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Bowser's Castle 22 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jonesey Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Rapport (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonesey Walker could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Greg Rapport's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jonesey Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Greg Rapport!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Greg Rapport has been cut.
Walker gets caught flat footed, as Rapport shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Walker is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Walker can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rapport controls the pace.
Rapport trying to control but Walker is working from the bottom.
Walker is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Walker keeping full guard, as Rapport tries to pass.
Rapport slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jonesey Walker just wasn't active enough.
Nice shot by Walker.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rapport fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rapport closes the distance and clinches up with Walker, looking for a takedown. Rapport pushes Walker against the cage but Walker circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rapport takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rapport is rocked!
Walker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rapport is still on wobbly legs! Can Walker finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rapport scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Walker manages to get back to half guard.
Walker blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rapport.
Walker is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rapport's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rapport's back!
Walker trying to control momentarily.
Walker has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Rapport is in real trouble here. Walker gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Rapport is tapping out! Walker wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jonesey Walker!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hiapo Makaha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Jayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jayne has chosen The Doors-People Are Strange as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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168 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hiapo Makaha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Patrick Jayne!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makaha misses with a leg kick.
Jayne tries for a takedown but Makaha sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Makaha misses with a hook.
Jayne scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Makaha is not content to let Jayne control the position.
Makaha is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Jayne is controlling him well.
Jayne sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Makaha is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Makaha is not content to let Jayne control the position.
Makaha knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jayne on the ground.
Jayne might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Makaha kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Jayne in side control, throwing shots but Makaha defends.
Jayne scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Makaha to see if he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makaha is trying to work for a sweep but Jayne has mounted him!
Jayne content just to control the position here.
Makaha tries to buck Jayne off but he can't manage it.
Jayne blocks Makaha's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Jayne postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Makaha looks a forlorn figure.
Jayne fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Makaha takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Makaha takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Makaha tries to reverse the position but Jayne maintains control.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jayne cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jayne cracks Makaha with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jayne breaks from Makaha's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Makaha is rocked!
Jayne has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makaha is squirming around, avoiding Jayne's attempts to control the action.
Oh Makaha is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jayne lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Makaha! Jayne sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Makaha and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Patrick Jayne!
An out of breath and clearly excited Patrick Jayne thanked Hellraiser Fightgear ($10-$20 clothing) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Laxa Tiv (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Hester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tiv comes to the cage accompanied by Animal I have become - Three Days Grace. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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247 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Laxa Tiv!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marcus Hester!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hester checks a low kick from Tiv.
Tiv throws a lazy right hand but Hester sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hester is looking to clinch.
Tiv swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tiv gets tackled into the cage by Hester. Hester maintains the clinch.
Hester fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hester doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hester tries to work over Tiv's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hester lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tiv.
Hester tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hester misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hester tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tiv's elbow.
Hester lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tiv breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hester misses with a takedown attempt - Tiv sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hester takes one to the side of the head.
Tiv bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tiv lands a lovely overhand right.
Tiv motions for Hester to come forward. Tiv throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hester rushes Tiv and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hester lands an elbow inside that Tiv shrugs off.
It looks like Laxa Tiv has been cut.
A short body shot lands from Hester as the two fighters clinch.
Tiv looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tiv is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tiv wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hester scores with a shoulder strike.
Tiv working hard to break the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Hester.
Nice body punch from Hester - that landed with a thud.
Tiv is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hester lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tiv blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hester just leaning against Tiv, taking a breather.
Hester misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hester wants to stall.
Hester throws a head punch that misses.
Hester misses with some punches.
Hester fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hester working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hester lands an uppercut.
Hester lands with a short shot to the head.
Tiv working hard to break the clinch.
Hester keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tiv's efforts to push away.
A head punch on the inside from Hester fails to land.
Hester lands an elbow inside that Tiv shrugs off.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hester.
Tiv wants to break free but Hester has control.
Tiv escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tiv misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Tiv misses the target.
Hester tries to clinch up but Tiv circles away and keeps his distance.
Hester takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hester tries to clinch up but Tiv circles away and keeps his distance.
Hester clinches.
Hester lands with a light punch inside.
Hester keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tiv's efforts to push away.
Tiv is trying to push Hester away but Hester has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hester is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tiv is keeping busy.
Tiv blocks an uppercut.
Tiv escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tiv misses with a body punch
and Hester counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hester misses with a few strikes there.
Hester slips under a jab from Tiv.
Good shot there by Tiv.
