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SPFT 37: Brown vs. Brown PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Kaeo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaeo comes to the cage accompanied by On Fire. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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216 lbs
12 - 14 - 0 |
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224 lbs
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Good wrestling
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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
12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dan Kaeo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ken Li!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaeo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Li tries to avoid it but Kaeo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Li to the ground. Li escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A combination from Kaeo does no damage.
Li fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kaeo to the ground. Li is now in Kaeo's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Kaeo wants to get back to his feet but Li is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kaeo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kaeo is pulling down on Li's head. It's preventing any offense from Li, at least for the moment.
Dan Kaeo has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Horrible takedown by Kaeo or perhaps it was just good defense by Li which made him look bad.
Li moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li tries to clinch up but Kaeo circles away and keeps his distance.
Sloppy strikes from Kaeo. Those never looked like landing.
Kaeo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Li circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Kaeo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Li throws a leg kick which misses Kaeo's front leg but catches the back leg as Kaeo tries to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Li.
Kaeo is breathing heavily.
Li throws a head kick that misses.
Kaeo scores with a head kick.
Li scores with a punch to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Li drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Li decides to stand up, so the ref orders Kaeo to his feet.
Dan Kaeo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Li shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ken Li has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Li throws out a leg kick but Kaeo moves out of range and Li only half commits.
Kaeo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kaeo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Li circles away.
Kaeo shoots in but no luck this time.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kaeo is defended easily by Li.
Li tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kaeo shoots and misses
and Li counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Li working the ground and pound but Kaeo is defending the strikes.
Li controls the position from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kaeo is trying to control Li's posture but Li avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ken Li wasn't active enough on the ground.
Kaeo tries for a takedown but Li sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Li dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Li turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kaeo throws a jab when Li was well out of range.
A punch combination from Kaeo misses.
Li fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kaeo, pushing him back against the cage.
Kaeo pulls guard successfully.
Li stopping the sweep attempt from Kaeo.
Kaeo keeping full guard, as Li tries to pass.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ken Li was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Li shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaeo is staying active underneath Li, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kaeo looking for submissions off his back.
Li throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Kaeo to regain full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kaeo working a defensive guard here.
Kaeo wants to stand up but Li is controlling him.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ken Li wasn't active enough on the ground.
A nice inside leg kick there by Li. That's going to slow Kaeo down.
Kaeo throws a sloppy head kick and Li moves out of range easily.
Li dives in and scores a takedown into Kaeo's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Li stands and steps away. Kaeo gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Li wants to control the pace but Kaeo is squirming around nicely.
Li wants to control the action but instead Kaeo gets a body lock and reverses into Li's guard! Nice work!
Li wants to stand up but Kaeo is controlling him.
Li looking for a sweep. Not yet Li, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaeo postures up.
Li looking for a sweep. Not yet Li, not yet.
Li keeping full guard, as Kaeo tries to pass.
Kaeo trying to control but Li is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Dan Kaeo just wasn't active enough.
Kaeo gets caught flat footed, as Li shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kaeo has his feet on Li's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Li looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Li showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Kaeo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Kaeo shoots in but Li avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kaeo has his takedown stuffed
and Li counters with a single leg into guard. Kaeo didn't expect that.
Li throws a big right hand that misses.
Li looking to sit in guard and control but Kaeo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kaeo trying to control but Li is working from the bottom.
Kaeo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kaeo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kaeo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kaeo throws a big elbow that misses.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Li can do anything to dispel that myth.
Li is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kaeo trying to control but Li is working from the bottom.
Kaeo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Li keeping moving, preventing Kaeo from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
We're going to have a standup here because Dan Kaeo wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Kaeo forces Li back against the cage and clinches.
Kaeo tries to circle away but Li has him pinned against the cage.
Li misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kaeo.
Kaeo wants to take the fight to the mat but Li manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Kaeo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kaeo misses with a knee to the head.
Kaeo wants a takedown but no success here.
Li with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Li with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kaeo breaks the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Li drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Li is looking to stand up but Kaeo won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li stands up from Kaeo's guard - Li perhaps looking for a knockout.
Dan Kaeo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Li throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Li clinches.
Li prevents a takedown attempt there.
Li slowing the pace effectively.
