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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Voorhees (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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205 lbs
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215 lbs
3 - 1 - 1 |
BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jason Voorhees!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fred Storm!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Storm moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Storm digs a good body shot into Voorhees's ribs.
Voorhees closes the distance but Storm moves to the side
and Storm counters with a right hand to the body.
Voorhees tries to close the distance and clinch up but Storm swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Voorhees looks to clinch
and Storm counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jason Voorhees seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Storm connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Storm scores with a punch to the head.
Storm dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Voorhees takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Voorhees wants to clinch
and Storm counters with a three punch combo that has Voorhees backing up. Voorhees nods at Storm to acknowledge the strikes.
Voorhees tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Storm scores with a counter punch that sends Voorhees to the canvas! Storm smells blood - he's punishing Voorhees with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Voorhees has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fred Storm!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wrathion Blackwing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omar Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blackwing comes to the cage accompanied by Sure shot. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wrathion Blackwing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Omar Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia shoots in and bounces Blackwing off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Garcia tries to free his leg and advance position but Blackwing is retaining full guard.
Blackwing seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Garcia trying to stand up but can't free himself from Blackwing's guard.
Garcia stopping the sweep attempt from Blackwing.
Garcia wants to stand but Blackwing has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garcia is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Garcia works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Garcia in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Blackwing tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Garcia!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Omar Garcia!
The defeated Wrathion Blackwing had this to say: 'Lok'tar Ogar'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rob Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Micheal White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Micheal White was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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170 lbs
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177 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rob Wayne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Micheal White!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White tries to clinch there but Wayne circles away.
White tries to clinch but Wayne is having none of it.
Wayne misses with a double jab
and White counters with a head kick. That will keep Wayne thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
White's coach down at Brick Brawlers MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on White's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Wayne lands an overhand right.
Wayne shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. White eats them both and turns towards Wayne to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Wayne throws a big shot that misses.
Wayne looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wayne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
White moves in looking to clinch but Wayne pushes him off.
Wayne throws an ugly left hook that misses
and White counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White tries to clinch but Wayne moves out of range.
White has managed to clinch.
Wayne misses with a short punch on the inside.
White is working Wayne over against the cage.
We've been hearing reports that Wayne has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
White lands a nice elbow.
White pushes Wayne back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wayne misses with some punches.
Wayne fails to pull guard.
Wayne is breathing heavily.
White working Wayne over with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
White manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
White crunches a lovely knee into Wayne's ribcage.
White comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from White.
White lands a hook that snaps the head of Wayne backwards.
White lands a knee to the body.
Come on White - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
White scores with a hook to the body.
White lands a right hand.
White lands a left hand.
White connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wayne's face.
It looks like Rob Wayne has been cut.
A short right from White on the inside.
White lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
White lands an elbow just above Wayne 's eye.
White lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for White.
Nice elbow from White.
White lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wayne or not.
White lands a good knee to the midsection. Wayne won't want to take too many of those.
Knees in the clinch landing for White.
A bit of stalling here from White.
White landing knees to the body.
White taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Good body shot from White.
Knees in the clinch landing for White.
White presses Wayne against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Knees in the clinch landing for White.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wayne in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
White lands with a right to the head.
White landing some nice looking knees to the body.
White digs a right hand underneath Wayne's ribcage. Wayne let out a lung full of air as it connected.
White lands a body shot in the clinch.
White makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
White landing some nice looking knees to the body.
White lands a body punch.
White lands an elbow that stopped Wayne in his tracks for a moment.
White is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
White lands a body shot in the clinch.
White utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
White stalling the fight.
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!
White putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wayne in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
White working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White just leaning against Wayne, taking a breather.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. White obliges.
White lands a damaging elbow.
A short right from White on the inside.
Still in the clinch, White scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from White.
White with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
White lands an uppercut.
White landing knees to the head.
Wayne is rocked!
White lands an elbow inside.
Oh Wayne is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
White landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
White lands a good knee to the midsection. Wayne won't want to take too many of those.
Wayne seems to have got his legs back now.
White lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
White scores a nice knee to the body.
White lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Wayne to his knees! White keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Micheal White!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nate Tua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Angle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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153 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nate Tua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kurt Angle!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tua lands a nice leg kick that just misses Angle's sensitive parts.
Angle circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tua throws a good cross that connects.
