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Lost Legends 30 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Micheal White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 lbs
1 - 6 - 0 |
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185 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Micheal White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeff Wood!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Josh West and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wood swats away the attempt to clinch by White.
White tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wood counters with an outside leg kick.
Wood misses with a body kick.
Wood avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice defenses there by White.
Wood has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
White tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wood paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wood throws a combination that misses
and White counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from White. Wood shrugs it off though.
White needs to keep his hands up - Wood had a free shot at his head there.
Danga de danga de dang - Wood scores with a four punch combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wood throws a low kick, looking for White's leg but White calmly moves out of range.
White tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wood paws at him with a jab and circles away.
White scores with a three punch combo!
White tries to clinch but Wood moves away
and Wood counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wood.
Wood looking to throw knees to the head but White is blocking nicely.
Wood is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. White is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wood is defending well for now.
Wood is trying to break the clinch but White has him pressed against the cage.
White misses with an elbow over the top.
Wood using the Thai plumb to throw knees but White has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wood tries to land a knee to the head but White blocks with his arms.
White using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wood has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wood missing with knees to the body.
Wood tries to land knees in the clinch but White avoids the damage to the body.
Wood is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. White is defending well for now.
Wood pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wood blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
White with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wood is looking for a takedown up against the cage. White gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Wood putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has White in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
White blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood avoiding damage as White throws knees to the body.
White blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice elbow from Wood.
Wood misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from White.
Wood misses with a knee strike.
Wood is trying to stall.
Wood is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. White is defending well for now.
Wood just leaning against White, taking a breather.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White managing to block the knees to the body from Wood.
Wood is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. White is defending well for now.
White blocks an elbow strike.
White dodges an elbow strike from Wood.
White tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wood just stands there and leans against the cage.
Wood misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from White.
White has been working on his balance at Brick Brawlers MMA (13 Coaches), so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Wood.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wood displaying some good clinch control by pressing White up against the cage.
Wood takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wood creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wood creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
White unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wood lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wood is stalling here.
Wood lands a good knee to the midsection. White won't want to take too many of those.
White blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
White with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wood trying to land knees to the body.
Wood tries to land a knee to the head but White blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White trying to control the position but instead, Wood has worked for underhooks and has pushed White into the cage.
Wood with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
White tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wood avoids it.
White tries to land a knee to the head but Wood blocks with his arms.
Wood turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wood thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
White is not content to let Wood control the position.
White knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wood on the ground.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wood is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but White is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
White wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Wood dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
White darts in trying to clinch
and Wood counters with a left and a right that stings White.
White wants to clinch up but Wood keeps it at a distance.
Wood avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
White pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
White tries to clinch but Wood moves away
and Wood counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
White bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
White moves into range and clinches up with Wood.
Wood is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. White is defending well for now.
Wood throws an elbow but it misses.
White misses with an elbow strike.
Wood avoiding damage as White throws knees to the body.
White using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wood has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wood throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wood tries to land a knee to the head but White blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White gets underhooks to prevent Wood's takedown attempt.
Wood throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but White blocks it with crossed arms.
Wood manages to break the clinch.
Wood throws a hook to the side of White's head but White sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wood moves out of range of the body kick.
Micheal White is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wood keeps the fight on the outside.
White lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jeff Wood seems to be getting the better of the standup.
White tries to clinch there but Wood circles away.
White avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
White wants to clinch.
Nice body kick from White.
White tries to close the distance and clinch but Wood swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
White tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wood counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The fight stays on the outside here - White looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Wood, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
White tries to clinch but Wood is having none of it.
White fails in his attempt to clinch.
White doesn't manage to clinch there - Wood circles away.
Wood will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
White wants to clinch up but Wood keeps it at a distance.
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!
Wood goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wood circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wood counters with a two punch combo.
It looks like Micheal White has been cut.
Wood is breathing heavily.
White wants to clinch up but Wood keeps it at a distance.
White tries to clinch there but Wood circles away.
White is looking to clinch but Wood is avoiding it.
Wood tries to clinch there but White circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White moves in looking to clinch but Wood pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - White looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
White tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wood paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wood throws a leg kick which misses White's front leg but catches the back leg as White tries to avoid it.
Wood swats away the attempt to clinch by White.
White tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wood counters with an outside leg kick.
White blocks a head kick by Wood.
White doesn't manage to clinch there - Wood circles away.
White throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wood throws a nice looking combination but White bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
White fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wood throws a sloppy head kick and White moves out of range easily.
Wood blocks a head kick by White.
White darts in trying to clinch
and Wood cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White moves in looking to clinch but Wood pushes him off.
White looks to clinch
and Wood counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. White is lucky that one didn't land flush.
White is looking to clinch but Wood is avoiding it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wood throws a big shot that misses.
