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Divinity- Divine Carnage PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Myron Obusan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien OQuinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Obusan's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Frontlines by Diabolic feat. Immortal Technique. The key to victory for Myron Obusan has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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162 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
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155 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Counter striker
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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
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Myron Obusan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Damien OQuinn!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obusan scores with a shot to the body.
Obusan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
OQuinn shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Obusan defends it nicely.
No luck for OQuinn with that takedown attempt.
Nice shot by Obusan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OQuinn has his takedown stuffed
and Obusan counters with a crisp one two that drops OQuinn! Obusan thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves OQuinn to his feet! OQuinn is in big trouble!
OQuinn is rocked!
Myron Obusan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damien OQuinn.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
OQuinn shoots in looking for a takedown. Obusan tries to sprawl out of it but OQuinn keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Obusan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
OQuinn with a lazy takedown attempt
and Obusan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Obusan drops OQuinn with a straight right hand, right on the button! Obusan follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Myron Obusan!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Per Skinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buddy Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skinn's entrance music is Decibollene - Ryggen Fri. A fine choice. Per Skinn has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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183 lbs
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170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Per Skinn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Buddy Stevens!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skinn fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stevens.
Stevens misses with an uppercut. Skinn saw that one coming.
Stevens has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Skinn.
Skinn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stevens throws out the jab.
Skinn's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Skinn duly obliges.
It looks like Buddy Stevens has been cut.
Stevens misses with a series of wild punches.
Stevens misses the jab.
Stevens misses with a double jab
and Skinn holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Stevens working hard to break the clinch.
Skinn has hold of one of Stevens's legs. Stevens is fighting the takedown attempt but Skinn gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skinn is looking to work some ground and pound but Stevens has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Skinn has picked Stevens up and slammed him! Stevens can't keep hold of the triangle and Skinn manages to pass to side control!
Stevens is looking for a sweep.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Stevens has eaten all the pies!
Stevens wants to control the position but that's not easy when your opponent is in side control! Skinn seems to be going for some sort of submission here. Hard to say what - oh, it's a Brabo choke! He's got it! Stevens is tapping! Wow, great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Brabo Choke). Per Skinn!
A relieved looking Per Skinn 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Cung Lau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying West's choice of entrance music: Cee Lo Green - F-bomb. 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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162 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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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
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cung Lau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Robert West!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West checks a leg kick nicely.
Lau throws a low kick, looking for West's leg but West calmly moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - West looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
West closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lau counters with a slapping leg kick.
West throws a head kick but Lau moves out of range.
West is looking to clinch.
West slaps away a takedown attempt from Lau, before circling back to the center of the mat.
West checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lau shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A low kick from Lau is predictable there
and West connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
West tries to land a leg kick but Lau saw it coming and moves away.
West wants to clinch
enabling Lau to counter with a crisp jab.
No luck for Lau with that takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
West dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lau. That did some damage!
West checks a low kick from Lau.
West tries to clinch there but Lau circles away.
Lau circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lau counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West is looking to clinch.
West misses with a wild combination.
A swing and a miss from Lau.
The fight stays on the outside here - West looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lau misses with a leg kick.
West tries to close the distance and clinch but Lau swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
West fails in his attempt to clinch.
West closes the distance and pushes Lau back into the cage.
West stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
West lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lau backwards.
Lau using the Thai plumb to throw knees but West has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
West is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lau connects with a nasty looking knee right to West's face.
West misses with a body punch.
Lau using the Thai plumb to throw knees but West has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lau avoiding damage.
West misses with a hook to the ribs.
West avoiding damage as Lau throws knees to the body.
West is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lau manages to break the clinch.
West has Lau up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert West dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
West tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lau swats him away and circles back towards the center.
West drives through and clinches with Lau against the cage.
Lau using the Thai plumb to throw knees but West has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
West trying to land knees to the body.
West stalling in the clinch but Lau improves position.
Lau throws a knee to the head but misses.
West is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lau is keeping busy.
West avoiding damage as Lau throws knees to the body.
Lau tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lau.
West is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lau connects with a nasty looking knee right to West's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lau tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lau stalling in the clinch but West improves position.
West taking a breather.
Lau tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
West lands a nice shot to the body.