Tua tries to close the distance and clinch up but Angle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tua defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Angle.
Tua moves into the clinch successfully.
Tua breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tua is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Angle gets a takedown into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Angle thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nice strikes from Angle there.
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!
Angle is nestled in close to Tua, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Tua regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Angle.
Angle trying to control but Tua is working from the bottom.
Angle makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Angle scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tua wants to stand but Angle is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tua preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Angle throws a big right hand that misses.
Angle trying to control but Tua is working from the bottom.
Angle makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Angle with a flurry of punches that miss.
Angle content to stall in guard here.
Tua knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Angle on the ground.
Angle landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tua working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Angle.
Tua wants to get back to his feet but Angle is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tua utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Angle's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Angle controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Angle with a flurry of punches that miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Angle throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tua preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Angle scoring with some ground and pound.
Angle missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Angle works over Tua with some ground and pound from guard.
Angle loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Angle is working Tua over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tua wants to get back to his feet but Angle is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Angle in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Angle with a flurry of punches that miss.
Angle working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tua's head.
Angle postures up in Tua's guard and throws a big left but Tua blocks it.
Angle showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Angle postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Angle working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angle scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tua utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tua not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Angle is working Tua over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Angle scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Angle cracks Tua with a solid left hand.
Angle has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Angle postures up in Tua's guard and throws a big left but Tua blocks it.
Angle wants to control from the top but Tua keeps moving.
Angle lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Angle postures up and lands a big shot to Tua's brow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Angle working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tua's head.
Angle makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Angle in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurt Angle dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tua tries to close the distance and clinch up but Angle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Angle misses with a body kick.
Kurt Angle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Angle shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tua defends it nicely.
Angle is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tua sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tua tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Angle manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Angle misses the shot to the body.
Tua throws a head kick that misses.
Tua is looking to clinch.
Angle takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Angle misses with a body shot
and Tua counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Angle tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tua swivels and escapes.
Nate Tua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kurt Angle.
Angle shoots in and bounces Tua off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Tua is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tua avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Angle scoring with some ground and pound.
Angle in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Angle postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Angle content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Angle showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Angle trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Angle scoring with punches to the head and body.
Angle working some strikes from top position.
Angle trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Angle with a nice head shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angle throws a big right hand that misses.
Angle throws a big right hand that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Angle working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tua's head.
Angle trying to control the position from guard on top but Tua is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Angle missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Angle trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Angle is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Angle postures up and lands a big shot to Tua's brow.
Angle throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tua works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Angle working some strikes from top position.
Tua is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angle stands up over Tua, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Oh Tua is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tua has momentary wrist control but Angle slips an elbow through the middle.
Angle scoring with some ground and pound.
Kurt Angle has got the better of the ground game so far.
Angle postures up and lands a big shot to Tua's brow.
Angle gets to his feet and stands over Tua, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Tua felt that one! Angle unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Tua from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kurt Angle!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alfredo Benebidez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pascal Kraus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benebidez comes to the cage accompanied by Make War. Pascal Kraus will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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132 lbs
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alfredo Benebidez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pascal Kraus!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benebidez gets caught napping as Kraus dives in and scores a takedown. Benebidez manages to retain guard.
Benebidez has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Kraus trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kraus sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Benebidez wants to sweep here but Kraus controlling him for the moment.
Kraus must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Benebidez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kraus manages to get himself to full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kraus is on top in guard.
Kraus trying to control but Benebidez is working from the bottom.
Benebidez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kraus is one step ahead there.
Benebidez trying to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kraus trying to control the position from guard on top but Benebidez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Benebidez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kraus is one step ahead there.
Pascal Kraus has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Kraus manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Benebidez on his heels. He'll look to pass Benebidez's guard now, I'm sure.
Benebidez has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Benebidez keeping moving, preventing Kraus from controlling successfully.
Benebidez seems keen to control Kraus's posture.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kraus decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benebidez keeping hold of Kraus's head, controlling as best he can.
Kraus thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Benebidez's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kraus wants to get back to his feet.
Benebidez is trying to get back to full guard.
Benebidez trying to control from the bottom.
Benebidez gets full guard.