White fails in his attempt to clinch.
White tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
White tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wood manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
White ducks under a wild hook from Wood.
Wood missing with a left hand there. White was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wood misses with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wood avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
White tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wood swats him away and circles back towards the center.
White moves to clinch but Wood breaks away
and Wood counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jeff Wood will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Micheal White's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Wood keeps the fight on the outside.
White tries to clinch up
and Wood counters with a good low kick that White was not able to check.
White on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wood looks to score with a jab to the body but White is just out of range.
White wants to clinch.
Wood throws a combination but it was largely blocked by White.
Wood jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Wood misses the target.
Wood keeps the fight on the outside.
Wood cracks White with an open hand slap.
Wood throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wood takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
White looks to clinch
and Wood counters with a lovely straight right hand!
White tries to clinch
and Wood counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White moves in looking to clinch but Wood pushes him off.
White doesn't manage to clinch there - Wood circles away.
Wood throws a hook to the side of White's head but White sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
White lands with a kick to the temple. Wood shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
White tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wood manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
White bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
White avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Wood does no damage.
Wood waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract White.
White moves in looking to clinch but Wood pushes him off.
White tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wood paws at him with a jab and circles away.
White is looking to clinch.
White wants to clinch
and Wood counters with a big head kick but White shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wood paws at him with a jab and circles away.
White is looking to clinch but Wood is avoiding it.
White moves in looking to clinch but Wood pushes him off.
White wants to clinch.
White has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White tries to close the distance and clinch but Wood swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
White tries to clinch up.
Wood rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but White moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
White tries to clinch there but Wood circles away.
Wood rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but White moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
White tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wood paws at him with a jab and circles away.
White wants to clinch but Wood slips to the side
and Wood counters with a straight right hand.
Wood throws a wild body kick that White sees coming a mile off.
Wood swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by White.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood misses with a two punch combination.
Wood keeps the fight on the outside.
Wood is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
White keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wood.
White is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wood wants to slow White down by chopping away at his legs.
White tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wood avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wood swats away the attempt to clinch by White.
Wood looks to land a combination but White avoids it well.
White tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wood manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
White steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wood.
The fight stays on the outside here - White looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
White darts in trying to clinch
and Wood counters with a good low kick that White was not able to check.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White is looking to clinch.
White tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wood paws at him with a jab and circles away.
White is looking to clinch.
White tries to close the distance and clinch but Wood swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
White tries to clinch but Wood moves out of range.
Wood throws a series of punches but White avoids them all with ease.
White is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Some wild striking there from Wood.
White tries to close the distance and clinch but Wood swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
White tries to clinch
and Wood cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fight stays on the outside here - White looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wood takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wood lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but White circles away quickly and effectively.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jeff Wood.
Well Wood has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight for Jeff Wood!
Judge Josh West scores the fight for Jeff Wood!
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Jeff Wood!
Jeff Wood wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jose Dimagiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Malone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malone has chosen Where Everybody Knows Your Name as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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175 lbs
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171 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Good chin |
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Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jose Dimagiba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sam Malone!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dimagiba is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dimagiba tries to clinch up but Malone circles away and keeps his distance.
Malone with a hook.
Dimagiba tries to clinch but Malone is having none of it.
We've been told by Dimagiba's head coaches at Round Table Elite that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Malone dives in and grabs Dimagiba's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dimagiba pushes down on Malone's head and hops out.
Dimagiba avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dimagiba closes the distance but Malone moves to the side
and Malone counters with a takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dimagiba is trying to control Malone's posture but Malone avoids it.
Malone thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dimagiba wants to get back to his feet.
Dimagiba sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Dimagiba trying to hold on to Malone's head to control him but Malone postures up.
Malone seems to be looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone seems to be looking for submissions.
Malone stops Dimagiba from getting back to his feet.
Dimagiba is looking to control Malone's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dimagiba avoid being mounted?
Malone is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dimagiba defends it well.
Nice strikes from Malone there.
Malone wants to pass to mount but Dimagiba is defending the position.
Dimagiba pushes Malone off looking to stand but Malone dives back in and keeps control.
Malone is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dimagiba wants to control but Malone is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malone prevents Dimagiba from standing back up.
Malone takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Malone is thwarting Dimagiba's attempts to control the position.
Malone is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malone is working for a kimura but Dimagiba is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dimagiba wants to get back to his feet.
Dimagiba taking some punishment here, with Malone in his half guard.
Dimagiba on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dimagiba tries to get out of the position.
Malone prevents Dimagiba from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba is defending against the submission attempts here by Malone.
Malone is thwarting Dimagiba's attempts to control the position.
Malone tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dimagiba knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Dimagiba trying to control here.
Dimagiba pushes Malone off looking to stand but Malone dives back in and keeps control.
Malone 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.
