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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rod Flanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grant Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grant Ferguson told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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300 lbs
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rod Flanders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Grant Ferguson !
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Ferguson . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ferguson .
It looks like Rod Flanders has been cut.
Flanders looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Flanders has a takedown stuffed.
Ferguson moves out of range of the body kick.
Ferguson cracks a nice hook into Flanders's ribs.
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!
Ferguson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ferguson .
Ferguson throws a right and a left that Flanders avoids nicely.
Ferguson wobbles Flanders with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Ferguson dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Flanders to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Grant Ferguson !
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Asa Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emunn Samvesu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sharp's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Stronger. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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190 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Asa Sharp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Emunn Samvesu!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharp misses with a double jab.
Samvesu feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Samvesu throws a big right hand that misses.
Samvesu wants to control from the top but Sharp keeps moving.
Samvesu wants to pass the guard but Sharp is keeping the position.
Sharp wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Samvesu trying to control the position from guard on top but Sharp is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sharp wants to stand up but Samvesu is controlling him.
Samvesu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Samvesu is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Sharp is looking for a triangle here but Samvesu uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp is trying to improve his position.
Samvesu wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sharp, who protects the arm well.
Samvesu tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Samvesu has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Samvesu tries to move to mount but Sharp blocks the move with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samvesu working away.
Sharp tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Samvesu tries for a kimura but Sharp is defending well.
Samvesu has hold of Sharp's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Sharp tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Samvesu cranks the arm and Sharp screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Sharp, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Emunn Samvesu!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hollis Melendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacobo Ibrahim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ibrahim comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Cariño Brutal kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jacobo Ibrahim 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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hollis Melendez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jacobo Ibrahim!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melendez shoots in for a double leg but Ibrahim sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ibrahim shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ibrahim is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Melendez doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ibrahim.
Ibrahim wants to control but Melendez is keeping him busy.
Ibrahim thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
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.
Melendez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ibrahim is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Melendez defends it well.
Ibrahim slips a nice elbow through Melendez's hands, connecting with Melendez's forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melendez wants to control but Ibrahim is keeping busy.
Ibrahim is looking for a kimura but Melendez is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ibrahim to get the leverage.
Ibrahim is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Melendez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ibrahim is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ibrahim tries to pass the half guard into mount. Melendez knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahim is keen to just control but Melendez is a slippery customer.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ibrahim is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Melendez is just riding it out for now. Ibrahim eventually gives up the hold.
Melendez works his way to full guard. Good work.
Melendez lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ibrahim!
Ibrahim is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melendez has hold of Ibrahim's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Ibrahim manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Ibrahim is trying to stand up.
Melendez tries to control but Ibrahim wriggling away.
Ibrahim is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melendez is looking to stand but Melendez has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Ibrahim is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Melendez wants to control but Ibrahim has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Melendez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ibrahim has managed to free his arm - good work.
Melendez prevents Ibrahim from standing back up.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahim is trying to maintain the position but Melendez is very close to passing his half guard.
Melendez wants to pass to mount but Ibrahim is defending the position.
Melendez trying to control from half guard but Ibrahim is working away.
Melendez is working for a submission of some sort.
Ibrahim is trying to maintain the position but Melendez is very close to passing his half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahim looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ibrahim won't allow Melendez to pass to mount.
Ibrahim wants to improve his position but Melendez is controlling well.
Ibrahim trying to hold on to Melendez's head to control him but Melendez postures up.
Melendez trying to advance position but Ibrahim counters by regaining guard.
Melendez postures up.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Melendez advances to half guard.
Ibrahim pushes Melendez off looking to stand but Melendez dives back in and keeps control.
Ibrahim looks winded!
Ibrahim wants to improve his position but Melendez is controlling well.
Melendez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ibrahim is not content to let Melendez control the position.
Ibrahim is trying to stand up here but Melendez is controlling him well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ibrahim manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ibrahim controls Melendez momentarily but Melendez frees himself.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Melendez works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Melendez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Melendez wants to stand up but Ibrahim is controlling the position.
Melendez works his foot free and advances to mount.
Melendez looking to control but Ibrahim is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ibrahim holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Melendez tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Melendez working for a submission but Ibrahim is keeping him at bay.
Melendez goes for an armbar but Ibrahim turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Ibrahim.
