that stings Smithers.
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!
Smithers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smithers bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Smithers's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Singh is looking to control Smithers's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Singh avoid being mounted?
Smitty Smithers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smithers seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smithers not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Smithers throws a strike but Singh avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Smithers looking to pass the guard.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Smitty Smithers wasn't active enough on the ground.
Smithers throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smithers throws a series of punches but Singh moves out of range.
Tanla Singh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smithers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
Smitty Smithers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Smithers has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight for Smitty Smithers!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Smitty Smithers!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Smitty Smithers!
Smitty Smithers wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Smitty Smithers made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shinya Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Douglas Dejesus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Douglas Dejesus has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Shinya Aoki's chin.
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155 lbs
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25
167 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt
Basic striking
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shinya Aoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Douglas Dejesus!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Dejesus.
Aoki shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dejesus as he avoids it easily.
Dejesus scores a takedown into full mount!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Dejesus prevents Aoki from getting the reversal.
Aoki bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Dejesus is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Aoki is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Aoki slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Aoki has hold of Dejesus's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Dejesus tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Aoki cranks the arm and Dejesus screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Dejesus, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Shinya Aoki!
Shinya Aoki 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darth Vader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Page Dupont (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vader's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Imperial March. The key to victory for Darth Vader has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Darth Vader!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Page Dupont!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dupont will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Vader scores with a body shot.
Dupont is looking to land body kicks.
Vader keeps the fight on the outside.
Dupont with a lazy takedown attempt
and Vader counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vader clinches up against the ropes.
Dupont fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Darth Vader has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Page Dupont.
Dupont tries to circle away but Vader has him pinned against the ropes.
Dupont is looking for a takedown.
Vader is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Vader prevents the takedown attempt.
Vader pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vader looks to land a combination. Dupont sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vader fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dupont fails to land the takedown.
Dupont looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vader swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dupont.
Vader throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Dupont was covering up waiting for the punch and Vader finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Vader stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dupont swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vader has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dupont had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Vader defends it easily.
Vader throws a strike but Dupont rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dupont postures up and lands a big shot to Vader's brow.
Dupont got a little sloppy there for a moment and Vader has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dupont has managed to get both his arms back between Vader's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vader looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vader controlling Dupont's posture.
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!
Dupont prevents Vader from getting back to his feet.
Vader keeping moving, preventing Dupont from controlling successfully.
Dupont content to stall in guard here.
It looks like Dupont might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dupont fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vader, pushing him back against the ropes.
Dupont is trying to drag Vader to the mat but Vader just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Dupont's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vader scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Dupont.
Vader connects with a body shot.
Vader closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dupont has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Vader after a bit of a struggle.
Vader is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Dupont tries to pull guard but Vader won't allow it.
Dupont drops down looking for an ankle pick but Vader pulls his leg out and moves away.
Dupont fails with a takedown attempt.
Vader scores with a nice right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dupont gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Vader counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dupont looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darth Vader dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Vader forces Dupont back against the ropes and clinches.
Dupont manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Dupont wants to sweep but no luck.
Dupont seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Vader tries to free his leg and advance position but Dupont is retaining full guard.
Vader drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Dupont manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Vader has Dupont in his guard.
Dupont is looking to stand up but Vader won't let him.
Dupont is looking to work some ground and pound but Vader has wrist control.
Vader is working an open guard so Dupont takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Dupont drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dupont is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dupont slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Vader tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dupont wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Dupont tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Vader is pushing Dupont's head away, looking to escape. Dupont manages to hold on to the position though.
Dupont trying to control the position but Vader is working away.
Dupont looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Vader is avoiding damage well.
Page Dupont has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dupont working the head and body with strikes.
Dupont throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Vader is not content to let Dupont control the position.
Dupont stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Darth Vader is winning the standup battle so far.
Dupont has his takedown stuffed
and Vader counters with a nice body shot.
Dupont misses with a takedown
and Vader cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Dupont on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dupont with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vader to score with a decent uppercut.
Dupont has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dupont there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dupont misses with a takedown attempt
and Vader counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Darth Vader has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Page Dupont.
Dupont on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Vader lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Vader stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Vader is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Vader throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vader digs a good body shot into Dupont's ribs.
A left and a right from Vader both land. Nice combination.
Dupont misses with a takedown
and Vader counters with a straight right hand.
Vader lands a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vader lands with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Vader as he connects with a hook.
Vader cracks Dupont with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dupont takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Vader has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dupont goes for a takedown attempt but Vader pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Dupont with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vader to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vader feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Duponts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Vader smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Vader cracks Dupont with an open hand slap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darth Vader dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Vader closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Dupont tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Dupont manages to get to full guard.
Dupont is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Vader looking to pass the guard.
Dupont keeping moving, preventing Vader from controlling successfully.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Vader stopping the sweep attempt from Dupont.
Vader makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Vader is working Dupont over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vader postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Dupont is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Vader, into his guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dupont slips nicely into half guard.
Vader wants to get back to his feet.
Dupont winds up and cracks Vader with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Still in half guard, Dupont seems content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dupont lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dupont lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Well, if Dupont is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Dupont is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dupont has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Vader defend it? Dupont steps over the head and cranks it - Vader is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Dupont!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Page Dupont!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron Burgundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jabr Aldossary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aldossary comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Metallica - Wherever I May Roam (S&M version) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jabr Aldossary has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ron Burgundy's chin.
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220 lbs
8 - 8 - 0 |
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221 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ron Burgundy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jabr Aldossary!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldossary shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Burgundy but Burgundy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Burgundy shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Aldossary napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Aldossary is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Burgundy is controlling him well.
