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Hilo Fight 61 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Billy Blumpkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bam Timmermans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Basic striking
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Billy Blumpkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bam Timmermans!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blumpkin shoots for a takedown but Timmermans saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Blumpkin fails with a takedown attempt.
Blumpkin shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Blumpkin was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Blumpkin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Timmermans is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Blumpkin trying to control the action but Timmermans is working from the bottom.
Timmermans parries the strikes from Blumpkin easily there. Blumpkin is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Timmermans to escape.
Blumpkin looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Blumpkin trying to control the action but Timmermans is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Timmermans is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Blumpkin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Timmermans keeps working.
Blumpkin in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Timmermans tries to escape but Blumpkin is in control.
Blumpkin tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Blumpkin is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Timmermans is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Blumpkin is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Timmermans has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Timmermans is trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blumpkin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Blumpkin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Blumpkin tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Timmermans wants to get back to his feet but Blumpkin drags him back down.
Timmermans parries the strikes from Blumpkin easily there. Blumpkin is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Timmermans to escape.
Timmermans really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Blumpkin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Blumpkin is trying to get an arm triangle but Timmermans is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blumpkin controls the position.
An elbow from Blumpkin crashes against the mat.
Blumpkin passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Timmermans!
Blumpkin throws some wild stikes that Timmermans manages to avoid easily.
Blumpkin thowing shots but they're missing.
Blumpkin looking to ground and pound but Timmermans is blocking nicely.
Blumpkin is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Timmermans is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Billy Blumpkin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Suriya Pinphet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silas Nova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Silas Nova enters the cage!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Suriya Pinphet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Silas Nova!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Jeff Smith and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Pinphet. Nova shrugs it off though.
Nova looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pinphet scores with a leg kick.
No joy there for Nova, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pinphet scores with a nice right hand.
It looks like Silas Nova has been cut.
Nova misses with a combination
and Pinphet counters with a good low kick that Nova was not able to check.
Horrible takedown by Nova or perhaps it was just good defense by Pinphet which made him look bad.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pinphet lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Nova looks winded!
Nova tries to bum rush Pinphet with a series of wild strikes but Pinphet uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pinphet lets loose with a powerful body kick. Nova will feel that in the morning.
Pinphet drops Nova with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Nova looks back up at him and smiles so Pinphet waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Pinphet scores with a nice body kick.
Pinphet throws a shot to the body.
Nova walks forward, straight into a front kick from Pinphet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pinphet.
The fighters circle, before Pinphet throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Nova's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Pinphet lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Suriya Pinphet!
A very excited looking Suriya Pinphet rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mark Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abednego Smiff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Mark Wilson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Abednego Smiff!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson fails with a takedown attempt.
Smiff moves into the clinch.
Smiff stops a takedown attempt from Wilson.
Smiff has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Wilson regains guard immediately.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Wilson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smiff distracts Wilson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wilson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smiff.
Smiff trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smiff is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Wilson keeping moving, preventing Smiff from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Smiff's guard.
Smiff looking for a sweep. Not yet Smiff, not yet.
Smiff looking for a triangle here. Wilson is fighting it but it looks tight! Smiff pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Wilson is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Abednego Smiff!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jones Toron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Weidman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Weidman is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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185 lbs
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Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jones Toron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Weidman!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weidman scores with a push kick.
Weidman goes for a double leg but Toron avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Toron continues to drive forward.
Toron escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Toron moves into range and clinches up with Weidman.
Toron gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Weidman regains guard.
Toron is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Weidman looking for a guillotine here but Toron defends easily.
Weidman working a defensive guard here.
Toron makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Toron wants to control from the top but Weidman keeps moving.
Weidman will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toron controls from within his opponent's guard.
Toron wants to pass the guard but Weidman is keeping the position.
Toron postures up.
Weidman working a defensive guard but Toron manages to pass into side control anyway.
Weidman felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Toron slows the pace down.
Toron definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Weidman is looking to reverse the position.
Toron just content to control the position.
Toron cracks Weidman with a big right hand but Weidman just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weidman taking punishment in the form of punches.