Ibrahim missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ibrahim has gone for a leg lock! Melendez slips out almost immediately though and dives into Ibrahim's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Melendez wants to stand but Ibrahim has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
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 Hollis Melendez will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Ibrahim fails to land the takedown.
Ibrahim darts in and clinches Melendez up against the ropes.
Melendez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Melendez fails to pull guard.
Ibrahim blocks an elbow strike from Melendez.
Melendez is working for takedown but Ibrahim is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ibrahim is trying to trip Melendez. He has hold of a leg but Melendez is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Ibrahim persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Ibrahim with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melendez has a closed guard, preventing Ibrahim from standing up.
Ibrahim with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ibrahim wants to control from the top but Melendez keeps moving.
Ibrahim drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Melendez dives on top into guard.
Ibrahim is breathing heavily.
Melendez looking to pass the guard.
Ibrahim wants to stand and escape but Melendez is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melendez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ibrahim is keeping the position for now.
Melendez is working hard here to advance position.
Melendez throws a big elbow that misses.
Melendez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Melendez trying to control the position from guard on top but Ibrahim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ibrahim is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Melendez trying to move into half guard but instead Ibrahim has managed to sweep!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahim postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Melendez is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Ibrahim, into his guard.
Melendez looking to pass the guard.
Melendez passes Ibrahim's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Melendez trying to work for an americana but Ibrahim has managed to regain full guard.
Hollis Melendez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Melendez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melendez pushes down on Ibrahim's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ibrahim trying to hold on to Melendez's head to control him but Melendez postures up.
Melendez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ibrahim does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Melendez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ibrahim defends it well.
Melendez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ibrahim keeps working.
Melendez is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ibrahim is just riding it out for now. Melendez eventually gives up the hold.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Melendez trying to mount his opponent but Ibrahim defends it.
Melendez is working for a submission of some sort.
Ibrahim wants to get back to his feet.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ibrahim works his way to full guard. Good work.
Melendez passes Ibrahim's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ibrahim tries to roll over but Melendez keeps him under control.
Ibrahim is trying to stand.
Melendez is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Melendez wants to finish this one by submission but Ibrahim is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Melendez.
Melendez throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Ibrahim wants to hold on but Melendez pushes him away.
Melendez wants to control the pace but Ibrahim is squirming around nicely.
Ibrahim is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Melendez unloads with some shots from mount but Ibrahim bucks and avoids them well.
Melendez throws some wild stikes that Ibrahim manages to avoid easily.
Ibrahim really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Melendez throws some wild stikes that Ibrahim manages to avoid easily.
Melendez is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Ibrahim has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Ibrahim working to try and regain half guard.
Melendez working for a guillotine from mount but Ibrahim is in no mood to give up.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Melendez working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Melendez with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Melendez looking to control but Ibrahim is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ibrahim wants to control but Melendez is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hollis Melendez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Melendez 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight for Hollis Melendez!
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Hollis Melendez!
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight for Hollis Melendez!
Hollis Melendez wins by unanimous decision!
Hollis Melendez tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Askarian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vossie Vos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vossie Vos has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tim Askarian's chin.
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tim Askarian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vossie Vos!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Askarian tries to clinch but Vos moves out of range.
Vos avoids the body shot from Askarian.
Tim Askarian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Askarian tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Vos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Askarian scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vos doesn't seem bothered though.
Askarian tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vos stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Askarian.
Askarian clinches up with Vos and pushes him back against the ropes.
Askarian utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Askarian.
Nice elbow from Askarian.
It looks like Vossie Vos has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Askarian lands a nice uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Askarian.
Vos fails to pull guard.
Nice elbow from Askarian.
Vos is trying to force a seperation but Askarian has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Askarian using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Vos looks winded!
Askarian scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Askarian lands an elbow inside that Vos shrugs off.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Askarian.
A short right from Askarian on the inside.
Askarian comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Askarian trying to control the position but instead, Vos has worked for underhooks and has pushed Askarian into the ropes.
Askarian using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Askarian with a knee to the head.
Askarian lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Askarian comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knees in the clinch landing for Askarian.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Askarian landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Askarian lands an elbow that stopped Vos in his tracks for a moment.
Askarian using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Askarian lands a nice elbow.
Askarian lands with a short shot to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Askarian.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Askarian comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Askarian lands an elbow that stopped Vos in his tracks for a moment.
Askarian lands an elbow that stopped Vos in his tracks for a moment.
Vos takes an elbow to the forehead.