Dan Kaeo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kaeo wants a takedown but no success here.
Li connects with a knee to the head.
Li landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Li blocks an elbow strike from Kaeo.
Li slowing the pace effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaeo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Li just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kaeo tries to pull guard but Li holds him up against the cage and eventually Kaeo drops back down to his feet.
Kaeo is trying to drag Li to the mat but Li just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Li scores with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Li connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kaeo's face.
Li breaks the clinch.
Li throws a leg kick which misses Kaeo's front leg but catches the back leg as Kaeo tries to avoid it.
Li lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kaeo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kaeo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Li.
Ken Li is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kaeo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ken Li comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Li 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ken Li!
During a confident post fight interview, Ken Li thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derown Wheeliams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jared Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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219 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Derown Wheeliams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jared Hart!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hart swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wheeliams fails with a takedown attempt.
Wheeliams closes the distance and clinches up with Hart, looking for a takedown. Wheeliams pushes Hart against the cage but Hart circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Hart. No joy for Wheeliams on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derown Wheeliams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wheeliams shoots in for a takedown but Hart shows good takedown defense.
Wheeliams has a takedown stuffed.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hart is trying to break the clinch but Wheeliams has him pressed against the cage.
Wheeliams crunches a lovely knee into Hart's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wheeliams turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Wheeliams manages to end up in side control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Wheeliams looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Wheeliams is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Hart looks calm but he's in trouble here. Wheeliams gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Hart is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Wheeliams lets go of the hold and Hart can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Derown Wheeliams!
A victorious Derown Wheeliams thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julian Donnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Carpenter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carpenter has chosen Hammertime as his entrance music. Julian Donnell had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Julian Donnell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jack Carpenter!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Carpenter 's head but he takes it in his stride.
No joy there for Donnell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jack Carpenter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carpenter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Carpenter tries to clinch there but Donnell circles away.
Donnell closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Donnell darts in and clinches Carpenter up against the cage.
Carpenter is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Donnell to keep the fight standing.
Carpenter trying to control the position but instead, Donnell has worked for underhooks and has pushed Carpenter into the cage.
Donnell presses Carpenter against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carpenter drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Donnell has hold of one of Carpenter's legs. Carpenter is fighting the takedown attempt but Donnell gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Donnell slips nicely into half guard.
Carpenter is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Donnell's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Donnell's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carpenter misses with punches from the back.
Donnell manages to reverse the position and now he's in Carpenter's guard. Nice work there by Donnell.
Donnell wants to control from the top but Carpenter keeps moving.
Donnell wants to pass the guard but Carpenter is keeping the position.
Carpenter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Carpenter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Donnell.
Donnell in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Carpenter trying to keep a closed guard but Donnell is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donnell missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Carpenter really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Donnell. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Carpenter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Donnell works over Carpenter with some ground and pound from guard.
Carpenter is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Donnell is controlling him.
Donnell sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Carpenter's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donnell is keen to just control but Carpenter is a slippery customer.
Donnell working Carpenter over with strikes.
Carpenter avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Donnell.
Carpenter blocking the ground and pound attempt from Donnell.
Donnell prevents Carpenter from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donnell lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Donnell is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Carpenter is just riding it out for now. Donnell eventually gives up the hold.
Carpenter keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Donnell lands a nice short elbow.
Ground and pound from Donnell.
Donnell missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Carpenter is defending against the submission attempts here by Donnell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donnell frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Donnell! Carpenter is hurt baaadly! Donnell is firing away with more strikes - Carpenter is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Julian Donnell!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Glen Hu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kolo Bryant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Glen Hu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kolo Bryant!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hu shoots in but no luck this time.
Hu wants to clinch.
An inside leg kick from Bryant misses.
Hu shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hu was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hu looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bryant really wants to buck Hu off and get back to his feet.
Hu fails to move to back control.
Bryant is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Hu controlling his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hu wants to control the pace but Bryant is squirming around nicely.
Bryant wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hu looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bryant really wants to buck Hu off and get back to his feet.
Hu looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant really wants to buck Hu off and get back to his feet.
Hu looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bryant really wants to buck Hu off and get back to his feet.
Hu controlling from mount.
