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HFC: Fight Night 12 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Thornton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Howard has chosen My Block as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
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163 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joe Thornton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Howard!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thornton tries to score a power double leg takedown but Howard sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Thornton somewhat.
Thornton shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Howard as he avoids it easily.
Mike Howard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Howard drives through with a takedown into guard.
Thornton throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Howard postures up and lands a big shot to Thornton's brow.
Thornton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Howard.
Howard working some strikes from top position.
Howard must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Howard is posturing up here but Thornton has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Howard tries to roll out but it's too tight and Howard has to tap! Slick submission there by Thornton!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joe Thornton!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gus Bus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dewey Cooper (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 Dewey Cooper was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple 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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gus Bus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dewey Cooper!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bus dodges the punch combination from Cooper.
Cooper will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bus really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bus bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cooper's head backwards.
Bus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cooper.
A punch combination from Cooper misses.
A punch combination from Cooper misses.
Cooper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bus moves out of range as Cooper strikes.
Cooper checks a leg kick nicely.
An inside leg kick from Bus misses.
Cooper checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bus walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cooper checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cooper misses with a double jab.
Cooper misses with a double jab.
Bus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bus is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cooper.
Bus misses with a wild combination.
Gus Bus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cooper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bus has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cooper finds it's way round the side to connect with Bus's head.
Cooper misses with a combination
and Bus counters with a right hand to the body.
Cooper throws the left hand but Bus avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper misses with a leg kick
and Bus counters with an outside leg kick.
Bus leaves Cooper with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cooper has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Bus lands a head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cooper gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cooper takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cooper thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice shot by Cooper.
Bus takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bus takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cooper misses with a double jab
and Bus counters with a big head kick but Cooper shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bus tries to land a front kick but Cooper steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A head kick misses from Bus.
Bus pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cooper misses with a leg kick
and Bus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cooper closes the distance and clinches.
Bus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cooper misses with a few strikes there.
Cooper throws a front kick aimed at Bus's knee but Bus avoids it well.
Bus throws a nice outside leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bus.
Bus thumps Cooper with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cooper fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cooper fails to land with a series of punches.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bus.
Bus throws a hook to the side of Cooper's head but Cooper sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cooper has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cooper breaks from the clinch.
Cooper throws a right and a left that Bus avoids nicely.
Cooper throws a series of punches but Bus moves out of range.
Bus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cooper blocks a low kick nicely.
A left and a right from Cooper both land. Nice combination.
Cooper throws a series of punches but Bus moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dewey Cooper will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cooper throws a jab but it's blocked by Bus.
Cooper looks to score with a jab to the body but Bus is just out of range.
Cooper swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bus counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cooper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cooper misses the shot to the body.
Bus throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cooper fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cooper forces Bus back against the cage and clinches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bus as Cooper tries to tie him up.
Bus looking to slow down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cooper pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bus throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cooper scores with a one two! Bus had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Cooper moves out of range of the leg kick from Bus.
Cooper wants to clinch.
Cooper feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Buss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bus scores with a head kick.
It looks like Dewey Cooper has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooper throws a right hand that Bus ducks under and follows up with a left that Bus also avoids with ease.
Bus dodges the punch combination from Cooper.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bus looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bus keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cooper shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bus as he jumps to the side.
Cooper is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bus.
Bus lands with a slapping head kick.
Cooper misses with a hook. Bus ducked under it nicely.
Cooper throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bus's waist but Bus gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cooper off to one side.
Gus Bus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dewey Cooper.
Cooper misses with a lunging right hand
and Bus counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Cooper is breathing heavily.
Bus feints and then cracks Cooper's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cooper down.
Cooper's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cooper throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bus counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bus lands with a kick to the temple. Cooper shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bus stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bus wants it to stay on the feet.
Bus throws a sloppy head kick and Cooper moves out of range easily.
A good leg kick by Bus.
Bus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cooper.
Bus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bus throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bus scores with a punch to the head.
Bus cracks Cooper with an open hand slap.
Bus buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cooper shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bus sprawls well. Bus wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cooper gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bus lands a leg kick that knocks Cooper off balance momentarily.
Bus scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bus connects with an inside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Cooper.
Dewey Cooper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bus throws a push kick but Cooper slaps the foot to one side.
Cooper takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cooper misses with an uppercut
and Bus counters with a body kick that stops Cooper in his tracks momentarily.
Cooper on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bus. Bus obviously looking to wear him down.
Bus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gus Bus dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dewey Cooper'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bus lands a nice looking body kick.
