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Hilo Fight 100 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Billy Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abednego Smiff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abednego Smiff is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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160 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Billy Savage!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Abednego Smiff!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smiff shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Savage as he avoids it easily.
Smiff fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Smiff shoots in for a double leg but Savage sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Billy Savage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abednego Smiff.
Smiff shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Savage lands a left and a right that send Smiff crashing to the mat, dazed. Savage thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Smiff is rocked!
It looks like Abednego Smiff has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Savage misses the jab.
Smiff is still on wobbly legs! Can Savage finish him?
Smiff misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Savage.
Smiff misses with a body shot.
Abednego Smiff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Savage misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smiff seems to have recovered his senses.
Smiff misses with a low kick.
Billy Savage is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smiff takes a swing at Savage's ribcage but misses.
Smiff scores with a takedown into Savage's guard.
Smiff trying to control but Savage is working from the bottom.
Smiff throws an elbow that misses. Savage uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Smiff's guard. Nice move by Savage!
Smiff not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Smiff working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Savage has passed into half guard!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smiff is looking for a sweep. Savage is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Savage is thwarting Smiff's attempts to control the position.
Savage tries to stand and escape but Smiff is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smiff tries to roll over but Savage keeps him under control.
Savage will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Savage wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage stalling.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Billy Savage.
A jab from Smiff misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Smiff is defended easily by Savage.
Nice cross by Savage.
Smiff tries to score a power double leg takedown but Savage sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Smiff somewhat.
Smiff throws a right hand that misses
and Savage counters with a stiff right hand.
Savage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smiff was well out of range. Poor timing from Savage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Savage fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Smiff looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Savage stuffs the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Savage dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Abednego Smiff's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Savage scores with a body shot.
Smiff swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smiff tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Savage counters with a crisp right hand that drops Smiff! Savage lets Smiff back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smiff throws a head kick that misses.
Savage thows a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Savage. Smiff does a little dance to reset his feet.
Savage comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Smiff misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Savage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage with a nice cross.
Savage cracks Smiff with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Smiff falls to his knees and Savage doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Savage!
Billy Savage retains his lightweight title!
After the big win, Billy Savage made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors xXx Clothing (Nothing Over $20) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodger Crowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Banger Malone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malone has chosen Shadows Fall - Divide and Conquer as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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280 lbs
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285 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rodger Crowe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Banger Malone!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malone throws a sloppy head kick and Crowe moves out of range easily.
Crowe has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Crowe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Malone moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Crowe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Crowe stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Malone throws a head kick that misses
and Crowe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Malone turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Crowe tests Malone's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malone tries a head kick but it misses.
Crowe lands a head shot.
Malone throws a low kick but Crowe avoids it.
Banger Malone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malone dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Crowe. That did some damage!
Crowe avoids a kick to the body.
Malone tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Crowe is able to avoid easily.
Malone finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Crowe lands a left and a right that send Malone crashing to the mat, dazed. Crowe thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Banger Malone has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A clash of legs there as Crowe blocks the low kick.
Crowe throws a series of punches but Malone avoids them all with ease.
Malone throws a low kick but it's checked well by Crowe.
Malone moves in looking to clinch but Crowe pushes him off.
Crowe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Crowe really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Good leg kick by Malone there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Crowe checks the leg kick nicely there.
Malone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice uppercut there from Crowe.
Crowe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Malone.
Malone is looking to clinch but Crowe is avoiding it.
Malone looks to land a body kick but Crowe moved away.
Malone throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowe works over Malone's head and body with a nice combination.
Crowe is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Crowe cracks Malone with a good jab.
Malone just misses with a punch to the body.
Crowe is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Crowe shuts the power down on Malone. Lights out, game over! Crowe is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rodger Crowe!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Amelie Poulain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Kaufmore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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250 lbs
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287 lbs
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Amelie Poulain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jeff Kaufmore!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaufmore stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Poulain.
Kaufmore lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Amelie Poulain has been cut.
Poulain lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Poulain connects with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kaufmore takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Good leg kick by Poulain there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kaufmore slips under a jab.
Poulain moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like Jeff Kaufmore has been cut.
Poulain dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kaufmore. That did some damage!
Amelie Poulain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Poulain, as that shot connected.
Poulain closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kaufmore's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Poulain pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kaufmore is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaufmore working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Poulain doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Poulain manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Poulain trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Poulain chips away with some ground and pound.
Poulain is stalling in the full guard.
Poulain keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kaufmore's head.
Kaufmore keeping moving, preventing Poulain from controlling successfully.
Poulain stands and throws Kaufmore's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Poulain advances to full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poulain looking to finish Kaufmore with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kaufmore!
Kaufmore is rocked!
Poulain connects with a bit shot that sees Kaufmore covering up! More strikes from Poulain and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Poulain is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Amelie Poulain!
