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Hilo Fight Night 33 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Giovani Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curtis Mayfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Mayfield's choice of entrance music: Pusherman. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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144 lbs
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140 lbs
4 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Dangerous knees
Good gas tank |
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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
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Giovani Castro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Curtis Mayfield!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayfield shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Mayfield lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Castro is pulling down on Mayfield's head to control his posture.
Mayfield tries to free his leg and advance position but Castro is retaining full guard.
Mayfield trying to control the position from guard on top but Castro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mayfield with a flurry of punches that miss.
Castro 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.
Castro is working hard here to advance position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castro working a defensive guard here.
Mayfield slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Castro looking to control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro wants to improve his position but instead Mayfield has moved into half guard.
Mayfield sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Mayfield is thwarting Castro's attempts to control the position.
Mayfield trying to mount his opponent but Castro defends it.
Mayfield thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Castro's head.
Castro controlling the position well.
Nice strikes from Mayfield there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mayfield is looking for a kimura but Castro is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mayfield to get the leverage.
Castro is trying is best to control the position here.
Castro regains full guard. Nicely done.
Mayfield wants to control from the top but Castro keeps moving.
Castro looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Castro seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nice straight punches there by Mayfield. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mayfield.
Mayfield fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mayfield lands a glancing blow to the side of Castro's head.
Mayfield scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mayfield lands a head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayfield takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Castro throws a head kick that misses.
Castro misses with a two punch combination.
Mayfield looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Castro takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Castro takes a swing at Mayfield's ribcage but misses.
Mayfield ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Castro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mayfield shoots in but no luck this time.
Mayfield takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mayfield throws a hook but Castro avoids it easily.
Mayfield gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Castro.
Castro misses with a right hand
and Mayfield counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Mayfield misses with a double jab.
Mayfield has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mayfield defending well as Castro loads up on a big left hand.
Giovani Castro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mayfield tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Castro manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayfield fails to land with a series of punches.
Castro wants to land a leg kick but Mayfield is out of range.
Mayfield wants to clinch up but Castro keeps it at a distance.
Mayfield tries to move into range but Castro moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Castro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mayfield.
Mayfield rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Castro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Castro throws a lazy uppercut
and Castro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Castro misses with a kick to the body.
Castro misses with a low kick.
Mayfield looks to land a combination but Castro avoids it well.
Nice defenses there by Castro.
Castro takes a swing at Mayfield's ribcage but misses.
A combination from Castro does no damage.
Castro looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mayfield blocks a low kick nicely.
Castro misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Curtis Mayfield dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A slapping body kick lands there for Mayfield.
Mayfield lands the left hand.
Castro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mayfield.
Castro tries to move into range but Mayfield moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Castro misses with a body kick.
Mayfield slips a jab from Castro.
Castro throws a jab but it's blocked by Mayfield.
Curtis Mayfield is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Castro misses with a hook.
Mayfield steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Castro.
Castro throws a right and a left that Mayfield avoids nicely.
Mayfield throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Castro.
Mayfield uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Castro.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castro scores with a jab.
Mayfield moves away from the strike by Castro.
Castro closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mayfield connects with a leg kick. Castro looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Castro misses with a looping right.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mayfield.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayfield lands with a kick to the ribs.
Castro throws a leg kick but Mayfield moved away.
Mayfield lands a jab to the head.
Curtis Mayfield seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mayfield shoots in for a takedown but Castro shows good takedown defense.
Mayfield lands a nice shot that snaps Castro's head back.
Mayfield avoids the head kick by Castro.
Mayfield is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Castro with a body shot.
Castro dodges the punch combination from Mayfield.
Castro lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A slow jab from Castro misses its intended target.
Mayfield throws a head kick that misses.
Castro swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mayfield lands with a hook. Castro tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Castro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mayfield misses with a double jab
and Castro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Curtis Mayfield has been cut.
Castro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Castro darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mayfield is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from Mayfield misses.
Mayfield is still on wobbly legs! Can Castro finish him?
Castro measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Mayfield! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Giovani Castro!
A very excited looking Giovani Castro made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Curtis Mayfield had this to say: 'Tonight just wasn't my night. I'll get back in the gym and be ready to go for my next fight. I give my opponent credit he was the better fighter tonight!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). He arrived on a last minute flight shortly after looking tired and unhappy. Officials decided the fight should still take place, much to the delight of the fans in attendance.
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Scott and Patrick Willis. Scott comes to the cage accompanied by Ironfist. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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286 lbs
8 - 9 - 0 |
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240 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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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
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Magnus Scott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Patrick Willis!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willis circles away from the clinch attempt
and Willis counters with a nice double leg into side control. Scott won't be happy with that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Scott's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Scott tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ground and pound from Willis seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Willis tries to move to mount but Scott blocks the move with his legs.
Scott struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Willis wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Scott is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Blitzkrieg Fighting Systems: Ground, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Scott can't do much from the bottom here.
Willis misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Scott seems a little lost for a moment, as Willis dominates the positioning.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Scott wants to control but Willis postures up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Scott stops Willis from passing to mount.
Willis working the strikes but Scott uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Willis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Scott is looking to control Willis's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Scott avoid being mounted?
Willis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Scott's head.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Scott tries to clinch
and Willis counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Willis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Scott wants to get back to full guard.
Willis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Willis trying to control from half guard but Scott is working away.
Willis trying to pass the guard but Scott defending well.
Scott controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott manages to get to full guard.
Willis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Scott swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Willis looking to sit in guard and control but Scott gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Scott will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Scott trying to control but Willis is working from the bottom.
Scott is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Willis is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Scott pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Willis is keeping the position for now.
Willis is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Scott trying to control but Willis is working from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Willis wants to stand up but Scott is controlling him.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Scott is looking to clinch but Willis is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Willis dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Willis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Scott changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Willis tries to avoid it but Scott manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Willis to the ground. Willis escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Scott tries to close the distance and clinch but Willis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Scott tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And Willis tries to counter it with a takedown but Scott pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Scott throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Willis's waist but Willis gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Scott off to one side.