Laxa Tiv seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hester tries to clinch there but Tiv circles away.
Hester closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Tiv did well to prevent Hester getting side control.
Hester prevents Tiv from standing back up.
Hester not doing much here.
Tiv wants to get back to his feet.
Hester winds up and cracks Tiv with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hester not doing much here.
Tiv is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hester seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Hester wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tiv keeps working.
Hester seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Marcus Hester has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Hester gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
No joy there for Tiv, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tiv throws the left hand but Hester avoids the punch easily.
Hester takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tiv misses with a wild body shot.
Tiv slips under a jab from Hester.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Hester dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Laxa Tiv's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tiv buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tiv throws a leg kick
and Hester counters with a takedown into side control.
Tiv is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Tiv dodges the ground and pound from Hester.
Hester controls the position from side control.
Tiv might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hester trying to control the position but Tiv is working away.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hester tries to move to mount but Tiv blocks the move with his legs.
Hester controls the position.
Tiv is pushing Hester's head away, looking to escape. Hester manages to hold on to the position though.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Let's hope that Hester 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.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Marcus Hester hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tiv. Hester does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiv blocks a jab.
Hester moves in looking to clinch but Tiv pushes him off.
Tiv throws a series of punches but Hester moves out of range.
Tiv circles away from the clinch attempt.
Laxa Tiv is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hester looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hester tries to clinch but Tiv is having none of it.
Tiv misses with a looping left.
Hester drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tiv with a hook.
Tiv swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tiv slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tiv jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hester is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hester tries to clinch but Tiv moves out of range.
Tiv steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hester.
Tiv uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hester has time to react.
Good work by Hester as he checks the leg kick.
Hester staying out of range there.
Hester tries to clinch but Tiv moves out of range.
Laxa Tiv is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hester tries to clinch but Tiv moves out of range.
Tiv throws a leg kick that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Tiv. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hester tries to clinch up.
A punch combination from Tiv misses.
Hester is looking to clinch but Tiv is avoiding it.
Tiv throws a leg kick but Hester sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hester is looking to clinch but Tiv is avoiding it.
Tiv lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiv throws out a leg kick but Hester moves out of range and Tiv only half commits.
Nice sprawl there from Tiv as Hester shoots in.
Tiv misses with the combination.
Hester doesn't manage to clinch there - Tiv circles away.
Tiv misses with a straight right.
Hester fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tiv swats away the attempt to clinch by Hester.
Hester is looking to clinch but Tiv is avoiding it.
Hester pushes Tiv up against the cage in a clinch.
Tiv looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tiv's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hester tries to clinch but Tiv is having none of it.
Tiv throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hester.
Hester dives in and grabs Tiv's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tiv pushes down on Hester's head and hops out.
Tiv lands with a straight right. Hester didn't see that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiv throws a poor cross that misses
and Hester counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tiv finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tiv misses with an uppercut
and Hester counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hester.
Tiv can't break the clinch.
Tiv breaks from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot to the body from Tiv misses
and Hester counters by clinching up.
Hester prevents Tiv from breaking the clinch.
Tiv looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch on the inside from Hester fails to land.
Hester misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hester swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tiv wants to get back to striking at distance but Hester won't allow it.
Hester connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tiv's face.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hester.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tiv's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hester uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tiv.
Hester drives through with a takedown into Tiv's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Hester trying to control but Tiv is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Hester showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Laxa Tiv's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Hester tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tiv manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hester tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tiv swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tiv throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tiv throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hester.
Tiv fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hester has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tiv avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tiv.
Hester feints and as Tiv raises his hands in defense, Hester changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hester wants to control from the top but Tiv keeps moving.
Hester is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Tiv is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hester is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Hester wants to control from the top but Tiv keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Marcus Hester hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Tiv misses with a hook
and Hester counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Tiv wants to stand and escape but Hester is having none of it.
Hester looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Tiv keeping full guard, as Hester tries to pass.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hester prevents Tiv from getting back to his feet.
Hester trying to control but Tiv is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Marcus Hester was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Tiv misses with a hook. Hester ducked under it nicely.
Laxa Tiv has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Tiv throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hester fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tiv misses with a hook. Hester ducked under it nicely.
Hester shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hester showed some decent athleticism there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hester seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tiv does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Still in half guard, Hester seems content to control.
Tiv manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Hester ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hester moves in looking to clinch but Tiv pushes him off.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tiv.
Hester fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hester tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tiv swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hester is looking to clinch but Tiv is avoiding it.