Malone is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba is defending against the submission attempts here by Malone.
Dimagiba is looking for a sweep. Malone is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dimagiba slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Dimagiba trying to control the position.
Malone is looking to work some ground and pound but Dimagiba has wrist control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dimagiba is trying to control the position but Malone postures up.
Dimagiba keeping moving, preventing Malone from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Malone dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Malone throws a combination that misses
and Dimagiba counters with a straight right hand.
Malone has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Dimagiba doesn't manage to clinch there - Malone circles away.
Malone scores with a body shot.
Dimagiba connects with the punch.
Dimagiba takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dimagiba is looking to clinch but Malone is avoiding it.
Dimagiba ducks under a wild hook from Malone.
Dimagiba's corner calls for a 1-2. Dimagiba obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malone fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Malone shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Malone showed some decent athleticism there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Malone is breathing heavily.
Malone seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dimagiba does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone stops Dimagiba from getting back to his feet.
Malone wants to pass the guard but Dimagiba is defending well.
Malone is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dimagiba doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Malone.
Malone is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dimagiba keeping hold of Malone's head, controlling as best he can.
Malone landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dimagiba keeping control of the position.
Dimagiba has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Malone is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Malone is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dimagiba is just riding it out for now. Malone eventually gives up the hold.
Malone is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dimagiba is trying to stand.
Dimagiba wants to get back to full guard.
Malone is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba gets back to full guard.
Malone drops back looking for a leg! Dimagiba is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dimagiba manages to kick Malone off! Malone jumps back into Dimagiba's guard.
Malone throwing strikes from guard but Dimagiba blocks nicely.
Malone 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.
Dimagiba throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Malone passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malone thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Malone tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Dimagiba is trying to buck Malone off.
Malone wants to control but Dimagiba is keeping him busy.
Malone thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Malone is trying to get an arm triangle but Dimagiba is defending well.
Dimagiba is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Malone asserts his dominance and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Malone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Dimagiba's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Dimagiba doesn't manage to clinch there - Malone circles away.
Malone shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Malone sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dimagiba's guard.
Malone is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dimagiba is just riding it out for now. Malone eventually gives up the hold.
Malone is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dimagiba sees it coming and defends easily.
Dimagiba is trying to stand.
Dimagiba tries to get to full guard but Malone has control of the leg.
Dimagiba is trying to stand back up but Malone is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Malone is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dimagiba sees it coming and defends easily.
Malone takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dimagiba has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Malone is working away from the top position though.
Malone is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dimagiba sees it coming and defends easily.
Dimagiba looks like he's trying to stand up.
Malone is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dimagiba defends it well.
Dimagiba controlling the position for now.
Malone is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malone not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Malone in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Dimagiba tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Malone!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sam Malone!
During a confident post fight interview, Sam Malone thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Guilherme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cas Josner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guilherme comes to the cage accompanied by Gravel Pit. Cas Josner has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Pedro Guilherme's chin.
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142 lbs
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23
145 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Pedro Guilherme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cas Josner!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Josner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Guilherme paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jab from Josner.
Guilherme takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Guilherme shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Josner sprawls well. Josner wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Guilherme gets slowly back to his feet.
A decent looking cross lands there for Josner.
Josner wants to clinch up but Guilherme keeps it at a distance.
Josner clinches up against the cage.
Josner lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Josner wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Guilherme has him pressed against the cage.
Josner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Josner lands a brutal head kick. Guilherme looks out on his feet and Josner throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Cas Josner!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kelvin Letchford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Fragoso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Letchford's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Steel Panther - 17 Girls in a Row. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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145 lbs
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144 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kelvin Letchford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gary Fragoso!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fragoso swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fragoso throws a one two combo.
Letchford drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Letchford misses with a kick to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fragoso.
Letchford works Fragoso's body with a nice hook.
A jab from Fragoso misses.
Letchford connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fragoso's hands.
Letchford takes one on the button.
We've been hearing reports that Letchford has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Letchford scores with a leg kick.
Letchford shoots in and bounces Fragoso off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Letchford loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Letchford keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fragoso's head.
Fragoso trying to keep a closed guard but Letchford is proving a slippery customer.
Fragoso seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Letchford trying to control but Fragoso is working from the bottom.
Letchford preventing the sweep.
Fragoso trying to control the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A bone on bone clash there as Fragoso blocks the leg kick.
Letchford on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fragoso misses with a body shot.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Fragoso has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Letchford keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fragoso.
A cross from Fragoso lands.
Letchford throws a good cross that connects.
Fragoso cracks a nice hook into Letchford's ribs.
Fragoso misses with a hook.
Letchford looks to score with a jab to the body but Fragoso is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fragoso misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fragoso misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fragoso throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Letchford counters with a takedown into side control.
Fragoso regains half guard.