The referee calls for Askarian to work.
Askarian crunches a lovely knee into Vos's ribcage.
Askarian lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Askarian gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Askarian makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Askarian connects with a knee to the head.
Askarian lands an elbow inside.
Vos tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Askarian obliges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Askarian obliges.
Askarian is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vos is keeping busy.
Askarian lands a nice elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Askarian lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Askarian lands an elbow inside.
Askarian stalling against the ropes.
Askarian unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Askarian using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Askarian scores with a knee to the head.
Askarian scores with a knee to the head.
Vos takes an elbow to the temple.
Askarian lands a damaging elbow.
Vos takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short right from Askarian.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Askarian creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vos's defenses.
Askarian gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Askarian lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Askarian lands a knee to the head.
Askarian lands an elbow that stopped Vos in his tracks for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Askarian landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Askarian.
A knee to the head by Askarian.
Askarian with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Askarian lands a nice knee to the body.
Askarian creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vos's defenses.
Askarian lands an elbow that stopped Vos in his tracks for a moment.
Vos is trying to break the clinch but Askarian has him pressed against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Askarian.
Vos wants to stall.
Vos takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Askarian obliges.
Askarian with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Askarian.
A knee to the head by Askarian.
Nice elbow from Askarian.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Askarian connects with a knee to the head.
Askarian comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Askarian creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vos's defenses.
Askarian landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Askarian.
Askarian is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Askarian is trying to maintain a safe position but Vos gets an underhook and turns Askarian into the ropes.
Askarian lands an elbow just above Vos 's eye.
Askarian lands a hook that snaps the head of Vos backwards.
Askarian scores a nice knee to the body.
Askarian scores a nice knee to the body.
Askarian lands a nice knee to the body.
Askarian lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Askarian.
Askarian lands an elbow just above Vos 's eye.
Askarian lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vos tries to circle away but Askarian has him pinned against the ropes.
Vos takes an elbow to the temple.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Askarian connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Askarian.
Askarian landing knees to the head.
Askarian lands a knee to the body.
Still in the clinch, Askarian scores with a nice short uppercut.
Askarian lands a nice knee to the body.
Askarian lands a hook to the side of the head.
Askarian lands an elbow inside.
Vos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Vos wants to break free but Askarian has control.
Vos takes an elbow to the temple.
Askarian scores a nice knee to the body.
Askarian gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Askarian trying to control the position but instead, Vos has worked for underhooks and has pushed Askarian into the ropes.
Askarian lands a shot to the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Askarian scores with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Askarian.
Vos tries to pull guard but Askarian won't allow it.
Tim Askarian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vossie Vos.
Askarian working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Askarian lands a knee to the head.
Askarian landing knees to the head.
Askarian lands a nice elbow.
Askarian lands an elbow that stopped Vos in his tracks for a moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for Askarian.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Askarian.
Askarian lands with a light punch inside.
Askarian gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Askarian connects with a nasty looking knee right to Vos's face.
Vos takes an elbow to the forehead.
Askarian is struggling to control the position.
Askarian lands an elbow just above Vos 's eye.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Askarian keeps control of Vos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Askarian scores a nice knee 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!
Askarian crunches a lovely knee into Vos's ribcage.
A knee to the head by Askarian.
Vos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Askarian has him pressed against the ropes.
Askarian working Vos over with knees to the body.
Vos takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nice elbow from Askarian.
Askarian putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Askarian gets through Vos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Askarian lands a damaging elbow.
Vos is trying to push Askarian away but Askarian has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Vos takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vos is trying to pull guard but Askarian turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Askarian lands an elbow inside that Vos shrugs off.
Askarian lands an elbow inside that Vos shrugs off.
Askarian softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Askarian lands a body punch in the clinch.
Askarian landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Askarian comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Askarian with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Askarian.
Vos is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Askarian gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Askarian is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Askarian lands a knee to the head.
Askarian lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Vos drags the fight down to the ground.
Vos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Askarian is one step ahead there.
Askarian trying to stand up but can't free himself from Vos's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vos looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Askarian dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vossie Vos's cut.
That's time! Askarian's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Askarian tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Vos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Askarian thumps Vos with a low kick.
Askarian lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Askarian is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A jab from Askarian does it's job there.
Vos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vos is breathing heavily.
Vos circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Askarian scores with a push kick.
Askarian moves in looking to clinch but Vos pushes him off.
