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Hilo Fight Night 15 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yoel Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calvin Duran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duran is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Seven devils - Florence. Duran has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Yoel Romero had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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198 lbs
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193 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Great low kicks
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yoel Romero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Calvin Duran!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Calvin Duran has been cut.
Duran is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Romero.
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!
Romero throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Romero swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Duran counters with a thumping low kick.
Yoel Romero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romero throws a right hand that misses
and Duran counters with a leg kick.
Romero throws a leg kick
and Duran makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Romero throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Duran defending well as Romero loads up on a big left hand.
Romero throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Duran looks winded!
Romero is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Duran.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero misses with a looping right.
Romero misses with a right hand
and Duran counters with a left to the body.
A jab from Romero misses.
Romero pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Romero throws a lazy uppercut
and Duran counters with a nice low kick that buckles Romero's knee momentarily.
Romero scores with a jab to the head.
Duran takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Romero misses with a lunging right hand
and Duran connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Romero throws a sloppy head kick and Duran moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Romero misses with a low kick.
Romero throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Duran counters with a low kick, right behind Romero 's knee.
A swing and a miss from Romero.
Romero throws a head kick that misses
and Duran counters with an outside leg kick.
Romero throws a leg kick that is checked
and Duran counters with a leg kick.
Duran moves out of range of the body kick from Romero.
Romero tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero throws a leg kick but Duran moved away.
Romero misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Duran to counter with a crisp jab.
Romero throws a right hand that misses
and Duran counters with a one-two to the body.
Romero throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Romero throws a half hearted mid kick.
Romero clobbers Duran with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That has opened up Calvin Duran's cut even more.
Romero throws a sloppy head kick
and Duran makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Romero looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Duran on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Romero. Romero obviously looking to wear him down.
Romero is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Romero misses with the body kick
and Duran counters with a slapping leg kick.
Duran takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romero throws a head kick but Duran moves out of range.
Romero will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Romero throws a lazy uppercut
and Duran counters with a leg kick.
Romero turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoel Romero dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Calvin Duran'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.
Romero misses with an uppercut. Duran saw that one coming.
Calvin Duran is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Duran takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Romero tries a head kick but it misses.
Romero throws a good cross that connects.
Romero tests Duran's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Romero throws the left hand but Duran avoids the punch easily.
Yoel Romero is winning the standup battle so far.
Duran is breathing heavily.
Romero misses with a lunging right hand
and Duran counters with a leg kick.
Romero lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero sends Duran crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Romero is motioning to the referee to let Duran up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Duran is rocked!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Romero.
Duran is still on wobbly legs! Can Romero finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duran slips under a jab.
Romero throws a head kick but Duran moves out of range.
Romero plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Duran swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Duran face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Yoel Romero!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Pavil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Whyte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcos Pavil has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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280 lbs
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250 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marcos Pavil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, David Whyte!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pavil missing with a left hand there. Whyte was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Whyte throws a hook to the side of Pavil's head but Pavil sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Whyte pushes Pavil up against the cage in a clinch.
Whyte scores with a shoulder strike.
Pavil stalling the fight.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Whyte.
Whyte lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pavil breaks from the clinch.
Pavil walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
No joy there for Pavil, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Whyte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Whyte gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whyte breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pavil works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Whyte throws a series of punches but Pavil moves out of range.
A combination from Whyte does no damage.
Pavil displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Whyte throws out the jab.
Whyte drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
David Whyte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pavil connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pavil throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Whyte sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Whyte throws a head kick but Pavil moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whyte drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Whyte tries to bum rush Pavil with a series of wild strikes but Pavil uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pavil moves out of range of the body kick from Whyte.
Whyte plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Pavil scores with the left hand. Whyte knows he should have avoided that one.
Whyte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pavil moves away.
Pavil lands a nice looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pavil lands the left hand.
Whyte misses with a few strikes there.
Whyte misses with a double jab.
Pavil is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Whyte bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Whyte looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pavil connects with a good right hand that stumbles Whyte. Whyte circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pavil misses with a body shot.
Whyte tries to close the distance and clinch but Pavil swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pavil punishes Whyte's body with a nice straight punch.
Pavil feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Whyte sprawling to the canvas! Whyte rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Pavil finish him?!
Whyte is rocked!
It looks like David Whyte has been cut.
Whyte throws a wild body kick that Pavil sees coming a mile off.
Pavil moves away from the strike by Whyte.