Fragoso is looking to control Letchford's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fragoso avoid being mounted?
Letchford is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Letchford wants to take a breather but Fragoso is having none of it.
Fragoso tries to get to full guard but Letchford has control of the leg.
Letchford is pressing down on Fragoso's thigh, looking to free his foot. Fragoso is holding on for now.
Letchford content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Fragoso wants to control but Letchford is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fragoso is looking for a sweep. Letchford is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Fragoso has his hands clasped together around Letchford's back. He's all about the action.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Letchford cracks Fragoso with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Letchford bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Letchford. Fragoso does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fragoso takes a swing at Letchford's ribcage but misses.
Fragoso bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Letchford's head backwards.
Fragoso takes one to the side of the head.
Letchford scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fragoso in his tracks.
Gary Fragoso is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Letchford throws a hook but Fragoso blocks it.
Letchford lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fragoso's sensitive parts.
Fragoso throws a leg kick but Letchford sees it coming and moves out of range.
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!
Fragoso bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Letchford misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Fragoso counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fragoso ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Fragoso.
Letchford looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fragoso swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Letchford.
Nice straight punches there by Letchford. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Letchford.
Fragoso misses with a hook.
Letchford looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Danga de danga de dang - Fragoso scores with a four punch combination!
Letchford is rocked!
It looks like Kelvin Letchford has been cut.
Fragoso throws a low kick, looking for Letchford's leg but Letchford calmly moves out of range.
Oh Letchford is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Letchford lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gary Fragoso will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kelvin Letchford's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Letchford tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fragoso was well out of range. Poor timing from Letchford.
Letchford seems to have got his legs back now.
Letchford takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Oooooh!!! Fragoso has knocked Letchford down with a huge combo! Fragoso steps away and waves a wobbly Letchford back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Letchford shoots in but Fragoso avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fragoso changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Letchford swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fragoso.
Letchford throws a right and a left that Fragoso avoids nicely.
Letchford pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fragoso misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Letchford thows a body shot but no joy.
Gary Fragoso seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fragoso scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fragoso connects with a single shot there.
Letchford bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fragoso's head backwards.
Letchford connects with a leg kick. Fragoso looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fragoso sizes up Letchford with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fragoso throws a nice looking combination but Letchford bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fragoso scores with a nice strike.
Fragoso has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fragoso drops Letchford with a beautiful combination! Letchford stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Fragoso is looking for the KO!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Letchford throws a lazy right hand but Fragoso sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fragoso scores with a body shot.
Fragoso lands a head shot.
Letchford will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Letchford takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Gary Fragoso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Letchford throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fragoso misses with a double jab.
Fragoso throws a right and a left that both miss.
Letchford is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fragoso sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kelvin Letchford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Letchford closes the distance and clinches up with Fragoso, looking for a takedown. Letchford pushes Fragoso against the cage but Fragoso circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fragoso has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fragoso there as he acknowledges the shot.
Letchford thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Letchford dodges the punch combination from Fragoso.
Letchford fails with the takedown.
Fragoso throws a chopping leg kick but Letchford manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Letchford misses with a hook.
Fragoso scores with a three punch combo!
Letchford checks a low kick from Fragoso.
Fragoso misses with a head kick.
Letchford looks to score with a jab to the body but Fragoso is just out of range.
Letchford misses with a takedown attempt
and Letchford takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fragoso is looking to score with low kicks.
Fragoso throws a nice looking combination but Letchford bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Letchford thows a body shot but no joy.
Gary Fragoso is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Letchford avoids the body shot from Fragoso.
Letchford throws a quick inside leg kick.
Letchford connects with an inside leg kick.
Letchford is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fragoso sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Good work by Letchford as he checks the leg kick.
Fragoso swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Letchford.
Fragoso throws a head kick that misses.
Letchford feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fragoso's calf.
Fragoso pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fragoso scores with a hook.
Fragoso slips under a jab.
A combination from Fragoso does no damage.
Letchford feints and then cracks Fragoso's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fragoso down.
Good shot there by Fragoso.
Letchford looks for a takedown but Fragoso sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Letchford lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fragoso stuns Letchford with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fragoso throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Letchford counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
No joy there for Letchford, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Letchford shoots for a double leg takedown but Fragoso sprawls well. He's pushed Letchford's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Letchford looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fragoso staying out of range there.
Letchford pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fragoso fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Letchford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fragoso.
Fragoso misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fragoso thuds his right hand into Letchford's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fragoso drops Letchford with a beautiful combination! Letchford stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Fragoso is looking for the KO!
Letchford shoots in for a takedown but Fragoso shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Fragoso showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kelvin Letchford's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Fragoso throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fragoso misses with the combination.
A combination from Fragoso does no damage.
Fragoso misses with a low kick as Letchford jumps back.