Cooper misses the shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bus.
Cooper on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bus. Bus obviously looking to wear him down.
Cooper takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Cooper tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bus throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cooper.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cooper stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bus.
Cooper tries to clinch but Bus is having none of it.
Bus slips a straight right by Cooper.
Cooper misses the jab.
Cooper takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bus throws a sloppy head kick and Cooper moves out of range easily.
Cooper takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bus can pounce on him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bus.
Dewey Cooper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bus.
Cooper looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cooper is looking to clinch but Bus is avoiding it.
Gus Bus is winning the standup battle so far.
Cooper chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bus can pounce on him.
A head kick misses from Bus.
Bus dodges the punch combination from Cooper.
Cooper takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cooper misses with a wild body shot.
Cooper stalks Bus and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bus's face. Bus staggers backwards, shaken.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bus connects with an inside leg kick.
Bus fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cooper has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cooper takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Cooper throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cooper.
Bus lands a head kick. Cooper smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bus feints and then cracks Cooper's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cooper down.
Bus connects with a high kick.
Cooper is rocked!
Bus throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cooper counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bus thinking.
Bus lands a big head kick that sends Cooper tumbling to the mat! Bus takes a step backwards and waves Cooper back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Cooper is still on wobbly legs! Can Bus finish him?
That has opened up Dewey Cooper's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper throws a leg kick but Bus moved away.
Bus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cooper.
Bus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cooper drops his hands momentarily and Bus needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Cooper just on the top of the head. Cooper drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Cooper - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Gus Bus!
As Gus Bus got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I win, ya. This for you bas, ya.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dchingis Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Belt Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dchingis Khan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Belt Hunter's chin.
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290 lbs
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300 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dchingis Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Belt Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan lands a nice looking body shot.
Khan misses with a combination
and Hunter counters with a nice uppercut.
Khan throws a right and a left that Hunter avoids nicely.
Khan misses with a two punch combination.
Khan throws a left that rocks Hunter and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Khan dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Hunter regain composure!
Hunter is rocked!
Hunter felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big shot lands for Khan! That's hurt Hunter! Will he recover? Khan fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dchingis Khan!
Dchingis Khan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Ripgut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abreham Killyousovizh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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225 lbs
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280 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
28 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean Ripgut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abreham Killyousovizh!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ripgut gets a double leg takedown into Killyousovizh's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Ripgut throwing strikes from guard but Killyousovizh blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ripgut accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ripgut throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ripgut in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Killyousovizh avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ripgut missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Killyousovizh preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Killyousovizh working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ripgut.
Ripgut throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ripgut throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Killyousovizh works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ripgut connects with a couple of short punches.
Ripgut working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ripgut throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Killyousovizh works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ripgut with a nice head shot there.
Killyousovizh utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ripgut throws a strike but Killyousovizh rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ripgut striking off his back but it's not causing Killyousovizh any problems.
Ripgut throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Ripgut trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Killyousovizh wants to get up but he can't break Ripgut's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Ripgut throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Ripgut has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ripgut manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Ripgut won't let Killyousovizh get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Killyousovizh blocking the ground and pound.
Killyousovizh blocking the ground and pound.
Ripgut looking to finish with strikes here!
Ripgut landing strikes from the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ripgut looking to finish with strikes here!
Ripgut throwing strikes here but Killyousovizh is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Ripgut throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Killyousovizh because Ripgut loaded up on that one.
Killyousovizh is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Killyousovizh taking shots to the head.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Killyousovizh takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ripgut punching from mount but Killyousovizh doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Killyousovizh is bucking up trying to escape but Ripgut cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
A big strike lands for Ripgut! That's really hurt Killyousovizh and he's turned his back - Ripgut keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Ripgut jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sean Ripgut!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Puna Wai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ray Hughes will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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156 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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139 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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Puna Wai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ray Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes swinging wildly here.
Hughes is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wai fails with the takedown.
Wai fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hughes avoids it really well and circles away.
Hughes moves in looking to clinch but Wai pushes him off.
Hughes gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Wai is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Wai stands up and waves to Hughes to follow him.
Wai tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hughes defends well and Wai ends up having to push Hughes into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Puna Wai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wai closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hughes circles away.
Hughes throws a head kick that misses.
Wai closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hughes quickly recovers to half guard.
Hughes trying to control here.
Wai controlling the action here.
Wai not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wai is trying for a kimura here. Hughes looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Wai wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Puna Wai!