Burgundy throws a strike aimed at the side of Aldossary's head but Aldossary avoids it well.
Burgundy in side control, throwing shots but Aldossary defends.
Burgundy is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Aldossary has escaped the position, nice work there.
Burgundy throws a strike aimed at the side of Aldossary's head but Aldossary avoids it well.
Burgundy is putting a hurting on Aldossary here, landing some big shots from side control.
Burgundy is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Aldossary has escaped the position, nice work there.
Aldossary takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldossary manages to work his way to half guard, despite Burgundy's best efforts.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Aldossary moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Aldossary throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Burgundy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Aldossary has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Burgundy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Burgundy throws a big elbow that misses.
Aldossary preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Burgundy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Burgundy stopping the sweep attempt from Aldossary.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldossary keeping moving, preventing Burgundy from controlling successfully.
Burgundy won't allow Aldossary to get back to his feet.
Burgundy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Aldossary on the ground.
Aldossary looking for a sweep. Not yet Aldossary, not yet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burgundy cracks Aldossary with a solid left hand.
Aldossary trying to control the position.
Aldossary wants to sweep here but Burgundy controlling him for the moment.
Aldossary preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Aldossary is controlling Burgundy's posture.
Aldossary lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Burgundy!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burgundy is working to get back to half guard.
Aldossary tries to control but Burgundy wriggling away.
Aldossary with good strikes from the mount here!
It looks like Ron Burgundy has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burgundy is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Aldossary tries to control but Burgundy wriggling away.
Aldossary throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aldossary with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jabr Aldossary will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ron Burgundy's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nice body kick from Aldossary.
Aldossary closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Aldossary prevents a takedown attempt there.
Burgundy tries to break the clinch but Aldossary is controlling the position.
Burgundy is trying to maintain a safe position but Aldossary gets an underhook and turns Burgundy into the ropes.
Aldossary has Burgundy pressed against the ropes, preventing Burgundy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Burgundy swings wildly with an uppercut but Aldossary uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aldossary wants to take the fight to the mat but Burgundy manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Burgundy lands a nice uppercut.
Burgundy is working for takedown but Aldossary is calmly controlling the position for now.
Aldossary taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aldossary is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Aldossary breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burgundy shoots in looking for a takedown. Aldossary tries to sprawl out of it but Burgundy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Aldossary manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ron Burgundy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Aldossary shoots in and drives through. Burgundy sprawls well.
Aldossary throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Burgundy fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Aldossary sprawls well initially but Burgundy persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Burgundy.
Jabr Aldossary has got the better of the ground game so far.
Burgundy is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Aldossary sees it coming and defends easily.
Aldossary regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Burgundy.
Aldossary looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burgundy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Aldossary is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Burgundy defends well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burgundy throws a big right hand that misses.
Aldossary is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Aldossary not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Aldossary preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Aldossary working for a triangle but Burgundy defends it easily.
Burgundy with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burgundy landing with the ground and pound.
Aldossary looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Burgundy throwing strikes from guard but Aldossary blocks nicely.
Burgundy is posturing up here but Aldossary has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Burgundy tries to roll out but it's too tight and Burgundy has to tap! Slick submission there by Aldossary!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jabr Aldossary!
Jabr Aldossary is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aodhan o hAodha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabby Obertan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). o hAodha comes into the arena with Cursum Perficio by Enya blaring out of the sound system. Gabby Obertan has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Aodhan o hAodha's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aodhan o hAodha!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gabby Obertan!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obertan misses with a body kick.
o hAodha tries a head kick but it misses.
Obertan throws a low kick but o hAodha avoids it.
Obertan drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
o hAodha is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Obertan's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
o hAodha wants to get back to full guard.
Obertan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
o hAodha wants to get back to full guard.
o hAodha is working hard here to advance position.
o hAodha slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Obertan postures up in o hAodha's guard and throws a big left but o hAodha blocks it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obertan won't allow o hAodha to sweep him here.
Obertan throws an elbow that misses. o hAodha uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Obertan's guard. Nice move by o hAodha!
o hAodha in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
o hAodha got a little sloppy there for a moment and Obertan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, o hAodha has managed to get both his arms back between Obertan's legs - danger averted.
o hAodha throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
o hAodha stopping the sweep attempt from Obertan.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
o hAodha in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
o hAodha is looking to work some ground and pound but Obertan has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obertan looking for a sweep. Not yet Obertan, not yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Obertan is on top in guard.
Obertan working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Obertan wants to pass the guard but o hAodha is keeping the position.
o hAodha is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Obertan is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Obertan stands and throws o hAodha's legs to the side, diving into side control.
o hAodha wants to get back to his feet.
Obertan landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
o hAodha manages to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obertan prevents o hAodha from improving his position.
Obertan uses his free foot to push down on o hAodha's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for o hAodha.
Obertan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Obertan working o hAodha over with strikes here.
o hAodha in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Obertan landing strikes, looking to finish!
o hAodha is trying desperately to improve position.
o hAodha is bucking up trying to escape but Obertan cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
o hAodha is working to get back to half guard.
o hAodha is bucking up trying to escape but Obertan cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
o hAodha takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Obertan scoring with strikes but o hAodha is staying in there.
o hAodha is rocked!
o hAodha in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Oh o hAodha is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Obertan lands a nice shot to the head.
Obertan postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked o hAodha badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Obertan around the waist but Obertan pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Obertan is the winner by TKO! Obertan jumps onto the ropes and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gabby Obertan!
Gabby Obertan is the new middleweight champion!
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