A victorious Amelie Poulain thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Romeo Hernanes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitchell Menchaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hernanes comes into the arena with Awolnation - Sail blaring out of the sound system. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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145 lbs
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143 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Romeo Hernanes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Mitchell Menchaka!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hernanes is looking to land body kicks.
Hernanes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hernanes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Menchaka misses the shot to the body.
Hernanes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Menchaka, pushing him back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Hernanes.
Menchaka lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hernanes.
Menchaka tries a body shot but Hernanes blocks it.
Hernanes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Menchaka is defending well for now.
Hernanes misses with a knee strike.
A knee to the head by Hernanes.
Menchaka lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Menchaka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hernanes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Menchaka.
Hernanes misses with a knee to the head.
Hernanes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Menchaka blocks it with crossed arms.
Menchaka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hernanes missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menchaka takes a knee to the side of the body.
Menchaka lands a shoulder strike.
Hernanes trying to land knees to the body.
Menchaka has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hernanes seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Menchaka can turn it around.
Hernanes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hernanes trying to land knees to the body.
Menchaka scores with a shoulder strike.
Hernanes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Menchaka misses with a body punch.
Menchaka has a couple of punches blocked by Hernanes.
Hernanes looking to throw knees to the head but Menchaka is blocking nicely.
Hernanes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Menchaka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Menchaka ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hernanes darts in trying to clinch
and Menchaka counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernanes darts in trying to clinch
and Menchaka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hernanes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Menchaka.
Hernanes seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Hernanes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Menchaka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hernanes doesn't manage to clinch there - Menchaka circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hernanes doesn't manage to clinch there - Menchaka circles away.
Menchaka ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Menchaka stuns Hernanes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hernanes swinging wildly here.
Nice body kick from Hernanes.
Hernanes staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernanes shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Menchaka eats them both and turns towards Hernanes to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hernanes.
Menchaka misses the shot to the body.
Hernanes tries to score with a low kick but Menchaka moves his leg out of the way.
Hernanes slips under a jab.
Hernanes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Menchaka scores with a jab.
Hernanes tries to clinch up but Menchaka circles away and keeps his distance.
Hernanes misses with a double jab.
Hernanes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Romeo Hernanes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Menchaka scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hernanes wants to land a leg kick but Menchaka is out of range.
Hernanes slips a straight right by Menchaka.
Menchaka jabs Hernanes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernanes tries to clinch up but Menchaka circles away and keeps his distance.
Menchaka misses with a wild body shot.
Hernanes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Menchaka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hernanes tries to clinch there but Menchaka circles away.
Menchaka lands with a hook. Hernanes tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Menchaka swats away the attempt to clinch by Hernanes.
Hernanes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Menchaka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Menchaka stuns Hernanes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Menchaka misses with a low kick.
Hernanes tries to clinch up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hernanes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hernanes moves in looking to clinch but Menchaka pushes him off.
Hernanes closes the distance looking to clinch
and Menchaka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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 Romeo Hernanes will probably get the nod.
That's time! Hernanes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Menchaka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hernanes rushes Menchaka and presses him up against the cage.
Hernanes prevents a body shot from Menchaka.
Hernanes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hernanes with a knee to the head.
It looks like Mitchell Menchaka has been cut.
A short uppercut from Menchaka.
Hernanes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hernanes tries a knee to the head but Menchaka blocks it.
Hernanes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Menchaka.
Menchaka lands with a short shot to the head.
Hernanes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Menchaka lands with a light punch inside.
Hernanes tries to pull guard but Menchaka forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Menchaka.
Menchaka misses with some punches.
Hernanes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Menchaka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernanes tries to land a knee to the head but Menchaka blocks with his arms.
Hernanes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hernanes misses with a knee to the head.
Menchaka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hernanes is looking to clinch.
Hernanes is looking to clinch but Menchaka is avoiding it.
Hernanes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Menchaka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Menchaka scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Menchaka scores with a nice head shot.
Hernanes throws a leg kick but Menchaka checks it.
Mitchell Menchaka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Menchaka chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hernanes can pounce on him.
Hernanes throws a series of punches but Menchaka avoids them all with ease.
Hernanes moves into the clinch successfully.
Hernanes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hernanes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Menchaka.
Menchaka lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernanes gets control of Menchaka's arms and successfully pulls guard. Hernanes will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hernanes escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Menchaka gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Menchaka looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hernanes looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hernanes can't keep his opponent in guard - Menchaka advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menchaka wants to pass to mount but Hernanes is defending the position.
Menchaka is controlling the pace.
Menchaka stalling away here and it's allowed Hernanes to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Hernanes throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernanes isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Menchaka stacks Hernanes on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Menchaka!