After winning the bout, Puna Wai 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dude Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teddy Bass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Love kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Imagine. Dude Love had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 136.0lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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149 lbs
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144 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
19 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dude Love!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Teddy Bass!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bass swings for the body but Love moves out of range.
Bass throws a wild body kick that Love sees coming a mile off.
Love uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bass.
Bass is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bass lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Love circles away quickly and effectively.
Bass throws a head kick that Love semi-blocks.
Love avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bass throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bass pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A big left from Bass misses.
Bass throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Love looking to score a takedown here. Bass is defending well but Love drives through and ends up in Bass's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Love trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Bass manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Love throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bass scoring with punches to the head and body.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bass trying to control but Love is working from the bottom.
Bass landing some decent shots from guard.
Love is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bass wants to control from the top but Love keeps moving.
Bass lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Love keeping moving, preventing Bass from controlling successfully.
Bass might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Love haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Bass postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Love is looking for a triangle but Bass pushes his legs off easily.
Bass wants to control from the top but Love keeps moving.
Love looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bass tries to free his leg and advance position but Love is retaining full guard.
Love is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Bass rolls with it to try and escape but Love cranks on the arm and Bass is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dude Love!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dudley Beever (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fridolf Gothberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Beever might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Surprise!. Gothberg is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Biggie-Hypnotize. 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 Fridolf Gothberg was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dudley Beever!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fridolf Gothberg!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gothberg moves into the clinch.
Beever struggles to land a body shot inside as Gothberg controls his hands.
I was talking to Beever's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Gothberg blocks a body shot from Beever.
Gothberg manages to break the clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Beever as he connects with a hook.
Beever wants to clinch.
Beever rushes Gothberg and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gothberg breaks the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gothberg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Beever walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Beever looks to land a combination but Gothberg avoids it well.
Beever misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Beever on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Beever tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gothberg manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gothberg circles away from the clinch attempt.
Beever scores with a nice right hand.
Beever fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Beever moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Fridolf Gothberg has been cut.
Gothberg lands with an uppercut that bounces Beever off the cage and back into range.
Gothberg fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Beever, pushing him back against the cage.
Gothberg dodges an elbow strike from Beever.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beever misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gothberg.
Gothberg tries to break free but Beever pushes him back against the cage.
Gothberg can't break the clinch.
Beever breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fridolf Gothberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gothberg looks to land a combination. Beever sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gothberg gets a clinch.
Beever goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gothberg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Beever misses with an uppercut. Gothberg saw that one coming.
Gothberg on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Beever tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gothberg dodges the punch combination from Beever.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A lazy left from Gothberg finds it's target.
Beever throws a nice looking combination but Gothberg bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Beever misses with an uppercut.
Gothberg lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
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!
Gothberg fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Beever looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Beever tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gothberg lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gothberg moves into the clinch successfully.
Gothberg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gothberg throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gothberg rushes Beever and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gothberg wants to break the clinch but can't.
Beever doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gothberg working hard to break the clinch.
Gothberg is trying to break the clinch but Beever has him pressed against the cage.
Beever breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Beever misses with a few strikes there.
Gothberg instigates a clinch.
Beever tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gothberg avoids it.
Beever tries a body shot but Gothberg blocks it.
Beever tries to throw a body punch but Gothberg avoids it by throwing Beever back against the cage.
Beever landing knees to the head.
Beever cracks Gothberg with a nice body shot.
Gothberg is trying to break the clinch but Beever is controlling him.
Gothberg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Beever lands a jab to the head.
Gothberg scores with a jab to the head.
Gothberg clinches up with Beever and pushes him back against the cage.
Gothberg wants to get back to striking at distance but Beever won't allow it.
Gothberg wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Beever has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gothberg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gothberg connects with a good right hand that stumbles Beever. Beever circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gothberg wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gothberg rushes Beever and presses him up against the cage.
Gothberg tries to break the clinch but Beever is controlling the position.
Beever cracks Gothberg with a nice body shot.
Gothberg manages to break the clinch.
Beever throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Gothberg showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Beever.
Gothberg lands a nice hook to Beever's body. Beever takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Beever throws a right and a left that Gothberg avoids nicely.
Gothberg clinches with his opponent.
Gothberg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beever lands with an uppercut that bounces Gothberg off the cage and back into range.
Beever misses with the combination.
Gothberg clinches up with Beever and pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Beever throws an elbow but misses.
Beever doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gothberg looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gothberg breaks from the clinch.
Gothberg has Beever up against the cage in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Gothberg's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gothberg is looking to break free of the clinch but Beever has double underhooks.