Askarian closes the distance looking to clinch
and Vos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Askarian tries to clinch up
and Vos counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Vos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Askarian doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Askarian has his feet on Vos's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Vos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Askarian tries to clinch up
and Vos counters with a single leg into guard. Askarian didn't expect that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Askarian is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Askarian is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
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.
Vos tries to roll over but Askarian keeps him under control.
Vos is looking to control Askarian's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Vos avoid being mounted?
Vos gets back to full guard.
Askarian would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Askarian won't allow Vos to sweep him here.
Askarian wanted to stand there but Vos had control of the position.
Askarian gets to his feet - Vos follows without any prompting.
Askarian takes the fight into the clinch.
Askarian lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Vos jumps into guard, dragging Askarian to the mat.
Askarian stands and steps away. Vos gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Askarian lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vos on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Askarian has closed the distance and engaged Vos in a clinch.
Askarian is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vos can do to turn this around?
Askarian lands a damaging elbow.
Askarian prevents Vos from breaking the clinch.
Askarian taking a breather.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A knee to the head by Askarian.
Askarian lands a good knee to the midsection. Vos won't want to take too many of those.
Askarian landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Askarian.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Askarian.
Askarian putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Askarian obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Askarian crunches a lovely knee into Vos's ribcage.
Askarian gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Askarian lands an elbow just above Vos 's eye.
Vos takes an elbow to the temple.
Vos takes an elbow to the temple.
Askarian working Vos over with knees to the body.
Askarian landing knees to the head.
Askarian works on Vos's body with a couple of short punches.
Askarian scores a nice knee to the body.
Tim Askarian has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Askarian looking to slow down the pace here.
Askarian lands a nice elbow.
Askarian tries to throw a body punch but Vos avoids it by throwing Askarian back against the ropes.
Vos looking for a takedown.
Askarian working Vos over with knees to the body.
Askarian lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Askarian as the two fighters clinch.
Vos is looking to break free of the clinch but Askarian has double underhooks.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Askarian is trying to maintain a safe position but Vos gets an underhook and turns Askarian into the ropes.
Askarian lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Askarian using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Askarian is trying to maintain a safe position but Vos gets an underhook and turns Askarian into the ropes.
Vos is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Vos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Vos tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Askarian working Vos over with knees to the body.
Askarian lands a nice elbow.
Askarian crunches a lovely knee into Vos's ribcage.
A right hand to the body from Askarian.
Askarian lands a knee to the body.
Askarian landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Askarian lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vos backwards.
Askarian scores a nice knee to the body.
Askarian's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Askarian lands an elbow just above Vos 's eye.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Askarian obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Askarian creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vos's defenses.
Askarian lands a nice knee to the body.
Vos jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Askarian walks away with a smile on his face. Vos gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tim Askarian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vossie Vos.
Askarian tries to clinch up.
Askarian lands with a cross.
Vos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Askarian tries to clinch but Vos moves out of range.
Askarian digs a good hook to Vos's body.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Askarian wants to clinch up but Vos keeps it at a distance.
Askarian tries to clinch but Vos is having none of it.
Vos fails with a takedown attempt.
Askarian tries to clinch up
and Vos counters with a two punch combo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Askarian works Vos's body with a nice hook.
Askarian tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Askarian showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Askarian 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for Tim Askarian!
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Tim Askarian!
Judge Josh West scores the fight for Tim Askarian!
Tim Askarian wins by unanimous decision!
Tim Askarian thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Amr Pendragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marian Baran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pendragon comes to the ring accompanied by Game of Thrones. On his way into the ring it seems that Amr Pendragon has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Amr Pendragon seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Amr Pendragon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marian Baran!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Pendragon misses.
Baran will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Baran ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pendragon moves away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pendragon, right into the meat.
Baran misses with a jab, cross combination.
Baran tests Pendragon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Baran throws a nice looking combination but Pendragon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pendragon fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Baran is out of range.
Pendragon delivers a nice body kick.
Baran misses with an uppercut. Pendragon saw that one coming.
Baran looks to throw the jab but Pendragon is out of range.
Baran slips under a jab from Pendragon.
Pendragon's jab looks to have found its range, popping Baran under the eye.
Pendragon loads up on a big right hand but Baran slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pendragon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Baran feints a jab promting Pendragon to slip. Baran then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Pendragon slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Pendragon throws a wild body kick that Baran sees coming a mile off.