Hernanes can't do much from the bottom here.
Menchaka is staying tight to Hernanes's torso, preventing him from escaping.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hernanes manages to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Romeo Hernanes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mitchell Menchaka's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Menchaka lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hernanes instigates a clinch.
Menchaka wants to get back to striking at distance but Hernanes won't allow it.
Menchaka tries a body shot but Hernanes blocks it.
Hernanes misses with a knee to the head.
Menchaka lands with a light punch inside.
Menchaka lands a body shot in the clinch.
Menchaka avoiding damage as Hernanes throws knees to the body.
Hernanes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hernanes tries to pull guard but Menchaka holds him up against the cage and eventually Hernanes drops back down to his feet.
Hernanes lands a knee to the head.
A body shot lands from Menchaka.
Menchaka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hook to the body lands for Menchaka.
Hernanes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Menchaka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernanes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Menchaka avoids it.
Hernanes throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Menchaka.
Menchaka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hernanes fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Menchaka lands a body shot.
Hernanes tries to land a knee to the head but Menchaka blocks with his arms.
Menchaka lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hernanes backwards.
Menchaka lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hernanes pulls guard successfully.
Menchaka must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Menchaka is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hernanes has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Menchaka is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Hernanes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Menchaka working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Menchaka in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Hernanes can't do much from the bottom here.
Menchaka decides to take the fight back to the feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Menchaka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hernanes moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menchaka cracks Hernanes with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Menchaka throws a nice looking combination but Hernanes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Menchaka misses with the combination.
Hernanes takes a swing at Menchaka's ribcage but misses.
Hernanes scores with a head kick. Menchaka tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Menchaka lands with a straight right. Hernanes didn't see that one coming.
Nice uppercut lands for Menchaka. That snapped Hernanes's head back.
Hernanes tries a head kick but it misses.
Hernanes blocks a jab.
Hernanes looks to clinch
and Menchaka counters with a straight right hand.
Hernanes slips under a jab from Menchaka.
Hernanes is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernanes takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Romeo Hernanes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Menchaka moves into range and connects with a jab.
Menchaka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hernanes tries to close the distance and clinch but Menchaka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hernanes lands a really nice looking cross but Menchaka seems unphased.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Menchaka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Menchaka stuns Hernanes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Menchaka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hernanes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hernanes misses with a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hernanes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hernanes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Menchaka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Menchaka stalls.
Menchaka lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitchell Menchaka really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mitchell Menchaka'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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hernanes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hernanes moves in looking to clinch but Menchaka pushes him off.
Hernanes wants to clinch up but Menchaka keeps it at a distance.
Menchaka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hernanes was well out of range. Poor timing from Menchaka.
Hernanes blocks a head kick by Menchaka.
Hernanes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Menchaka connects with a nice looking jab.
Menchaka throws an overhand right that lands on Hernanes's shoulder, as Hernanes tries to avoid the shot.
Hernanes takes the fight into the clinch.
Hernanes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hernanes throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernanes tries to pull guard but Menchaka won't allow it.
Hernanes is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Menchaka to keep the fight standing.
Hernanes missing with knees to the body.
Hernanes tries a knee to the head but Menchaka blocks it.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Menchaka scores with a hook to the body.
Menchaka lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hernanes misses with a knee strike.
Hernanes fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Romeo Hernanes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Menchaka lands a body punch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hernanes.
Hernanes misses with a knee strike.
Menchaka content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hernanes lands a nice knee to the body.
Hernanes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Menchaka.
Hernanes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernanes missing with knees to the body.
Hernanes trying to land knees to the body.
Menchaka stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hernanes looking to throw knees to the head but Menchaka is blocking nicely.
Hernanes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Menchaka avoids it.
Hernanes is trying to pull guard but Menchaka has him pressed against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Menchaka lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hernanes backwards.
A right hand to the body from Menchaka.
Romeo Hernanes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Menchaka.
Menchaka lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hernanes backwards.
Hernanes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Menchaka can't find room to land a body shot as Hernanes controls the action.
Menchaka throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hernaness head.
Hernanes throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernanes missing with knees to the body.
Hernanes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hernanes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Menchaka.
Menchaka scores with a shoulder strike.
Menchaka lands a nice uppercut.
Hernanes tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Menchaka just stands there and leans against the cage.
Menchaka is working Hernanes over against the cage.
Hernanes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Menchaka is defending well for now.
Menchaka working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hernanes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Menchaka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Menchaka controlling the action here for a moment.
Menchaka lands a right hand.
Menchaka lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernanes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hernanes letting Menchaka take a breather here.
Menchaka pushes Hernanes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Menchaka lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hernanes backwards.
Hernanes looking to throw knees to the head but Menchaka is blocking nicely.