Willis scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Willis tries to score with some ground and pound. Scott controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Willis in side control, just content to control the action for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Willis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Willis in side control, throwing shots but Scott defends.
Willis working away.
Willis in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Willis working away.
Scott dodges the ground and pound from Willis.
Scott is trying to control Willis's posture but Willis avoids it.
Scott managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Willis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Willis is trying to ground and pound but Scott uses the momentary lack of control by Willis to regain half guard.
Willis misses with a head shot. Scott uses the momentum to regain guard.
Scott controls Willis momentarily but Willis frees himself.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Willis slaps away a takedown attempt from Scott, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Willis feints the counter takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Magnus Scott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Scott gets caught flat footed, as Willis shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott wants to sweep but no luck.
Willis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Willis throws a strike but Scott rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Willis is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Scott is controlling him.
Willis pushes Scott off and scrambles back to his feet.
Scott fails with the takedown.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Willis. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Scott on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Willis leaves Scott with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A little jabbing left from Willis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott has his takedown stuffed
and Willis counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Scott is rocked!
Willis is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Scott is hurt! He's hurt bad - Willis fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Scott from any more punishment! Congratulations to Willis! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick Willis!
Magnus Scott spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll be back!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elias Jude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Elias Jude has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with George Mendez's chin.
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217 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Mendez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elias Jude!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendez misses with a straight right.
Mendez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jude takes the fight into the clinch.
Mendez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jude tries to move into range but Mendez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jude looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mendez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mendez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mendez throws a hook but Jude blocks it.
Jude with a hook.
Mendez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jude looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jude fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mendez, pushing him back against the cage.
Mendez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jude lands with a left to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mendez tries to break the clinch but Jude is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jude with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jude utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jude manages to break the clinch.
Jude tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mendez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jude tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mendez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Mendez.
Jude is looking to clinch but Mendez is avoiding it.
Jude darts in trying to clinch
and Mendez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jude tries to clinch but Mendez is having none of it.
Nice cross by Mendez.
Jude tries to clinch up.
Jude tries to clinch up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mendez is trying to break the clinch but Jude is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jude lands with a light punch inside.
Mendez avoiding damage as Jude throws knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jude misses with a punch to the body.
Jude with a knee to the head.
It looks like George Mendez has been cut.
Jude tries to stall but Mendez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mendez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mendez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jude drives through and clinches with Mendez against the cage.
Jude with a knee to the head.
Mendez is trying to push Jude away but Jude has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mendez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mendez slips under a jab.
Mendez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mendez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mendez tries to break the clinch but Jude is controlling the position.
Jude prevents Mendez from breaking the clinch.
Mendez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mendez throwing a counter right hand but Jude manages to avoid it.
Jude keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jude feints a counter leg kick.
Jude moves in looking to clinch but Mendez pushes him off.
Mendez lands the left hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jude looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jude takes the fight into the clinch.
Mendez tries to circle away but Jude has him pinned against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Mendez.
Jude works on Mendez's body with a couple of short punches.
Mendez tries to break free but Jude pushes him back against the cage.
Jude goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jude.
Mendez misses with a punch to the body.
A knee to the head by Jude.
Mendez tries to circle away but Jude has him pinned against the cage.
Jude prevents Mendez from breaking the clinch.
Jude with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jude trying to control the position but instead, Mendez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jude into the cage.
Jude's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jude connects with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mendez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mendez blocks the body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jude looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mendez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mendez throws a quick counter head kick but Jude was just out of range.
Mendez misses with an uppercut.
Jude tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mendez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jude doesn't manage to clinch there - Mendez circles away.
Jude darts in and clinches Mendez up against the cage.
Jude pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jude.
Elias Jude seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jude forces Mendez back against the cage and clinches.
Mendez is looking to break free of the clinch but Jude has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Elias Jude will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on George Mendez'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.
Jude tries to close the distance and clinch but Mendez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jude has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Jude fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mendez is looking to counter punch.
Mendez is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jude tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It looked like Mendez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mendez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jude.
Mendez misses the jab.
Jude instigates a clinch.
Jude throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mendez blocks it with crossed arms.
Mendez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mendez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jude throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jude scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mendez is trying to push Jude away but Jude has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jude keeps control of Mendez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jude misses with a body punch.
Jude tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mendez avoids it.
Jude misses with a knee strike.
Mendez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jude has Mendez pressed against the cage, preventing Mendez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jude with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Jude in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jude tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jude tries to land a knee to the head but Mendez blocks with his arms.
Mendez is trying to push Jude away but Jude has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jude tries to land a knee to the head but Mendez blocks with his arms.
Mendez breaks from the clinch.
Jude gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mendez can't break the clinch.
A short right from Jude.
Jude lands a nice uppercut.
Jude throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mendez blocks it with crossed arms.
Mendez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jude stalling in the clinch but Mendez improves position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mendez.
Jude blocks an uppercut.
Mendez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mendez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jude's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jude moves into the clinch.
Mendez breaks from the clinch.
Jude has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jude tries to clinch but Mendez moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Mendez misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendez moves out of range of the body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Mendez misses the target.
Jude takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mendez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
George Mendez is winning the standup battle so far.
Mendez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jude.
Mendez throws a nice looking combination but Jude bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mendez moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromJude.
Mendez misses with a body shot.
Jude gets a clinch.
Mendez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jude pushes Mendez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jude throws a head punch that misses.
Jude working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mendez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jude has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Jude.
Jude misses with a knee to the head.
Jude lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jude tries to clinch there but Mendez circles away.
Jude gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mendez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mendez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mendez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jude looking to stall.
Jude misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mendez.
Jude lands with a right to the head.
Mendez tries to break free but Jude pushes him back against the cage.
Mendez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jude prevents Mendez from breaking the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Mendez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jude working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mendez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jude keeps control of Mendez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mendez is trying to break the clinch but Jude is controlling him.
Mendez wants to break free but Jude has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendez wants to get back to striking at distance but Jude won't allow it.