Weidman is looking to regain half guard here but Toron keeps moving and retains side control.
Weidman gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Toron lands a heavy elbow.
Toron is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Weidman can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Toron landing strikes from the mount.
Weidman is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Toron controlling his opponent.
Toron raining down shots from the mount!
Toron raining down hammerfists from mount.
Weidman is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toron cracks Weidman with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jones Toron!
After winning the bout, Jones Toron thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bradley Stoops (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Washington kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Go Hard - French Montana. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gabriel Washington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bradley Stoops!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stoops displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Washington throws out the jab.
Stoops throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Washington tries to bum rush Stoops with a series of wild strikes but Stoops uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Washington falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Stoops to counter with a crisp jab.
Washington ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Washington tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stoops paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stoops throws a sloppy head kick and Washington moves out of range easily.
Stoops ducks under a wild hook from Washington.
Washington misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Washington!
It looks like Bradley Stoops has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington throws a body punch but Stoops moves out of range.
Stoops misses with a jab, cross combination.
Washington ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stoops moves away.
Stoops displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Washington throws out the jab.
Washington tries to bum rush Stoops with a series of wild strikes but Stoops uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stoops moves forwards but Washington connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Washington thows a body shot but no joy.
Washington dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stoops's head.
Washington throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Washington slips a jab and a cross from Stoops.
A left and a right from Stoops both land. Nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Washington moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Stoops avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stoops gets a double leg takedown into Washington's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Stoops trying to control the position from guard on top but Washington is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stoops throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoops drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Washington dives on top into guard.
Washington drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Stoops manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Washington has Stoops in his guard.
Stoops decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Washington, up you get!
Stoops misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Washington avoids the head kick by Stoops.
Washington is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington dodges the punch combination from Stoops.
Stoops gets a double leg takedown into Washington's guard.
Stoops has gone for a leg lock! Washington slips out almost immediately though and dives into Stoops's guard.
Stoops 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 crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stoops is looking for a kimura but Washington is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Stoops to get the leverage.
Stoops winds up and cracks Washington with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
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 Gabriel Washington will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bradley Stoops's cut.
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.
Stoops closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Stoops wants to get back to striking at distance but Washington won't allow it.
A short left from Washington.
Washington lands a left hand.
Washington keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stoops's efforts to push away.
Stoops blocks a body shot from Washington.
Washington misses with a punch to the body.
Stoops wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Stoops jumps guard but Washington turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Stoops wants to break free but Washington has control.
Washington throws a punch but it's blocked by Stoops.
Washington swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stoops is trying to break free.
Stoops wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Washington misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stoopss head.
Stoops being controlled against the cage.
Washington prevents a body shot from Stoops.
Washington misses with some punches.
Stoops blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Washington is struggling to control the position.
Washington throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Washington misses with a hook to the ribs.
Washington trying to control the position but instead, Stoops has worked for underhooks and has pushed Washington into the cage.
Stoops has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Washington seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Stoops can turn it around.
Washington manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoops takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Washington bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Stoops's head backwards.
Washington throws an off balance right hand
and Stoops counters with a left and a right that stings Washington.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stoops on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Washington works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Washington is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Washington looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Washington throws a looping overhand right but Stoops ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington misses with a left hand
and Stoops counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Stoops takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Stoops uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Washington.
Washington thows a body shot but no joy.
Gabriel Washington is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Washington lands a nice hook to Stoops's body. Stoops takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Washington lunges at Stoops with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Stoops's hand.
Stoops throws a big shot that misses.
Washington lands with a straight right. Stoops didn't see that one coming.
Stoops is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stoops drops his hands for a split second and Washington immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Stoops face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Washington follows up with a right hand that knocks Stoops into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Gabriel Washington!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Goon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patryk Jaworski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Patryk Jaworski was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johnny Goon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Patryk Jaworski!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Jaworski. No joy for Goon on that attempt.
Goon with a poor takedown
enabling Jaworski to counter with a crisp jab.