Baran throws a combination. Pendragon tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Baran throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pendragon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Baran stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pendragon.
Baran displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pendragon throws out the jab.
Baran misses with a looping left.
Pendragon throws a right hand that misses
and Baran makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Baran misses with a looping right.
Pendragon punishes Baran's body with a nice straight punch.
Pendragon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Baran.
Pendragon is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Baran's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Baran fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon is looking to chop away at Baran's legs.
Baran throws a series of punches but Pendragon avoids them all with ease.
Pendragon connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Baran is rocked!
Pendragon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Baran is still on wobbly legs! Can Pendragon finish him?
Pendragon is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
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!
Pendragon tries to land a front kick but Baran steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Baran bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pendragon's head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pendragon.
Pendragon feints and then cracks Baran's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Baran down.
Pendragon throws a jab but it's blocked by Baran.
Baran displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Pendragon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pendragon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Baran.
Pendragon catches Baran with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pendragon cracks Baran with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Baran tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Pendragon pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Baran is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Amr Pendragon!
Amr Pendragon really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that The Dark Side logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Roach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blas Kavcic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Bobby Roach has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bobby Roach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Blas Kavcic!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Josh West and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kavcic tries a head kick but it misses.
Kavcic doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Roach counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Roach is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kavcic has managed to free his arm - good work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kavcic trying to control here.
Kavcic is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Roach pulls his head out easily.
Kavcic is trying to control but can't.
Roach wants to pass the guard but Kavcic is defending well.
Kavcic wants to control but Roach is keeping busy.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Roach looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Roach trying to control the action but Kavcic is working from the bottom.
Roach wants to work for an arm triangle but Kavcic is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roach is working for a submission of some sort.
Kavcic trying to control from the bottom.
Roach is trying to work for a kimura but Kavcic is defending well.
Kavcic trying to control here.
Roach prevents Kavcic from improving his position.
Roach is pressing down on Kavcic's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kavcic is holding on for now.
Roach is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kavcic wants to control but Roach is keeping busy.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roach prevents Kavcic from improving his position.
Kavcic is refusing to be controlled, as Roach sits in half guard.
Roach wants to pass the guard but Kavcic is defending well.
Roach is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Roach wants to pass to mount but Kavcic is defending the position.
Kavcic works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kavcic bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Roach's guard.
Kavcic wants to pass the guard but Roach is keeping the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roach working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kavcic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roach looking for a guillotine here but Kavcic defends easily.
Roach wants to sweep but no luck.
Kavcic content to stall in guard here.
Kavcic won't allow Roach to sweep him here.
Roach keeping moving, preventing Kavcic from controlling successfully.
Kavcic looking to pass the guard.
Kavcic forces his way into half guard.
Kavcic 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.
Kavcic is trying to control the action in half guard but Roach is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roach wants to improve his position but Kavcic is controlling well.
Kavcic is trying to work for a kimura but Roach is defending well.
Kavcic is trying to control the action in half guard but Roach is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Roach won't allow Kavcic to pass to mount.
Kavcic content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Roach is refusing to be controlled, as Kavcic sits in half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kavcic wants to pass to mount but Roach is defending the position.
Roach gets back to full guard.
Roach is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kavcic advances to half guard.
Kavcic is looking to advance position but Roach won't allow it.
Kavcic is trying to control. Roach wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kavcic is pressing down on Roach's thigh, looking to free his foot. Roach is holding on for now.
Roach tries to get to full guard but Kavcic has control of the leg.
Kavcic tries to pass to full mount but Roach defends it.
Kavcic trying to control from half guard but Roach is working away.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Roach trying to control here.
Kavcic controlling the action here.
Roach is looking for a sweep. Kavcic is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kavcic shoots and misses
and Roach counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roach looking to pass the guard.
Roach landing with the ground and pound.
Roach advances to half guard.
Roach is looking for a kimura but Kavcic is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Roach to get the leverage.
Kavcic trying to control but Roach postures up.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Roach trying to control from half guard but Kavcic is working away.
Kavcic is looking for a sweep. Roach is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Roach is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kavcic sees it coming and defends easily.
Kavcic trying to hold on to Roach's head to control him but Roach postures up.
Roach is looking to take a break and control but Kavcic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Roach is looking for a kimura here.
Roach is working for a kimura but Kavcic is defending it quite comfortably.