Jude connects with a knee to the head.
Mendez is trying to break free.
A short right from Jude.
Jude doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jude is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jude struggles to land a body shot inside as Mendez controls his hands.
Jude lands with a short shot to the head.
Mendez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jude rushes Mendez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mendez is trying to force a seperation but Jude has the dominant position.
Jude tries a body shot but Mendez blocks it.
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!
Mendez is trying to force a seperation but Jude has the dominant position.
Jude with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jude missing with knees to the body.
Jude with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
George Mendez's cut is getting worse.
Mendez breaks the clinch.
Mendez lands a nice shot that snaps Jude's head back.
Jude tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mendez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elias Jude showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on George Mendez'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. This is the final round!
Mendez gets tackled into the cage by Jude. Jude maintains the clinch.
Jude keeps control of Mendez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mendez prevents a body shot from Jude.
Jude prevents Mendez from breaking the clinch.
Mendez has had enough of the clinch but Jude keeps him there for the moment.
A nice left hand lands by Jude.
Jude with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jude makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Mendez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jude crunches a lovely knee into Mendez's ribcage.
Mendez manages to break the clinch.
A big right from Mendez misses.
Mendez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mendez counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendez swats away the attempt to clinch by Jude.
Jude fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jude lands with a straight right. Mendez didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez misses with a left hand
and Jude makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Mendez really felt that one!
The fight stays on the outside here - Jude looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jude looks to clinch
and Mendez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jude clinches up against the cage.
Jude stalling.
Jude tries a knee to the head but Mendez blocks it.
Jude tries to land knees in the clinch but Mendez avoids the damage to the body.
Jude tries to work over Mendez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jude misses with a knee to the head.
Mendez breaks from the clinch.
Mendez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mendez counters with a nice uppercut.
Mendez swats away the attempt to clinch by Jude.
Mendez throws a series of punches but Jude moves out of range.
George Mendez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jude closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Mendez to counter with a crisp jab.
Jude tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It looked like Mendez was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Jude.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jude looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mendez throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Mendez misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jude scores with a spinning back kick!
Jude closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mendez is trying to break free.
Mendez managing to block the knees to the body from Jude.
Jude has Mendez pressed against the cage, preventing Mendez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mendez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jude has him pressed against the cage.
Mendez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jude is looking to clinch but Mendez is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jude tries to clinch up but Mendez circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mendez has had enough of the clinch but Jude keeps him there for the moment.
Jude using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mendez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jude misses with the head strike.
Jude's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jude keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mendez.
Mendez moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromJude.
Mendez catches Jude with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mendez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mendez looks to throw the jab but Jude is out of range.
Mendez misses with an uppercut.
Mendez swats away the attempt to clinch by Jude.
Mendez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jude forces Mendez back against the cage and clinches.
Jude escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jude clinches.
Jude breaks the clinch.
Jude looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mendez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jude tries to clinch up but Mendez circles away and keeps his distance.
Mendez throwing a counter right hand but Jude manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jude slips under a jab from Mendez.
Jude lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mendez misses with a wild combination.
Jude displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mendez throws out the jab.
Elias Jude is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jude wants to clinch
and Mendez counters with a straight right hand.
Jude tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
An attempted straight right counter from Mendez misses the target.
Jude closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mendez is trying to break free.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Elias Jude.
I've got Jude winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elias Jude!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kobe Romeo Paris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maxwell Rubin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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169 lbs
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155 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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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
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kobe Romeo Paris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Maxwell Rubin!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rubin misses the shot to the body.
Paris avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rubin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Paris shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Paris blocks the body kick.
Paris swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Rubin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Paris counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Rubin looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Paris throws a strike but Rubin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Paris seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paris is trying to keep Rubin in close.
Paris tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Paris controls Rubin momentarily but Rubin frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubin scoring with some ground and pound.
Rubin prevents Paris from getting back to his feet.
Rubin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rubin trying to control but Paris is working from the bottom.
Paris is looking for a triangle but Rubin pushes his legs off easily.
Paris working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Rubin has passed into half guard!
Paris looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rubin thows a huge punch but Paris dodges it nicely.
Nice strikes from Rubin there.
Paris flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Paris is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rubin pulls his head out easily.
Nice strikes from Rubin there.
Paris looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Paris trying to control here.
Rubin lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Paris is staying active underneath Rubin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rubin has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Intelligent Design. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubin wants to free his trapped foot but Paris is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Paris is positioning himself well to prevent Rubin advancing to mount.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rubin lands a nice short elbow.
Rubin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Paris is trying to get back to full guard.
Rubin wants to work for an arm triangle but Paris is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rubin moves nicely into side control.
Rubin trying to control the action but Paris is working from the bottom.
Rubin is chipping away with strikes.
Rubin tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Rubin looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rubin lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Paris down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxwell Rubin dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Paris throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rubin counters with a nice body shot.
Rubin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Paris counters with an outside leg kick.
Rubin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rubin shoots for a double leg takedown but Paris sprawls well. He's pushed Rubin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Paris attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rubin tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Paris defends well and Rubin ends up having to push Paris into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kobe Romeo Paris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maxwell Rubin.
Paris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rubin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Paris blocks a body shot from Rubin.
Paris has clasped his hands together around Rubin's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Paris cracks Rubin with a big elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubin taking a bit of punishment here - Paris scoring with strikes.
Rubin can't do much from the bottom here.
Paris working the ground and pound from side control.
Paris in side control, throwing shots but Rubin defends.
Kobe Romeo Paris overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rubin is looking for a sweep.
Paris working away.
Rubin tries to improve position but can't.
The strikes coming from Paris are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Paris is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rubin is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paris working the head with strikes.
Paris is trying to ground and pound but Rubin uses the momentary lack of control by Paris to regain half guard.
Paris thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Paris working over Rubin with some ground and pound. Rubin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Paris is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rubin doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Paris.
Paris is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubin wants to get back to full guard.
Paris wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rubin keeps working.