Gothberg wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gothberg looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Beever manages to break the clinch.
Gothberg gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gothberg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Beever misses with a two punch combination.
Gothberg has taken the fight to the clinch.
Beever goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Beever.
Beever misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gothberg breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gothberg paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gothberg rushes Beever and presses him up against the cage.
Beever missing with knees to the body.
Gothberg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Beever misses with a double jab.
Gothberg closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fridolf Gothberg dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fridolf Gothberg's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gothberg moves into the clinch.
Beever tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gothberg's elbow.
Fridolf Gothberg seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gothberg wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gothberg blocks a body shot from Beever.
Gothberg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Beever throws a combination. Gothberg tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Beever misses with a wild combination.
Gothberg throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Beever stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fridolf Gothberg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gothberg has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gothberg is trying to break the clinch but Beever has him pressed against the cage.
Gothberg breaks from the clinch.
Gothberg instigates a clinch.
Beever misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gothberg wants to break free but Beever has control.
Gothberg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gothberg closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beever stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gothberg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gothberg lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Beever circles away quickly and effectively.
Beever will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gothberg moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gothberg wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gothberg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gothberg takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gothberg throws a good cross that connects.
Gothberg has taken the fight to the clinch.
Beever tries to throw a body punch but Gothberg avoids it by throwing Beever back against the cage.
Gothberg breaks the clinch.
Gothberg forces Beever back against the cage and clinches.
Beever landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beever breaks the clinch.
A big right from Beever misses.
Beever throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gothberg.
Beever slips under a jab.
Gothberg connects with a right hand. Beever shakes it off.
Beever is looking to clinch.
Gothberg scores with a sloppy right hand. Beever should have avoided that one.
Beever misses with a double jab.
Beever throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dudley Beever is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gothberg gets a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gothberg wants to break free but Beever has control.
Beever misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Beever scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gothberg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Beever connects with a jab.
Beever tries to keep at a distance but Gothberg has taken the fight into the clinch.
Beever misses with a body punch.
Gothberg is trying to break the clinch but Beever has him pressed against the cage.
Beever struggles to land a body shot inside as Gothberg controls his hands.
Beever misses with a punch on the inside.
Beever misses with a punch to the body.
Beever tries a body shot but Gothberg blocks it.
Gothberg is trying to push Beever away but Beever has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gothberg wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Beever has him pressed against the cage.
Gothberg is trying to push Beever away but Beever has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Beever tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gothberg's elbow.
Gothberg manages to break the clinch.
Gothberg moves into the clinch successfully.
Gothberg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gothberg dodges the punch combination from Beever.
Beever is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Beever tries to keep at a distance but Gothberg has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gothberg wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gothberg manages to break the clinch.
Beever throws a right and a left that Gothberg avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Beever misses.
Gothberg rushes Beever and presses him up against the cage.
Beever is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gothberg is defending well for now.
Gothberg breaks from the clinch.
Gothberg fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Beever looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gothberg fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Beever, pushing him back against the cage.
Gothberg breaks the clinch.
Gothberg works the jab nicely.
Gothberg showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Beever.
Beever fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gothberg clinches with his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gothberg breaks the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beever misses with a double jab.
Gothberg clinches up against the cage.
Beever keeps control of Gothberg as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gothberg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Beever delivers a nice body kick.
Beever bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gothberg's head backwards.
Gothberg clinches with his opponent.
Gothberg avoiding damage as Beever throws knees to the body.
Gothberg looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gothberg is trying to break the clinch but Beever is controlling him.
Beever lands a shot to the body.
Beever escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gothberg pushes Beever up against the cage in a clinch.
Gothberg breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beever doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gothberg throws a combination. Beever tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Gothberg swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Beever.
Beever misses with a double jab.
Gothberg clobbers Beever with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fridolf Gothberg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Fridolf Gothberg's cut.
That's time! Beever's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Beever moves in looking to clinch but Gothberg pushes him off.
Beever slips a straight right by Gothberg.
Gothberg moves out of range of the body kick.
Beever fails to land with a series of punches.
Gothberg clinches up with Beever and pushes him back against the cage.
Beever landing knees to the body.
Gothberg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gothberg rushes Beever and presses him up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Beever.
Beever misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gothberg wants to break free but Beever has control.
Beever's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice uppercut lands for Gothberg. That snapped Beever's head back.
Beever tries to close the distance and clinch but Gothberg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Beever. Those never looked like landing.
Gothberg clinches with his opponent.
Gothberg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
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!
Gothberg throws a one two combo.