Whyte defending well as Pavil loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavil on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Pavil needs to keep his hands up - Whyte had a free shot at his head there.
Pavil throws an overhand right that lands on Whyte's shoulder, as Whyte tries to avoid the shot.
Pavil is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Pavil fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Whyte looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pavil keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Whyte is still on wobbly legs! Can Pavil finish him?
Pavil lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Whyte falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Marcos Pavil!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Philips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Marchand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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163 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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166 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Trevor Philips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brad Marchand!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Marchand.
Marchand has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Facebreaker Academy. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Marchand lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Philips down.
Marchand tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Philips is looking to reverse the position.
Philips struggling a bit here.
Marchand thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Marchand wants to lay and pray for a moment but Philips keeps working.
Marchand tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Marchand has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Philips tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marchand is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Philips is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Philips is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Marchand off and has taken his back!
I would not like to be Marchand right now.
Philips wants to control but Marchand is keeping busy.
Philips looking to hold on to the position here but Marchand rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Philips won't allow Marchand to sweep him here.
Marchand pulls Philips in close to prevent any damage.
Marchand tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Philips slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Marchand looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Marchand pulls Philips in close to prevent any damage.
Trevor Philips has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Marchand ducks under a wild hook from Philips.
Marchand swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marchand gets a double leg takedown into Philips's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marchand stands up from Philips's guard - Marchand perhaps looking for a knockout.
Philips throws a lazy uppercut
and Marchand counters with a left to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Philips as Marchand shoots in.
Philips moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The fighters circling - Philips throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Philips scores with a nice head shot.
Marchand lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Philips circles away quickly and effectively.
Philips fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Marchand shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Philips manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Marchand throwing strikes but missing.
Philips wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Philips is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Marchand drops back, looking for a kneebar! Philips looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Philips looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Philips!
Philips working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marchand is trying to improve his position.
Philips will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Philips wants to control but Marchand is keeping him busy.
Marchand is looking to regain half guard here but Philips keeps moving and retains side control.
Marchand sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marchand wants to control but Philips is keeping busy.
Philips prevents Marchand from improving his position.
Philips is looking to advance position but Marchand won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Marchand dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Marchand slips a straight right by Philips.
Philips connects with a looping right hand.
Nice shot by Philips.
Marchand walks into a left hand.
Philips is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Philips lands a jab to the nose.
Philips is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Philips bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Marchand's head.
Marchand is rocked!
Philips drops Marchand with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Marchand! Philips dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trevor Philips!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randomly Named Fighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Day Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man has chosen Day Man Remix as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Randomly Named Fighter has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Randomly Named Fighter seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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199 lbs
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26
197 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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
24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Randomly Named Fighter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Day Man!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fighter slips a straight right by Man.
Man misses with a lunging right hand
and Fighter counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Man scores with a jab. Fighter acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Man 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.
Fighter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Man.
Day Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
It looks like Randomly Named Fighter has been cut.
Man misses with a hook.
Man throws a series of punches but Fighter moves out of range.
Man has taken the fight to the clinch.
Man is pushing Fighter up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Man swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fighter drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fighter drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Man gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Man gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randomly Named Fighter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fighter is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Man pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Man stalling.
Fighter drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Man gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Man misses with the head strike.
Fighter prevents a body shot from Man.
Fighter lands a body shot.
Man blocks a body shot from Fighter.
Fighter changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Man fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Man is looking to clinch but Fighter is avoiding it.
Man digs a good hook to Fighter's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Man throws a right hand that misses
and Fighter counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man throws an off balance right hand
and Fighter counters with a big head kick but Man shrugs it off.
Man just misses with a punch to the body.
Fighter slips a straight right by Man.
Fighter slips a straight right by Man.
Man swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slow jab from Man misses its intended target.
Man is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Man is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fighter.
Man fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fighter manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man swings away with a body shot that misses
and Fighter counters with a nice body shot.
Fighter moves away from the strike by Man.
Fighter has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fighter there as he acknowledges the shot.
Man pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Man lands a right hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Man. Those never looked like landing.
Fighter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Man.
Man looks to land a combination but Fighter avoids it well.
Man throws a hook but Fighter blocks it.
Fighter staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fighter ducks under a wild hook from Man.
Man connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fighter. Fighter circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Man just misses with a punch to the body.