Paris throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rubin gets full guard.
Paris trying to control but Rubin is working from the bottom.
Paris missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
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.
Paris missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Paris will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Paris missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rubin looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Paris thows a body kick. Rubin tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Rubin jabs at Paris's body.
Rubin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Paris paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A counter left hand to the body from Paris misses its target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rubin lands with a kick to the ribs.
Paris shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rubin but Rubin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kobe Romeo Paris dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Paris tries to keep at a distance but Rubin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Paris is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Rubin misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rubin.
Paris has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rubin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Paris wants to take the fight to the mat but Rubin manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kobe Romeo Paris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rubin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Paris goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rubin prevents it.
Rubin is defending well against a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rubin gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Paris.
Rubin pulls guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paris won't allow Rubin to sweep him here.
Paris postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Rubin is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Paris, into his guard.
Paris looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Rubin passes into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Paris is trying to get back to full guard.
Rubin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rubin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Paris wants to get back to full guard but Rubin has mounted him!
Rubin punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubin is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Paris can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Paris is working to get back to half guard.
Rubin raining down shots from the mount!
It looks like Kobe Romeo Paris has been cut.
Rubin looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paris taking shots to the head.
Rubin is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Paris is surviving well by controlling Rubin's body position as best he can.
Paris tries to reverse the position but Rubin maintains control.
Rubin pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paris is desperately trying to improve his position but Rubin has a good base and remains in mount.
Rubin postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Paris looks a forlorn figure.
Rubin prevents Paris from getting the reversal.
Rubin landing punches.
Paris is rocked!
Rubin working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Oh Paris is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rubin drops a big elbow. That's hurt Paris! More shots from Rubin and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maxwell Rubin!
Maxwell Rubin very nearly forgot to thank Four Aces Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Geeves Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geoff Sanburg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Armstrong comes to the cage accompanied by Kickstart My Heart. Sanburg has chosen Black Sabbath - War Pigs as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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167 lbs
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155 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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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
9 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Geeves Armstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Geoff Sanburg!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanburg looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Armstrong!
Sanburg has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Armstrong!
Sanburg thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Armstrong holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Sanburg tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Armstrong blocking the ground and pound.
Sanburg is stalling here but it's allowed Armstrong to get half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanburg throwing shots but Armstrong is blocking nicely.
Armstrong is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Armstrong trying to control from the bottom.
Armstrong is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Blitzkrieg Fighting Systems: Ground that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sanburg.
Sanburg throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sanburg is trying to work for a kimura but Armstrong is defending well.
Armstrong is not content to let Sanburg control the position.
Sanburg throws a strike but Armstrong avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Sanburg prevents Armstrong from getting back to his feet.
That's two 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.
Sanburg trying to control but Armstrong is working from the bottom.
Sanburg slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A head kick misses from Armstrong.
Sanburg cracks Armstrong with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Armstrong scores with a nice body kick.
Geeves Armstrong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Armstrong throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sanburg is looking to score with low kicks.
Armstrong looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A cross from Sanburg lands.
Armstrong throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sanburg shoots in but Armstrong avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sanburg goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A head kick from Sanburg lands but Armstrong takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sanburg only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Armstrong throws a low kick but Sanburg avoids it.
Armstrong throws the kick towards the body but Sanburg avoids it.
Good leg kick by Sanburg there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Armstrong stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sanburg.
Sanburg fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Armstrong throws a body kick that misses.
Armstrong pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sanburg takes a swing at Armstrong's ribcage but misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sanburg. That's going to slow Armstrong down.
Sanburg thuds a left hand into Armstrong's body.
Sanburg throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sanburg throws a head kick but Armstrong moves out of range.
Sanburg connects with an inside leg kick.
Sanburg cracks the inside of Armstrong's front leg.
Armstrong lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Armstrong misses with a kick to the body.
Sanburg throws a low kick but it's checked well by Armstrong.
Armstrong checks a low kick from Sanburg.
Sanburg throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Armstrong's waist but Armstrong gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sanburg off to one side.
Armstrong appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sanburg uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Armstrong.
Sanburg scores with a crisp jab that stopped Armstrong in his tracks.
Armstrong throws a leg kick but Sanburg sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Armstrong avoids the head kick by Sanburg.
Armstrong throws a push kick but Sanburg slaps the foot to one side.
Sanburg replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Armstrong blocks it well.
Armstrong takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sanburg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Armstrong.
Sanburg walks into a left hand.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sanburg - that will leave a mark!
Sanburg staying out of range there.
Sanburg was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Geoff Sanburg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanburg shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geoff Sanburg dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Armstrong throws a head kick but Sanburg moves out of range.
Armstrong thows a leg kick but Sanburg checks it
and Sanburg counters with a low kick, right behind Armstrong 's knee.
A punch lands to the side of Armstrong 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Armstrong scores with a push kick.
Armstrong moves out of range of the body kick from Sanburg.
Armstrong feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Armstrong goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sanburg throws a head kick but Armstrong moves out of range.
Sanburg has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Armstrong has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sanburg.
Sanburg cracks Armstrong with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Geoff Sanburg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sanburg with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Armstrong throws a low kick but Sanburg moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A leg kick checked by Armstrong.
Armstrong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sanburg lets loose with a powerful body kick. Armstrong will feel that in the morning.
Sanburg misses with a body shot.
Sanburg connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Armstrong momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanburg chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A punch lands to the side of Sanburg 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong with a hook.
Sanburg tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Armstrong is able to avoid easily.
Sanburg keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Armstrong.
Armstrong looks to throw a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sanburg throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Armstrong's waist but Armstrong gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sanburg off to one side.
Sanburg takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sanburg lands a body shot.
Sanburg has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sanburg there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sanburg moves out of range as Armstrong throws a body kick.
Sanburg closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Armstrong's guard.
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 big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sanburg accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Armstrong looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sanburg throws a big elbow that misses.