Benebidez looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Kraus wants to control from the top but Benebidez keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Benebidez swings for the body but Kraus moves out of range.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Benebidez enables Kraus to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Benebidez manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Benebidez manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Benebidez with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Benebidez tries to control but Kraus wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kraus can't escape the position.
Benebidez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kraus wants to control but Benebidez is having none of it.
Benebidez goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Kraus turns into him and now he's in Benebidez's guard.
Benebidez seems keen to control Kraus's posture.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kraus stopping the sweep attempt from Benebidez.
Kraus slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pascal Kraus will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kraus decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Benebidez is looking for a sweep. Kraus is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pascal Kraus has got the better of the ground game so far.
Benebidez gets back to full guard.
Benebidez seems keen to control Kraus's posture.
Benebidez keeping moving, preventing Kraus from controlling successfully.
Kraus preventing the sweep.
Kraus controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Pascal Kraus hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Kraus shoots in and bounces Benebidez off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Benebidez is adopting a defensive guard.
Benebidez keeping moving, preventing Kraus from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benebidez wants to sweep but no luck.
Benebidez is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Pascal Kraus hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Benebidez shoots in but no luck this time.
Kraus closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Benebidez's guard.
Kraus is stalling in the full guard.
Benebidez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kraus is one step ahead there.
Benebidez seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Benebidez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kraus trying to control but Benebidez is working from the bottom.
Benebidez is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pascal Kraus has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Kraus closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Benebidez's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kraus wants to control from the top but Benebidez keeps moving.
Benebidez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Benebidez lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kraus!
Benebidez swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Kraus is now in Benebidez's guard. A big mistake from Benebidez there, giving up the dominant position!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benebidez lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kraus!
Benebidez with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Benebidez mounts Kraus! Really nice guard pass there!
Benebidez moves to his opponent's back but Kraus bucks him off and ends up in guard. A bit of a disaster there for Benebidez.
Benebidez controls Kraus momentarily but Kraus frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benebidez controlling Kraus's posture.
Kraus is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kraus bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benebidez can't do much from the bottom here.
Benebidez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kraus wants to stand but Benebidez has his arm trapped.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pascal Kraus 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. 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.
Kraus shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Kraus was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kraus wants to stand but Benebidez has his arm trapped.
Benebidez is looking to reverse the position.
Kraus wants to stand but Benebidez is controlling his arm.
Benebidez is trying to control Kraus's posture but Kraus avoids it.
Benebidez is not content to let Kraus control the position.
Kraus working away.
Benebidez is looking for a sweep.
Benebidez is working hard here to advance position.
Kraus tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
You can see the frustration on Benebidez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benebidez is letting Kraus control him for a moment.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Benebidez is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kraus's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Kraus is looking to advance position but Benebidez won't allow it.
Benebidez keeping control of the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kraus throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Benebidez was covering up waiting for the punch and Kraus finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kraus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Benebidez working a defensive guard here.
Benebidez keeping moving, preventing Kraus from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benebidez has control of Kraus's left arm, preventing Kraus from doing any damage.
Benebidez is trying to control the position but Kraus postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kraus shoots in and gets a takedown into Benebidez's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benebidez manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Benebidez looking to isolate an arm here. Kraus doesn't see it coming and as Benebidez extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Benebidez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alfredo Benebidez!
After winning the bout, Alfredo Benebidez 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 Dchingis Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teila Tuli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dchingis Khan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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290 lbs
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dchingis Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Teila Tuli!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuli throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Khan tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Tuli is in Khan's guard.
Tuli trying to control but Khan is working from the bottom.
Tuli won't allow Khan to get back to his feet.
Tuli is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Teila Tuli was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A punch combination from Khan misses.
Khan moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like Teila Tuli has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Tuli crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dchingis Khan!
In his post fight interview, Dchingis Khan started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kalani Kapena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Howard has chosen My Block as his entrance music. Mike Howard is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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163 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kalani Kapena!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Howard!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howard gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kapena counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Howard shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kapena manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Howard postures up.
Howard with a nice head shot there.
Kapena keeping moving, preventing Howard from controlling successfully.
Howard tries to free his leg and advance position but Kapena is retaining full guard.
Kapena will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kapena is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Howard trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Kapena manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Howard is controlling Kapena's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard looking for a sweep. Not yet Howard, not yet.
Kapena wants to control from the top but Howard keeps moving.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Howard can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kapena would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Howard has Kapena pulled in close to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Howard goes for a double leg but Kapena avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kapena continues to drive forward.