Lau with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
West using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lau has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lau is trying to maintain a safe position but West gets an underhook and turns Lau into the cage.
Lau looking to throw knees to the head but West is blocking nicely.
West landing knees to the head.
West with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lau looking to throw knees to the head but West is blocking nicely.
West is trying to stall.
West misses with a shot to the kidneys.
West trying to stall but Lau improves his position.
West has Lau pressed against the cage.
Lau missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lau using the Thai plumb to throw knees but West has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lau missing with knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
West misses with a body punch.
A short left from West.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lau misses with a knee to the head.
Lau blocks an elbow strike from West.
Lau looking to throw knees to the head but West is blocking nicely.
West landing knees to the head.
Lau misses with a knee to the head.
West lands a right hand.
West misses with a knee to the head.
Lau has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
West is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
West works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West lands a shoulder strike.
West is trying to stall.
Lau works on West's body with a couple of short punches.
Lau tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and West avoids it.
Lau takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lau with an attempt at a knee that misses.
West presses Lau against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by West.
West stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
West lands with a light punch inside.
Lau misses with a knee to the head.
West lands with a short punch from the clinch.
West lands with a short punch from the clinch.
West makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as West takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lau tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and West avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lau misses with a knee strike.
West lands a body shot in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on West - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
West tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lau's elbow.
West pushes off an throws an elbow but Lau leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
West stalling the fight.
West using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for West.
West is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
West missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert West showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
West misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
West sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Lau to the ground! West dives into full mount looking to finish!
Lau is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
West is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lau can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Oh Lau is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
West controlling the position easily from mount.
Oooooh, big shot lands for West! Lau is hurt baaadly! West is firing away with more strikes - Lau 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 0:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robert West!
Robert West decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roddy Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kobe Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson has chosen Wayne- Right above it as his entrance music. Roddy Ferguson had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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221 lbs
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214 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Roddy Ferguson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kobe Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Ferguson as he checks the leg kick.
Ferguson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Johnson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ferguson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ferguson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ferguson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferguson lands strikes from half guard.
Ferguson stops Johnson from getting back to his feet.
Ferguson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ferguson lands strikes from half guard.
Johnson is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ferguson scores with a big shot! Johnson's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Johnson! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roddy Ferguson!
Roddy Ferguson was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rich Dael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Smilvia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rich Dael has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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208 lbs
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200 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rich Dael!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Anderson Smilvia!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smilvia walks into a straight right hand from Dael.
No joy there for Smilvia, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smilvia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smilvia throws a nice looking combination but Dael bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smilvia falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dael counters with a stiff right hand.
Dael lands a left and a right that send Smilvia crashing to the mat, dazed. Dael thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Anderson Smilvia has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smilvia looks to land a combination but Dael avoids it well.
Smilvia throws a combination that misses
and Dael counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Smilvia badly! Dael follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Smilvia out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Dael finished him against the cage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rich Dael!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Muay Thai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thai comes to the cage accompanied by The Art of 8 Limbs. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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165 lbs
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150 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Muay Thai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Luke Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thai on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thai.
Tyson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Thai blocks the leg kick.
Thai takes a jab right on the kisser.
Thai wants to clinch up but Tyson keeps it at a distance.
Tyson throws a jab but it's blocked by Thai.
Tyson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tyson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Thai makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Tyson really felt that one!
Tyson throws a solid leg kick but Thai takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tyson.
Thai scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tyson misses with a low kick.
Tyson misses with a hook. Thai ducked under it nicely.
Tyson takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Luke Tyson has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson throws a body punch but Thai moves out of range.
Tyson misses with a leg kick
and Thai counters with a big head kick but Tyson shrugs it off.
Tyson misses with a wild body shot.
Tyson misses with a double jab.
Tyson just misses with a punch to the body.
Tyson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The fighters circling - Tyson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tyson throws a jab when Thai was well out of range.
Tyson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Thai on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Thai checks a leg kick nicely.
Thai tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tyson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson dodges the punch combination from Thai.
Tyson misses with a left hand
and Thai counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thai tries to clinch up.
Tyson with a hook.
Thai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tyson.
Tyson swats away the attempt to clinch by Thai.