Gothberg throws a lazy right hand but Beever sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gothberg scores with a three punch combo!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beever lands with a nice combination. Gothberg backs away looking to recover.
Beever tries to clinch up but Gothberg circles away and keeps his distance.
Gothberg has closed the distance and engaged Beever in a clinch.
Beever misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gothberg.
Beever pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gothberg moves out of range of the body kick.
Beever misses with a two punch combination.
Beever doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gothberg.
A combination from Beever does no damage.
Gothberg scores with a jab to the jaw.
Beever will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A combination from Beever does no damage.
Gothberg lands a right hook to the body.
Gothberg moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gothberg has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Beever lands a shot to the body.
Beever tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gothberg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Beever looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gothberg clinches.
Beever struggles to land a body shot inside as Gothberg controls his hands.
Beever tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gothberg avoids it.
Gothberg breaks the clinch.
Gothberg clinches.
Gothberg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Beever misses with the combination.
Beever takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gothberg lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gothberg has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gothberg breaks the clinch.
A left and a right from Gothberg both land. Nice combination.
Gothberg gets a clinch.
Gothberg wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gothberg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Beever ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gothberg moves away.
Gothberg closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gothberg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gothberg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gothberg closes the distance and clinches.
Gothberg wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gothberg managing to block the knees to the body from Beever.
Gothberg wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gothberg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beever. Gothberg does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gothberg closes the distance and clinches.
Gothberg wants to break free but Beever has control.
Gothberg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Beever misses with a jab, cross combination.
Beever fails in his attempt to clinch.
Beever throws a hook to the side of Gothberg's head but Gothberg sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gothberg swats away the attempt to clinch by Beever.
Gothberg moves into range and clinches up with Beever.
Beever keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gothberg's efforts to push away.
Gothberg is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gothberg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gothberg goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gothberg forces Beever back against the cage and clinches.
Beever keeps control of Gothberg as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gothberg breaks the clinch.
Gothberg lands a two punch combo.
Beever misses with a series of wild punches.
Beever pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gothberg back to the cage. Beever follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Beever gets tackled into the cage by Gothberg. Gothberg maintains the clinch.
Gothberg can't break the clinch.
Gothberg is trying to push Beever away but Beever has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gothberg breaks the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beever throws a series of punches but Gothberg avoids them all with ease.
A combination from Gothberg does no damage.
Beever goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Beever throws a series of punches but Gothberg moves out of range.
Gothberg forces Beever back against the cage and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fridolf Gothberg really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fridolf Gothberg's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Beever on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gothberg gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gothberg breaks the clinch.
Beever's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gothberg under the eye.
Gothberg swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Beever.
Beever tries to move into range but Gothberg moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gothberg showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Beever.
Beever is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gothberg forces Beever back against the cage and clinches.
Gothberg working hard to break the clinch.
Gothberg breaks the clinch.
Beever looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gothberg takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gothberg gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Beever lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gothberg breaks from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gothberg swats away the attempt to clinch by Beever.
Beever throws a right hand that Gothberg ducks under and follows up with a left that Gothberg also avoids with ease.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gothberg drives through and clinches with Beever against the cage.
Beever tries a body shot but Gothberg blocks it.
Gothberg breaks from the clinch.
Gothberg moves into the clinch.
Gothberg tries to break the clinch but Beever is controlling the position.
Gothberg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Beever misses with a double jab.
Gothberg lands a jab.
Gothberg clinches up with Beever and pushes him back against the cage.
Beever misses with a hook to the ribs.
Beever misses with a knee to the head.
Beever pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gothberg lands a jab-cross combination.
Gothberg has managed to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beever breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Beever gets tackled into the cage by Gothberg. Gothberg maintains the clinch.
Gothberg tries to circle away but Beever has him pinned against the cage.
Gothberg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gothberg closes the distance and pushes Beever back into the cage.
Gothberg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Beever tries to clinch but Gothberg moves out of range.
Beever throws a hook to the side of Gothberg's head but Gothberg sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gothberg throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A combination from Beever does no damage.
A lazy left from Gothberg finds it's target.
Gothberg rushes Beever and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Beever tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gothberg wants to get back to striking at distance but Beever won't allow it.
Beever keeps control of Gothberg as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Beever goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gothberg wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gothberg is trying to break the clinch but Beever has him pressed against the cage.
Gothberg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Beever tries to clinch up but Gothberg circles away and keeps his distance.
Gothberg changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Beever misses with a double jab.
Gothberg clinches with his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beever misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gothberg.
Still in the clinch, Beever scores with a nice short uppercut.