Roach is trying to control. Kavcic wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Roach trying to mount his opponent but Kavcic defends it.
Roach is working for a submission of some sort.
Kavcic trying to control but Roach postures up.
Kavcic keeping hold of Roach's head, controlling as best he can.
Roach is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Roach wants to pass the guard but Kavcic is defending well.
Roach is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Roach wants to work for an arm triangle but Kavcic is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kavcic trying to hold on to Roach's head to control him but Roach postures up.
Kavcic manages to get to full guard.
Kavcic not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Roach looking to pass the guard.
Roach forces his way into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kavcic keeping hold of Roach's head, controlling as best he can.
Roach is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kavcic has managed to free his arm - good work.
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 Bobby Roach will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kavcic thows a body shot but no joy.
Kavcic tries for a takedown but Roach circles away easily
and Roach counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kavcic won't be happy with that.
Roach lands a few punches from side control.
Kavcic struggling a bit here.
Bobby Roach overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Roach tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Roach works to advance to full mount. Kavcic defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Roach has hold of Kavcic's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Kavcic manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Kavcic wants to hold on but Roach pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roach can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kavcic is looking to escape.
Roach is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Kavcic to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Kavcic shrugs it off.
Kavcic manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Kavcic is trying to control but can't.
Roach is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kavcic is just riding it out for now. Roach eventually gives up the hold.
Kavcic is pressing down on Roach's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kavcic keeping moving, preventing Roach from controlling successfully.
Kavcic is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kavcic wants to take a breather but Roach is having none of it.
Roach wants to improve his position but Kavcic is controlling well.
Kavcic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Roach keeps working.
Kavcic is looking for a kimura but Roach is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kavcic to get the leverage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roach tries to get to full guard but Kavcic has control of the leg.
Kavcic is thwarting Roach's attempts to control the position.
Kavcic is keen to just control but Roach is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Roach trying to hold on to Kavcic's head to control him but Kavcic postures up.
Kavcic seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Roach does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Blas Kavcic wasn't active enough on the ground.
Kavcic with a lazy takedown attempt
and Roach counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kavcic's guard now.
Roach passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kavcic wants to control but Roach postures up.
Roach postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Roach thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kavcic manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Kavcic trying to control but Roach postures up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roach seems to be working for a kimura but Kavcic defends the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roach is looking to take a break and control but Kavcic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kavcic wants to control but Roach is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Roach tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kavcic knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kavcic controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Kavcic is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Roach's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Roach's back!
Roach looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Roach is in bad spot here.
Roach defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Roach is trying to break free.
Roach is working hard here to advance position.
Kavcic slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Roach looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Roach is keeping busy.
Kavcic is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Roach with him. Roach is trying to defend but Kavcic has an arm under the chin now! Roach grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Blas Kavcic!
Blas Kavcic decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Dandy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyden Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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299 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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285 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Brawler
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jim Dandy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lyden Daniels!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dandy leaves Daniels with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Good shot there by Dandy.
Dandy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dandy throws a nice looking combination but Daniels bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dandy grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Daniels takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Dandy cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jim Dandy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Loholt Pendragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pendragon comes to the ring accompanied by Game of Thrones. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
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195 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Loholt Pendragon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Viktor Belfort!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belfort missing with a left hand there. Pendragon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pendragon throws a body punch but Belfort moves out of range.
Belfort moves into the clinch.
Belfort lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pendragon tries to stall but Belfort uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pendragon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Belfort swings wildly with an uppercut but Pendragon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Belfort stops a takedown attempt from Pendragon.
A head punch on the inside from Pendragon fails to land.
Belfort's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Belfort ducks under a wild hook from Pendragon.
Viktor Belfort seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pendragon tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Belfort manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pendragon shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Belfort sprawls well. Belfort wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pendragon gets slowly back to his feet.
Belfort lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Loholt Pendragon has been cut.
Belfort gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pendragon is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Belfort pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Loholt Pendragon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pendragon tries to pull guard but Belfort holds him up against the ropes and eventually Pendragon drops back down to his feet.
Belfort lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Belfort breaks the clinch.
Pendragon tries to clinch but Belfort moves out of range.
Belfort clinches with his opponent.
Belfort manages to break the clinch.
Pendragon tries to keep at a distance but Belfort has taken the fight into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Belfort.
Pendragon tries to work over Belfort's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pendragon tries to break free but Belfort pushes him back against the ropes.
