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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bones Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and How An (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norris comes into the arena with Vicarious blaring out of the sound system. Bones Norris has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bones Norris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, How An!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norris lands a high kick!
It looks like How An has been cut.
Norris throws a head kick that misses.
An drives through with a takedown into Norris's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
An stays in close to Norris's body and controls the position.
An passes into half guard.
An is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Norris!
An fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
It looks like Bones Norris has been cut.
Norris tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Norris in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
An has hold of Norris's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Norris manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
An working for a submission but Norris is keeping him at bay.
An controlling the position easily from mount.
Norris knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for An on the ground.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
An has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
An content just to control the position here.
Let's hope that An 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.
An landing shots from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Norris?
Norris is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! An has taken his back!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
An keeps control of the position easily here as Norris tries to buck him off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Norris taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from An.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). How An!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Reilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Clock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charlie Clock has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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225 lbs
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227 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joe Reilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Charlie Clock!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clock fails in his attempt to clinch.
Clock misses the jab.
Clock throws a low kick but Reilly avoids it.
Reilly looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Reilly trying to control the pace.
Clock is trying to get back to full guard.
Clock trying to control here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Clock manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Reilly passes Clock's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Clock wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clock is trying to control but Reilly passes into side control!
Reilly is looking to take a break and control but Clock is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Reilly slows the pace down.
Reilly is looking to take a break and control but Clock is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Reilly controlling from side mount.
Reilly stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clock wants to clinch but Reilly slips to the side
and Reilly counters with a three punch combo that has Clock backing up. Clock nods at Reilly to acknowledge the strikes.
Clock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reilly fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reilly tries to sprawl but Clock drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clock stops Reilly from getting back to his feet.
Clock seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Reilly does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Clock is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Reilly is just riding it out for now. Clock eventually gives up the hold.
Clock maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Reilly could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Clock has cracked it and Reilly is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Clock!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Charlie Clock!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Charlie Clock waved his t-shirt featuring Pirates Powder's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Traian Basescu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Severino Bernardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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183 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Traian Basescu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Severino Bernardo!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Basescu shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Basescu seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bernardo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bernardo is trying to get back to full guard.
Basescu thows a huge punch but Bernardo dodges it nicely.
Basescu is looking to take a break and control but Bernardo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bernardo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Basescu stopping the sweep attempt from Bernardo.
Bernardo is adopting a defensive guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Basescu slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bernardo keeping moving, preventing Basescu from controlling successfully.
Traian Basescu has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Basescu shoots in and gets a takedown into Bernardo's guard.
Basescu trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bernardo's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bernardo is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bernardo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bernardo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Basescu not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bernardo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Basescu has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Bernardo off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bernardo shoots in for a double leg but Basescu sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Basescu slaps away a takedown attempt from Bernardo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bernardo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Basescu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Traian Basescu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Severino Bernardo.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bernardo shoots in and drives through. Basescu sprawls well.
Bernardo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Basescu but Basescu pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bernardo looks winded!
Basescu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Basescu forces Bernardo back against the ropes and clinches.
Basescu is pressed up against the ropes. Bernardo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Basescu down to the mat. Basescu avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Basescu has Bernardo up against the ropes in a clinch.
Basescu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bernardo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bernardo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Basescu works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bernardo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Basescu is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bernardo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bernardo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bernardo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bernardo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bernardo seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Bernardo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bernardo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bernardo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Basescu's head.
Basescu keeping moving, preventing Bernardo from controlling successfully.
Basescu has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bernardo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bernardo wants to control from the top but Basescu keeps moving.
Bernardo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bernardo trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Basescu manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Bernardo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Basescu trying to control but Bernardo is working from the bottom.
Bernardo seems keen to control Basescu's posture.
Bernardo's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Severino Bernardo hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Bernardo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Basescu circles away.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bernardo closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Basescu did well to prevent Bernardo getting side control.
Basescu is trying to get back to full guard.
Bernardo is thwarting Basescu's attempts to control the position.
Bernardo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bernardo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Basescu's head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bernardo connects with a nice short shot to Basescu's temple.
Bernardo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Basescu has his hands clasped together around Bernardo's back. He's all about the action.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Bernardo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Basescu does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Basescu looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bernardo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
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!
Bernardo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Basescu avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bernardo.
Bernardo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bernardo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Basescu keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bernardo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Basescu defending well though.
Bernardo lands with a punch from half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bernardo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bernardo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Basescu avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bernardo.
Bernardo works his foot free and advances to mount.
Bernardo looking to control but Basescu is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bernardo dominating with strikes here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Basescu takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bernardo postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Basescu bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Bernardo and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Severino Bernardo!
In his post fight interview, Severino Bernardo started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Beaver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Boss King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Boss King acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matthew Beaver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, The Boss King!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Beaver pinned against the ropes. Beaver gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Matthew Beaver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Beaver with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Beaver in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Beaver is looking to work some ground and pound but King has wrist control.
Beaver postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Beaver 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.
Beaver missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Beaver with a flurry of punches that miss.
Beaver postures up in King's guard and throws a big left but King blocks it.
King avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Beaver is in close to King's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Beaver is looking to work some ground and pound but King has wrist control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Beaver is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
King looking for a sweep. Not yet King, not yet.
Beaver distracts King with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beaver postures up in King's guard and throws a big left but King blocks it.
Beaver postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Beaver loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Beaver missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Beaver is working King over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Beaver loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Beaver landing with the ground and pound.