Beever tries to work over Gothberg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gothberg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gothberg moves into range and clinches up with Beever.
Gothberg manages to break the clinch.
Gothberg has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Beever feints a jab promting Gothberg to slip. Beever then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gothberg slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Gothberg darts in and clinches Beever up against the cage.
Beever tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gothberg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Beever tries to clinch up but Gothberg circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd cheers as Gothberg lands an impressive looking overhand right. Beever doesn't seem phased though.
Gothberg ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gothberg lands a slapping body shot.
Gothberg lands a jab.
Gothberg drives through and clinches with Beever against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gothberg breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gothberg closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Beever lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gothberg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gothberg moves into the clinch.
Gothberg tries to break free but Beever pushes him back against the cage.
Beever breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Gothberg does it's job there.
Beever drops his hands momentarily and Gothberg takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gothberg lands a slapping body shot.
Beever lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Beever.
Beever looks to throw the jab but Gothberg is out of range.
Beever misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A punch combination from Gothberg misses.
Gothberg clinches up with Beever and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gothberg blocks the elbow strike.
Gothberg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch combination from Beever misses.
Gothberg moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fridolf Gothberg dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Fridolf Gothberg's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Beever throws a nice looking combination but Gothberg bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gothberg scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Beever doesn't seem bothered though.
Gothberg clinches.
Beever misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Beever makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Beever lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Beever.
Gothberg blocks a body shot from Beever.
Gothberg breaks the clinch.
Beever swinging wildly here.
Gothberg pushes Beever up against the cage in a clinch.
Gothberg blocks a body shot from Beever.
Beever scores with a shot to the side of Gothberg's head.
Beever escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Beever jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gothberg lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
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!
Beever takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Beever lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gothberg circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beever tries to keep at a distance but Gothberg has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gothberg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice straight punches there by Gothberg. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gothberg.
Gothberg drives through and clinches with Beever against the cage.
Gothberg wants to break the clinch but can't.
Beever prevents Gothberg from breaking the clinch.
Beever tries to work over Gothberg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Beever's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Beever misses with a double jab.
Gothberg closes the distance and pushes Beever back into the cage.
Gothberg manages to break the clinch.
Gothberg darts in and clinches Beever up against the cage.
Gothberg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gothberg pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Beever back to the cage. Gothberg follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Gothberg avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gothberg clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gothberg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beever fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Beever closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gothberg scores with a three punch combo!
Gothberg scores with a jab to the head.
Gothberg throws a one two combo.
Gothberg takes the fight into the clinch.
Gothberg wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Beever misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gothberg.
Beever misses with a punch on the inside.
Gothberg can't break the clinch.
Beever trying to land knees to the body.
Gothberg is trying to break the clinch but Beever has him pressed against the cage.
Gothberg wants to break free but Beever has control.
Beever working aggressively here.
Beever has Gothberg pressed against the cage, preventing Gothberg from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gothberg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Beever misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beever throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gothberg has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gothberg is trying to break the clinch but Beever has him pressed against the cage.
Gothberg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gothberg moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Beever misses with a two punch combination.
Gothberg closes the distance and clinches.
Gothberg wants to break free but Beever has control.
Gothberg working hard to break the clinch.
Gothberg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Beever tries to keep at a distance but Gothberg has taken the fight into the clinch.
Beever goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Beever struggles to land a body shot inside as Gothberg controls his hands.
Gothberg wants to break the clinch but can't.
Beever has Gothberg pressed against the cage, preventing Gothberg from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gothberg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Beever utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beever swings wildly with an uppercut but Gothberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Beever.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gothberg can't break the clinch.
Gothberg manages to break the clinch.
Gothberg fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Beever, pushing him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Gothberg's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gothberg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gothberg gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Beever digs a right hand into Gothberg's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gothberg's gas tank.
Beever scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gothberg tries to break the clinch but Beever is controlling the position.
Gothberg is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gothberg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fridolf Gothberg is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gothberg pushes Beever up against the cage in a clinch.
Gothberg tries to break the clinch but Beever is controlling the position.
Gothberg tries to circle away but Beever has him pinned against the cage.
Dudley Beever has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Beever struggles to land a body shot inside as Gothberg controls his hands.
Gothberg has had enough of the clinch but Beever keeps him there for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fridolf Gothberg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gothberg has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 45:50
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 45:50
Judge Josh West scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fridolf Gothberg!