Hernanes jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Menchaka walks away with a smile on his face. Hernanes gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Menchaka connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Menchaka listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hernanes tries to clinch up but Menchaka circles away and keeps his distance.
Menchaka lands with a nice body punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Menchaka swings for the body but Hernanes moves out of range.
Hernanes closes the distance looking to clinch
and Menchaka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitchell Menchaka dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Mitchell Menchaka'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hernanes wants to clinch up but Menchaka keeps it at a distance.
Hernanes looks to land a body kick but Menchaka moved away.
Hernanes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Menchaka.
Hernanes tries to close the distance and clinch but Menchaka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hernanes looks to clinch
and Menchaka counters with a series of strikes. Hernanes will be more careful next time no doubt.
Menchaka misses with an uppercut. Hernanes saw that one coming.
Hernanes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hernanes wants to clinch up but Menchaka keeps it at a distance.
Hernanes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Menchaka.
Hernanes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Menchaka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hernanes tries to clinch but Menchaka is having none of it.
Hernanes throws a head kick that misses.
Hernanes wants to clinch up but Menchaka keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menchaka connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Menchaka displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hernanes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hernanes avoids a kick to the body.
Menchaka cracks Hernanes with an open hand slap.
Hernanes misses with a body kick.
Menchaka keeps the fight on the outside.
Menchaka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hernanes tries to clinch up
and Menchaka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hernanes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Menchaka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hernanes throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernanes looks to clinch
and Menchaka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hernanes tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Menchaka counters with a straight right hand.
Menchaka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hernanes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Menchaka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Menchaka throws a head kick that misses.
Menchaka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hernanes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hernanes takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Menchaka is looking to score with low kicks.
Hernanes moves in looking to clinch but Menchaka pushes him off.
Hernanes looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hernanes - that will leave a mark!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menchaka looks to land a combination. Hernanes sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Menchaka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hernanes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Menchaka scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Menchaka keeps the fight on the outside.
Hernanes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Menchaka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hernanes tries to clinch but Menchaka is having none of it.
Menchaka takes a swing at Hernanes's ribcage but misses.
Hernanes takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Menchaka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hernanes.
Menchaka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hernanes.
Hernanes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hernanes throws a front kick that sends Menchaka stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernanes tries to clinch but Menchaka moves out of range.
Hernanes tries to clinch
and Menchaka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hernanes avoids the body shot from Menchaka.
Menchaka scores with a nice head shot.
Hernanes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hernanes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Menchaka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hernanes moves into the clinch successfully.
Hernanes looking to throw knees to the head but Menchaka is blocking nicely.
Hernanes scores a nice knee to the body.
Hernanes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Menchaka blocks it with crossed arms.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mitchell Menchaka.
I think Menchaka 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 47:48
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 45:50
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mitchell Menchaka!
Mitchell Menchaka is the new bantamweight champion!
Mitchell Menchaka tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior De Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Junior De Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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216 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andrew Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Junior De Silva!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Josh West and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Silva misses with a left hand
and Anderson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
De Silva working aggressively here.
De Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Silva lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Andrew Anderson has been cut.
Anderson can't break the clinch.
De Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from De Silva on the inside.
De Silva lands a body shot in the clinch.
De Silva lands a nice uppercut.
De Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson blocks a body shot from De Silva.
De Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
De Silva pushes Anderson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
De Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
De Silva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
De Silva misses with an elbow strike.
De Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
De Silva's coach down at Hilo Training Center was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on De Silva's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Silva lands a nice uppercut.
De Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Silva working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from De Silva.
Andrew Anderson's cut is getting worse.
A short right from De Silva.
De Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anderson wants to break the clinch but can't.
De Silva scores with a shot to the side of Anderson's head.
De Silva working aggressively here.
De Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Silva tries a body shot but Anderson blocks it.
De Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
De Silva misses with the head strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from De Silva.
De Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
Anderson prevents a body shot from De Silva.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
De Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
De Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson wants to get back to striking at distance but De Silva won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from De Silva.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Silva.
Anderson wants to get back to striking at distance but De Silva won't allow it.
Anderson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
De Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
De Silva pushes Anderson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anderson dodges an elbow strike from De Silva.
De Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Silva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head punch on the inside from De Silva fails to land.
De Silva lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Anderson or not.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior De Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andrew Anderson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
De Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Anderson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
De Silva punishes Anderson's body with a nice straight punch.
Anderson shoots in but De Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Anderson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Anderson swats away the attempt to clinch by De Silva.
De Silva throws a hook to the side of Anderson's head but Anderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Anderson tries for a takedown but De Silva circles away easily
and De Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrew Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has De Silva pinned against the cage. De Silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
De Silva scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson tries for a takedown but De Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nice combo by De Silva! Oh, that's hurt him - Anderson falls to the canvas and De Silva follows him into side control.