Thai takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tyson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tyson is looking to chop away at Thai's legs.
Tyson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thai doesn't seem bothered though.
Tyson checks a low kick from Thai.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson misses with a double jab
and Thai makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Tyson really felt that one!
Thai wants to clinch up but Tyson keeps it at a distance.
Tyson misses with a wild body shot.
Thai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tyson.
Thai tries to land a front kick but Tyson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tyson throws a leg kick
and Thai counters with an inside leg kick.
Tyson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tyson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tyson lands a nice shot that snaps Thai's head back.
Thai throws a head kick but Tyson moves out of range.
Thai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tyson.
Tyson throws the left hand but Thai avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Tyson.
Thai looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thai will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Thai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tyson.
Tyson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tyson throws a lazy right hand but Thai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tyson tests Thai's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thai checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tyson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thai.
Thai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A combination from Tyson does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Luke Tyson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Luke Tyson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tyson lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Tyson. That snapped Thai's head back.
Thai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tyson connects with a body shot.
Tyson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tyson avoids the head kick by Thai.
Tyson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thai throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tyson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thai.
Tyson checks the leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thai looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thai takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tyson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thai tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tyson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from Tyson misses
and Thai counters with a low kick, right behind Tyson 's knee.
Tyson misses with a right hand
and Thai counters with a good, hard body kick but Tyson shrugs it off.
A big left from Thai misses.
Tyson throws a low kick but Thai moves out of range easily.
Tyson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thai doesn't seem bothered though.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thai. That's going to slow Tyson down.
Tyson throws a hook but Thai blocks it.
Thai connects with a leg kick. Tyson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thai.
Thai blocks a leg kick.
Luke Tyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thai avoids the body shot from Tyson.
Tyson tries a head kick but it misses.
Tyson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyson throws a leg kick
and Thai counters with a thumping low kick.
Tyson blocks a head kick by Thai.
Thai is looking to clinch.
Tyson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A right-left combo lands from Tyson.
Tyson misses with a straight left.
Thai tries to clinch but Tyson is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Tyson misses the target.
Thai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tyson.
Thai moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tyson. Thai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tyson scores with a jab to the head.
Luke Tyson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thai throws a wild body kick that Tyson sees coming a mile off.
Tyson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tyson thows a body shot but no joy.
Tyson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tyson misses with a body shot.
Tyson cracks Thai with a good jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Thai avoids the body shot from Tyson.
Thai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tyson.
Thai fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tyson checks it well.
Jab from Tyson.
Tyson misses the shot to the body.
Thai is looking to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - Tyson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tyson keeps the fight on the outside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tyson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tyson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thai.
Tyson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thai stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Tyson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Luke Tyson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Tyson is looking to chop away at Thai's legs.
Tyson connects with the punch.
Thai moves in looking to clinch but Tyson pushes him off.
Tyson swings for the body but Thai moves out of range.
Tyson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thai.
Tyson lands a leg kick that knocks Thai off balance momentarily.
Tyson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thai counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Some bone on bone action there as Tyson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tyson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tyson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thai moves away.
Thai throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tyson sizes up Thai with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tyson misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Thai slips under a jab.
Tyson lands a jab-cross combination.
Tyson lands with an uppercut that bounces Thai off the cage and back into range.
Tyson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thai takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Thai moves in looking to clinch but Tyson pushes him off.
Tyson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tyson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thai closes the distance but Tyson moves to the side
and Tyson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Thai tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tyson misses with an uppercut.
Tyson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tyson cracks a nice hook into Thai's ribs.
Tyson looks to land a right hand but Thai moved out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyson misses the jab.
Thai shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nice body punch from Tyson.
Thai moves to clinch but Tyson breaks away
and Tyson counters with a stiff right hand.
Tyson misses with an uppercut. Thai saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson lands with a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Tyson misses the target.
Tyson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thai was well out of range. Poor timing from Tyson.
Tyson swinging wildly here.
Thai tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Tyson counter with a right hand.
Tyson lands a jab to Thai's midsection.
Thai scores with a head kick. Tyson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Thai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tyson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thai thumps Tyson with a low kick.
Thai lands a front kick.
Luke Tyson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson tests Thai's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thai will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Thai takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Thai tries to clinch up.