During a confident post fight interview, Fridolf Gothberg thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Dudley Beever stepped up to the mic, saying 'Damit... I thought we have it... Good fight! This time you got me, but next is on me!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Gurel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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169 lbs
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175 lbs
6 - 7 - 0 |
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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ivan Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jake Gurel!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gurel checks a leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Rodriguez as Gurel shoots in.
Rodriguez tries to clinch
and Gurel counters with a left and a right that stings Rodriguez.
Gurel has Rodriguez up against the cage in a clinch.
Rodriguez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gurel wants a takedown but no success here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gurel prevents a body shot from Rodriguez.
Gurel turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Gurel manages to end up in side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gurel happy to just control the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gurel wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rodriguez, who protects the arm well.
Rodriguez's coaches at Hilo Training Center have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gurel controls the position.
Rodriguez prevents Gurel from improving position.
Gurel throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's two 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.
An elbow from Gurel crashes against the mat.
Rodriguez is pushing Gurel's head away, looking to escape. Gurel manages to hold on to the position though.
Gurel stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Rodriguez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gurel counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gurel misses with a takedown attempt - Rodriguez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ivan Rodriguez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Gurel.
Gurel throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Rodriguez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gurel counters with a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez scores with a head kick. Gurel tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Gurel misses the shot to the body.
Rodriguez tries to clinch but Gurel is having none of it.
Rodriguez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gurel fails to land the takedown.
Rodriguez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gurel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A combination from Gurel does no damage.
Gurel looks to land a combination but Rodriguez avoids it well.
Gurel throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Rodriguez was covering up waiting for the punch and Gurel finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gurel tries to free his leg and advance position but Rodriguez is retaining full guard.
Gurel won't allow Rodriguez to get back to his feet.
Gurel trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Rodriguez manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rodriguez has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gurel is proving hard to escape from.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Gurel dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gurel keeps the fight on the outside.
Rodriguez tries to land a front kick but Gurel steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
No luck for Gurel with that takedown attempt.
Gurel tries a head kick but it misses.
Rodriguez tries to clinch but Gurel moves away
and Gurel counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rodriguez wants to clinch up but Gurel keeps it at a distance.
Gurel throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rodriguez.
Gurel shoots in and bounces Rodriguez off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Gurel lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gurel throws a big right hand that misses.
Rodriguez wants to get back to his feet but Gurel is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gurel wants to pass the guard but Rodriguez is keeping the position.
Gurel prevents Rodriguez from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gurel stays in close to Rodriguez's body and controls the position.
We're going to have a standup here because Ivan Rodriguez wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Rodriguez walks into a left hand.
Rodriguez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gurel. That did some damage!
Rodriguez tries to clinch but Gurel moves out of range.
Rodriguez wants to clinch up but Gurel keeps it at a distance.
Gurel shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rodriguez as he avoids it easily.
Gurel circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gurel counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez tries a head kick but it misses.
Gurel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gurel shoots in for a takedown but Rodriguez shows good takedown defense.
Ivan Rodriguez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Gurel.
Rodriguez avoids the head kick by Gurel.
Rodriguez tries a head kick but it misses.
Rodriguez tries to clinch up but Gurel circles away and keeps his distance.
Rodriguez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gurel fails with a takedown attempt.
Rodriguez moves in looking to clinch but Gurel pushes him off.
Rodriguez tries to clinch up
and Gurel counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gurel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rodriguez throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Jake Gurel has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gurel shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rodriguez pinned against the cage. Rodriguez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rodriguez tries to clinch but Gurel moves away
and Gurel makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rodriguez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gurel shoots in for a double leg but Rodriguez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rodriguez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gurel changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rodriguez looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Rodriguez wants to get back to his feet but Gurel drags him back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Gurel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jake Gurel'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.
Rodriguez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gurel shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rodriguez's guard.
Gurel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gurel throws an elbow that misses. Rodriguez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gurel's guard. Nice move by Rodriguez!
Rodriguez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rodriguez trying to control but Gurel is working from the bottom.
Rodriguez wants to stand but Gurel is controlling his posture from full guard.
Gurel kicks Rodriguez off and gets to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gurel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gurel throws out a loose jab but Rodriguez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jake Gurel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gurel tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rodriguez swivels and escapes.
Gurel pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rodriguez back to the cage. Gurel follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Gurel checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rodriguez slaps away a takedown attempt from Gurel, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gurel closes the distance and clinches up with Rodriguez, looking for a takedown. Gurel pushes Rodriguez against the cage but Rodriguez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ivan Rodriguez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Gurel.
Gurel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rodriguez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rodriguez tries to clinch up but Gurel circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gurel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rodriguez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gurel is defending well for now.