Belfort lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Belfort prevents a body shot from Pendragon.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Belfort creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Belfort lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pendragon backwards.
Belfort pushes Pendragon back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Belfort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pendragon can't get the takedown.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Belfort creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Belfort on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Belfort creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Belfort scores with a shot to the side of Pendragon's head.
Belfort escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Belfort blocks a jab.
Belfort fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pendragon, pushing him back against the ropes.
Belfort working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Belfort prevents a body shot from Pendragon.
Belfort breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pendragon gets tackled into the ropes by Belfort. Belfort maintains the clinch.
Belfort throws a punch but it's blocked by Pendragon.
Pendragon is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Belfort.
Belfort lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Belfort lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon takes a shot to the head.
Belfort breaks the clinch.
Belfort rushes Pendragon and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Belfort breaks the clinch.
Belfort throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Belfort has managed to clinch.
Belfort doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Belfort swings wildly with an uppercut but Pendragon uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Belfort.
Pendragon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pendragon is trying to pull guard but Belfort has him pressed against the ropes.
Pendragon is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Belfort to keep the fight standing.
Belfort lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pendragon backwards.
Belfort throws a punch but it's blocked by Pendragon.
Pendragon is trying to force a seperation but Belfort has the dominant position.
Belfort gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pendragon.
Belfort has a couple of punches blocked by Pendragon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon can't break the clinch.
Belfort breaks the clinch.
Pendragon shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Belfort defends it nicely.
Belfort shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Pendragon's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belfort wanted to stand there but Pendragon had control of the position.
Belfort wants to control from the top but Pendragon keeps moving.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Belfort wants to get up but he can't break Pendragon's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Pendragon controls Belfort momentarily but Belfort frees himself.
Viktor Belfort has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Pendragon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Belfort gets a clinch.
Pendragon fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Belfort's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pendragon misses with a body shot.
Belfort closes the distance and clinches.
Pendragon throws a punch but it's blocked by Belfort.
Pendragon tries to score a body lock takedown but Belfort shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Belfort manages to break the clinch.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pendragon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Belfort fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pendragon, pushing him back against the ropes.
Belfort's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pendragon swings for the body but Belfort moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belfort forces Pendragon back against the ropes and clinches.
Belfort fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pendragon gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Pendragon seems to be looking for submissions.
Belfort controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Belfort regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pendragon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Pendragon trying to control the position from guard on top but Belfort is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pendragon won't allow Belfort to get back to his feet.
Belfort looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pendragon is stalling in the full guard.
Pendragon trying to control the position from guard on top but Belfort is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Loholt Pendragon just wasn't active enough.
Belfort clinches up with Pendragon and pushes him back against the ropes.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Belfort.
Belfort prevents the takedown attempt.
Belfort lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pendragon backwards.
Belfort working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Belfort lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pendragon backwards.
Pendragon takes a shot to the head.
Belfort lands with a short shot to the head.
Pendragon is trying to drag Belfort to the mat but Belfort just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Pendragon wants a takedown.
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!
Pendragon has a couple of punches blocked by Belfort.
Belfort lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Belfort lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Belfort lands with a left to the head.
Belfort breaks the clinch.
Belfort clinches with his opponent.
Pendragon is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Belfort is defending well.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Belfort creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Belfort breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Belfort gets a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Belfort.
Belfort breaks from the clinch.
Belfort throws a jab when Pendragon was well out of range.
Belfort rushes Pendragon and presses him up against the ropes.
Belfort lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Belfort pushes Pendragon back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Belfort.
Belfort lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pendragon tries to score a body lock takedown but Belfort shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Pendragon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Belfort creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Belfort.
Pendragon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Belfort lands with a light punch inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Belfort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viktor Belfort dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Loholt Pendragon's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Belfort fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pendragon, pushing him back against the ropes.
Pendragon misses with a body punch.
Pendragon looking to stall.
Belfort has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Belfort lands a hook that snaps the head of Pendragon backwards.
Pendragon is rocked!
Pendragon misses with a punch to the body.
Pendragon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Belfort's elbow.
Pendragon is looking to control Belfort's arms but Belfort gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pendragon has his back to the ropes.
Belfort lands a hook to the side of the head.
Belfort working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Oh Pendragon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A shot in the inside from Belfort.
