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VFC 9: The American Dream PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jose Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dexter Mercier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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181 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
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176 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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Decent boxing
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jose Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dexter Mercier!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercier moves away from the strike by Silva.
Mercier fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Mercier slips the punch.
Silva stalks Mercier and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mercier's face. Mercier staggers backwards, shaken.
Silva throws a series of punches but Mercier moves out of range.
Silva lands a jab to the head.
Mercier misses with a double jab.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Mercier swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva misses with a combination
and Mercier counters with a left and a right that stings Silva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercier slips a jab from Silva.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva throws a combination that misses
and Mercier counters with a left and a right that stings Silva.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mercier sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercier uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
Silva misses with a looping left.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Mercier uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Mercier swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mercier lands with a shot to the body.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Mercier lands a nice looking body shot.
Mercier slips a straight right by Silva.
Jose Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mercier avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mercier misses with a wild body shot.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
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.
Silva throws a combination that misses
and Mercier makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mercier throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Mercier swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Mercier blocks a jab.
Silva tries to clinch but Mercier moves out of range.
Mercier uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Silva wants to clinch up but Mercier keeps it at a distance.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Mercier saw that one coming.
Mercier defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Silva misses with a straight right.
Mercier staying out of range there.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mercier cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mercier.
Silva misses with a combination
and Mercier counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a combination
and Mercier counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mercier drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Silva misses with a straight right.
Mercier ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva tries to clinch up but Mercier circles away and keeps his distance.
Mercier takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Silva is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Silva tries to clinch but Mercier is having none of it.
Silva tries to clinch but Mercier is having none of it.
No joy there for Mercier, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva tries to clinch up
and Mercier counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mercier is working the combinations to good effect here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mercier swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva misses with a combination
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mercier throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silva slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva tries to clinch there but Mercier circles away.
Mercier walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Silva misses with a double jab
and Mercier counters with a two punch combo.
Silva closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Mercier closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Silva misses with a combination
and Mercier counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dexter Mercier dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mercier takes one on the button.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Mercier moves away and avoids it.
Silva lands an overhand right.
Silva tries to move into range but Mercier moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Silva tries to clinch up but Mercier circles away and keeps his distance.
Mercier misses with a two punch combination.
Silva tries to clinch there but Mercier circles away.
Mercier gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mercier counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mercier swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mercier staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva throws the left hand but Mercier avoids the punch easily.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Mercier circles away.
Mercier throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva tries to clinch up but Mercier circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercier displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
Mercier looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Mercier circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silva looks to land a left hand but Mercier moved out of range nicely.
Mercier misses with the combination.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mercier counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from Silva finds it's way through Mercier's defenses.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
Mercier keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mercier counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
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.
Mercier ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silva tries to clinch but Mercier is having none of it.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva misses with a double jab
and Mercier counters with a two punch combo.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mercier makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Silva throws a combination that misses
letting Mercier counter with a right hand.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mercier counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Silva misses the jab.
Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mercier paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva scores with a nice head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mercier swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mercier slips under a jab from Silva.
Mercier is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Silva rather than just go for the knockout.
A big left from Silva misses.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Silva looks to land a left hand but Mercier moved out of range nicely.
Silva misses with a combination
enabling Mercier to counter with a crisp jab.
Mercier throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Silva tries to clinch up but Mercier circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Mercier circles away.
Mercier scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mercier throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Mercier displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
Mercier keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Silva misses with a double jab
and Mercier counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mercier ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Silva misses with a combination
and Mercier counters with a straight right hand.
Mercier moves away from the strike by Silva.
Mercier misses with a looping left.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mercier counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Silva thinking.
No joy there for Mercier, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mercier slips a straight right by Silva.
Mercier defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mercier lands a body shot.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva misses with a double jab
and Mercier counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dexter Mercier showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Mercier fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Silva misses with a combination
and Mercier counters with a three punch combo that has Silva backing up. Silva nods at Mercier to acknowledge the strikes.
Silva takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Silva throws a combination that misses
and Mercier counters with a nice body shot.
Jose Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva scores with a hook.
Mercier ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Mercier digs a good hook to Silva's body.
Silva lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Mercier's head but Mercier sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mercier tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silva looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mercier paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mercier counters with a right hand to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercier keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mercier's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Mercier duly obliges.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mercier counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Silva misses with a straight right.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A combination from Mercier does no damage.
Mercier bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mercier ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mercier counters with a one-two to the body.
Jose Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dexter Mercier is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a combination
and Mercier counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mercier swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mercier uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Silva throws a hook but Mercier blocks it.
Dexter Mercier seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mercier.
Mercier lands a two punch combo.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Silva lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Silva lands a two punch combo.
Silva lands with a cross.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Mercier swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a combination
and Mercier counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Silva is looking to clinch but Mercier is avoiding it.
Mercier keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Mercier circles away.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva misses with a straight left.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mercier counters with a nice uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Mercier connects with a right hand. Silva shakes it off.
Silva scores with a punch to the head.
Danga de danga de dang - Silva scores with a four punch combination!
Silva takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a combination that misses
and Mercier counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mercier counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mercier counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Silva's corner calls for a 1-2. Silva obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mercier counters with a nice body shot.