Gurel can't get the takedown.
Rodriguez misses with an elbow over the top.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rodriguez.
Rodriguez tries a knee to the head but Gurel blocks it.
Rodriguez stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gurel is looking for a takedown.
Gurel tightens his grip and picks Rodriguez up, before dumping him to the ground. Rodriguez manages to land in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gurel controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jake Gurel hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Gurel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rodriguez misses with a head kick.
Gurel swats away the attempt to clinch by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rodriguez stuffs the takedown.
Rodriguez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rodriguez tries to clinch
and Gurel counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gurel.
Jake Gurel has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gurel postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gurel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gurel trying to control but Rodriguez is working from the bottom.
Jake Gurel is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Gurel won't allow Rodriguez to get back to his feet.
Ivan Rodriguez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
We're going to have a standup here because Ivan Rodriguez wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Gurel shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rodriguez but Rodriguez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gurel walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rodriguez.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Gurel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gurel winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Gurel!
After winning the bout, Jake Gurel 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Alfredo Benebidez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter Wolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benebidez comes to the cage accompanied by Make War. Walter Wolf told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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132 lbs
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130 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alfredo Benebidez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Walter Wolf!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolf connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Benebidez momentarily.
Benebidez moves forwards but Wolf connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Decent striking displayed by Wolf there.
Wolf lands a nice shot to the body.
Wolf tries to close the distance and clinch up but Benebidez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've been hearing reports that Benebidez has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Wolf looks to score with a jab to the body but Benebidez is just out of range.
Walter Wolf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wolf swinging wildly here.
Wolf wants to clinch up but Benebidez keeps it at a distance.
Wolf lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Benebidez circles away quickly and effectively.
Wolf fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wolf rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Benebidez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch combination from Wolf misses.
A punch combination from Wolf misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolf scores with a shot to the body.
Wolf misses with a two punch combination.
Wolf misses with a body shot.
Nice jab there from Wolf.
Wolf scores with a hook.
Benebidez avoids the body shot from Wolf.
Wolf swings for the body but Benebidez moves out of range.
Wolf goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wolf misses with a wild combination.
Wolf lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolf missing with a left hand there. Benebidez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wolf misses with a wild combination.
Wolf lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Benebidez backs up against the cage.
Benebidez fails with a takedown attempt.
Wolf uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wolf throws a looping overhand right but Benebidez ducks down to avoid it.
Walter Wolf is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Benebidez changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Wolf looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Benebidez is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Wolf is trying to escape and Benebidez transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Wolf is forced to tap! Nice work there by Benebidez! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alfredo Benebidez!
During a confident post fight interview, Alfredo Benebidez thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Khali Kumtomanee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Meira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kumtomanee comes to the cage accompanied by Allah Allah Praise be Allah. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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155 lbs
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166 lbs
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World class MT
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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
31 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khali Kumtomanee!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Carlos Meira!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meira fails with the takedown
and Kumtomanee moves into the clinch.
Kumtomanee managing to block the knees to the body from Meira.
Kumtomanee scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Carlos Meira has been cut.
Kumtomanee putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Meira in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Meira takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kumtomanee lands an elbow inside that Meira shrugs off.
Meira looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Meira misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kumtomanee.
Meira tries to land a knee to the head but Kumtomanee blocks with his arms.
Meira takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meira missing with knees to the body.
Kumtomanee lands an uppercut.
Kumtomanee really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Meira tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kumtomanee landing knees to the body.
Meira looks winded!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kumtomanee.
Meira trying to land knees to the body.
Kumtomanee landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kumtomanee connects with a knee to the head.
Kumtomanee lands a shoulder strike.
Kumtomanee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Meira throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kumtomanee lands a knee to the head.
Meira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kumtomanee blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kumtomanee lands an elbow inside that Meira shrugs off.
Kumtomanee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Kumtomanee.
Kumtomanee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Meira backwards.
Meira takes an elbow to the temple.
Kumtomanee scores with a knee to the head.
Kumtomanee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kumtomanee using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kumtomanee lands an elbow just above Meira 's eye.
Meira is rocked!
Kumtomanee lands a nice elbow.
Meira is still on wobbly legs! Can Kumtomanee finish him?
That has opened up Carlos Meira's cut even more.
Meira is pressed against the cage. Kumtomanee pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Meira! Two more big strikes from Kumtomanee and Meira crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Khali Kumtomanee!
Khali Kumtomanee retains his lightweight title!
Khali Kumtomanee thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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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
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