Sanburg tries to free his leg and advance position but Armstrong is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanburg controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sanburg is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sanburg throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sanburg has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Armstrong misses with an uppercut. Sanburg saw that one coming.
Sanburg ducks under a wild hook from Armstrong.
Armstrong takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sanburg bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Armstrong's head backwards.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sanburg.
Armstrong looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Sanburg shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Armstrong as he avoids it easily.
Sanburg shoots in for a takedown but Armstrong shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Geeves Armstrong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Geoff Sanburg.
Armstrong stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sanburg.
Sanburg with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sanburg swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Armstrong.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong blocks a head kick by Sanburg.
An attempted straight right counter from Armstrong misses the target.
Armstrong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanburg moves out of range of the body kick.
Armstrong avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sanburg scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sanburg misses with a wild body shot.
Sanburg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sanburg lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sanburg misses with a wild body shot.
A clash of legs there as Armstrong blocks the low kick.
Sanburg connects with a leg kick. Armstrong looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sanburg lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sanburg connects with an inside leg kick.
Armstrong keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sanburg lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Armstrong throws the kick towards the body but Sanburg avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sanburg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Armstrong misses with the body kick
and Sanburg counters with a body kick.
Armstrong misses with a head kick.
Armstrong misses with a leg kick.
Armstrong throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sanburg scores with a kick to the body.
Armstrong needs to keep his hands up - Sanburg had a free shot at his head there.
Armstrong connects with a right hand. Sanburg shakes it off.
Armstrong looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sanburg scores with a nice body kick.
Sanburg is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Armstrong misses with a straight left.
Sanburg throws a wild body kick that Armstrong sees coming a mile off.
Armstrong takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A head kick misses from Sanburg.
Armstrong misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geoff Sanburg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Armstrong's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Sanburg.
Armstrong is looking to counter punch.
Sanburg dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Armstrong. That did some damage!
Armstrong thows a body kick. Sanburg tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sanburg shoots in and drives through. Armstrong sprawls well.
Sanburg lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Armstrong, right into the meat.
Armstrong misses the shot to the body.
Armstrong misses with a hook.
Sanburg ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Armstrong misses with a straight left.
Sanburg thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Armstrong if he has to take too many more of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanburg turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Sanburg.
Sanburg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Armstrong.
Armstrong misses with a kick to the body.
Sanburg turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanburg shoots in but Armstrong avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Donk. Sanburg catches Armstrong right on the button with a cross.
Sanburg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Armstrong throws a wild body kick that Sanburg sees coming a mile off.
Armstrong throws a body kick that misses.
Sanburg scores with a spinning back kick!
Sanburg checks a leg kick.
Sanburg takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Armstrong throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sanburg steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Armstrong.
Sanburg follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Armstrong will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sanburg.
Sanburg connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sanburg throws a body punch but Armstrong moves out of range.
Sanburg takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Geeves Armstrong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanburg avoids a kick to the body.
Sanburg avoids a kick to the body.
Sanburg slips under a jab from Armstrong.
Sanburg decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanburg trying to control from half guard but Armstrong is working away.
Sanburg not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sanburg thows a huge punch but Armstrong dodges it nicely.
Sanburg thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Armstrong regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Sanburg.
Armstrong looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanburg throwing strikes from guard but Armstrong blocks nicely.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sanburg lunges at Armstrong with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Armstrong's hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sanburg.
Armstrong throws a push kick but Sanburg slaps the foot to one side.
Sanburg delivers a nice body kick.
Sanburg fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Armstrong tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Armstrong has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sanburg.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Armstrong crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sanburg - the referee stops the clock and Armstrong gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sanburg. Armstrong manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sanburg feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Sanburg throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Armstrong works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Armstrong might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanburg postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sanburg content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sanburg working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
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!
Armstrong keeping moving, preventing Sanburg from controlling successfully.
Armstrong looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Geoff Sanburg is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanburg looking to pass the guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that's the end of the fight!
Geoff Sanburg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sanburg 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Geoff Sanburg!
A very excited looking Geoff Sanburg made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Brock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodger Crowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brock comes to the cage accompanied by Venom's Theme. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eddie Brock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rodger Crowe!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crunch! Brock slams his shin into Crowe's torso.
We've been told by Brock's head coaches at North Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Brock lands with a thumping leg kick.
Eddie Brock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crowe tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Brock lands a glancing blow to the side of Crowe's head.
Brock missing with a left hand there. Crowe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Crowe checks the leg kick.
Brock scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Crowe doesn't seem bothered though.
A punch combination from Crowe misses.
Crowe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brock.
Crowe checks a leg kick.
Brock defending well as Crowe loads up on a big left hand.
Brock scoring well with a low kick there.
Crowe throws a jab but it's blocked by Brock.
Crowe slips a straight right by Brock.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crowe. Brock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brock throws a lazy right hand but Crowe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crowe swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Brock scores with a push kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crowe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brock was well out of range. Poor timing from Crowe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Crowe duly obliges.
It looks like Eddie Brock has been cut.
Brock throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Crowe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Crowe steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Brock. That one must have hurt.
Brock throws a quick inside leg kick.
Crowe throws a lazy uppercut
and Brock counters with a nice leg kick.
Brock lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Brock scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Crowe is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Crowe takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
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!
Crowe takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Brock drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Brock tries to work over Crowe's front leg with a kick but Crowe checks it.
Brock looks to score with a jab to the body but Crowe is just out of range.
Crowe takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crowe.
Crowe throws a series of punches but Brock moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brock takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brock scores with a jab to the head.
Crowe slips a jab from Brock.
Crowe 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.
Crowe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brock throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Crowe throws a nice looking combination but Brock bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Crowe scores with a jab to the jaw.
Crowe throws a right and a left that Brock avoids nicely.
Crowe on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Brock on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brock.
Brock throws a nice outside leg kick.
Brock slips under a jab.
Crowe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Brock.
Brock scores with a kick to the midsection.
Crowe tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Brock lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Brock getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Crowe's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A telegraphed right hand from Crowe misses the target.
