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NEX Hilo 15 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Kong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King Kong could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to John Scott's chin.
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270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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218 cm
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265 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, King Kong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Scott!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kong drops Scott with a beautiful combination! Scott stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kong is looking for the KO!
It looks like John Scott has been cut.
Kong weaves into range and cracks Scott right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Scott goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Kong is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). King Kong!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Colonel Angus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Medved (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Medved has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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237 lbs
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270 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Experienced |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Colonel Angus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexander Medved !
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Angus with a poor takedown
and Medved counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Angus off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Medved follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Angus was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Alexander Medved !
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tomasz Adamek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martin has chosen Power by Kayne West as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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170 cm
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169 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tomasz Adamek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Martin!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adamek throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Martin throws a counter combo.
Adamek gets caught napping as Martin dives in and scores a takedown. Adamek manages to retain guard.
Adamek has momentary wrist control but Martin slips an elbow through the middle.
Martin throwing strikes from guard but Adamek blocks nicely.
Martin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Adamek knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Martin on the ground.
Martin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Martin trying to move into half guard but instead Adamek has managed to sweep!
Adamek has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martin is looking to stand up but Adamek isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adamek looking to sit in guard and control but Martin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Adamek working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Martin.
Adamek preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Adamek working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Martin.
Martin showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Martin throwing strikes from guard but Adamek blocks nicely.
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.
Martin stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Adamek takes one to the side of the head.
Adamek ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martin moves away.
Martin gets a takedown into half guard.
Martin with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Martin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Adamek's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adamek wants to get back to his feet.
Martin throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Adamek to regain full guard.
Martin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Adamek works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Adamek wants to get back to his feet but Martin passes into half guard.
Martin throwing shots but Adamek is blocking nicely.
Martin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Martin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Martin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Martin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Adamek keeps working.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Martin cracks Adamek with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sloppy strikes from Martin. Those never looked like landing.
Adamek misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martin.
Adamek avoids a punch combination nicely.
Adamek decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Martin is positioning himself well to prevent Adamek advancing to mount.
Martin is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Martin dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Martin shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Adamek eats them both and turns towards Martin to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Adamek is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
and Martin counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Adamek! He's just covering up as Martin starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Martin!
A less than humble Michael Martin misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Caliph James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eyden Pargrathian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pargrathian has chosen Judas Priest- Battle Hymn/ One Shot at Glory as his entrance music. The key to victory for Caliph James has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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190 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Good knees
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Counter fighter
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Caliph James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Eyden Pargrathian!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James lands with a good body shot.
James feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pargrathians jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
James lands a right hook to the body.
Nice straight punches there by James. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of James.
James closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Pargrathian! James dives in looking to finish! Pargrathian is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Caliph James!
Caliph James thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Kuznetsov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bo Lo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuznetsov comes to the cage accompanied by Siberia - Cold winter night whispers. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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217 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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275 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ivan Kuznetsov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bo Lo!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuznetsov throws a hook but Lo blocks it.
Kuznetsov lands a slapping body shot.
Lo misses with a head kick.
Kuznetsov half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kuznetsov drops Lo with a beautiful combination! Lo stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kuznetsov is looking for the KO!
It looks like Bo Lo has been cut.
Kuznetsov drops Lo with a naaaaasty hook - Lo is in real trouble here! Kuznetsov dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Kuznetsov!
During a confident post fight interview, Ivan Kuznetsov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mack Daddy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabricio Valakas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valakas has chosen Coolio - Gangster's Paradise as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Mack Daddy is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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142 lbs
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155 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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Brawler
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mack Daddy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fabricio Valakas!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valakas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Daddy was well out of range. Poor timing from Valakas.
Daddy is looking to clinch but Valakas is avoiding it.
Nice uppercut lands for Valakas. That snapped Daddy's head back.
Jab, jab by Daddy - just one landing.
Daddy tries to clinch up
and Valakas decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Daddy's guard.
Daddy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Valakas throwing strikes from guard but Daddy blocks nicely.
Valakas has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valakas throws a big right hand that misses.
Valakas won't allow Daddy to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valakas is looking to work some ground and pound but Daddy has wrist control.
Daddy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Valakas postures up in Daddy's guard and throws a big left but Daddy blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Valakas accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Daddy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Valakas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Daddy manages to avoid it.
Daddy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Valakas counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Valakas.
Daddy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Daddy wants to get back to his feet but Valakas is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Valakas postures up in Daddy's guard and throws a big left but Daddy blocks it.
Daddy wants to stand up but Valakas is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valakas advances position into side control!
Valakas has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Daddy!
Valakas working Daddy over with strikes here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Daddy tries to buck Valakas off but he can't manage it.
Valakas unloads with some shots from mount but Daddy bucks and avoids them well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Valakas lands a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valakas connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Daddy is rocked!
Valakas is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Daddy is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Fabricio Valakas!
Fabricio Valakas tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Marleau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Svork Silva (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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190 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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202 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Cardio machine |
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Decent knees
Knockout power |
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Patrick Marleau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Svork Silva!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooh!!! Silva has knocked Marleau down with a huge combo! Silva steps away and waves a wobbly Marleau back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Marleau is rocked!
It looks like Patrick Marleau has been cut.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oh Marleau is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A head kick by Silva misses
and Marleau counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Silva can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marleau is working for a submission of some sort.
Marleau is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Silva doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Marleau.
Marleau seems to have got his legs back now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marleau wants to work for an arm triangle but Silva is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Marleau is looking for a kimura but Silva is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Marleau to get the leverage.
Silva has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Marleau is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marleau looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Marleau wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
Marleau prevents Silva from standing back up.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Marleau. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Marleau is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Silva defends it well.
Marleau 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! Silva is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Patrick Marleau!