Tyson just misses with a punch to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tyson blocks a head kick by Thai.
Tyson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thai's sensitive parts.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thai tries to clinch up but Tyson circles away and keeps his distance.
Thai takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Muay Thai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice body punch from Tyson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Tyson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tyson 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Tyson!
Luke Tyson took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Dynamic Nutrition $35 159 Recovery for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Samson Deleyel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Smitty Smithers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smithers is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ironman - Black Sabbath. Samson Deleyel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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190 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Samson Deleyel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Smitty Smithers!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deleyel on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Smithers throws a hook to the side of Deleyel's head but Deleyel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smithers lands with a hook. Deleyel tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Deleyel falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smithers counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Deleyel!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smithers controlling the position easily from mount.
Smithers trying to control but Deleyel is having none of it.
Smithers sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Smithers is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Deleyel can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deleyel is bucking up trying to escape but Smithers cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Deleyel avoids a series of strikes thrown by Smithers.
Smithers pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Smithers wants to control the pace but Deleyel is squirming around nicely.
Smithers goes for an armbar but Deleyel turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Deleyel.
Deleyel controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deleyel avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Smithers is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Smithers keeping full guard, as Deleyel tries to pass.
Smithers has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Deleyel postures up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Deleyel wants to pass the guard but Smithers is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Smitty Smithers.
Deleyel rushes Smithers and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Deleyel tries to break the clinch but Smithers is controlling the position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Deleyel.
Smithers lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Deleyel content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Smithers.
Smithers throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Smithers is looking to control Deleyel's arms but Deleyel gets an underhook and turns him. Now Smithers has his back to the cage.
Smithers struggles to land a body shot inside as Deleyel controls his hands.
Smithers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smithers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A hook to the body from Deleyel.
Deleyel is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Smithers.
Good body shot from Deleyel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Deleyel as Smithers tries to tie him up.
Smithers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smithers tries for a takedown but Deleyel manages to get underhooks.
Deleyel blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Smithers fails to land.
Smithers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Deleyel.
Smithers gets through Deleyel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Deleyel prevents a body shot from Smithers.
Smithers looking to stall.
Smithers misses with the head strike.
Deleyel is trying to break free.
Smithers misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Deleyel avoids a wild elbow strike from Smithers.
Deleyel wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smithers lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Deleyel backwards.
Deleyel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smitherss head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Smitty Smithers dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Deleyel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short left from Smithers.
Smithers looking to slow down the pace here.
Deleyel avoids the elbow strike from Smithers, against the cage.
Deleyel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Deleyel prevents a body shot from Smithers.
Smithers has Deleyel pressed against the cage, preventing Deleyel from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Smithers throws a punch but it's blocked by Deleyel.
Smitty Smithers seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Smithers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Deleyel lands with a light punch inside.
Deleyel tries to stall but Smithers uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Deleyel is looking to break free of the clinch but Smithers has double underhooks.
Deleyel stalling against the cage.
Deleyel misses with a punch to the body.
Deleyel lands a nice uppercut.
Deleyel prevents a body shot from Smithers.
Smithers misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deleyel takes an elbow to the forehead.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Smithers.
Smithers blocks an uppercut.
Smithers taking a breather.
Deleyel is looking to break free of the clinch but Smithers has double underhooks.
Deleyel lands a body shot.
Smithers misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Smithers fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Deleyel.
Deleyel misses with a punch to the body.
Deleyel breaks from the clinch.
Smithers tries to clinch there but Deleyel circles away.
Smithers darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Smithers fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smithers rushes Deleyel and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Deleyel to work.
Deleyel lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Deleyel tries to work over Smithers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smithers is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Smithers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smithers swings wildly with an uppercut but Deleyel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Deleyel can't find room to land a body shot as Smithers controls the action.
Smithers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smithers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Deleyel blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smithers.
Deleyel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smithers is working for takedown but Deleyel is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deleyel wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Smithers throws a punch but it's blocked by Deleyel.
Smithers wants to stall.
Deleyel trying to stall but Smithers improves his position.
Smithers misses with the head strike.
Smithers goes for a takedown attempt but Deleyel pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Deleyel staying out of range there.