Anderson is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
De Silva wants to control but Anderson is keeping him busy.
Oh Anderson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
De Silva tries to advance to mount but can't.
De Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Anderson keeps working.
Anderson seems to have got his legs back now.
Anderson prevents De Silva from moving into mount.
De Silva is looking to take a break and control but Anderson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
De Silva wants to take a breather but Anderson manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for De Silva.
De Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Anderson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Anderson seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson keeping moving, preventing De Silva from controlling successfully.
Junior De Silva has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Silva.
Anderson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anderson fails with the takedown.
De Silva lands a lovely overhand right.
Andrew Anderson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
De Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Silva throws a lazy uppercut
and Anderson counters with a nice uppercut.
De Silva misses with a body shot.
Anderson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Silva throws a right and a left that Anderson avoids nicely.
Anderson closes this distance looking for a takedown but De Silva circles away.
Junior De Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Anderson misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown but De Silva shows good takedown defense.
Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Silva.
Anderson fails to land the takedown.
Anderson staying out of range there.
Anderson slips a jab and a cross from De Silva.
De Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Anderson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
No luck for Anderson with that takedown attempt.
De Silva has closed the distance and engaged Anderson in a clinch.
Anderson dodges an elbow strike from De Silva.
De Silva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Silva lands with a right to the head.
De Silva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
De Silva lands an uppercut.
Jeez, Andrew Anderson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
De Silva lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
De Silva digs a right hand into Anderson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Anderson's gas tank.
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!
Anderson takes a shot to the head.
De Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Junior De Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
De Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior De Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Andrew Anderson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
De Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oh, that's a big right hand from De Silva and Anderson goes tumbling to the canvas! De Silva follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Andrew Anderson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Junior De Silva!
Junior De Silva was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marvin Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rastaphan Dominatrix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harris kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Heretic Anthem. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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22
213 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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215 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marvin Harris!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rastaphan Dominatrix!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dominatrix fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harris manages to avoid it.
Dominatrix misses with a body shot.
Harris throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dominatrix cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harris definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Harris closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Rastaphan Dominatrix has been cut.
Dominatrix takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dominatrix throws a lazy uppercut
and Harris counters with a left to the body.
Dominatrix throws a big shot that misses.
Dominatrix fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harris manages to avoid it.
Dominatrix shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Harris as he jumps to the side.
Dominatrix misses with a few strikes there.
Dominatrix throws a lazy uppercut
and Harris counters with a series of strikes. Dominatrix will be more careful next time no doubt.
Harris takes a swing at Dominatrix's ribcage but misses.
Dominatrix dodges the punch combination from Harris.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris throws a shot to the body.
Harris ducks under a wild hook from Dominatrix.
Harris moves out of range as Dominatrix strikes.
Dominatrix misses with a looping left.
Marvin Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dominatrix.
Harris fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harris throws a series of punches but Dominatrix avoids them all with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Harris. Those never looked like landing.
Harris slips under a jab from Dominatrix.
Dominatrix misses with a looping right.
Dominatrix thows a body shot but no joy.
Dominatrix dodges the punch combination from Harris.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab-cross combination lands for Harris and sends Dominatrix crashing to the mat! Harris follows him down to the mat - Dominatrix regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
That has opened up Rastaphan Dominatrix's cut even more.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dominatrix tries to get to full guard but Harris has control of the leg.
Dominatrix slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Dominatrix wants to sweep here but Harris controlling him for the moment.
Dominatrix trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Dominatrix has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Harris is looking to defend but Dominatrix has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Harris! Dominatrix pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Harris taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Rastaphan Dominatrix!
Rastaphan Dominatrix is the new light heavyweight champion!
A victorious Rastaphan Dominatrix thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Freddy Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Matlock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freddy Lee has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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285 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Freddy Lee!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ben Matlock!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matlock closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lee counters with a nice double leg into side control. Matlock won't be happy with that.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Lee thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Matlock is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Matlock's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Matlock looks calm but he's in trouble here. Lee gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Matlock is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Lee lets go of the hold and Matlock can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Freddy Lee!
Freddy Lee retains his heavyweight title!
An out of breath Freddy Lee 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elijah Pitakaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Irvin Welch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pitakaka comes to the cage accompanied by my dick. Welch has chosen Iggy Pop - Lust for life as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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217 lbs
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210 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elijah Pitakaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Irvin Welch!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pitakaka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pitakaka misses with a head kick.
Pitakaka misses with a head kick.
Pitakaka throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Welch.
Welch fails with an attempt to clinch.
Welch looks to score with a jab to the body but Pitakaka is just out of range.
Welch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Welch tries to close the distance and clinch but Pitakaka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A head kick from Pitakaka lands but Welch takes it in his stride.
It looks like Irvin Welch has been cut.