Crowe with a body punch. A glancing blow.
An inside leg kick from Brock misses.
Crowe looks to score with a jab to the body but Brock is just out of range.
Crowe has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Brock.
Brock fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Brock with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brock tries to land a front kick but Crowe steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Crowe slips a straight right by Brock.
Crowe throws a right hand that Brock ducks under and follows up with a left that Brock also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crowe's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Crowe duly obliges.
Brock with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brock tries to clinch but Crowe moves out of range.
Brock turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brock fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Crowe swats away the attempt to clinch by Brock.
Crowe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Crowe scores with the left hand. Brock knows he should have avoided that one.
Crowe thuds his right hand into Brock's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crowe on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Crowe cracks Brock with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Brock looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Crowe finish him?
Brock is rocked!
Brock lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Eddie Brock will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eddie Brock's cut.
That's time! Brock's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Brock lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Brock lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Crowe has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Crowe and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A punch combination from Crowe misses.
Brock fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Crowe looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Brock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crowe tests Brock's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brock fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Crowe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Crowe cracks Brock with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Brock looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Crowe finish him?
Oh Brock is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Eddie Brock is winning the standup battle so far.
Crowe drops Brock with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Brock looks back up at him and smiles so Crowe waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Crowe throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brock counters with a stiff right hand.
Brock is looking to land body kicks.
Crowe dances in with a quick combination. Brock is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Crowe snaps Brock's head back. Brock stumbles backwards against the cage. Crowe steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Brock's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Brock just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rodger Crowe!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Youngblood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hakeem Berzevaco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Youngblood comes to the cage accompanied by Linkin Park - Numb. Berzevaco is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Kaksi vanhaa hinttaria. Matt Youngblood has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
26 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Youngblood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hakeem Berzevaco!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Youngblood throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Berzevaco to counter with a crisp jab.
Youngblood clinches up against the cage.
Youngblood breaks from the clinch.
Berzevaco lands a head kick!
Youngblood clinches with his opponent.
Youngblood escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Youngblood is looking to clinch.
Berzevaco thinks about the counter body kick.
Berzevaco works the jab nicely.
Berzevaco keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Berzevaco throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Youngblood looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Youngblood connects with an inside leg kick.
Berzevaco moves out of range of the body kick.
Berzevaco tries to land a leg kick but Youngblood saw it coming and moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Youngblood looks to land a combination but Berzevaco avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berzevaco takes a swing at Youngblood's ribcage but misses.
Youngblood dives in for a single leg takedown but Berzevaco sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Youngblood tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Berzevaco manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Youngblood does no damage.
Berzevaco is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Youngblood with a body shot.
Matt Youngblood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Youngblood is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Berzevaco showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Youngblood.
Berzevaco was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Youngblood moves into the clinch successfully.
Youngblood wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Berzevaco escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Berzevaco lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Youngblood at a distance.
Berzevaco swings for the body but Youngblood moves out of range.
A big left from Berzevaco misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berzevaco fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Youngblood fails with the takedown.
Berzevaco tries a quick counter leg kick but Youngblood is wise to it.
We've been hearing reports that Youngblood has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Youngblood throws a body punch but Berzevaco moves out of range.
Berzevaco connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Berzevaco lands a nice hook to Youngblood's body. Youngblood takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Youngblood fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hakeem Berzevaco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Youngblood takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A head kick from Berzevaco lands but Youngblood takes it in his stride.
Youngblood fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Berzevaco, pushing him back against the cage.
Youngblood presses Berzevaco against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Youngblood breaks from the clinch.
Berzevaco stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Berzevaco wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Youngblood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Berzevaco scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Youngblood walks into a stiff left hand from Berzevaco.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood falls off balance throwing a combination
and Berzevaco counters with a nice body shot.
Berzevaco misses with a head kick.
Youngblood takes the fight into the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Berzevaco has Youngblood pressed against the cage, preventing Youngblood from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Youngblood scores with a nice hook to the head.
Berzevaco tries to circle away but Youngblood has him pinned against the cage.
Youngblood scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Youngblood escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Youngblood fails to land the takedown.
Youngblood throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Youngblood fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And Berzevaco responds with a good body kick, but Youngblood manages to step out the way in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood looks for a takedown but Berzevaco sprawls well.
Youngblood is breathing heavily.
Nice jab there from Berzevaco.
Berzevaco throws a body shot but no joy.
Youngblood throws a big counter combination but Berzevaco scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Youngblood misses with a takedown attempt - Berzevaco sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Berzevaco swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Youngblood shoots and misses
and Berzevaco counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Youngblood looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Berzevaco on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Berzevaco throws a right and a left that Youngblood avoids nicely.
Youngblood scores with a decent looking hook.
Youngblood misses with a double jab.
Youngblood swinging wildly here.
Berzevaco replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Youngblood blocks it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hakeem Berzevaco will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Youngblood's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Youngblood duly obliges.
Berzevaco has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Berzevaco dodges the punch combination from Youngblood.
Berzevaco stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Berzevaco wants it to stay on the feet.
Youngblood throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Berzevaco appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Youngblood throws a leg kick that misses.
Youngblood is looking to score with low kicks.
Youngblood misses with a few strikes there.
Youngblood moves in looking to clinch but Berzevaco pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Youngblood sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Berzevaco throws a quick inside leg kick.
Youngblood throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Berzevaco scores with a jab.
Youngblood swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Youngblood with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Berzevaco to score with a decent uppercut.
Matt Youngblood is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Berzevaco's corner calls for a 1-2. Berzevaco obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Youngblood.
Berzevaco is looking for the big counter here.
Berzevaco connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Youngblood throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Youngblood misses with a few strikes there.
Berzevaco appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Youngblood closes the distance and clinches.
Berzevaco manages to break the clinch.
Berzevaco throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Berzevaco lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Berzevaco listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Youngblood is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Berzevaco.
Youngblood throws a series of punches but Berzevaco avoids them all with ease.
Berzevaco looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jab by Berzevaco.