Goon fails with the takedown
and Jaworski counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Goon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Goon drives through with a takedown into Jaworski's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Goon showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Jaworski can't keep his opponent in guard - Goon advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Goon is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Goon content to control rather than advance.
Jaworski looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goon has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We've been hearing good reports from Goon's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
We're going to have a standup here because Johnny Goon wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Goon shoots and misses
and Jaworski makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jaworski has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Goon is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Goon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jaworski as he avoids it easily.
Goon dives in and scores a takedown into Jaworski's guard.
Jaworski keeping moving, preventing Goon from controlling successfully.
Goon not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goon working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jaworski's head.
Jaworski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Goon seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Goon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Goon content to stall in guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Johnny Goon just wasn't active enough.
Goon fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Jaworski to the ground. Goon is now in Jaworski's guard.
Jaworski being controlled here, momentarily.
Jaworski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Goon dominated that round.
That's time! Goon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Goon.
Goon misses with a takedown attempt - Jaworski sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Goon shoots for a takedown but Jaworski saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Goon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jaworski gets caught napping as Goon dives in and scores a takedown. Jaworski manages to retain guard.
Goon throws a strike but Jaworski rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Goon holds on and takes a little breather.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Goon is on top in guard.
Jaworski is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goon sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Goon trying to control the position from guard on top but Jaworski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Goon controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Johnny Goon just wasn't active enough.
Goon throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jaworski's waist but Jaworski gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Goon off to one side.
Goon fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Goon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jaworski as he avoids it easily.
Goon shoots in for a takedown but Jaworski shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Goon drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
A lull in the action here as Goon stalls from top position.
Goon trying to control the position but Jaworski is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Jaworski's face as Goon controls the position.
An elbow from Goon crashes against the mat.
Goon controls the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Goon is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Jaworski is trying to escape and Goon transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Jaworski is forced to tap! Nice work there by Goon! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Johnny Goon!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dolph Lundgrenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renan Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dolph Lundgrenson had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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205 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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dolph Lundgrenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Renan Silva!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses with a looping right.
A big right from Lundgrenson misses.
Lundgrenson throws a shot to the body.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lundgrenson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Lundgrenson.
Lundgrenson throws a right hand that misses
and Silva counters with a two punch combo.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Lundgrenson swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva forces Lundgrenson back against the cage and clinches.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lundgrenson's face.
Silva'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.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lundgrenson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lundgrenson's face.
A knee to the head by Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva prevents a body shot from Lundgrenson.
A short right from Lundgrenson on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Silva - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Knees to the body from Silva.
Silva stalling.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lundgrenson blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lundgrenson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lundgrenson stalls.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lundgrenson wants to stall.
Lundgrenson lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lundgrenson blocks it with crossed arms.
Lundgrenson is leaning against Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good body shot from Lundgrenson.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lundgrenson is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
Lundgrenson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Lundgrenson blocks with his arms.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lundgrenson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Lundgrenson is blocking nicely.
Lundgrenson presses Silva against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Silva looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lundgrenson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Silva is keeping busy.
Lundgrenson can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Lundgrenson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Lundgrenson wants to break free but Silva has control.
Lundgrenson stalling.
Lundgrenson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Silva is keeping busy.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dolph Lundgrenson.
Lundgrenson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lundgrenson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Silva tries to clinch but Lundgrenson is having none of it.
Lundgrenson misses with a looping left.
Silva takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva slips a jab from Lundgrenson.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Lundgrenson.
Lundgrenson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Silva drops his hands momentarily and Lundgrenson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lundgrenson scores with a body shot.
Lundgrenson jabs at Silva's body.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lundgrenson.
Lundgrenson throws a series of strikes that have Silva backpedaling.
Lundgrenson swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Lundgrenson lands a nice hook to Silva's body. Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
No joy there for Lundgrenson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lundgrenson stuns Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dolph Lundgrenson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lundgrenson thuds a left hand into Silva's body.
Lundgrenson looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Lundgrenson lands a nice looking body shot.
Silva takes one to the side of the head.
Lundgrenson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Silva on the side of the head.