Pitakaka bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pitakaka lands a big head kick that sends Welch tumbling to the mat! Pitakaka takes a step backwards and waves Welch back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Welch is rocked!
Welch has taken the fight to the clinch.
Welch is still on wobbly legs! Can Pitakaka finish him?
Welch stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Welch lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Welch throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pitakaka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Welch seems to have recovered his senses.
Pitakaka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pitakaka is breathing heavily.
Welch ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pitakaka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Welch stuns Pitakaka with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Good work by Welch as he checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitakaka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pitakaka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Welch on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pitakaka. Pitakaka obviously looking to wear him down.
Welch is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Welch tries to clinch up.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Pitakaka.
Pitakaka lands a nice looking kick to the body. Welch takes a step back to recover.
Elijah Pitakaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Welch moves in looking to clinch but Pitakaka pushes him off.
Pitakaka scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Welch wants to clinch up but Pitakaka keeps it at a distance.
Pitakaka pushes Welch away with a front kick.
Pitakaka throws a sloppy head kick and Welch moves out of range easily.
Pitakaka throws a sloppy head kick and Welch moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitakaka connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Welch avoids the head kick by Pitakaka.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pitakaka throws a head kick but Welch moves out of range.
Welch blocks a head kick by Pitakaka.
Pitakaka throws a head kick but Welch moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Welch looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pitakaka looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Welch on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Pitakaka throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Pitakaka fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Welch.
Pitakaka plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Pitakaka looks to land a combination but Welch avoids it well.
Nice body kick from Pitakaka.
Welch closes the distance and pushes Pitakaka back into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Welch.
Welch's coach down at The Cave Fighting Team was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Welch's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Welch lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pitakaka looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pitakaka is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pitakaka is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pitakaka tries to break free but Welch pushes him back against the cage.
Pitakaka wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Welch has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Pitakaka's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pitakaka wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Welch has a couple of punches blocked by Pitakaka.
Pitakaka is trying to break the clinch but Welch has him pressed against the cage.
Welch tries to work over Pitakaka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Welch struggles to land a body shot inside as Pitakaka controls his hands.
Pitakaka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pitakaka is trying to break the clinch but Welch is controlling him.
A left hand lands to the body for Welch.
Welch has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Pitakaka.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Welch digs a right hand into Pitakaka's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pitakaka's gas tank.
Pitakaka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pitakaka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Welch throws a head punch that misses.
Welch works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hook to the body lands for Welch.
Welch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Welch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pitakaka is trying to push Welch away but Welch has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Welch lands a nice uppercut.
Welch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pitakaka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pitakaka has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pitakaka is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Welch keeps control of Pitakaka as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Welch scores with a shoulder strike.
Welch scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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 Elijah Pitakaka will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Irvin Welch's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pitakaka throws a push kick but Welch slaps the foot to one side.
Pitakaka throws a head kick but Welch moves out of range.
Pitakaka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pitakaka has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Welch moves in looking to clinch but Pitakaka pushes him off.
Welch blocks a head kick by Pitakaka.
Pitakaka explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Pitakaka misses with a head kick.
Pitakaka throws a sloppy head kick and Welch moves out of range easily.
Welch tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pitakaka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pitakaka dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Welch. That did some damage!
Pitakaka lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Welch gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pitakaka blocks an uppercut.
Welch misses with a hook from the clinch.
Welch lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pitakaka or not.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pitakaka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitakaka is trying to stall.
Pitakaka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pitakaka tries a head kick but it misses.
Welch tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pitakaka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pitakaka throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Welch stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pitakaka.
A head kick misses from Pitakaka.
Pitakaka tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Welch tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pitakaka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Welch tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pitakaka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pitakaka throws a sloppy head kick and Welch moves out of range easily.
Welch tries to clinch up but Pitakaka circles away and keeps his distance.
Welch tries to clinch up but Pitakaka circles away and keeps his distance.
Pitakaka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Welch moves away.
Pitakaka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Welch wants to clinch.
Pitakaka lands with a slapping head kick.
Welch lands a right hook to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Pitakaka.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pitakaka dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Welch. That did some damage!
Pitakaka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pitakaka throws a head kick but Welch moves out of range.
Pitakaka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Welch wants to clinch up but Pitakaka keeps it at a distance.
Pitakaka tries a head kick but it misses.
Pitakaka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Welch tries to close the distance and clinch but Pitakaka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Welch blocks a head kick by Pitakaka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitakaka misses with a kick to the body.
Welch is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pitakaka rather than just go for the knockout.
Welch avoids the head kick by Pitakaka.
Welch tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pitakaka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pitakaka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pitakaka throws a head kick that misses.
Pitakaka looks to land a body kick but Welch moved away.
Irvin Welch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Welch avoids the head kick by Pitakaka.
Pitakaka throws a nice outside leg kick.