Youngblood takes a jab right on the kisser.
Youngblood falls off balance throwing a combination
and Berzevaco counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Berzevaco connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Youngblood throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Berzevaco blocks a head kick by Youngblood.
Berzevaco scores with a shot to the body.
A punch combination from Youngblood misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Berzevaco! But no joy.
Berzevaco lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood doesn't manage to clinch there - Berzevaco circles away.
Youngblood 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.
Berzevaco tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Berzevaco has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Youngblood has a takedown stuffed.
Berzevaco lands a nice hook to Youngblood's body. Youngblood takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Youngblood takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Berzevaco scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Youngblood shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Youngblood tries to clinch
and Berzevaco cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Some wild striking there from Berzevaco.
Youngblood checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood ducks right into an uppercut from Berzevaco.
Youngblood scores with a one two! Berzevaco had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
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!
Berzevaco lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Youngblood tries to land a front kick but Berzevaco steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Berzevaco swats away the attempt to clinch by Youngblood.
Youngblood is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hakeem Berzevaco seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Youngblood throws a combination. Berzevaco tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Berzevaco looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A slapping leg kick lands for Berzevaco.
Youngblood connects with a high kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hakeem Berzevaco showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Youngblood throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Berzevaco slaps away a takedown attempt from Youngblood, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Berzevaco keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Youngblood shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Berzevaco pinned against the cage. Berzevaco gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jab, jab by Berzevaco - just one landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Youngblood throws a leg kick but Berzevaco sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Berzevaco punishes Youngblood's body with a nice straight punch.
A big left from Youngblood misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Youngblood walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Berzevaco scores with a kick to the body.
Youngblood on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Berzevaco. Berzevaco obviously looking to wear him down.
A jab from Berzevaco finds it's way through Youngblood's defenses.
Berzevaco lands a head kick!
Youngblood throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Berzevaco stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Berzevaco scores with a jab to the jaw.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Youngblood is defended easily by Berzevaco.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Youngblood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick from Berzevaco lands but Youngblood takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood moves to clinch but Berzevaco breaks away
and Berzevaco counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Berzevaco feints and then cracks Youngblood's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Youngblood down.
Berzevaco jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Youngblood tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Berzevaco paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A clash of legs there as Berzevaco blocks the low kick.
Some wild striking there from Youngblood.
Berzevaco tries a head kick but it misses.
Berzevaco keeps the fight on the outside.
Berzevaco throws a sloppy head kick and Youngblood moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Berzevaco. Youngblood does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Berzevaco looks to move away, Youngblood throws a big counter combo bu Berzevaco just gets out of the way.
Youngblood with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berzevaco is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Youngblood.
A leg kick checked by Youngblood.
Youngblood has closed the distance and engaged Berzevaco in a clinch.
Youngblood breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Youngblood looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Berzevaco throws a head kick but Youngblood moves out of range.
Youngblood went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Youngblood misses with a series of wild punches.
Berzevaco is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Youngblood with a body shot.
Matt Youngblood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Berzevaco throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Youngblood moves in looking to clinch but Berzevaco pushes him off.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Berzevaco! But no joy.
Youngblood dives in and grabs Berzevaco's left leg, looking for a takedown. Berzevaco pushes down on Youngblood's head and hops out.
Youngblood looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Berzevaco bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Youngblood ducks right into an uppercut from Berzevaco.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Youngblood shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Berzevaco scores with a nice head shot.
Youngblood does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Berzevaco lands a high kick!
Youngblood will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Berzevaco displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Youngblood.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Berzevaco.
A punch lands to the side of Youngblood 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Berzevaco slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Berzevaco lands with an uppercut that bounces Youngblood off the cage and back into range.
Berzevaco with a nice cross.
Youngblood lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Berzevaco backs up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hakeem Berzevaco comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Berzevaco winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hakeem Berzevaco!
Hakeem Berzevaco really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Cyclone Nutrition Company logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
In defeat, Matt Youngblood stepped up to the mic, saying 'I`ll be BACK'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Uso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Whyte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uso comes to the cage accompanied by So Close Now. Jonathan Uso has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jonathan Uso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, David Whyte!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uso shoots for a takedown but Whyte saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Uso scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Uso throws a shot from downtown. Whyte moves away and avoids it.
Uso shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Whyte as he jumps to the side.
Whyte is looking for the big counter here.
Uso tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whyte was well out of range. Poor timing from Uso.
Uso misses with a takedown attempt
and Whyte counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonathan Uso. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Whyte throws a nice looking combination but Uso bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jonathan Uso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Uso shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Whyte as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whyte walks into a left hand.
Uso misses with a takedown
and Whyte counters with a left and a right that stings Uso.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whyte tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Uso manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Uso throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A leg kick checked by Uso.
Uso drops down looking for a counter takedown but Whyte sprawls and moves away.
Whyte displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Uso.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Whyte!
Uso lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Whyte circles away quickly and effectively.
Whyte looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Uso has his takedown stuffed
and Whyte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slapping leg kick lands for Whyte.
Whyte displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Uso.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uso will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Uso looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Horrible takedown attempt by Uso or perhaps it was just good defense by Whyte, which made it look bad.
Uso tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Whyte swivels and escapes.
Uso dives in and grabs Whyte's left leg, looking for a takedown. Whyte pushes down on Uso's head and hops out.
Uso takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
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!
Uso has his takedown stuffed
and Whyte counters with a crisp right hand that drops Uso! Whyte lets Uso back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Uso is rocked!
David Whyte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Uso is breathing heavily.
Whyte cracks Uso with a left hook right on the temple and Uso goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Whyte lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Uso is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). David Whyte!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Calvin Tate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Van Der Sluijs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Van Der Sluijs has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Calvin Tate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Van Der Sluijs!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tate checks a low kick from Van Der Sluijs.
Tate tries to land a front kick but Van Der Sluijs steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
We've been informed that Van Der Sluijs 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.
A swing and a miss from Van Der Sluijs.