Fragoso lands a big head kick that sends Letchford tumbling to the mat! Fragoso takes a step backwards and waves Letchford back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Letchford throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Fragoso lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Letchford falls backwards - clearly groggy! Fragoso dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gary Fragoso!
Gary Fragoso decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Rodrigo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Markus Fittz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Markus Fittz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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222 lbs
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223 lbs
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Counter fighter
Cardio machine |
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jose Rodrigo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Markus Fittz!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fittz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rodrigo circles away quickly and effectively.
Sloppy strikes from Fittz. Those never looked like landing.
Fittz misses with a double jab.
Rodrigo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fittz.
We've been told by Rodrigo's head coaches at Blitzkrieg Fighting Systems: Ground that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Fittz lands a really nice looking cross but Rodrigo seems unphased.
Fittz gets caught napping as Rodrigo dives in and scores a takedown. Fittz manages to retain guard.
Rodrigo prevents Fittz from getting back to his feet.
Fittz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rodrigo.
Rodrigo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fittz keeping full guard, as Rodrigo tries to pass.
Fittz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fittz trying to control the position.
Fittz is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigo throwing strikes from guard but Fittz blocks nicely.
Rodrigo prevents Fittz from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fittz pulls Rodrigo in close to prevent any damage.
Let's hope that Fittz 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.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Markus Fittz was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Fittz tries to bum rush Rodrigo with a series of wild strikes but Rodrigo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jab by Fittz.
Fittz drops Rodrigo with a left and a right! Oh, Rodrigo is hurt - Fittz dives into side control looking to finish!
Rodrigo is rocked!
It looks like Jose Rodrigo has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A lull in the action here as Fittz stalls from top position.
Oh Rodrigo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fittz decides to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Fittz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for Fittz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fittz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fittz cracks Rodrigo with a hook to the temple - Rodrigo is on wobbly legs here! Fittz swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Rodrigo falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Fittz wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Markus Fittz!
An out of breath Markus Fittz thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Beaver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Lyman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beaver comes to the cage accompanied by mind of a maniac. Matthew Beaver could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Josh Lyman's chin.
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matthew Beaver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Josh Lyman!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Lyman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lyman wants to clinch up but Beaver keeps it at a distance.
Lyman tries a head kick but it misses.
Lyman misses with a head kick.
Lyman tries to close the distance and clinch but Beaver swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lyman throws a head kick but Beaver moves out of range.
Beaver definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lyman takes the fight into the clinch.
Lyman lands an elbow inside.
Lyman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lyman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Beaver has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lyman is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lyman lands a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knees in the clinch landing for Lyman.
Beaver is breathing heavily.
Lyman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lyman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Matthew Beaver has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lyman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lyman lands a head kick. Beaver smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lyman lands a big head kick that sends Beaver tumbling to the mat! Lyman takes a step backwards and waves Beaver back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Beaver is rocked!
Lyman drives through and clinches with Beaver against the cage.
Nice elbow from Lyman.
Beaver takes an elbow to the temple.
Beaver wants a takedown.
Lyman is pressed up against the cage. Beaver has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lyman down to the mat. Lyman avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matthew Beaver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lyman tries to clinch but Beaver is having none of it.
Lyman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Beaver. That did some damage!
Lyman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Lyman.
Lyman throws a head kick that misses.
Josh Lyman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lyman throws a head kick but Beaver moves out of range.
Beaver gets tackled into the cage by Lyman. Lyman maintains the clinch.
Beaver avoids the elbow strike from Lyman, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Lyman.
Lyman is pressed up against the cage. Beaver has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lyman down to the mat. Lyman avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lyman throws a head kick that misses.
Lyman plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Lyman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lyman moves into range and clinches up with Beaver.
Beaver avoids a wild elbow strike from Lyman.
Lyman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Beaver avoids the elbow strike from Lyman, against the cage.
Lyman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Beaver takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beaver dodges an elbow strike from Lyman.
Lyman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lyman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Beaver blocks a head kick by Lyman.
Lyman lands a big head kick that sends Beaver tumbling to the mat! Lyman takes a step backwards and waves Beaver back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lyman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lyman tries a head kick but it misses.
Beaver avoids the head kick by Lyman.
Lyman tries a head kick but it misses.
Lyman throws a nice head kick!
Lyman tries a head kick but it misses.
Lyman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lyman tries to close the distance and clinch but Beaver swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lyman throws a head kick but Beaver moves out of range.
Lyman lands with a slapping head kick.
Lyman wants to clinch up but Beaver keeps it at a distance.
Lyman tries to clinch there but Beaver circles away.
Lyman misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Lyman.
Lyman throws a head kick that misses.
Beaver blocks a head kick by Lyman.
Lyman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Beaver swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lyman throws a lazy head kick
and Beaver counters by moving into the clinch.