Welch's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Welch tries to clinch up.
Pitakaka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Welch tries to clinch up but Pitakaka circles away and keeps his distance.
Welch tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pitakaka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick misses from Pitakaka.
Welch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Welch darts in trying to clinch
and Pitakaka counters with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pitakaka throws a head kick that misses.
Pitakaka throws a low kick, looking for Welch's leg but Welch calmly moves out of range.
Pitakaka misses with a body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pitakaka.
Pitakaka scores with a spinning back kick!
Welch is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Pitakaka.
That kick from Pitakaka tenderised Welch's leg. Welch is trying to keep his angry face on.
Welch checks a low kick from Pitakaka.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Welch takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A good leg kick by Pitakaka.
Pitakaka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elijah Pitakaka dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Irvin Welch's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Pitakaka lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Welch will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Elijah Pitakaka is winning the standup battle so far.
Welch throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A head kick misses from Pitakaka.
Pitakaka throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Welch avoids the head kick by Pitakaka.
Welch tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pitakaka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pitakaka swats away the attempt to clinch by Welch.
Pitakaka fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Welch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Welch looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pitakaka throws a leg kick which misses Welch's front leg but catches the back leg as Welch tries to avoid it.
Pitakaka throws the kick towards the body but Welch avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pitakaka.
Welch misses with a hook.
Pitakaka lands a high kick!
Pitakaka keeps Welch at a distance using the push kick.
Pitakaka throws a sloppy head kick and Welch moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Welch tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pitakaka misses with a head kick.
Welch on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pitakaka. Pitakaka obviously looking to wear him down.
Welch tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pitakaka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pitakaka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pitakaka.
Pitakaka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pitakaka throws a head kick that misses.
Welch is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pitakaka misses with a hook. Welch ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitakaka with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Welch moves in looking to clinch but Pitakaka pushes him off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Welch looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pitakaka throws a head kick but Welch moves out of range.
Welch throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pitakaka stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Welch tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pitakaka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pitakaka lands a head kick!
Pitakaka tries a head kick but it misses.
Welch is looking to clinch.
Pitakaka lets loose with a powerful body kick. Welch will feel that in the morning.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pitakaka, right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Welch looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pitakaka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pitakaka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Welch misses with a double jab.
Pitakaka lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Welch tries to clinch up but Pitakaka circles away and keeps his distance.
Welch doesn't manage to clinch there - Pitakaka circles away.
Nice body kick from Pitakaka.
Pitakaka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pitakaka throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Welch wants to clinch.
Welch tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Irvin Welch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pitakaka throws a sloppy head kick and Welch moves out of range easily.
Pitakaka swings for the body but Welch moves out of range.
Pitakaka throws a sloppy head kick and Welch moves out of range easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Pitakaka. Welch shrugs it off though.
Pitakaka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Welch is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Welch tries to clinch but Pitakaka is having none of it.
Welch tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pitakaka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Welch moves out of range as Pitakaka throws a body kick.
Welch avoids the body shot from Pitakaka.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pitakaka lands a high kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Welch takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Pitakaka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elijah Pitakaka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pitakaka, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elijah Pitakaka!
Elijah Pitakaka tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lance Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Mcdermott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mcdermott has chosen Broken Wings as his entrance music. Lance Stevens could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Terry Mcdermott's chin.
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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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lance Stevens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Terry Mcdermott!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcdermott drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Stevens misses the shot to the body.
Stevens throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mcdermott counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Stevens!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Mcdermott wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Stevens, who protects the arm well.
Stevens is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Mcdermott asserts his dominance and retains side control.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Mcdermott working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Mcdermott tries to advance to mount but Stevens denies him.
Stevens is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mcdermott working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Mcdermott tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens sneaks back into half guard.
Stevens trying to control from the bottom.
Mcdermott thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stevens's head.
Mcdermott sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stevens defending well though.
Mcdermott prevents Stevens from improving his position.
Mcdermott is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Stevens doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mcdermott.
Mcdermott is trying to work for a kimura but Stevens is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcdermott throwing shots but Stevens is blocking nicely.
Mcdermott is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Stevens doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mcdermott.
Mcdermott is trying to work for a kimura but Stevens is defending well.
Stevens wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcdermott missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Stevens is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Predator Training Center (9 Elite Coaches), so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Mcdermott is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Mcdermott is thwarting Stevens's attempts to control the position.
Mcdermott has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Stevens is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Mcdermott throws a strike but Stevens avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stevens looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Stevens utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mcdermott stops Stevens from standing up.
Mcdermott slips nicely into half guard.
Mcdermott throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens is pressing down on Mcdermott's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Stevens looking for a sweep. Not yet Stevens, not yet.
Mcdermott postures up in Stevens's guard and throws a big left but Stevens blocks it.