Van Der Sluijs tries a head kick but it misses.
Van Der Sluijs throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tate cracks Van Der Sluijs with a right hand to the side of the head.
Van Der Sluijs scores with a nice strike.
Van Der Sluijs slips a jab and a cross from Tate.
Van Der Sluijs looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Van Der Sluijs scores with a sloppy right hand. Tate should have avoided that one.
Tate misses with a wild body shot.
Van Der Sluijs looks to land a combination but Tate avoids it well.
Van Der Sluijs misses with a straight right.
Tate keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Der Sluijs.
Van Der Sluijs throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tate sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tate is looking to counter the offense by Van Der Sluijs and move into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Tate there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A cross from Tate lands.
Tate lands with an uppercut that bounces Van Der Sluijs off the cage and back into range.
Van Der Sluijs goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Tate dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Der Sluijs connects with an inside leg kick.
Tate swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Van Der Sluijs.
Van Der Sluijs takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tate slips a straight right by Van Der Sluijs.
Van Der Sluijs misses with a two punch combination.
Tate wants to slow Van Der Sluijs down by chopping away at his legs.
Tate shoots and misses
letting Van Der Sluijs counter with a right hand.
Tate moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Tate misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Van Der Sluijs misses the target.
A little feinted left hand from Tate on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tate takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Van Der Sluijs misses with the body kick
and Tate counters with a body kick.
Tate tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van Der Sluijs drops Tate with a beautiful combination! Tate stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Van Der Sluijs is looking for the KO!
Tate is rocked!
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Tate! He's just covering up as Van Der Sluijs starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Van Der Sluijs!
Our winner, James Van Der Sluijs, 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.
The defeated Calvin Tate had this to say: 'He is better than I thought, I will be back.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rauno Repomies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marko Hanttonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Repomies's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Andy Suonsilmä - Karrelle palanut enkeli. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rauno Repomies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marko Hanttonen!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Repomies throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hanttonen staying out of range there.
Repomies keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Marko Hanttonen has been cut.
Repomies misses with a body shot.
Hanttonen tries a head kick but it misses.
Repomies throwing a counter right hand but Hanttonen manages to avoid it.
Repomies lands with an uppercut that bounces Hanttonen off the cage and back into range.
Repomies throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hanttonen throws out a loose jab but Repomies uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanttonen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Repomies has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Repomies tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hanttonen was well out of range. Poor timing from Repomies.
Repomies lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Hanttonen misses.
Repomies throws a jab when Hanttonen was well out of range.
Hanttonen throws a leg kick
and Repomies counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hanttonen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hanttonen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Repomies takes a shot to the head.
Repomies lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Repomies managing to block the knees to the body from Hanttonen.
Repomies tries to score a body lock takedown but Hanttonen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hanttonen misses with a body punch.
Repomies lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Repomies struggles to land a body shot inside as Hanttonen controls his hands.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Repomies drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Repomies doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Repomies misses with some punches.
Repomies breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Repomies is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Repomies misses with a wild body shot.
Hanttonen appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Repomies lands with a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hanttonen.
Repomies blocks the body kick.
Hanttonen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Repomies checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Repomies fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hanttonen tries to counter by closing the distance.
A slow jab from Repomies misses its intended target.
Hanttonen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hanttonen doesn't manage to clinch there - Repomies circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanttonen ducks under a wild hook from Repomies.
Hanttonen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hanttonen misses with a leg kick
and Repomies counters with a stiff right hand.
That has opened up Marko Hanttonen's cut even more.
Hanttonen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hanttonen throws a lazy uppercut
and Hanttonen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Repomies ducks under a wild hook from Hanttonen.
Repomies looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Repomies is looking to score with low kicks.
Hanttonen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Repomies swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Hanttonen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hanttonen throws a shot from downtown. Repomies moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Repomies thuds a left hand into Hanttonen's body.
Repomies tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hanttonen was well out of range. Poor timing from Repomies.
It seemed like Hanttonen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hanttonen throws a sloppy head kick and Repomies moves out of range easily.
Repomies throwing a counter right hand but Hanttonen manages to avoid it.
A head kick from Hanttonen lands but Repomies takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Repomies feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Hanttonen sprawling to the canvas! Hanttonen rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Repomies finish him?!
The cut above Marko Hanttonen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Repomies takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Repomies was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Repomies connects with an inside leg kick.
Hanttonen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Repomies.
Hanttonen was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Hanttonen closes the distance but Repomies moves to the side
and Repomies counters with a big head kick but Hanttonen shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rauno Repomies dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marko Hanttonen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Repomies lands a big head kick that sends Hanttonen tumbling to the mat! Repomies takes a step backwards and waves Hanttonen back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Repomies misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Repomies throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hanttonen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Repomies is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hanttonen can do to turn this around?
Hanttonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Repomies manages to avoid it.
Repomies swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hanttonen counters with a nice body kick.
Repomies takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Repomies takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Rauno Repomies has been cut.
Hanttonen misses with the combination.
Repomies swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanttonen moves out of range of the strikes.
It seemed like Hanttonen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hanttonen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rauno Repomies is winning the standup battle so far.
Hanttonen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hanttonen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Repomies was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hanttonen looks to score with a jab to the body but Repomies is just out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Hanttonen.
Hanttonen lunges at Repomies with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Repomies's hand.
Hanttonen moves into range and connects with a jab.
An inside leg kick from Repomies misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Repomies lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hanttonen circles away quickly and effectively.
Hanttonen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hanttonen throws a body shot but no joy.
Hanttonen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Repomies. That did some damage!
A head kick misses from Hanttonen.
As Hanttonen looks to move away, Repomies throws a big counter combo bu Hanttonen just gets out of the way.
Hanttonen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hanttonen is looking to slow Repomies down with leg kicks.
Repomies thumps Hanttonen with a low kick.
Hanttonen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Repomies.
Repomies works the jab nicely.
Marko Hanttonen's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Marko Hanttonen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rauno Repomies!
Rauno Repomies decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
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