Smithers fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Deleyel has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smithers. Deleyel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some wild striking there from Deleyel.
Smithers tries to clinch but Deleyel moves out of range.
Deleyel moves out of range as Smithers strikes.
Deleyel gets a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deleyel is working Smithers over against the cage.
Deleyel is struggling to control the position.
Smithers throws a punch but it's blocked by Deleyel.
Deleyel looking to slow down the pace here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Smithers creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Deleyel.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smithers wants to break free but Deleyel has control.
Deleyel tries a body shot but Smithers blocks it.
Smithers throws a punch but it's blocked by Deleyel.
Deleyel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Deleyel digs a right hand into Smithers's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Smithers's gas tank.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Deleyel lands a body shot in the clinch.
Deleyel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smithers's elbow.
Smithers breaks from the clinch.
Samson Deleyel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smithers tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Deleyel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
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 Samson Deleyel will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Deleyel lands a nice looking body shot.
Smithers lands with a cross.
Smithers pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Deleyel back to the cage. Smithers follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Smithers fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Deleyel on the side of the head.
Deleyel clinches up against the cage.
Smithers taking a breather.
Deleyel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smithers tries to close the distance and clinch but Deleyel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smithers throws a good cross that connects.
Smitty Smithers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smithers misses with a looping left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smithers just misses with a punch to the body.
Deleyel throws the left hand but Smithers avoids the punch easily.
Deleyel throws a lazy right hand but Smithers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smithers misses with an uppercut. Deleyel saw that one coming.
Smithers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Deleyel moves away.
Deleyel darts in and clinches Smithers up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smithers lands a left hand that snaps the head of Deleyel backwards.
A short right from Smithers on the inside.
Deleyel breaks from the clinch.
Smithers takes one on the button.
Smithers thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smithers throws a hook to the side of Deleyel's head but Deleyel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smithers tests Deleyel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Smithers throws a jab when Deleyel was well out of range.
Smithers throws a hook to the side of Deleyel's head but Deleyel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Deleyel moves into range and connects with a jab.
Deleyel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Smithers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smithers misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smithers.
Smithers is trying to maintain a safe position but Deleyel gets an underhook and turns Smithers into the cage.
Deleyel lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smithers throws a punch but it's blocked by Deleyel.
Deleyel wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smithers has him pressed against the cage.
Smithers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smithers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smithers has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Deleyel after a bit of a struggle.
Deleyel blocks an uppercut.
Deleyel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smithers backwards.
Smithers tries a body shot but Deleyel blocks it.
Smithers lands with a light punch inside.
Deleyel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Deleyel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Smithers. Smithers obviously looking to wear him down.
Smithers lands the left hand.
Smithers looking to score a takedown here. Deleyel is defending well but Smithers drives through and ends up in Deleyel's guard.
Smithers postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Smithers looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smithers throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Deleyel seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Smithers trying to control but Deleyel is working from the bottom.
Smithers looking to pass the guard.
Smithers slips nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deleyel keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Deleyel on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Deleyel tries to get out of the position.
Deleyel wants to get back to his feet.
Smithers stalling away here and it's allowed Deleyel to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Smithers throwing strikes but missing.
Smitty Smithers has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smithers 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.
Smithers loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that's the end of the fight!
Smitty Smithers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Smithers has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Smitty Smithers!
Smitty Smithers took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'When you get caught between The Blacksmith and the anvil, your ass will get smashed!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Mcgarry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zapp Brannigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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26
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22
150 lbs
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tommy Mcgarry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zapp Brannigan!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brannigan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mcgarry sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mcgarry shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mcgarry showed some decent athleticism there.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Mcgarry passes into side control, despite Brannigan's attempt to control the position.
Brannigan can't do much from the bottom here.
Brannigan is trying to work for a sweep but Mcgarry has mounted him!
Brannigan is looking to improve his position but Mcgarry isn't that keen on the idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brannigan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Mcgarry jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Brannigan manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Brannigan tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Mcgarry presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Brannigan wants to hold on but Mcgarry pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brannigan is trying to reverse the position but instead Mcgarry has taken his back - oops!
Brannigan trying to control but not successfully.
Brannigan might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Mcgarry kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Brannigan is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Brannigan defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brannigan is in bad spot here.