Kapena manages to break the clinch.
Howard takes one to the side of the head.
Howard closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kapena is looking to control Howard's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kapena avoid being mounted?
Kapena is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Howard scores with a couple of nice shots.
Howard not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ground and pound from Howard.
Howard not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Howard slips a nice elbow through Kapena's hands, connecting with Kapena's forehead.
Howard should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Howard looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard thows a huge punch but Kapena dodges it nicely.
Kapena keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kapena avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Howard.
Howard slips a nice elbow through Kapena's hands, connecting with Kapena's forehead.
Kapena definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kapena avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Howard.
Kapena keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Howard prevents Kapena from standing back up.
Howard throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Howard missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ground and pound from Howard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kapena is trying to stand.
Kapena is breathing heavily.
Howard looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kapena with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kapena manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Howard postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Howard has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Howard working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kapena's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Howard keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kapena's head.
Howard sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Howard throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Howard dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Howard darts in looking for a takedown but Kapena gets double underhooks and turns Howard into the cage.
Howard is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kapena gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Howard drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kalani Kapena has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Howard.
Howard drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kapena pulls his leg out and moves away.
Howard fails with a takedown attempt.
Howard looks for a takedown but Kapena sprawls well.
Nice shot lands for Kapena.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kapena, as that shot connected.
Kapena bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Howard is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kapena jabs Howard to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Howard is still on wobbly legs! Can Kapena finish him?
Howard is breathing heavily.
Kapena cracks Howard with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Kapena has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Howard to stand back up!
Kapena darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Howard's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Kapena before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kalani Kapena!
Kalani Kapena decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jose Dimagiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abiodun Havilah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Jose Dimagiba has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jose Dimagiba seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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25
175 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jose Dimagiba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Abiodun Havilah !
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dimagiba gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Havilah has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Havilah escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dimagiba scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dimagiba tries to clinch up but Havilah circles away and keeps his distance.
Dimagiba tries to clinch but Havilah is having none of it.
Dimagiba doesn't manage to clinch there - Havilah circles away.
Havilah tries to clinch up.
Dimagiba looks to land a combination but Havilah avoids it well.
Dimagiba rushes Havilah and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Havilah tries to circle away but Dimagiba has him pinned against the cage.
Havilah fails to pull guard.
A knee to the head by Dimagiba.
It looks like Abiodun Havilah has been cut.
Havilah throws a punch but it's blocked by Dimagiba.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dimagiba as Havilah tries to tie him up.
A short left from Dimagiba.
Dimagiba prevents a body shot from Havilah .
Havilah lands a damaging elbow.
Havilah jumps into guard, dragging Dimagiba to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimagiba postures up.
Dimagiba decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Havilah , up you get!
Dimagiba throws a leg kick that misses.
Dimagiba is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dimagiba throws a combination that misses
letting Havilah counter with a right hand.
Dimagiba moves in looking to clinch but Havilah pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Havilah looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dimagiba gets tackled into the cage by Havilah . Havilah maintains the clinch.
A short left from Dimagiba.
Havilah blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Havilah tries to pull guard but Dimagiba forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Dimagiba lands with a short shot to the head.
Dimagiba avoids the elbow strike from Havilah , against the cage.
Havilah creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dimagiba looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba managing to block the knees to the body from Havilah .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Havilah 's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Dimagiba lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Havilah 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Havilah misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dimagiba.
Dimagiba lands a hook that snaps the head of Havilah backwards.
Dimagiba looking to throw knees to the head but Havilah is blocking nicely.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Havilah .
Havilah is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Dimagiba to keep the fight standing.
Jose Dimagiba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abiodun Havilah .
Dimagiba lands an elbow that stopped Havilah in his tracks for a moment.
Dimagiba wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Havilah has him pressed against the cage.
Havilah throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dimagiba blocks it with crossed arms.
Havilah with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Havilah pulls guard effortlessly.
Havilah avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Havilah being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba stands and steps away. Havilah gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Jose Dimagiba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Havilah gets a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dimagiba blocks an elbow strike from Havilah .
Havilah lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dimagiba tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Havilah tries to pull guard but Dimagiba forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Havilah trying to stall but Dimagiba improves his position.