Hester has closed the distance and engaged Tiv in a clinch.
Hester tries a body shot but Tiv blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tiv.
Hester wants to stall.
Tiv wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hester misses with a punch on the inside.
Hester keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tiv's efforts to push away.
Tiv wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hester prevents Tiv from breaking the clinch.
Tiv on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tiv is looking to break free of the clinch but Hester has double underhooks.
Hester misses with the head strike.
Tiv is trying to break free.
Hester swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hester has Tiv pressed against the cage, preventing Tiv from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hester creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hester working aggressively here.
Hester lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hester tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tiv lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Hester fails to land.
Hester misses with a punch on the inside.
Tiv pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Hester.
Tiv throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tiv lands with a shot to the body.
Tiv throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hester has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hester there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hester looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
It looks like Marcus Hester has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tiv swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tiv fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Laxa Tiv is winning the standup battle so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Tiv misses.
Tiv tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marcus Hester.
I've got Hester winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Hester!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lawrence King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Mondello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ennio Morricone - Once Upon a Time in the West. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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205 lbs
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lawrence King!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jordan Mondello!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King scores with the left hand. Mondello knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Jordan Mondello has been cut.
Mondello lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Lawrence King has been cut.
Mondello moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mondello's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mondello goes for a takedown attempt but King pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
King digs a good hook to Mondello's body.
King lands with a nice body punch.
A decent looking cross lands there for King.
Mondello jabbing away but nothing is landing.
King lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mondello is rocked!
King avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mondello is still on wobbly legs! Can King finish him?
Mondello misses with an uppercut. King saw that one coming.
King lands with a good body shot.
Mondello looks gassed!
King lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mondello at a distance.
King with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mondello seems to have recovered his senses.
King lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Mondello falls backwards - clearly groggy! King dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lawrence King!
Lawrence King retains his light heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Lawrence King thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trevor Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes into the arena with Coming Home blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Price's choice of entrance music: Destroy Everything - Hatebreed. Jon Jones has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jon Jones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Trevor Price!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with a body shot.
Price tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Price misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Price tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Price tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Price throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Price plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jones smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Price rushes Jones and presses him up against the cage.
Price lands an elbow that stopped Jones in his tracks for a moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Price.
It looks like Jon Jones has been cut.
Jones goes for a takedown in the clinch but Price prevents it.
Jones really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Price creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Price gets underhooks to prevent Jones's takedown attempt.
Jones goes for a takedown attempt but Price pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Price throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a right hand
and Price counters with a big head kick but Jones shrugs it off.
Jones fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Price on the side of the head.
Price takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Horrible takedown by Jones or perhaps it was just good defense by Price which made him look bad.
Price pushes Jones away with a front kick.
Price gets a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Price avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jones drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Price gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Price leaning against his opponent.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Price.
Jones is trying to drag Price to the mat but Price just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Price is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Price lands an elbow that stopped Jones in his tracks for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Price lands an elbow inside.
Price pushes Jones back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jones changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Price fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Price gets a clinch.
Price gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jones lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Jones is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jones is looking for a kimura here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price is trying to get back to full guard.
Jones wants to take a breather but Price is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Price desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Price is defending against the submission attempts here by Jones.
Price is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to control the action in half guard but Price is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Price is trying to maintain the position but Jones is very close to passing his half guard.
Price is pressing down on Jones's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones passes Price's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Jones sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Price defending well though.
Price regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Jones.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trevor Price dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jon Jones's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Trevor Price seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Price tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Price doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Price tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Price.
Price fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Price's head but Price sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jones closes the distance and pushes Price back into the cage.
Jones has Price pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Price manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jones tries for a takedown but Price manages to get underhooks.
Price gets underhooks to prevent Jones's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Price looking to stall.
A short uppercut from Price.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price is pressed up against the cage. Jones has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Price down to the mat. Price avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Price fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Price fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jones has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones misses with a lunging right hand
and Price counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Price lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jones wants a takedown.
Price creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jones's defenses.
Jon Jones's cut is getting worse.
Jones takes an elbow to the temple.
Price creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jones's defenses.
Jon Jones's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee calls for Price to work.
Price comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jones is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Price gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jones takes an elbow to the temple.
Jeez, Jon Jones's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Price tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Jones tries for a takedown but Price manages to get underhooks.
Price lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price avoiding damage.
A hook to the body from Price.
Nice elbow from Price.
Price lands an elbow inside.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jon Jones's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Trevor Price! Trevor Price retains his heavyweight title!
Trevor Price bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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