Fighter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Man tries to bum rush Fighter with a series of wild strikes but Fighter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Man swings widly with a right hand
and Fighter counters with a three punch combo that has Man backing up. Man nods at Fighter to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man misses with a combination
and Fighter counters with a flying knee. Nice.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Man lands with a nice body punch.
Fighter takes one to the chin there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Day Man dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Randomly Named Fighter's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Man misses with a series of wild punches.
Man misses with a right hand
and Fighter counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Man throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fighter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Man.
Man lands with a cross.
Man throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Man throws a hook but Fighter avoids it easily.
Man throws a right hand that misses
and Fighter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fighter slips under a jab.
Man is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fighter counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Man doesn't manage to clinch there - Fighter circles away.
Fighter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Man is looking to clinch but Fighter is avoiding it.
Man clobbers Fighter with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Man misses with a hook.
Man moves in looking to clinch but Fighter pushes him off.
Man throws an off balance right hand
and Fighter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Man misses with an uppercut
and Fighter counters with a two punch combo.
Randomly Named Fighter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Man misses with a shot to the body
and Fighter counters with a series of strikes. Man will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man looks to land a right hand but Fighter moved out of range.
Fighter walks into a stiff left hand from Man.
Man shoots in looking for a takedown but Fighter manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Man's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Fighter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Man looks to score with a jab to the body but Fighter is just out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fighter takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Man throws a lazy uppercut
and Fighter counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Man fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fighter avoids it really well and circles away.
Fighter takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a big shot that misses.
Man is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fighter.
Man is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fighter.
Man throws a poor cross that misses
and Fighter counters with a stiff right hand.
Randomly Named Fighter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Man throws a right hand that misses
and Fighter counters with a head kick.
Man throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Man fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Man misses with a hook
and Fighter counters with a two punch combo.
Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a lazy uppercut
and Fighter counters with a left and a right that stings Man.
Man swings for the body but Fighter moves out of range.
Man swings for the body but Fighter moves out of range.
Fighter moves out of range as Man strikes.
Man takes a swing at Fighter's ribcage but misses.
Man throws a right hand that misses
and Fighter counters with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fighter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fighter defending well as Man loads up on a big left hand.
Man throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Man. Fighter does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Day Man showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Randomly Named Fighter's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Man loads up on a big right hand but Fighter slips the punch.
The fighters circling - Man throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fighter slips a straight right by Man.
Good standup being displayed there by Man as he connects with a hook.
Man connects with a crisp jab.
Man throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Man throws a right hand that misses
and Fighter counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fighter gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Man tries to clinch but Fighter is having none of it.
Day Man seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fighter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Man.
A telegraphed right hand from Man misses the target.
Man moves into range and clinches up with Fighter.
Fighter is trying to drag Man to the mat but Man just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Fighter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fighter goes for a takedown in the clinch but Man prevents it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Man.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Man.
Man is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randomly Named Fighter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fighter looking for a takedown.
Fighter drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fighter wants a takedown but no success here.
Day Man is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man avoids the elbow strike from Fighter, against the cage.
Fighter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Man misses with a punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Man misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fighter tries to score a body lock takedown but Man shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Man lands a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Man looking to pass the guard.
Man stops Fighter from standing up.
Fighter keeping moving, preventing Man from controlling successfully.
Man preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man trying to control the position from guard on top but Fighter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Day Man.
Man tries to clinch up but Fighter circles away and keeps his distance.
A jab from Man misses.
Man lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Man throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fighter counters with a three punch combo that has Man backing up. Man nods at Fighter to acknowledge the strikes.
Fighter slips a straight right by Man.
Man misses with an uppercut. Fighter saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man loads up on a big right hand but Fighter slips the punch.
Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fighter slips under a jab.
Fighter with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Man to score with a decent uppercut.
Fighter takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Man thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fighter drops his hands momentarily and Man takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A telegraphed right hand from Man misses the target.
Randomly Named Fighter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Man misses the body punch
enabling Fighter to counter with a crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Day Man comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Man has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Day Man!
Our winner, Day Man, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morrison is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Wu Tang - America. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
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164 lbs
19 - 15 - 0 |
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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
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, George Mendez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tommy Morrison!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendez looks to land a right hand but Morrison moved out of range.
Mendez explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Morrison blocks a jab.
Morrison ducks under a wild hook from Mendez.
Mendez tries a head kick but it misses.
Mendez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Morrison.
Morrison ducks under a wild hook from Mendez.