Brannigan rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Brannigan looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Mcgarry pushes past his half guard into mount!
Mcgarry avoids the attempt from Brannigan to control.
Mcgarry jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Brannigan manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcgarry gets to mount! Brannigan was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Brannigan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mcgarry swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Brannigan is now in Mcgarry's guard. A big mistake from Mcgarry there, giving up the dominant position!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brannigan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tommy Mcgarry will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mcgarry is defended easily by Brannigan.
Brannigan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Brannigan swings around for an armbar but Mcgarry sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Brannigan's guard.
Brannigan has his foot on Mcgarry's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mcgarry works his way back into a safe position though.
Brannigan controls Mcgarry momentarily but Mcgarry frees himself.
Mcgarry drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mcgarry jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brannigan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mcgarry doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mcgarry manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mcgarry works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mcgarry is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Brannigan manages to get to full guard.
Brannigan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcgarry wants to pass the guard but Brannigan is keeping the position.
Mcgarry slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Mcgarry tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brannigan is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brannigan looking for a sweep but Mcgarry has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Mcgarry looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Mcgarry prevents Brannigan from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brannigan has given up his back here.
Mcgarry working for a choke but Brannigan is defending well.
Mcgarry looking for the RNC.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mcgarry keeps control of the position as Brannigan tries to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Mcgarry dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Mcgarry gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Brannigan trying to control but Mcgarry is working from the bottom.
Brannigan is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Mcgarry has his foot on Brannigan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Brannigan works his way back into a safe position though.
Brannigan passes Mcgarry's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Brannigan is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Mcgarry is just riding it out for now. Brannigan eventually gives up the hold.
Mcgarry is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brannigan is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mcgarry makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mcgarry.
Brannigan sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mcgarry's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brannigan is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Brannigan is keen to just control but Mcgarry is a slippery customer.
Brannigan is just content to waste time from the top position. Mcgarry takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Brannigan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mcgarry is keeping the position for now.
Mcgarry escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Brannigan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcgarry is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mcgarry keeping moving, preventing Brannigan from controlling successfully.
Brannigan is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Tommy Mcgarry overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcgarry looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Brannigan trying to control but Mcgarry is working from the bottom.
Zapp Brannigan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Zapp Brannigan wasn't active enough on the ground.
Mcgarry shoots and misses
and Brannigan counters with a shoot takedown. Mcgarry fights it but they end up in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brannigan trying to control but Mcgarry is working from the bottom.
Mcgarry utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zapp Brannigan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mcgarry 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Mcgarry!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonathon Wonnut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ouriel Semiazas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wonnut comes to the cage accompanied by Joe Esposito- You're the best around . Jonathon Wonnut 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jonathon Wonnut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ouriel Semiazas!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wonnut throws a nice looking combination but Semiazas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wonnut throws a right hand that Semiazas ducks under and follows up with a left that Semiazas also avoids with ease.
Semiazas lands with a thumping leg kick.
Semiazas lands a head shot.
Semiazas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Semiazas scores with a jab to the jaw.
Semiazas throws a front kick that sends Wonnut stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wonnut takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wonnut is breathing heavily.
Semiazas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Semiazas stuns Wonnut with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Semiazas.
Wonnut walks into a jab.
Semiazas lands a nice looking body shot.
Semiazas with a hook.
Wonnut wants to stay close but Semiazas steps back to make room for something. Wonnut seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Semiazas and Wonnut drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ouriel Semiazas!
An out of breath Ouriel Semiazas 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Caco Antibes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle McDougall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Caco Antibes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kyle McDougall!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antibes scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Kyle McDougall has been cut.
A jab from Antibes finds it's way through McDougall's defenses.
Good standup being displayed there by Antibes as he connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McDougall connects with a body shot.
McDougall has a takedown stuffed.
Antibes scores with the left hand. McDougall knows he should have avoided that one.
No joy there for Antibes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McDougall misses with a jab, cross combination.
Antibes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Antibes throws a series of punches but McDougall avoids them all with ease.
Antibes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Antibes tries to bum rush McDougall with a series of wild strikes but McDougall uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Antibes takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Antibes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McDougall counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Antibes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McDougall counters with a single leg into guard. Antibes didn't expect that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDougall wants to control from the top but Antibes keeps moving.