Bryant is squirming around, avoiding Hu's attempts to control the action.
Hu controlling the position easily from mount.
Hu wants to control the pace but Bryant is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Glen Hu just wasn't active enough.
Bryant fails with a takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bryant shoots in but no luck this time.
Bryant avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bryant closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hu gets through Bryant's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hu with a knee to the head.
It looks like Kolo Bryant has been cut.
Hu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hu missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bryant.
Bryant swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hu is looking to control Bryant's arms but Bryant gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hu has his back to the cage.
A shot in the inside from Hu.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bryant misses with a punch to the body.
Bryant missing with knees to the body.
Hu tries to land knees in the clinch but Bryant avoids the damage to the body.
Hu scores with a nice hook to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hu working aggressively here.
Bryant missing with knees to the body.
Hu has a couple of punches blocked by Bryant.
Hu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glen Hu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kolo Bryant's cut.
That's time! Hu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hu has closed the distance and engaged Bryant in a clinch.
Bryant tries to circle away but Hu has him pinned against the cage.
Bryant wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hu has him pressed against the cage.
Hu tries a body shot but Bryant blocks it.
Hu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hu throws a head punch that misses.
Hu scores with a shot to the side of Bryant's head.
Bryant takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bryant blocks the elbow strike.
Bryant avoids the elbow strike from Hu, against the cage.
Bryant has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hu uses from the top position.
Bryant is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bryant manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Hu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bryant manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kolo Bryant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant swings for the body but Hu moves out of range.
Bryant will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hu looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hu gets tackled into the cage by Bryant. Bryant maintains the clinch.
Nice elbow from Hu.
A short left from Hu.
Hu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bryant takes a shot to the head.
Hu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hu misses with a punch on the inside.
Hu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bryant goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bryant goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hu working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hu throws a punch but it's blocked by Bryant.
Hu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bryant is working Hu over against the cage.
Bryant takes an elbow to the temple.
Bryant blocks an uppercut.
Hu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bryant tries to pull guard but Hu holds him up against the cage and eventually Bryant drops back down to his feet.
Hu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hu is leaning against Bryant and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hu blocks the elbow strike.
Hu throws a punch but it's blocked by Bryant.
Hu lands a nice uppercut.
Hu missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hu trying to land knees to the body.
Hu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bryant avoids it.
Hu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hu misses with a body punch.
Hu connects with a knee to the head.
Hu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hu wants to stall.
A short uppercut from Bryant.
Hu scores a nice knee to the body.
Hu misses with some punches.
Hu gets through Bryant's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bryant has had enough of the clinch but Hu keeps him there for the moment.
Hu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bryant tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bryant lands a takedown into guard.
Bryant postures up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bryant distracts Hu with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bryant trying to control the position from guard on top but Hu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Glen Hu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hu keeping full guard, as Bryant tries to pass.
Hu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bryant is one step ahead there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bryant is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glen Hu dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kolo Bryant's cut.
That's time! Hu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bryant takes the fight into the clinch.
Hu lands an elbow inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bryant has a couple of punches blocked by Hu.
Bryant gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Hu is refusing to be controlled, as Bryant sits in half guard.
Bryant trying to control the pace.
Hu might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Let's hope that Bryant has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hu moves into full guard.
Bryant trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bryant postures up.
Hu keeping moving, preventing Bryant from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kolo Bryant was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Bryant swats away the attempt to clinch by Hu.
Hu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bryant swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hu doesn't manage to clinch there - Bryant circles away.
Bryant has managed to clinch.
A short left from Hu.
Hu throws a punch but it's blocked by Bryant.
Hu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bryant blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hu is trying to stall.
Hu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bryant is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bryant changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hu fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bryant rushes Hu and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kolo Bryant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hu misses with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Hu.
Bryant is trying to pull guard but Hu has him pressed against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hu.
Bryant blocks a body shot from Hu.
Hu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hu.
Hu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bryant lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hu.
Hu lands a knee to the head.
Bryant blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hu creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bryant's elbow.
Bryant doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Hu fails to land.
Hu misses with some punches.
Hu misses with an elbow over the top.
Bryant misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hu misses with a knee strike.
Hu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Glen Hu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right handed body shot lands from Hu.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hu tries to throw a body punch but Bryant avoids it by throwing Hu back against the cage.