Silva moves away from the strike by Lundgrenson.
Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lundgrenson throws a right hand that misses
and Silva counters with a two punch combo.
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!
Lundgrenson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Silva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lundgrenson misses with a looping right.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lundgrenson.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lundgrenson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Silva. Silva circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Silva wants to clinch up but Lundgrenson keeps it at a distance.
Lundgrenson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva walks into a straight right hand from Lundgrenson.
Good standup being displayed there by Lundgrenson as he connects with a hook.
Silva is rocked!
Silva tries to clinch there but Lundgrenson circles away.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Lundgrenson finish him?
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Lundgrenson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lundgrenson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva looks up at the clock. Bad move! Lundgrenson lands a right hand from hell, dropping Silva. Lundgrenson pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dolph Lundgrenson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sid Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Mayo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Savage comes to the cage accompanied by the scatman. Mayo has chosen Super Furry Animals - Golden Retriever as his entrance music. Chris Mayo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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142 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
17 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sid Savage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Mayo!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Savage to score with a decent uppercut.
Savage connects with a looping right hand.
Savage tries to land a front kick but Mayo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Savage shoots in for a double leg but Mayo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Savage displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mayo throws out the jab.
Mayo scores with a shot to the body.
Mayo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Savage is trying to get back to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mayo is trying to control the action in half guard but Savage is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Savage avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mayo.
Mayo trying to control the action but Savage is working from the bottom.
Mayo trying to mount his opponent but Savage defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Savage tries to roll over but Mayo keeps him under control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Savage wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage tries to get to full guard but Mayo has control of the leg.
Savage blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mayo.
Savage is trying to stand back up but Mayo is controlling him
Mayo is looking to advance position but Savage won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mayo uses his free foot to push down on Savage's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Savage.
Savage is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Savage wants to try and get back to his feet.
Savage trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Mayo unloads with some shots from mount but Savage bucks and avoids them well.
Savage is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Savage is trying to stand up.
Mayo throwing strikes here but Savage is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Mayo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Mayo tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Savage is looking to improve his position but Mayo isn't that keen on the idea.
Savage tries to hold on but Mayo pushes him away.
Mayo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mayo looking to control but Savage is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Savage is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mayo throws some wild stikes that Savage manages to avoid easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Savage holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Mayo tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Savage is trying to stand.
Savage tries to lock up and control but Mayo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Savage is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Mayo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Savage really wants to buck Mayo off and get back to his feet.
Mayo unloading with bombs!
Mayo lands a big shot there that rocks Savage but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Mayo lands with some strikes.
Mayo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
BOOM! Mayo connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Savage is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mayo working Savage over with strikes here.
Mayo unloads with some shots from mount but Savage bucks and avoids them well.
Mayo thowing shots but they're missing.
Mayo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Savage is looking to escape.
Savage keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayo tries to control but Savage wriggling away.
Mayo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Savage is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Mayo avoids the attempt from Savage to control.
Savage wants to try and get back to his feet.
Mayo with a couple of short strikes.
Mayo punishing his opponent with strikes.
Savage is rocked!
Savage's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Oh Savage is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Savage taking shots to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Savage takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Mayo lands a big elbow - Savage is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Savage is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Chris Mayo!
Chris Mayo very nearly forgot to thank Crushed Designs (90% return on laundry service) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between PJ Harvey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Denisovitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harvey comes to the cage accompanied by Set Me Free. The crowd seem to be enjoying Denisovitch's choice of entrance music: Katyusha. PJ Harvey is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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185 lbs
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192 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, PJ Harvey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ivan Denisovitch!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harvey takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
No joy there for Harvey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Denisovitch avoids the head kick by Harvey.
Harvey throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Denisovitch counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Denisovitch.
Denisovitch looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Denisovitch misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harvey.
Harvey misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harvey is trying to push Denisovitch away but Denisovitch has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Denisovitch lands a nice elbow.
It looks like PJ Harvey has been cut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Denisovitch.
Denisovitch tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harvey avoids it.
Denisovitch pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Harvey has a couple of punches blocked by Denisovitch.