We've been told by Mendez's head coaches at The Boom Boom Room that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mendez throws a poor cross that misses
and Morrison counters with a low kick, right behind Mendez 's knee.
Mendez thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big left from Mendez misses.
Mendez misses the jab.
We've been informed that Morrison has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez throws a hook to the side of Morrison's head but Morrison sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Morrison ducks under a wild hook from Mendez.
Mendez throws a right hand that misses
and Morrison counters with a slapping leg kick.
Mendez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morrison.
Mendez misses with a double jab
and Morrison makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mendez misses with a hook
and Morrison counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mendez's knee momentarily.
Morrison slips under a jab from Mendez.
Morrison steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mendez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mendez lands a nice shot that snaps Morrison's head back.
Morrison defending well as Mendez loads up on a big left hand.
Mendez throws a jab when Morrison was well out of range.
Morrison moves out of range as Mendez strikes.
Mendez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Morrison makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Morrison takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mendez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morrison.
Mendez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Morrison to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez throws a series of punches but Morrison moves out of range.
Morrison displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mendez throws out the jab.
Morrison's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mendez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Morrison scrambles back to his feet.
Mendez throws a right hand that misses
and Morrison connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mendez throws a lazy uppercut
and Morrison counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mendez misses with a left hand
and Morrison counters with a good low kick that Mendez was not able to check.
Morrison ducks under a wild hook from Mendez.
A jab from Mendez finds it's way through Morrison's defenses.
Mendez throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison blocks a jab.
Mendez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Morrison's head backwards.
Mendez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Morrison.
Morrison is rocked!
Mendez misses with a looping right.
Morrison is still on wobbly legs! Can Mendez finish him?
Morrison moves away from the strike by Mendez.
Morrison seems to have recovered his senses.
Mendez connects with a right that clearly hurt Morrison. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Mendez proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Morrison collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Mendez!
George Mendez spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Krum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronald Rousey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krum comes to the cage accompanied by Viktor Krum will rock you. Rousey has chosen Creepy Jackalope Eye by Supersuckers as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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180 lbs
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174 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Viktor Krum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ronald Rousey!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rousey drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Krum is trying to control Rousey's posture but Rousey avoids it.
Rousey scoring with punches and elbows.
Krum tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rousey in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Krum dodges the ground and pound from Rousey.
Krum is trying to control Rousey's posture but Rousey avoids it.
Krum tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Rousey presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Rousey raining down shots from the mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rousey misses with a head shot.
Krum wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Rousey.
Rousey has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Krum tries to hold on but Rousey postures up.
Krum is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Krum working to try and regain half guard.
Rousey landing punches.
Krum wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Rousey.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rousey thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Rousey trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rousey misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Rousey lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Krum hang on?
Rousey lands a heavy elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rousey connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Krum is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rousey breaks from Krum's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Krum slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Rousey not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krum is not content to let Rousey control the position.
Krum holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Rousey prevents Krum from improving his position.
Krum is defending against the submission attempts here by Rousey.
Rousey looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Krum tries to get to full guard but Rousey has control of the leg.
Krum avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rousey.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rousey trying to pass the guard but Krum defending well.
Rousey wants to work for an arm triangle but Krum is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Rousey is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rousey has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Krum really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rousey trying to control but Krum is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronald Rousey dominated that round.
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.
Rousey misses with a low kick as Krum jumps back.
Rousey digs a good hook to Krum's body.
Krum lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rousey circles away quickly and effectively.
Rousey lands with a kick to the ribs.
Rousey has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Rousey tries for a takedown but Krum sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rousey moves into the clinch successfully.
Krum working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Krum.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rousey wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rousey tries to break the clinch but Krum is controlling the position.
Rousey blocks an uppercut.
Krum makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krum stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rousey has Krum pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Krum manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rousey.
Krum working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Krum looking to stall.
Rousey breaks from the clinch.
Rousey misses with a head kick.
Rousey ducks under a wild hook from Krum.
Rousey throws a body shot but no joy.
Krum scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Krum misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Krum as he connects with a hook.
Krum throws a good cross that connects.
Rousey shoots in but Krum avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Viktor Krum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronald Rousey.
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!
Rousey shoots in but Krum avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rousey throws a leg kick that misses.
Krum lands with a kick to the temple. Rousey shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Ronald Rousey has been cut.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Krum.
Rousey tries a head kick but it misses.
Rousey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Krum.