Hu tries a body shot but Bryant blocks it.
Hu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Glen Hu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hu, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Glen Hu!
An out of breath Glen Hu thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between TJ Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Panch Villa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Villa has chosen Pancho Villa as his entrance music. Panch Villa will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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200 lbs
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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
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, TJ Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Panch Villa!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Villa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Griffin looks to land a right hand but Villa moved out of range.
TJ Griffin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griffin blocks the body kick.
Griffin throws a jab when Villa was well out of range.
Villa bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Oooooh!!! Griffin has knocked Villa down with a huge combo! Griffin steps away and waves a wobbly Villa back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Panch Villa has been cut.
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!
Griffin misses with a low kick.
Villa misses with the combination.
Griffin misses with a wild body shot.
Villa misses with a wild combination.
Griffin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Villa's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Griffin. Villa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Griffin cracks Villa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Villa slips a straight right by Griffin.
A swing and a miss from Griffin.
Griffin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Villa was well out of range. Poor timing from Griffin.
Villa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slow jab from Griffin misses its intended target.
Villa throws a head kick but Griffin moves out of range.
Griffin throws a low kick, looking for Villa's leg but Villa calmly moves out of range.
Villa lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Villa is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Griffin misses with a wild combination.
A head kick misses from Villa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villa throws a series of punches but Griffin moves out of range.
Villa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Griffin.
Griffin misses with a right hand
and Villa counters with a body kick.
Griffin misses with a low kick.
Griffin throws a leg kick but Villa checks it.
Villa moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Griffin misses with an uppercut
letting Villa counter with a right hand.
Griffin throws out a loose jab but Villa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Griffin misses with a wild body shot.
That kick from Griffin tenderised Villa's leg. Villa is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin thuds his right hand into Villa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Villa lands a head kick!
Villa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Griffin throws out the jab.
Villa walks into a straight right hand from Griffin.
Villa thuds his shin into the meat of Griffin's side.
Villa staying out of range there.
Griffin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Villa fails to land with a series of punches.
Griffin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Griffin misses.
Villa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Griffin misses with a hook. Villa ducked under it nicely.
Griffin misses with an uppercut. Villa saw that one coming.
Griffin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Griffin lands a right hook to the body.
Villa checks a low kick from Griffin.
Villa wants to slow Griffin down by chopping away at his legs.
Villa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Villa takes one on the button.
Villa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
TJ Griffin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Panch Villa's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Griffin catches Villa with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Griffin misses with a wild body shot.
Griffin throws a looping overhand right but Villa ducks down to avoid it.
Griffin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Villa counters with a low kick, right behind Griffin 's knee.
Griffin tries to land a front kick but Villa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Villa throws a sloppy head kick and Griffin moves out of range easily.
TJ Griffin is winning the standup battle so far.
Griffin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Griffin motions for Villa to come forward. Griffin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Griffin scores with a hook.
Villa looks to throw a body kick
and Griffin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Villa is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin lands an uppercut, right on the button! Villa tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). TJ Griffin!
A less than humble TJ Griffin misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Leonid Vasilevsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angel Castile (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leonid Vasilevsky 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leonid Vasilevsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Angel Castile!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castile wants to clinch up but Vasilevsky keeps it at a distance.
Castile displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vasilevsky throws out the jab.
Castile throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Castile throws a leg kick that misses.
Castile connects with a solid leg kick.
Vasilevsky misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Castile.
Castile pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Castile swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Vasilevsky.
Castile turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vasilevsky throws a sloppy head kick
and Castile counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vasilevsky's knee momentarily.
Castile fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vasilevsky has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Castile throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vasilevsky is breathing heavily.
Vasilevsky throws a poor cross that misses
and Castile counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vasilevsky is rocked!
Castile scores with a nice body kick.
Oh Vasilevsky is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
BOOM! Castile lands a beautiful left hook that drops Vasilevsky. Vasilevsky tries to recover but Castile is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Vasilevsky lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Angel Castile!
Angel Castile really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Steel Penn's Laundry 93% logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luther Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Allanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pope comes to the cage accompanied by No Sunshine. Allanson has chosen Know Your Enemy as his entrance music. Luther Pope could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Andy Allanson's chin.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luther Pope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Andy Allanson!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allanson throws a one two combo.