Mcdermott sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Stevens's guard.
Mcdermott is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Stevens defends it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stevens preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Mcdermott throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mcdermott is working for a submission of some sort.
Mcdermott is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terry Mcdermott dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mcdermott looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Stevens throws a body punch but Mcdermott moves out of range.
Stevens swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mcdermott.
Stevens moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mcdermott takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Stevens misses with a hook. Mcdermott ducked under it nicely.
Stevens lands a jab to Mcdermott's midsection.
Stevens misses with a left hand
so Mcdermott counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mcdermott drops back, looking for a kneebar! Stevens looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Stevens looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Stevens!
Stevens throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Terry Mcdermott has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mcdermott gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Mcdermott to get to his feet.
Mcdermott ducks right into an uppercut from Stevens.
Stevens lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Stevens swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mcdermott counters with a shoot takedown. Stevens fights it but they end up in guard.
Mcdermott throws a big right hand that misses.
Stevens working a defensive guard here.
Mcdermott stands up over Stevens, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mcdermott stopping the sweep attempt from Stevens.
Stevens is pulling down on Mcdermott's head. It's preventing any offense from Mcdermott, at least for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcdermott drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Stevens manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Mcdermott has Stevens in his guard.
Stevens has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mcdermott has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Stevens can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mcdermott has a closed guard, preventing Stevens from standing up.
Mcdermott is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Stevens loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mcdermott is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mcdermott is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens pulls Mcdermott in to control the position.
Stevens working a defensive guard here.
Mcdermott is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Stevens is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Stevens has escaped and now he's on top!
Stevens throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mcdermott works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mcdermott working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Stevens doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Stevens manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Stevens throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mcdermott works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mcdermott tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Stevens trying to control the position from guard on top but Mcdermott is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stevens wants to stand but Mcdermott is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcdermott looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Stevens stands up and waves to Mcdermott to follow him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donk. Stevens catches Mcdermott right on the button with a cross.
Stevens connects with the punch.
Stevens misses with a straight left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mcdermott slips under a jab.
Stevens looks to score with a jab to the body but Mcdermott is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Terry Mcdermott will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Mcdermott gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lance Stevens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stevens ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mcdermott moves away.
Stevens throws an off balance right hand
so Mcdermott counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Stevens is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mcdermott actively working from the bottom here.
Mcdermott actively working from the bottom here.
Stevens sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mcdermott defending well though.
Mcdermott is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Stevens pulls his head out easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stevens wants to get back to his feet.
Mcdermott moves into full guard.
Mcdermott isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Stevens stacks Mcdermott on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Stevens!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee asks Stevens politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Stevens prefers to stall for the moment though.
Stevens tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Stevens decides to stand up, so the ref orders Mcdermott to his feet.
Stevens lands a body shot.
Mcdermott with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Stevens to score with a decent uppercut.
Stevens thuds a left hand into Mcdermott's body.
Stevens changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mcdermott shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Stevens comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcdermott fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Stevens avoids it really well and circles away.
Mcdermott shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Stevens swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lance Stevens is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mcdermott slips under a jab from Stevens.
Stevens lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheers as Stevens lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mcdermott doesn't seem phased though.
Stevens connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mcdermott. Mcdermott circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Stevens takes a swing at Mcdermott's ribcage but misses.
Mcdermott moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens throws a poor cross that misses
and Mcdermott counters with a nice double leg into side control. Stevens won't be happy with that.
Mcdermott tries for a kimura but Stevens is defending well.
Stevens is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Mcdermott is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Stevens defends it well.
Stevens tries to roll over but Mcdermott keeps him under control.
Mcdermott wants to work for an arm triangle but Stevens is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Mcdermott is looking for a kimura here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens pushes Mcdermott off and gets back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stevens misses with a wild body shot.
Mcdermott keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mcdermott takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mcdermott ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mcdermott misses with a takedown
and Stevens counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stevens throws a hook but Mcdermott blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lance Stevens showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mcdermott 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 28:29
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terry Mcdermott!
After winning the bout, Terry Mcdermott 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Fry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ford Prefect (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Prefect comes into a darkened arena with his song building. For Whom The Bell Tolls kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mario Fry!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ford Prefect!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fry misses with a body kick.
Fry throws a low kick, looking for Prefect's leg but Prefect calmly moves out of range.
Fry pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fry feints and then cracks Prefect's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Prefect down.
Prefect looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Prefect drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Fry pulls Prefect in close to prevent any damage.
Prefect looking to pass the guard.
Prefect drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Prefect seems to have locked his on tight now - Fry screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Prefect, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Ford Prefect!
Ford Prefect is the new super heavyweight champion!
Ford Prefect 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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