Patrick Marleau took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Devotion Energy Inc (Laundry)(Flights) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
The defeated Svork Silva had this to say: 'I m going to be taking time off to develop i m still headed for big things!!'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Barbaros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eddie Barbaros could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hugo Smith's chin.
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195 lbs
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195 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Eddie Barbaros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hugo Smith!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith scores with a nice right hand.
Smith misses with a shot to the body
and Barbaros counters with a nice low kick that buckles Smith's knee momentarily.
Barbaros stuffs the takedown.
A decent looking cross lands there for Smith.
Smith tries for a takedown but Barbaros circles away easily
and Barbaros counters with a one-two to the body.
Eddie Barbaros has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hugo Smith.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barbaros moves out of range as Smith strikes.
Barbaros is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Smith.
Smith misses with a body punch
and Barbaros counters with a thumping low kick.
Smith has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbaros displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Barbaros tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smith tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Barbaros on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Eddie Barbaros is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith throws a series of punches but Barbaros avoids them all with ease.
Donk. Smith catches Barbaros right on the button with a cross.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barbaros appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Smith backs away, Barbaros returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barbaros gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Barbaros defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbaros moves away.
Smith misses with a straight right.
Barbaros tried to counter with a leg kick but Smith avoided it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbaros moves out of range as Smith strikes.
Barbaros fires out a quick counter leg kick but Smith just manages to avoid it.
Barbaros walks into a straight right hand from Smith.
Barbaros clinches up with Smith and pushes him back against the cage.
Barbaros tries to land a knee to the head but Smith blocks with his arms.
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!
Barbaros looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Barbaros tries to land a knee to the head but Smith blocks with his arms.
Smith takes an elbow to the forehead.
Smith tries for a takedown. No joy.
Barbaros prevents the takedown attempt.
Barbaros throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smith blocks it with crossed arms.
Smith managing to block the knees to the body from Barbaros.
Smith is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbaros lands a nice elbow.
Barbaros utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Smith managing to block the knees to the body from Barbaros.
Barbaros misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barbaros with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Barbaros as Smith tries to tie him up.
Barbaros with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smith managing to block the knees to the body from Barbaros.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
Smith stalling in the clinch but Barbaros improves position.
Barbaros tries a knee to the head but Smith blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbaros lands a knee to the head.
Smith trying to control the position but instead, Barbaros has worked for underhooks and has pushed Smith into the cage.
Barbaros trying to land knees to the body.
Barbaros manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Barbaros just misses with a elbow thrown towards Smith's brow.
Barbaros misses with a knee strike.
Barbaros tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Barbaros dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A cross from Smith lands.
Smith has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Smith misses with a straight right.
Smith lands a right hook to the body.
Barbaros connects with a solid leg kick.
Smith throws a body shot but no joy.
Barbaros takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Smith works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The crowd cheers as Smith lands an impressive looking overhand right. Barbaros doesn't seem phased though.
Hugo Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Barbaros.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Barbaros is looking to counter the offense by Smith and move into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith darts in looking for a takedown but Barbaros gets double underhooks and turns Smith into the cage.
Barbaros tried to counter with a leg kick but Smith avoided it.
Smith connects with a body shot.
Smith's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Smith duly obliges.
Smith shoots in and bounces Barbaros off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Barbaros has momentary wrist control but Smith slips an elbow through the middle.
Barbaros is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Smith has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Smith is pushing down on Barbaros's leg trying to pass to half guard. Barbaros is fighting to maintain full guard but Smith has managed to sneak the leg through.
Barbaros scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Smith manages to mount him!
Smith putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
It looks like Eddie Barbaros has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Smith lands a heavy elbow.
Eddie Barbaros's cut is getting worse.
Barbaros is desperately trying to improve his position but Smith has a good base and remains in mount.
Smith goes for an armbar but Barbaros turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Barbaros.
Barbaros is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Barbaros manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbaros can't keep his opponent in guard - Smith advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Barbaros on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Barbaros has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Smith is working away from the top position though.
Smith is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Smith moves into full mount! Barbaros won't be happy about that!
Barbaros on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Barbaros tries to get out of the position.
Barbaros is looking to get to half guard.
Smith controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Barbaros looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Smith! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Hugo Smith!
After winning the bout, Hugo Smith 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Wendel Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Tripp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tripp is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: House of the Rising Sun by The Animals. Jackson Tripp will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wendel Clark!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jackson Tripp!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tripp. That did some damage!
A jab from Clark misses.
Tripp throws a counter combo.
Tripp throws a right hand that misses
and Clark cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Clark moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like Jackson Tripp has been cut.
Tripp scores with a jab. Clark acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Clark definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tripp listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Clark loads up on a big right hand but Tripp slips the punch.
Clark displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tripp throws out the jab.
Tripp gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Clark.
Clark fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tripp looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clark with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tripp looks to land a combination but Clark avoids it well.
Clark is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Clark looks to score with a jab to the body but Tripp is just out of range.
Clark scores with a sloppy right hand. Tripp should have avoided that one.
Clark closes the distance and pushes Tripp back into the cage.
Tripp lands a hook that snaps the head of Clark backwards.
Tripp wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Clark digs a right hand underneath Tripp's ribcage. Tripp let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right handed body shot lands from Clark.
Clark lands a body punch in the clinch.
Clark lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tripp looks winded!
Clark fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark pulls guard.
Tripp is sitting in close to Clark's body. Clark has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Tripp is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Tripp is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Clark.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Wendel Clark!
Wendel Clark retains his middleweight title!
Wendel Clark decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Jackson Tripp spoke after the fight, saying 'The rain and the ocean washed away the lives of my friends, the dreams of my neighbors, and the homes of the poor. A nation turned its back on us all yet we survived. I've lost nothing tonight, for I have nothing more to lose.'.
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