Dimagiba breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dimagiba instigates a clinch.
Dimagiba lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dimagiba breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Havilah avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dimagiba moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Havilah lands an elbow just above Dimagiba 's eye.
Dimagiba is leaning against Havilah and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Havilah breaks the clinch.
Havilah doesn't manage to clinch there - Dimagiba circles away.
Dimagiba scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Dimagiba.
Havilah shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dimagiba pinned against the cage. Dimagiba gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Havilah looks winded!
A nice combination there by Dimagiba.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Dimagiba dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Abiodun Havilah 's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dimagiba moves into the clinch.
Jose Dimagiba has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dimagiba creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Havilah 's defenses.
Dimagiba is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Havilah is defending well for now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Havilah .
Dimagiba avoids the elbow strike from Havilah , against the cage.
Dimagiba lands a nice uppercut.
Havilah misses with an elbow strike.
Havilah is trying to push Dimagiba away but Dimagiba has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dimagiba lands an elbow that stopped Havilah in his tracks for a moment.
That has opened up Abiodun Havilah 's cut even more.
Dimagiba misses with an elbow strike.
Dimagiba creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Havilah 's defenses.
Havilah tries a knee to the head but Dimagiba blocks it.
Dimagiba creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Havilah with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Havilah throws an elbow that misses.
Dimagiba lands a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Havilah wants to break free but Dimagiba has control.
Havilah misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dimagiba.
Havilah blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimagiba manages to break the clinch.
Havilah tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dimagiba tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Havilah manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dimagiba throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Havilah is looking to clinch but Dimagiba is avoiding it.
Dimagiba moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The cut above Abiodun Havilah 's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Havilah takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dimagiba lands with a right hand.
Havilah forces Dimagiba back against the cage and clinches.
Havilah breaks from the clinch.
Havilah takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dimagiba gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dimagiba lands an elbow that stopped Havilah in his tracks for a moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Havilah wants to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Havilah is trying to drag Dimagiba to the mat but Dimagiba just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Havilah tries to stall but Dimagiba uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dimagiba lands with a short shot to the head.
Abiodun Havilah 's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Havilah throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dimagiba lands with a short shot to the head.
Havilah throws an elbow but it misses.
Havilah tries to circle away but Dimagiba has him pinned against the cage.
Dimagiba lands an elbow inside.
Havilah avoids a wild elbow strike from Dimagiba.
Dimagiba breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dimagiba fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Havilah , pushing him back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dimagiba.
Havilah lands a damaging elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba tries a knee to the head but Havilah blocks it.
Dimagiba's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dimagiba tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dimagiba tries to clinch but Havilah is having none of it.
Jose Dimagiba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dimagiba throws a leg kick that misses.
Havilah circles away from the clinch attempt
and Havilah counters by clinching up.
Dimagiba tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dimagiba creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Havilah 's defenses.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Abiodun Havilah 's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jose Dimagiba!
After the fight, Jose Dimagiba was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hector Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chael Heavy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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280 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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199 cm
26
290 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Decent elbows
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut |
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hector Hernandez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chael Heavy!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hernandez tries to clinch up but Heavy circles away and keeps his distance.
Heavy has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Hernandez is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Heavy dives in for a single leg takedown but Hernandez sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A knee to the head by Hernandez.
It looks like Chael Heavy has been cut.
Heavy takes an elbow to the temple.
Hernandez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Heavy blocks it with crossed arms.
Heavy tries to pull guard but Hernandez won't allow it.
Hernandez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hernandez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That has opened up Chael Heavy's cut even more.
Heavy has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hernandez is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hector Hernandez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chael Heavy.
Hernandez scores with a nice hook to the head.
The cut above Chael Heavy's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Heavy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hernandez smiles and moves away.
Heavy has closed the distance and engaged Hernandez in a clinch.
Heavy tries to pull guard but Hernandez won't allow it.
Heavy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Heavy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hernandez lands with a short shot to the head.
Heavy is trying to pull guard but Hernandez turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hernandez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chael Heavy's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Hernandez creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Heavy with a big uppercut! Heavy tries to clinch up but Hernandez pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Heavy to the mat! Heavy covers up and Hernandez unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Hector Hernandez!
Hector Hernandez is the new super heavyweight champion!
Hector Hernandez 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
63% |
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