Rousey shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Krum but Krum pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krum closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rousey is trying to break the clinch but Krum has him pressed against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Krum - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Rousey looking for a takedown.
Still in the clinch, Krum scores with a nice short uppercut.
Krum lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Krum gets through Rousey's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rousey has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Krum is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Krum tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rousey's elbow.
Krum lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Krum misses with a punch to the body.
Rousey tries to pull guard but Krum forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Krum working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rousey breaks the clinch.
Rousey checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Krum thuds his shin into the meat of Rousey's side.
Rousey shoots in but no luck this time.
Rousey throws a sloppy head kick and Krum moves out of range easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krum looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Viktor Krum is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rousey closes the distance and pushes Krum back into the cage.
Rousey lands with a right to the head.
Rousey manages to break the clinch.
Krum throws a leg kick which misses Rousey's front leg but catches the back leg as Rousey tries to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rousey checks the leg kick nicely there.
Krum wants to slow Rousey down by chopping away at his legs.
An inside leg kick from Krum misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viktor Krum dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ronald Rousey's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Krum lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rousey on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Krum. Krum obviously looking to wear him down.
Rousey takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rousey defending well as Krum loads up on a big left hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rousey.
Rousey throws a head kick that misses
and Krum counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rousey's knee momentarily.
Krum is looking to clinch but Rousey is avoiding it.
Rousey moves into the clinch.
Krum lands with a right to the head.
Krum controlling the action here for a moment.
Krum tries to work over Rousey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Krum prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krum avoiding damage.
Rousey is looking for a takedown.
Rousey is trying to pull guard but Krum turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Viktor Krum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronald Rousey.
Nice body punch from Rousey.
Krum digs a right hand underneath Rousey's ribcage. Rousey let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rousey blocking some punches.
Rousey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rousey breaks the clinch.
Krum with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Krum connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rousey lands a lovely overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krum throws a hook but Rousey blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krum throws a body punch but Rousey moves out of range.
Krum walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rousey checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Krum throws a push kick but Rousey slaps the foot to one side.
Rousey has a takedown stuffed.
A clash of legs there as Rousey blocks the low kick.
Krum lands a really nice looking cross but Rousey seems unphased.
Krum instigates a clinch.
Krum stalling in the clinch.
Krum lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Krum blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Krum scores with a shoulder strike.
Krum tries to throw a body punch but Rousey avoids it by throwing Krum back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krum fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Krum misses with the head strike.
Rousey can't break the clinch.
Rousey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Krum stalling the fight.
Rousey is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Krum lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rousey is trying to break free.
Krum misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rousey is trying to pull guard but Krum has him pressed against the cage.
Rousey wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rousey is trying to drag Krum to the mat but Krum just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Viktor Krum has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Krum.
Rousey's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Krum lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rousey backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krum trying to control the position but instead, Rousey has worked for underhooks and has pushed Krum into the cage.
Krum misses with a short punch on the inside.
Krum lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Krum fails to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Krum pushes Rousey back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Krum prevents Rousey from breaking the clinch.
Krum misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Viktor Krum showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Krum has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Viktor Krum!
Viktor Krum opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
In defeat, Ronald Rousey stepped up to the mic, saying 'My hat's off to my opponent. He fought a great fight and won fair and square. I'm glad we were able to put on an exciting fight for you fans. Give it up, people!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Vasilyevich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franz Grave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vasilyevich comes to the cage accompanied by Billy Connolly - Ivan the terrible. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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24
196 lbs
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28
195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Vasilyevich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Franz Grave!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasilyevich throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Grave needs to keep his hands up - Vasilyevich had a free shot at his head there.
Nice uppercut lands for Vasilyevich. That snapped Grave's head back.
Grave is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vasilyevich.
Vasilyevich jabs Grave right on the nose. Grave blinks but takes it well.
Grave misses with a kick to the body
and Vasilyevich counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Vasilyevich moves nicely into side control.
Vasilyevich moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Vasilyevich has knee on belly momentarily but Grave bucks him off and regains half guard.
Vasilyevich is looking for a kimura here.
Grave trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasilyevich working Grave over with strikes.
Vasilyevich throwing shots but Grave is blocking nicely.
Grave tries to get to full guard but Vasilyevich has control of the leg.
Vasilyevich wants to advance to full mount but Grave doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Grave controls Vasilyevich momentarily but Vasilyevich frees himself.
Grave keeping full guard, as Vasilyevich tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasilyevich trying to control the position from guard on top but Grave is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vasilyevich pushing down on Grave's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Vasilyevich works his way into full mount!