Pope swats away the attempt to clinch by Allanson.
Allanson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pope lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Allanson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pope. That did some damage!
Pope throws a body punch but Allanson moves out of range.
Pope checks a low kick from Allanson.
Pope looks to throw the jab but Allanson is out of range.
Allanson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Allanson avoids the head kick by Pope.
Allanson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pope throws a hook but Allanson blocks it.
Allanson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Popes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pope walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Allanson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Andy Allanson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Allanson thows a leg kick but Pope checks it
and Pope counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allanson walks into a straight right hand from Pope.
Allanson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pope connects with a crisp jab.
Pope throws a low kick but it's checked well by Allanson.
Pope misses with a wild body shot.
Allanson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Allanson throws a big shot that misses.
Pope ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Allanson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Allanson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pope was well out of range. Poor timing from Allanson.
Allanson cracks Pope with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Allanson misses with a head kick.
Pope throws a leg kick but Allanson checks it.
Allanson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pope fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Allanson manages to avoid it.
Pope has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Allanson.
Pope throws a head kick but Allanson moves out of range.
Allanson throws a looping overhand right but Pope ducks down to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pope ducks under a wild hook from Allanson.
Allanson lands a lovely overhand right.
Allanson thuds his shin into the meat of Pope's side.
Pope misses with a right hand
and Allanson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Allanson.
Allanson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pope.
Pope lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pope has a couple of punches blocked by Allanson.
Pope managing to block the knees to the body from Allanson.
Knees to the body from Allanson.
Allanson prevents a body shot from Pope.
Allanson tries to land knees in the clinch but Pope avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope effectively controlling the action here.
Allanson landing knees to the body.
A short right from Pope on the inside.
Allanson blocks a body shot from Pope.
Pope misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pope blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch on the inside from Pope fails to land.
Pope digs a right hand into Allanson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Allanson's gas tank.
Pope lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Allanson or not.
Allanson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pope throws a leg kick which misses Allanson's front leg but catches the back leg as Allanson tries to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Pope - just one landing.
The crowd cheers as Pope lands an impressive looking overhand right. Allanson doesn't seem phased though.
Allanson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Allanson thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pope takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pope uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Allanson.
Pope misses with a straight right.
Allanson checks a leg kick.
Allanson misses with a body kick.
Pope cracks Allanson with an open hand slap.
Allanson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Allanson is looking to clinch.
Pope looks to land a left hand but Allanson moved out of range nicely.
Allanson throws a sloppy head kick and Pope moves out of range easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Allanson. That's going to slow Pope down.
Pope scores with the left hand. Allanson knows he should have avoided that one.
Allanson avoids the head kick by Pope.
Pope thuds a left hand into Allanson's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Andy Allanson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pope has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pope there as he acknowledges the shot.
Allanson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A jab from Allanson misses.
Allanson misses with a leg kick.
Pope explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Pope with a nice cross.
Pope connects with a body shot that sends Allanson's belly button to the back.
A thudding body kick lands there by Pope!
Pope connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Allanson misses with a hook.
Allanson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pope lands with an overhand left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Allanson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pope circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope throws the left hand but Allanson avoids the punch easily.
Pope avoids the head kick by Allanson.
Pope dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A cross from Pope lands.
Allanson throws an overhand right that lands on Pope's shoulder, as Pope tries to avoid the shot.
Pope tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pope keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Allanson throws a big shot that misses.
Allanson thuds his right hand into Pope's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Allanson looks to land a right hand but Pope moved out of range.
Pope ducks under a wild hook from Allanson.
Pope missing with a left hand there. Allanson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pope has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Allanson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Allanson
and Pope counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Allanson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pope thuds a left hand into Allanson's body.
Allanson throws a leg kick but Pope sees it coming and moves out of range.
That kick from Pope tenderised Allanson's leg. Allanson is trying to keep his angry face on.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Allanson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A left and a right from Pope both land. Nice combination.
Allanson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Allanson tries to clinch but Pope moves out of range.
Allanson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pope throws out the jab.
Allanson looks to throw the jab but Pope is out of range.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Allanson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Allanson tries to close the distance and clinch but Pope swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pope avoids the body shot from Allanson.