Belfort softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Belfort pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Belfort pushes Pendragon against the ropes. Belfort is working some dirty boxing. Belfort pushes off with a quick right hook! Pendragon goes down! Pendragon tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Belfort moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Viktor Belfort!
Viktor Belfort 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Razor Maya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Galahald Du Lac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Du Lac comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Game of Thrones kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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23
264 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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280 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Razor Maya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Galahald Du Lac!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Du Lac blocks a jab.
Du Lac throws the left hand but Maya avoids the punch easily.
Maya looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Maya with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Good leg kick by Maya there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Du Lac blocks a head kick by Maya.
Du Lac looks to throw the jab but Maya is out of range.
Maya steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Du Lac.
Maya has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Maya there as he acknowledges the shot.
Maya tries to score with a low kick but Du Lac moves his leg out of the way.
Razor Maya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maya uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Du Lac.
Du Lac misses with a straight left.
Maya staying out of range there.
Du Lac keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Maya ducks under a wild hook from Du Lac.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maya misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maya misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick misses from Maya.
Maya chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Maya fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Du Lac manages to avoid it.
Maya lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Maya ducks under a wild hook from Du Lac.
Maya fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Du Lac.
Maya moves away from the strike by Du Lac.
Maya throws a leg kick which misses Du Lac's front leg but catches the back leg as Du Lac tries to avoid it.
Maya throws the left hand but Du Lac avoids the punch easily.
A combination from Maya does no damage.
Maya throws a one two combo.
It looks like Galahald Du Lac has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maya tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maya scores with a push kick.
Maya feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Du Lac's calf.
A jab from Du Lac finds it's way through Maya's defenses.
Du Lac takes a jab right on the kisser.
Maya uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
An inside leg kick from Maya misses.
A solid body kick from Maya.
Maya lands an overhand right.
Du Lac throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maya makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Du Lac looks winded!
Maya lands a big head kick that sends Du Lac tumbling to the mat! Maya takes a step backwards and waves Du Lac back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Du Lac is rocked!
Galahald Du Lac is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Du Lac is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Maya Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Du Lac is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Razor Maya!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joesph Ely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benson Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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145 lbs
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133 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joesph Ely!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Benson Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ely tries to clinch up but Henderson circles away and keeps his distance.
Henderson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ely sprawls well. Ely wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Henderson gets slowly back to his feet.
Henderson wants to clinch but Ely slips to the side
and Ely counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ely closes the distance and clinches.
Henderson drags the fight down to the ground.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Henderson trying to keep a closed guard but Ely is proving a slippery customer.
Ely passes Henderson's left leg - he's now in 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.
Henderson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Henderson is staying active underneath Ely, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Henderson trying to control here.
Henderson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ely landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Henderson trying to get back to full guard but Ely takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Ely goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Henderson is on top in guard.
Henderson postures up in Ely's guard and throws a big left but Ely blocks it.
Henderson has gone for a leg lock! Ely slips out almost immediately though and dives into Henderson's guard.
Ely wanted to stand there but Henderson had control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ely is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ely wants to control from the top but Henderson keeps moving.
Henderson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ely doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ely manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Henderson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Henderson trying to keep a closed guard but Ely is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ely is in close to Henderson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Henderson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ely passes into side control.
Henderson looks winded!
Ely lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Ely swings around for an armbar but Henderson sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Ely's guard.
Ely is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Henderson is controlling him.
Ely has his foot on Henderson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Henderson works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henderson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ely striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Ely keeping moving, preventing Henderson from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ely bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Henderson's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ely's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ely content to stall in guard here.
Ely tries to stand but Henderson is controlling from the bottom.
Henderson throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Ely escapes and throws Henderson's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Ely wants to stand but Henderson is controlling his arm.
Henderson is trying to improve his position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ely wants to stand but Henderson has his arm trapped.
Ely wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Henderson, who protects the arm well.
Ely is looking to take a break and control but Henderson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Henderson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Ely off and has taken his back!
Ely turns into Henderson and is now in his guard.
Ely wants to control from the top but Henderson keeps moving.
Henderson has an active guard here but Ely has managed to pass into half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ely thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Henderson's head.
Henderson tries to get to full guard but Ely has control of the leg.
Henderson actively working from the bottom here.
Ely is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Henderson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Henderson punching from the bottom.
Ely is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Henderson trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Henderson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Henderson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ely lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Ely is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Ely swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joesph Ely!
Joesph Ely retains his bantamweight title!
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