Lyman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A knee to the head by Lyman.
Lyman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Lyman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matthew Beaver's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Beaver blocks a head kick by Lyman.
Lyman tries to clinch there but Beaver circles away.
Lyman wants to clinch up but Beaver keeps it at a distance.
A head kick by Lyman misses
and Beaver counters with a one-two to the body.
Lyman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Beaver avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Beaver takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lyman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lyman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lyman tries a head kick but it misses.
Lyman throws a sloppy head kick and Beaver moves out of range easily.
Beaver keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lyman moves to clinch but Beaver breaks away
and Beaver counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lyman is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Beaver checks the leg kick.
Lyman wants to clinch.
Lyman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick from Lyman lands but Beaver takes it in his stride.
Lyman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Beaver circles away from the clinch attempt.
Josh Lyman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lyman closes the distance and clinches.
Lyman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lyman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beaver goes for a takedown attempt but Lyman pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lyman is looking to clinch but Beaver is avoiding it.
Lyman tries a head kick but it misses.
Lyman tries a head kick but it misses.
Lyman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lyman throws a head kick but Beaver moves out of range.
Josh Lyman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lyman misses with a head kick.
Lyman clinches up against the cage.
Lyman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beaver is working for takedown but Lyman is calmly controlling the position for now.
Beaver has hold of one of Lyman's legs. Lyman is fighting the takedown attempt but Beaver gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lyman can do anything to dispel that myth.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Lyman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beaver throws an elbow that misses. Lyman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Beaver's guard. Nice move by Lyman!
Beaver manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lyman manages to get himself to full guard.
Beaver with a flurry of punches that miss.
Beaver works over Lyman with some ground and pound from guard.
Lyman scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Lyman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Beaver avoids the head kick by Lyman.
Beaver avoids the head kick by Lyman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Lyman.
Lyman wants to clinch.
Beaver blocks a head kick by Lyman.
Lyman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Beaver checks a leg kick nicely.
Lyman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Beaver swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lyman throws a head kick that misses
and Beaver counters with a shoot takedown. Lyman fights it but they end up in guard.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beaver working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Beaver keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lyman's head.
Beaver pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lyman is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Josh Lyman will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Matthew Beaver's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Lyman throws a sloppy head kick
and Beaver counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Beaver.
Lyman prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lyman gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Beaver.
Beaver blocks an elbow strike.
Lyman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lyman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lyman tries a head kick but it misses.
Lyman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lyman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lyman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head kick misses from Lyman.
Lyman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Lyman misses
and Beaver counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Beaver blocks a head kick by Lyman.
Lyman throws a head kick that misses
and Beaver decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lyman's guard.
Beaver throws a big elbow that misses.
Beaver in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Beaver is looking to pass into half guard but Lyman pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Lyman is in guard.
Lyman has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at MediEval. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Beaver looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beaver throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Beaver is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Well,Beaver is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Beaver throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Beaver throwing shots but Lyman is blocking nicely.
Beaver scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lyman is looking to escape.
Beaver thows a huge punch but Lyman dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Beaver.
Beaver looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lyman with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lyman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Beaver.
Beaver missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Beaver is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Beaver throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Beaver thows a huge punch but Lyman dodges it nicely.
Beaver thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ground and pound from Beaver.
Beaver thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lyman's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lyman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Beaver.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beaver sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lyman defending well though.
Beaver missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Beaver missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lyman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Beaver thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lyman's head.
Matthew Beaver overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lyman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Beaver.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beaver missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lyman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Beaver.
Matthew Beaver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Josh Lyman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Beaver is looking for a kimura but Lyman is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Beaver to get the leverage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matthew Beaver showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lyman has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Josh Lyman!
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight for Josh Lyman!
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight for Josh Lyman!
Josh Lyman wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Demetrius Colrane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Kampmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Demetrius Colrane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Kampmann!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colrane doesn't manage to clinch there - Kampmann circles away.
Colrane wants to clinch
and Kampmann counters with a good, hard body kick but Colrane shrugs it off.
Kampmann scores with a shot to the body.
Colrane ducks right into an uppercut from Kampmann.
Kampmann moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kampmann closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Colrane tries to stall but Kampmann uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kampmann lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Colrane backwards.
Kampmann misses with a punch to the body.
Kampmann pushes Colrane back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Colrane is rocked!
We've been informed that Kampmann has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Kampmann leaning against his opponent.
Oh Colrane is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kampmann pushes Colrane against the cage. Kampmann is working some dirty boxing. Kampmann pushes off with a quick right hook! Colrane goes down! Colrane tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Kampmann moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Kampmann!