Luther Pope is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allanson misses with a kick to the body.
Allanson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A nice leg kick lands there from Allanson.
Jab from Pope.
Pope blocks the body kick.
Allanson blocks a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pope.
Allanson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pope throws out the jab.
Allanson connects with a nice looking jab.
Pope misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Allanson.
A slow jab from Pope misses its intended target.
Pope tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Allanson is able to avoid easily.
Pope misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pope misses with a wild combination.
Allanson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Allanson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pope connects with the punch.
Pope connects with a solid leg kick.
Allanson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pope's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Allanson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pope walks into a stiff left hand from Allanson.
Allanson thows a leg kick but Pope checks it
and Pope cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Allanson misses with a looping left.
Allanson swings for the body but Pope moves out of range.
Allanson misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Luther Pope will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Pope blocks a jab.
Pope clobbers Allanson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pope keeps the fight on the outside.
Allanson thumps Pope with a low kick.
Pope misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pope throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Allanson thows a leg kick but Pope checks it
and Pope counters with a left to the body.
Allanson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pope.
Pope finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pope lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Allanson, as that shot connected.
Allanson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pope under the eye.
Pope thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope throws a low kick but it's checked well by Allanson.
Pope misses with a hook.
Pope swats away the attempt to clinch by Allanson.
Pope will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pope lands a jab to the nose.
Allanson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pope misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Allanson.
Allanson lands with an uppercut that bounces Pope off the cage and back into range.
Allanson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pope. That did some damage!
Pope connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pope misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pope misses with a wild combination.
Allanson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Allanson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pope fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Allanson manages to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Allanson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pope swings for the body but Allanson moves out of range.
Pope uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Allanson.
Allanson checks a leg kick nicely.
Pope pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pope checks a leg kick.
Allanson misses with a series of wild punches.
Allanson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pope manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Allanson throws a low kick but Pope moves out of range easily.
Pope swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Allanson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pope throws a shot from downtown. Allanson moves away and avoids it.
Pope moves out of range of the leg kick from Allanson.
Pope moves out of range as Allanson throws a body kick.
Allanson misses with a body punch
and Pope counters with a left to the body.
Pope jabs Allanson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pope thuds his shin into the meat of Allanson's side.
Pope misses the shot to the body.
Pope lands a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allanson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pope lands a front kick.
Pope is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A cross from Allanson lands.
Pope throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Allanson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pope closes the distance and clinches.
Allanson blocks an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pope struggles to land a body shot inside as Allanson controls his hands.
Pope managing to block the knees to the body from Allanson.
Pope tries to work over Allanson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Allanson trying to land knees to the body.
Allanson trying to control the position but instead, Pope has worked for underhooks and has pushed Allanson into the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luther Pope showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pope 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Gzrel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ethan Aguri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gzrel comes to the cage accompanied by Warriors Dance. 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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290 lbs
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gabriel Gzrel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ethan Aguri!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gzrel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aguri.
Gzrel misses with a body shot
and Aguri counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Aguri.
A head punch on the inside from Aguri fails to land.
Gzrel prevents Aguri from breaking the clinch.
Gzrel lands an elbow just above Aguri 's eye.
Gzrel looking to slow down the pace here.
Aguri doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Aguri.
Gzrel landing knees to the body.
Aguri being controlled against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Gzrel for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gzrel.
Aguri tries to work over Gzrel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aguri tries a body shot but Gzrel blocks it.
Gzrel creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just 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!
Aguri is looking to break free of the clinch but Gzrel has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gzrel lands a knee to the body.
Gzrel gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Ethan Aguri has been cut.
Gzrel lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gzrel pushes Aguri back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Aguri fails to land.
A right hand to the body from Gzrel.
Aguri tries to throw a body punch but Gzrel avoids it by throwing Aguri back against the cage.
Gzrel lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aguri tries to work over Gzrel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gzrel stalling against the cage.
Aguri can't break the clinch.
Gzrel stalling the fight.
Aguri goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gzrel landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Aguri looks gassed!
Gzrel gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gzrel lands an elbow inside that Aguri shrugs off.
Aguri fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Aguri's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gzrel lands an elbow just above Aguri 's eye.