Antibes keeping full guard, as McDougall tries to pass.
McDougall trying to control the position from guard on top but Antibes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Antibes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Antibes is pulling down on McDougall's head to control his posture.
Antibes trying to keep a closed guard but McDougall is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Antibes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Antibes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McDougall drives through and clinches with Antibes against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDougall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Antibes fails to land with a series of punches.
McDougall shoots in for a takedown but Antibes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Antibes throws a right hand that misses
and McDougall counters with a stiff right hand.
McDougall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Antibes.
Antibes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McDougall circles away quickly and effectively.
Antibes looks to throw the jab but McDougall is out of range.
Nice body punch from Antibes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McDougall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Antibes closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That has opened up Kyle McDougall's cut even more.
McDougall fails with a takedown attempt.
Caco Antibes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyle McDougall.
Nice defenses there by McDougall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antibes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Antibes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McDougall was well out of range. Poor timing from Antibes.
Antibes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McDougall was well out of range. Poor timing from Antibes.
Antibes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Antibes throws a series of punches but McDougall moves out of range.
McDougall throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Caco Antibes has been cut.
McDougall tries to clinch but Antibes moves out of range.
A nice combination there by Antibes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Antibes misses with a hook
and McDougall counters with a left to the body.
Antibes moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Antibes connects with a single shot there.
The cut above Kyle McDougall's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
McDougall lands with a hook. Antibes tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Antibes on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Antibes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McDougall sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antibes tests McDougall's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Antibes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McDougall.
Caco Antibes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Antibes closes the distance and lands a one-two.
McDougall ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McDougall looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
McDougall controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
McDougall 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!
McDougall being controlled here momentarily.
Antibes lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for McDougall!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Caco Antibes will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Antibes scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
McDougall takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Antibes lands a body shot.
Antibes throws out a loose jab but McDougall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Antibes cracks McDougall with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
McDougall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Caco Antibes is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McDougall works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Antibes cracks McDougall with a good jab.
Antibes throws a hook but McDougall blocks it.
McDougall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Antibes.
Antibes throws a jab but it's blocked by McDougall.
McDougall swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antibes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McDougall counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
McDougall throws a jab when Antibes was well out of range.
McDougall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Antibes.
McDougall with a hook.
Caco Antibes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Antibes misses with a few strikes there.
Antibes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McDougall.
Antibes misses with a double jab.
McDougall blocks a head kick by Antibes.
Antibes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Antibes throws a jab but it's blocked by McDougall.
Antibes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McDougall.
McDougall ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McDougall shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDougall checks a low kick from Antibes.
McDougall lands a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDougall darts in and clinches Antibes up against the cage.
McDougall pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Antibes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from McDougall.
Antibes scores with a shot to the body.
Antibes swings and misses with a shot to the body
and McDougall counters with a two punch combo.
Caco Antibes's cut is getting worse.
McDougall moves away from the strike by Antibes.
Nice shot by Antibes.
Kyle McDougall's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
McDougall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McDougall clinches.
Antibes is trying to break the clinch but McDougall is controlling him.
Antibes tries to break the clinch but McDougall is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDougall is trying to trip Antibes. He has hold of a leg but Antibes is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. McDougall persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
McDougall postures up.
Antibes pulls McDougall in to control the position.
Antibes trying to keep a closed guard but McDougall is proving a slippery customer.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
McDougall in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
McDougall stands and steps away. Antibes gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
McDougall cracks Antibes with a right hand to the side of the head.
Antibes looks to land a combination but McDougall avoids it well.
Antibes bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McDougall's head.
Antibes looks to land a combination but McDougall avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes from McDougall. Those never looked like landing.
McDougall ducks under a wild hook from Antibes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from McDougall misses its intended target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Antibes swings for the body but McDougall moves out of range.
Antibes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McDougall looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Antibes is fending him off so far but McDougall persists. Nope, Antibes circles away and we're back to standing.
Caco Antibes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyle McDougall.
Antibes throws a good cross that connects.
McDougall digs a good body shot into Antibes's ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Antibes scores with a head kick. McDougall tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kyle McDougall's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Caco Antibes!
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