Our winner, Chris Kampmann, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Demetrius Colrane spoke after the fight, saying 'He got lucky, I can beat him any day this was a fluk and in a rematch I'd smash his face in'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Velimir Stojkovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Lok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stojkovic comes to the cage accompanied by Drowning Pool - Numb . Lok has chosen Butthole Surfers - Pepper as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Velimir Stojkovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damien Lok!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lok lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lok clinches.
Lok tries to work over Stojkovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stojkovic prevents a body shot from Lok.
Lok digs a right hand into Stojkovic's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Stojkovic's gas tank.
Lok struggles to land a body shot inside as Stojkovic controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lok.
Stojkovic misses with some punches.
Stojkovic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stojkovic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lok misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lok turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Lok working the ground and pound from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lok in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Stojkovic tries to escape but Lok is in control.
Lok misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lok misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Lok is looking to take a break and control but Stojkovic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stojkovic is looking to reverse the position.
Lok wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Stojkovic, who protects the arm well.
Lok working away.
Lok sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Stojkovic is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Lok wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stojkovic keeps working.
Lok sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Stojkovic is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stojkovic gets back to half guard.
Stojkovic trying to hold on to Lok's head to control him but Lok postures up.
Lok stops Stojkovic from getting back to his feet.
Lok is working for a kimura but Stojkovic is defending it quite comfortably.
Stojkovic is looking for a sweep. Lok is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lok is trying to control the action in half guard but Stojkovic is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stojkovic trying to hold on to Lok's head to control him but Lok postures up.
Lok thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lok tries to pass the half guard into mount. Stojkovic knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lok is looking to take a break and control but Stojkovic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Stojkovic regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lok stopping the sweep attempt from Stojkovic.
Stojkovic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lok trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lok wants to control from the top but Stojkovic keeps moving.
Lok pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stojkovic is keeping the position for now.
Stojkovic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stojkovic is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lok accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lok with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Lok dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lok closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lok pushes Stojkovic up against the cage in a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Stojkovic as Lok tries to tie him up.
Lok tries to throw a body punch but Stojkovic avoids it by throwing Lok back against the cage.
Lok has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Stojkovic is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stojkovic.
A nice left hand lands by Stojkovic.
Lok misses with some punches.
Lok is trying to maintain a safe position but Stojkovic gets an underhook and turns Lok into the cage.
Stojkovic is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lok wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lok's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stojkovic lands a shot to the body.
Lok tries a body shot but Stojkovic blocks it.
Lok on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stojkovic misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stojkovic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stojkovic can't find room to land a body shot as Lok controls the action.
Stojkovic blocks a body shot from Lok.
Lok looking to stall.
Lok misses with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lok can't get the takedown.
Lok wants the takedown. Stojkovic is fighting it off but Lok persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Stojkovic's guard against the cage.
Lok throwing strikes but missing.
Lok throwing strikes from guard but Stojkovic blocks nicely.
Lok tries to free his leg and advance position but Stojkovic is retaining full guard.
Lok is fighting to break Stojkovic's control of his arms but Stojkovic is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Lok trying to control but Stojkovic is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stojkovic wants to sweep but no luck.
Lok working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Stojkovic wants to sweep here but Lok controlling him for the moment.
Stojkovic is trying to control the position but Lok postures up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Stojkovic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lok sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stojkovic misses with a hook.
Stojkovic clinches with his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stojkovic lands a left hand.
Stojkovic looking to throw knees to the head but Lok is blocking nicely.
Lok has Stojkovic pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Stojkovic manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Velimir Stojkovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damien Lok.
Lok managing to block the knees to the body from Stojkovic.
Lok looking to slow down the pace here.
Lok has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
A short right from Stojkovic on the inside.
Lok has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Stojkovic avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lok blocks a body shot from Stojkovic.
Lok misses with a punch to the body.
Lok tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stojkovic's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stojkovic.
Stojkovic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lok backwards.
Stojkovic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lok is rocked!
Nice body punch from Stojkovic - that landed with a thud.
Lok is still on wobbly legs! Can Stojkovic finish him?
Stojkovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Lok uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stojkovic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lok backwards.
Stojkovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Lok.
Stojkovic throws an elbow that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stojkovic lands a hook that snaps the head of Lok backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Stojkovic.
Stojkovic lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Lok to his knees! Stojkovic keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Velimir Stojkovic!
After the fight, Velimir Stojkovic was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joesph Ely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blas Kavcic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joesph Ely!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Blas Kavcic!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kavcic moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jab from Ely.
Kavcic is rocked!
Ely closes the distance looking for a takedown. Kavcic stuffs it but Ely still has hold of him. Ely picks Kavcic up in a fireman's lift! The crowd roars in approval. Ely slams Kavcic to the floor and that's really hurt Kavcic - he doesn't know where he is! Ely throws a couple of strikes and the referee steps in to save him! This one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joesph Ely!