Gzrel lands an elbow that stopped Aguri in his tracks for a moment.
Gzrel blocks a body shot from Aguri.
Gzrel creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Aguri's defenses.
A head punch on the inside from Aguri fails to land.
Gzrel lands an elbow just above Aguri 's eye.
Aguri lands with a light punch inside.
Gzrel is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gzrel.
Gzrel lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gzrel leaning his opponent against the cage.
Aguri takes an elbow to the temple.
Aguri is rocked!
That has opened up Ethan Aguri's cut even more.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gzrel just misses with a elbow thrown towards Aguri's brow.
Aguri misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aguri throws a punch but it's blocked by Gzrel.
Aguri misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aguri takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gzrel lands an elbow inside that Aguri shrugs off.
Aguri is still on wobbly legs! Can Gzrel finish him?
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gzrel just misses with a elbow thrown towards Aguri's brow.
A frustrated look appears on Aguri's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Aguri swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aguri lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gzrel.
Gzrel misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gzrel just misses with a elbow thrown towards Aguri's brow.
Gzrel pushes off an throws an elbow but Aguri leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gzrel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gzrel pushes off an throws an elbow but Aguri leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gzrel misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gzrel throws an elbow but misses.
Gzrel looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Aguri fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gzrel unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Aguri! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Gzrel is unloading with more strikes now! Aguri drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gabriel Gzrel!
A victorious Gabriel Gzrel thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Willy Stoppers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Cong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cong has chosen Jibbs - King Kong as his entrance music. Christian Cong is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Willy Stoppers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Christian Cong!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stoppers tries to bum rush Cong with a series of wild strikes but Cong uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Good shot there by Cong.
Stoppers lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Christian Cong has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stoppers lands a big head kick that sends Cong tumbling to the mat! Stoppers takes a step backwards and waves Cong back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Cong is rocked!
Cong throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cong walks straight into a right hand from Stoppers - that's dropped him! Stoppers jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Cong from any more punishment! Cong complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Willy Stoppers!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kirill Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leroy Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kirill Brown comes to the cage accompanied by Splin - Moyo serdce. Leroy Brown has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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244 lbs
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15 - 3 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kirill Brown!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Leroy Brown!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leroy Brown darts in and clinches Kirill Brown up against the cage.
Kirill Brown throws an elbow that misses.
Kirill Brown tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice right hand lands inside from Leroy Brown.
It looks like Kirill Brown has been cut.
Leroy Brown lands a right hand.
Leroy Brown breaks the clinch.
Leroy Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kirill Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leroy Brown moves away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Leroy Brown, right into the meat.
Kirill Brown takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leroy Brown lands the left hand.
Leroy Brown swinging wildly here.
Leroy Brown looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kirill Brown is breathing heavily.
A combination from Leroy Brown does no damage.
Leroy Brown rushes Kirill Brown and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Leroy Brown creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Leroy Brown.
Leroy Brown misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Leroy Brown.
Kirill Brown tries to land knees in the clinch but Leroy Brown avoids the damage to the body.
Leroy Brown scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Leroy Brown misses with an elbow over the top.
Leroy Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Leroy Brown stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Leroy Brown lands a nice shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Leroy Brown scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leroy Brown lands a shoulder strike.
Kirill Brown's cut is getting worse.
Leroy Brown breaks the clinch.
Leroy Brown moves into the clinch.
Leroy Brown taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kirill Brown blocks the elbow strike.
Leroy Brown working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kirill Brown lands an elbow that stopped Leroy Brown in his tracks for a moment.
Kirill Brown tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Still in the clinch, Leroy Brown scores with a nice short uppercut.
Leroy Brown lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Leroy Brown scores with a nice short uppercut.
Leroy Brown drops Kirill Brown onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Kirill Brown is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Kirill Brown is rocked!
Leroy Brown misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oh Kirill Brown is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice right hand lands inside from Leroy Brown.
Leroy Brown lands a big right hand that drops Kirill Brown! The killer instinct kicks in and Leroy Brown finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Leroy Brown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leroy Brown!
Leroy Brown is the new heavyweight champion!
Leroy Brown gave a mention to Down Under! - Supplements (AXES) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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