King working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Beaver.
Beaver missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Beaver is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
King trying to control the position.
King utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Beaver working some strikes from top position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beaver working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Beaver's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Beaver connects with a couple of short punches.
Beaver makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Beaver postures up in King's guard and throws a big left but King blocks it.
Beaver with a flurry of punches that miss.
Beaver throws a big right hand that misses.
Beaver landing some decent shots from guard.
Beaver throws a big elbow that misses.
Beaver works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Beaver working over King with some ground and pound. King looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
King taking some punishment here, with Beaver in his half guard.
Beaver passes the guard and advances to mount!
Beaver lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beaver looking to finish King with some ground and pound. This is bad for King!
Beaver landing punches.
Beaver landing strikes from the mount.
Beaver is landing with some decent strikes but King is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Beaver lands with some vicious ground and pound - can King hang on?
A big strike lands for Beaver! That's really hurt King and he's turned his back - Beaver keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Beaver jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matthew Beaver!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tarik Gibson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gram Prodigy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gram Prodigy is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tarik Gibson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gram Prodigy!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gibson catches Prodigy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Prodigy shoots in for a double leg but Gibson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Both fighters circling a little - Gibson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Prodigy.
A head kick by Prodigy misses
and Gibson counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Prodigy throws a head kick that misses
and Gibson counters by clinching up.
Gibson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gibson lands an uppercut.
Gibson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gibson is leaning against Prodigy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Prodigy looks winded!
A right hook to the body lands for Gibson.
Gibson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Prodigy.
Gibson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Gibson - that landed with a thud.
Gibson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Prodigys head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson effectively controlling the action here.
A left hand lands to the body for Gibson.
Gibson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Prodigy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gibson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Prodigy backwards.
Gibson works on Prodigy's body with a couple of short punches.
Still in the clinch, Gibson scores with a nice short uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gibson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Gibson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Prodigy is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gibson lands with a left to the head.
Prodigy is still on wobbly legs! Can Gibson finish him?
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Gibson lands a big right hand that drops Prodigy! The killer instinct kicks in and Gibson finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Gibson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tarik Gibson!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lyden Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bors Ban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ban has chosen Game of Thrones as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lyden Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bors Ban!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels avoids the body shot from Ban.
Ban thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ban scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ban changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ban gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ban lands an elbow just above Daniels 's eye.
Ban lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ban is pushing Daniels up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Daniels tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ban unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Daniels is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ban lands a knee to the body.
Daniels takes an elbow to the temple.
Ban lands a good knee to the midsection. Daniels won't want to take too many of those.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ban.
Ban unloads a knee to the mid-section. Daniels lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ban landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ban utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ban.
It looks like Lyden Daniels has been cut.
Ban is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ban is pushing Daniels up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ban lands a good knee to the midsection. Daniels won't want to take too many of those.
Ban connects with a knee to the head.
Ban utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ban.
Ban is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ban landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ban connects with a nasty looking knee right to Daniels's face.
Daniels is rocked!
Ban landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ban scores a nice knee to the body.
Ban pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Daniels! Ban unloads with more strikes and Daniels sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bors Ban!
After the big win, Bors Ban made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Pirates Powder and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brynjar Skjeggestad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Disamsam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Disamsam is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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24
180 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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26
177 lbs
3 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brynjar Skjeggestad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Disamsam!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Disamsam tries to clinch up but Skjeggestad circles away and keeps his distance.
Skjeggestad circles away from the clinch attempt.
Disamsam tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Disamsam tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Skjeggestad paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Disamsam tries to clinch up
and Skjeggestad counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Skjeggestad is pushing down on Disamsam's leg trying to pass to half guard. Disamsam is fighting to maintain full guard but Skjeggestad has managed to sneak the leg through.
Skjeggestad is looking for a kimura here.
Skjeggestad is working for a kimura but Disamsam is defending it quite comfortably.
Skjeggestad looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skjeggestad is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Skjeggestad is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Disamsam is trying to stand.
Skjeggestad looking for a submission but Disamsam manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Skjeggestad postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Disamsam is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Skjeggestad, into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Disamsam throws a big elbow that misses.
Disamsam throwing strikes from guard but Skjeggestad blocks nicely.
Skjeggestad is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Disamsam rolls with it to try and escape but Skjeggestad cranks on the arm and Disamsam is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brynjar Skjeggestad!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nick Robinson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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240 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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29
225 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Basic striking
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nick Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jon Jones!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Robinson slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Robinson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jones's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Robinson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jones is looking to stand up but Robinson isn't so interested in that idea.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robinson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jones's head.
Robinson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Jones utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Robinson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Robinson postures up and lands a big shot to Jones's brow.
Robinson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Robinson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson controlling the position from side mount.
Robinson cracks Jones with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Robinson has an Americana. Jones didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Robinson is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Robinson hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Nick Robinson!
Nick Robinson 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Michak Ropuia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karlic Tiberous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ropuia kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Here comes the pain - Slayer. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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25
152 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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25
150 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michak Ropuia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Karlic Tiberous!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiberous misses with a head kick.
Tiberous looks to land a right hand but Ropuia moved out of range.
Ropuia shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Ropuia is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Tiberous has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Ropuia. Oh but Tiberous has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Ropuia goes limp - he's gone! Tiberous jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Karlic Tiberous!
Karlic Tiberous decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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