Grave tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Grave sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vasilyevich seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Grave does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Vasilyevich working Grave over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grave gets full guard.
Grave wants to stand up but Vasilyevich is controlling him.
Vasilyevich trying to control the position from guard on top but Grave is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vasilyevich is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Vasilyevich drops back looking for a leg! Grave is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Grave manages to kick Vasilyevich off! Vasilyevich jumps back into Grave's guard.
Vasilyevich throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Grave works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grave looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vasilyevich sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Grave's guard.
Vasilyevich not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Grave won't allow Vasilyevich to pass to mount.
Vasilyevich is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Vasilyevich has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The referee warns Grave that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vasilyevich can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Grave is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Vasilyevich dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Grave scores with a nice head shot.
Grave lands a head shot.
Grave cracks a nice hook into Vasilyevich's ribs.
Vasilyevich tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grave paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grave lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Grave tries to land a front kick but Vasilyevich steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Grave throws a hook but Vasilyevich blocks it.
Vasilyevich will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sloppy strikes from Grave. Those never looked like landing.
Grave drops his hands momentarily and Vasilyevich takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Vasilyevich defending well as Grave loads up on a big left hand.
Vasilyevich throws a jab when Grave was well out of range.
Grave connects with a leg kick. Vasilyevich looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Grave takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
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!
A low kick from Grave is predictable there
and Vasilyevich counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasilyevich looking to sit in guard and control but Grave gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Grave trying to control but Vasilyevich is working from the bottom.
Vasilyevich looking for a sweep. Not yet Vasilyevich, not yet.
Vasilyevich is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vasilyevich is adopting a defensive guard.
Grave is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Franz Grave wasn't active enough on the ground.
Grave looks to score with a jab to the body but Vasilyevich is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grave throws a body punch but Vasilyevich moves out of range.
Grave lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vasilyevich at a distance.
Franz Grave seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grave throws an off balance right hand
and Vasilyevich counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grave is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Vasilyevich is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Grave is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Grave has escaped and now he's on top!
Vasilyevich is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Grave trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vasilyevich is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Grave frees his head nicely. Oh but Vasilyevich has switched to an armbar! Grave is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Ivan Vasilyevich!
Ivan Vasilyevich made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Full Pretzel!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keiichi Yamada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oscar Knockout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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205 lbs
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216 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Keiichi Yamada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Oscar Knockout!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamada bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Knockout tried to score with a low kick but Yamada checks it.
Yamada shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Knockout's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Yamada seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Yamada might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Yamada trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Knockout wants to stand and escape but Yamada is having none of it.
Yamada looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knockout wants to stand but Yamada is controlling the position.
Yamada sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Knockout's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada stops Knockout from getting back to his feet.
Yamada wants to control but Knockout is keeping him busy.
Knockout is trying to stand up here but Yamada is controlling him well.
Yamada slows the pace down in half guard.
Knockout is refusing to be controlled, as Yamada sits in half guard.
Yamada moves into full mount! Knockout won't be happy about that!
Yamada trying to control but Knockout is having none of it.
Knockout squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Yamada can't control as he wanted to and Knockout manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Knockout has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamada is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Knockout is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Keiichi Yamada!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Terry Mcdermott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heath Chappell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mcdermott comes to the cage accompanied by Broken Wings. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Terry Mcdermott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Heath Chappell!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chappell has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mcdermott tightens his grip and picks Chappell up, before dumping him to the ground. Chappell manages to land in guard.
Mcdermott won't allow Chappell to get back to his feet.
Mcdermott throws a big right hand that misses.
Chappell really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mcdermott. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mcdermott with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mcdermott pushing down on Chappell's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Mcdermott thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Chappell scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Mcdermott manages to mount him!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Mcdermott cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Mcdermott won't let Chappell get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
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!
Mcdermott dominating with strikes here.
Chappell wants to get back to his feet.
Mcdermott looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Chappell's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Chappell somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Mcdermott fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Chappell to the ground. Mcdermott is now in Chappell's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcdermott thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Mcdermott scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mcdermott prevents Chappell from getting back to his feet.
Mcdermott with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mcdermott prevents Chappell from getting back to his feet.
Chappell looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mcdermott drops back looking for a leg! Chappell is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Chappell manages to kick Mcdermott off! Mcdermott jumps back into Chappell's guard.