Joesph Ely seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Echart Tolle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominick Napolitano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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28
182 lbs
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Echart Tolle!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dominick Napolitano!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tolle tries to move into range but Napolitano moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Napolitano gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Napolitano has Tolle pressed against the cage.
Napolitano tries to land a knee to the head but Tolle blocks with his arms.
Napolitano scores with a knee to the head.
Napolitano scores with a knee to the head.
Napolitano lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Napolitano content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Napolitano looking to throw knees to the head but Tolle is blocking nicely.
Tolle avoids a wild elbow strike from Napolitano.
Napolitano with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tolle tries to pull guard but Napolitano forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Tolle is trying to pull guard but Napolitano has him pressed against the cage.
Napolitano tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Napolitano using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tolle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Napolitano tries to land a knee to the head but Tolle blocks with his arms.
A knee to the head by Napolitano.
Napolitano is struggling to control the position.
Tolle is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Echart Tolle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Napolitano throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tolle blocks it with crossed arms.
Napolitano scores with a knee to the head.
Napolitano with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Napolitano unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tolle is trying to break the clinch but Napolitano has him pressed against the cage.
Tolle jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Napolitano walks away with a smile on his face. Tolle gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Napolitano cracks Tolle with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Napolitano scores with a nice strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Napolitano throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Napolitano has closed the distance and engaged Tolle in a clinch.
Tolle is trying to pull guard but Napolitano has him pressed against the cage.
Napolitano throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tolle blocks it with crossed arms.
Napolitano lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Napolitano scores with a knee to the head.
Tolle is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Napolitano to keep the fight standing.
Napolitano tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Napolitano with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tolle is rocked!
Napolitano using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tolle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tolle is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Napolitano to keep the fight standing.
Tolle is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Napolitano landing knees to the head.
Oh Tolle is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Napolitano throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tolle blocks it with crossed arms.
Tolle seems to have got his legs back now.
Napolitano lands a nice knee to the body.
Napolitano with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Napolitano tries a knee to the head but Tolle blocks it.
Napolitano slowing the pace effectively.
Napolitano using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tolle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tolle is trying to pull guard but Napolitano turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Napolitano content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Napolitano looking to throw knees to the head but Tolle is blocking nicely.
Napolitano tries to land a knee to the head but Tolle blocks with his arms.
Napolitano using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Napolitano lands a good knee to the midsection. Tolle won't want to take too many of those.
Tolle is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Napolitano landing knees to the head.
Napolitano with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Napolitano drops Tolle with a big knee straight up the middle! Tolle is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Napolitano throws a sloppy head kick and Tolle moves out of range easily.
Napolitano closes the distance and clinches.
Napolitano lands a knee to the head.
Napolitano looking to throw knees to the head but Tolle is blocking nicely.
Napolitano tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Napolitano misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tolle takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tolle is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Napolitano to keep the fight standing.
Tolle goes for a takedown attempt but Napolitano pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Napolitano.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominick Napolitano dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Napolitano scores with a kick to the midsection.
A lazy left from Napolitano finds it's target.
Dominick Napolitano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Napolitano looks to score with a jab to the body but Tolle is just out of range.
Napolitano fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tolle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Napolitano clinches.
Napolitano misses with a knee strike.
Tolle jumps guard but Napolitano turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Napolitano lands a knee to the head.
Tolle takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tolle tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A knee to the head by Napolitano.
Napolitano throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tolle blocks it with crossed arms.
Napolitano with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Napolitano lands a knee to the head.
Tolle fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Echart Tolle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Napolitano landing knees to the body.
Napolitano crunches a lovely knee into Tolle's ribcage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Napolitano lands a knee to the body.
Napolitano pushes Tolle back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Knees to the body from Napolitano.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Napolitano is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Napolitano throws an elbow but it misses.
Tolle jumps guard but Napolitano stands there with Tolle around his waist. Tolle gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Napolitano.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The crowd are getting on Napolitano's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Napolitano tries a knee to the head but Tolle blocks it.
Napolitano with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tolle changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Napolitano fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Napolitano closes the distance and clinches.
Napolitano with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tolle looking to slow down the pace here.
Napolitano stalling in the clinch.
Napolitano with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolle is trying to pull guard but Napolitano has him pressed against the cage.
Tolle letting Napolitano take a breather here.
Napolitano lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Napolitano connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tolle's face.
Tolle tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tolle fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tolle takes a knee right on the jaw!
Napolitano with a knee to the head.
Napolitano is looking to land a big knee to finish this one. He's got control of the head and as Tolle tries to break Napolitano's hands from around his neck, Napolitano unloads with that fight ending knee, right up the middle! Oh man, that was nasty! Tolle will need to get back to the training room and learn how to defend against the thai clinch! Oooh, his nose is a mess. Hopefully it's not broken.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Dominick Napolitano!
Dominick Napolitano is the new welterweight champion!
A very excited looking Dominick Napolitano made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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