Harvey breaks the clinch.
Denisovitch throws a nice outside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Denisovitch.
Harvey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
PJ Harvey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Denisovitch 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.
Denisovitch throws a head kick that half lands.
Denisovitch has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Harvey is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Harvey moves out of range of the body kick.
Harvey is looking to score with low kicks.
A head kick misses from Harvey.
Harvey lands a high kick!
It looks like Ivan Denisovitch has been cut.
Harvey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harvey misses with a head kick.
Denisovitch scores with a spinning back kick!
Denisovitch throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Harvey is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harvey swinging wildly here.
Denisovitch lands a big head kick that sends Harvey tumbling to the mat! Denisovitch takes a step backwards and waves Harvey back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Harvey is rocked!
Harvey looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Denisovitch fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Harvey.
Denisovitch has taken the fight to the clinch.
Harvey takes an elbow to the temple.
PJ Harvey's cut is getting worse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denisovitch throws an elbow but it misses.
Harvey blocks an elbow strike.
Harvey avoids the elbow strike from Denisovitch, against the cage.
Denisovitch lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Denisovitch.
Harvey with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Denisovitch misses with an elbow over the top.
Denisovitch is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Denisovitch gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
PJ Harvey's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Harvey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harvey blocks an elbow strike.
Denisovitch looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Denisovitch gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jeez, PJ Harvey's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at PJ Harvey's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ivan Denisovitch!
During a confident post fight interview, Ivan Denisovitch thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Fatu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Rickarderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fatu comes to the cage accompanied by Umaga. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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22
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272 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Eddie Fatu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ricky Rickarderson!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fatu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fatu closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Rickarderson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Fatu's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Fatu's back!
Rickarderson is punishing Fatu with strikes - can he finish him?!
Fatu looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Rickarderson controlling well, preventing Fatu from escaping the position.
Fatu is trying to get back to his feet but Rickarderson has full control of the position and if anything, Fatu has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Fatu turns into Rickarderson and is now in his guard.
Fatu with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fatu distracts Rickarderson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fatu throws a big elbow that misses.
Fatu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fatu throws a big right hand that misses.
Fatu wants to pass the guard but Rickarderson is keeping the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rickarderson is on top in guard.
Fatu seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Fatu is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fatu working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fatu wants to stand and escape but Rickarderson is having none of it.
Fatu escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rickarderson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fatu working a defensive guard here.
Rickarderson wants to control from the top but Fatu keeps moving.
Fatu can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rickarderson controls the pace.
Rickarderson trying to control but Fatu is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rickarderson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rickarderson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rickarderson chips away with some ground and pound.
Rickarderson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fatu's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rickarderson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Rickarderson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rickarderson won't allow Fatu to sweep him here.
Rickarderson throwing strikes from guard but Fatu blocks nicely.
Fatu working a defensive guard here.
Rickarderson connects with a couple of short punches.
Fatu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rickarderson.
Rickarderson trying to control but Fatu is working from the bottom.
Fatu looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rickarderson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Fatu keeping moving, preventing Rickarderson from controlling successfully.
Fatu is trying to keep Rickarderson in close.
Rickarderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Fatu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rickarderson lands a high kick to the side of Fatu's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Rickarderson dives into guard, looking to finish.
It looks like Eddie Fatu has been cut.
Fatu has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rickarderson landing some decent shots from guard.
Rickarderson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Fatu has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rickarderson has managed to get both his arms back between Fatu's legs - danger averted.
Rickarderson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rickarderson passes Fatu's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Rickarderson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Rickarderson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fatu with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rickarderson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Fatu works his way to full guard. Good work.
Fatu trying to control the position here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rickarderson postures up in Fatu's guard and throws a big left but Fatu blocks it.
Fatu not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Rickarderson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eddie Fatu's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Fatu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fatu misses with a two punch combination.
Rickarderson gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Rickarderson tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Fatu is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Rickarderson buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Rickarderson!! Rickarderson is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Fatu throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eddie Fatu!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Eddie Fatu made sure he mentioned Sydney BEAST Clothing , along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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