Mcdermott throwing strikes from guard but Chappell blocks nicely.
Chappell wants to stand up but Mcdermott is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mcdermott throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mcdermott slips nicely into half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Mcdermott's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcdermott wants to work for an arm triangle but Chappell is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Mcdermott is looking for a kimura here.
Mcdermott is looking for a kimura but Chappell is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mcdermott to get the leverage.
Mcdermott is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mcdermott is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mcdermott throwing strikes here but Chappell is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Mcdermott working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Mcdermott lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chappell squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Mcdermott goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Chappell turns into him and now he's in Mcdermott's guard.
Mcdermott manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Mcdermott with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Mcdermott lands a nice shot to the head.
Chappell really wants to buck Mcdermott off and get back to his feet.
Mcdermott is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Chappell is surviving well by controlling Mcdermott's body position as best he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcdermott unloading with bombs!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mcdermott looking to secure an arm triangle but Chappell defends it well.
Mcdermott working Chappell over with strikes here.
Mcdermott 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.
You get the feeling that Chappell really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Mcdermott working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Mcdermott lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chappell is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Mcdermott unloading with bombs!
Chappell takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Mcdermott is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Chappell has managed to escape the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terry Mcdermott dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mcdermott fails to land the takedown.
A head kick misses from Chappell.
Chappell tries to clinch but Mcdermott moves out of range.
Chappell tries to clinch but Mcdermott is having none of it.
Mcdermott avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chappell bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Chappell stuffs the takedown attempt from Mcdermott. Mcdermott gets slowly back to his feet.
Chappell doesn't manage to clinch there - Mcdermott circles away.
Mcdermott shoots for a double leg takedown but Chappell sprawls well. He's pushed Mcdermott's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terry Mcdermott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mcdermott darts in looking for a takedown but Chappell gets double underhooks and turns Mcdermott into the cage.
Chappell breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Chappell enables Mcdermott to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Chappell manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Mcdermott missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chappell wants to stand up but Mcdermott is controlling him.
Mcdermott drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Chappell manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Mcdermott has Chappell in his guard.
Chappell avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Chappell has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mcdermott is proving hard to escape from.
Mcdermott escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Chappell gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mcdermott working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Chappell doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Chappell manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chappell wants to stand but Mcdermott has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Mcdermott looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Chappell wants to get up but he can't break Mcdermott's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Chappell avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mcdermott working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Chappell doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Chappell manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mcdermott is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mcdermott has a closed guard, preventing Chappell from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chappell is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Mcdermott has his foot on Chappell's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Chappell works his way back into a safe position though.
Chappell wants to stand but Mcdermott is controlling his posture from full guard.
Terry Mcdermott overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mcdermott is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mcdermott wants to sweep but no luck.
Mcdermott is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mcdermott is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Chappell defends well.
Chappell wants to stand but Mcdermott has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcdermott is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Chappell must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chappell trying to stand up but can't free himself from Mcdermott's guard.
Mcdermott bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Chappell's guard.
Chappell is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Mcdermott dives into side control.
Mcdermott tries for a kimura but Chappell is defending well.
Mcdermott is putting a hurting on Chappell here, landing some big shots from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chappell is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Mcdermott has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Mcdermott is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chappell can do to turn this around?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terry Mcdermott dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Mcdermott closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Mcdermott is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Chappell has escaped the position, nice work there.
Mcdermott thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Chappell is pushing Mcdermott's head away, looking to escape. Mcdermott manages to hold on to the position though.
Mcdermott working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Mcdermott is trying to get an arm triangle but Chappell is defending well.
Chappell wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Mcdermott is trying to get an arm triangle but Chappell is defending well.
Mcdermott in side control, throwing shots but Chappell defends.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcdermott prevents Chappell from escaping the position.
Mcdermott lands an elbow.
Mcdermott wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Chappell, who protects the arm well.
Mcdermott looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Chappell is avoiding damage well.
Mcdermott is working Chappell over with some ground and pound from side control.
Chappell is trying to get back to his feet.
Mcdermott wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Chappell, who protects the arm well.
Chappell is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Mcdermott asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcdermott tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Mcdermott tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mcdermott has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
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!
Chappell is looking to get back to his feet here but Mcdermott is keeping cool and he's managed to take Chappell's back.
Mcdermott looking to break Chappell's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Chappell remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Mcdermott will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcdermott lands a shot to the body.
Chappell has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Chappell defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Mcdermott throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Mcdermott working for a choke but Chappell is defending well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mcdermott working for a choke but Chappell is defending well.
Heath Chappell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chappell looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcdermott is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Chappell won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Mcdermott off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Terry Mcdermott!
An out of breath Terry Mcdermott thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Clinton Hessler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Lewis (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 Hugo Lewis was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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23
203 lbs
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25
196 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Clinton Hessler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hugo Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hessler avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lewis moves out of range of the leg kick from Hessler.
Hessler moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hessler feints and then cracks Lewis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lewis down.
Hessler tried to score with a low kick but Lewis checks it.
Lewis tries to clinch there but Hessler circles away.
Hessler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lewis throws the left hand but Hessler avoids the punch easily.
Hessler misses with a leg kick.
Lewis misses with a lunging right hand
and Hessler counters with a three punch combo that has Lewis backing up. Lewis nods at Hessler to acknowledge the strikes.
Lewis tries to close the distance and clinch but Hessler swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hessler misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Hessler misses the target.
Lewis scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lewis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis tries to clinch up.
Lewis throws a hook but Hessler blocks it.
Lewis tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hessler counters with a nice body kick.
Hessler with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hessler ducks under a wild hook from Lewis.
Hessler throws a leg kick but Lewis moved away.
Hessler throws a leg kick that misses.
Lewis checks a low kick from Hessler.
A swing and a miss from Lewis.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hessler. Lewis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hessler throws a head kick that misses.
Lewis avoids the body shot from Hessler.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis misses the shot to the body.
A clash of legs there as Hessler blocks the low kick.
Hessler just misses with a punch to the body.
Hessler misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hugo Lewis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A leg kick checked by Lewis.
Hessler avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice uppercut there from Lewis.
Hessler keeps the fight on the outside.
Hessler uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lewis.
Hessler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Good work by Hessler as he checks the leg kick.
Hessler throws a push kick but Lewis slaps the foot to one side.
Lewis connects with a single shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis misses the jab.
Lewis tries to clinch there but Hessler circles away.
Lewis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hessler throws a nice head kick!
A head kick misses from Lewis.
Hessler dips to his left and cracks Lewis with an uppercut!
Lewis tries to clinch up.
Lewis is looking to clinch.
Lewis darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hessler takes one on the button.
Hessler misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hessler keeps the fight on the outside.
Lewis fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hessler is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Hessler.
Lewis has managed to clinch.
Lewis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lewis misses with some punches.
Hessler misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lewis misses with the head strike.
Lewis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lewis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hessler.
Hessler cracks Lewis with a nice body shot.
Hessler breaks from the clinch.
Lewis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lewis misses with a hook. Hessler ducked under it nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hessler throws a leg kick
and Lewis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lewis throws a right hand that misses
and Hessler counters with a body kick.
Lewis dips to his left and cracks Hessler with an uppercut!
Hessler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clinton Hessler dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hessler lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hessler misses with an attempted mid kick.
A low kick from Hessler is predictable there
and Hessler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hessler uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lewis.
Hessler scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hessler swats away the attempt to clinch by Lewis.
Nice body kick from Hessler.
Lewis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hessler defending well as Lewis loads up on a big left hand.
Hessler lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lewis tries to close the distance and clinch but Hessler swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice defenses there by Hessler.
Lewis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hessler is looking to wear down Lewis with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hessler steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lewis.
Lewis wants to clinch up but Hessler keeps it at a distance.
Hessler swats away the attempt to clinch by Lewis.
Hessler cracks Lewis with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lewis tries to clinch up.
A head kick from Lewis lands but Hessler takes it in his stride.
Hessler plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hessler throws a sloppy head kick
and Lewis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hessler feints and then cracks Lewis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lewis down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lewis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lewis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hessler wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis tries to clinch up but Hessler circles away and keeps his distance.
Hessler steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lewis.
Lewis scores with a decent looking hook.
Lewis looks to land a left hand but Hessler moved out of range nicely.
Lewis checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Clinton Hessler is winning the standup battle so far.
Hessler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lewis throws an off balance right hand
and Hessler counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hessler walks into a jab.
Lewis tries to clinch but fails miserably
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nice shot by Hessler.
Lewis is rocked!
Hessler with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lewis is still on wobbly legs! Can Hessler finish him?
Lewis throws an off balance right hand
and Hessler counters with a leg kick.
Lewis is breathing heavily.
A head kick by Hessler - that's a beauty! Lewis is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Hessler can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Clinton Hessler!
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