Silva throws a combination that misses
and Mercier counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva tries to clinch but Mercier is having none of it.
Mercier blocks a jab.
Mercier looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mercier!
Silva misses with a looping right.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dexter Mercier comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mercier 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dexter Mercier!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson The Spider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richie Rawbone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richie Rawbone has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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192 lbs
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200 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Intelligent |
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Counter striker
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Anderson The Spider!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Richie Rawbone!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rawbone changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The Spider misses with a two punch combination.
Anderson The Spider seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Rawbone.
Some wild striking there from The Spider.
The Spider takes a swing at Rawbone's ribcage but misses.
Rawbone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Spider.
Rawbone pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Spider throws a looping overhand right but Rawbone ducks down to avoid it.
The Spider looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rawbone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Spider was well out of range. Poor timing from Rawbone.
The Spider goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
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!
Rawbone just misses with a punch to the body.
The Spider walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The Spider closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The Spider misses with an attempted mid kick.
The Spider fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rawbone manages to avoid it.
Rawbone misses with an uppercut. The Spider saw that one coming.
A head kick by The Spider misses
and Rawbone counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Spider misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rawbone misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The Spider scores with a shot to the body.
The Spider throws a one two combo.
Rawbone looks gassed!
The Spider cracks Rawbone with a good jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Spider. Rawbone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rawbone swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The Spider leaves Rawbone with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The Spider misses with a double jab
and Rawbone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A punch combination from The Spider misses.
Rawbone scores with a takedown into The Spider's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rawbone tries to free his leg and advance position but The Spider is retaining full guard.
Rawbone drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rawbone jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Spider is trying to control the position but Rawbone postures up.
Rawbone won't allow The Spider to sweep him here.
Rawbone thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rawbone drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rawbone jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rawbone throwing strikes but missing.
Rawbone with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
The Spider chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The Spider's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and The Spider duly obliges.
Rawbone walks into a left hand.
The Spider misses with a two punch combination.
The Spider throws a nice looking combination but Rawbone bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The Spider uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rawbone.
Rawbone misses with a straight right.
The Spider lands a head kick. Rawbone smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A slapping body kick lands there for The Spider.
The Spider listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A punch combination from The Spider misses.
The Spider scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rawbone doesn't seem bothered though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight stays on the outside here - The Spider looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from The Spider. Rawbone shrugs it off though.
The Spider tries to close the distance and clinch but Rawbone swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from The Spider.
The Spider throws a body kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Rawbone misses the target.
Rawbone swinging wildly here.
The Spider throws a half hearted mid kick.
The Spider throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Good standup being displayed there by The Spider as he connects with a hook.
The Spider scores with a three punch combo!
The Spider tries a head kick but it misses.
The Spider closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Anderson The Spider is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rawbone on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The Spider connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The Spider swinging wildly here.
The Spider is looking to clinch but Rawbone is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson The Spider dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The Spider tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rawbone paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The Spider doesn't manage to clinch there - Rawbone circles away.
Jab, jab by The Spider - just one landing.
The Spider misses with an attempted mid kick.
The Spider is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rawbone looks to land a combination but The Spider avoids it well.
Rawbone dives in and grabs The Spider's left leg, looking for a takedown. The Spider pushes down on Rawbone's head and hops out.
The Spider clinches with his opponent.
The Spider breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The Spider throws a sloppy head kick and Rawbone moves out of range easily.
The Spider just misses with a punch to the body.
The Spider throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rawbone lands a slapping body shot.
The Spider misses with a hook.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rawbone pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Spider thuds his shin into the meat of Rawbone's side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Spider throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Some wild striking there from The Spider.
The Spider is looking to land body kicks.
Rawbone avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rawbone cracks The Spider with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rawbone scores with a takedown into The Spider's guard.
Rawbone throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rawbone trying to control the position from guard on top but The Spider is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rawbone has gone for a leg lock! The Spider slips out almost immediately though and dives into Rawbone's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rawbone looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! The Spider has picked Rawbone up and slammed him! Rawbone can't keep hold of the triangle and The Spider manages to pass to side control!
The Spider trying to control the position but Rawbone is working away.
The Spider tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Rawbone is not content to let The Spider control the position.
The Spider is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rawbone has escaped the position, nice work there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rawbone manages to work his way to half guard, despite The Spider's best efforts.
The Spider trying to control the action but Rawbone is working from the bottom.
Rawbone moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The Spider wants to stand and escape but instead Rawbone has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Rawbone drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rawbone jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rawbone stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. The Spider swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rawbone in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The Spider knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rawbone on the ground.
Rawbone loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rawbone stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. The Spider swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rawbone working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rawbone wants to pass the guard but The Spider is keeping the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A left and a right from The Spider both land. Nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Richie Rawbone will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
The Spider goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rawbone throws a shot to the body.
The Spider throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rawbone throws a head kick but The Spider moves out of range.
Anderson The Spider is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Spider throws a head kick that misses.
The Spider with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rawbone takes one to the chin there.
The Spider tries a head kick but it misses.
The Spider displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rawbone throws out the jab.
The Spider pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rawbone throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The Spider throws a head kick but Rawbone moves out of range.
Nice cross by Rawbone.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rawbone takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rawbone looks to land a right hand but The Spider moved out of range.
Rawbone keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rawbone throws a right and a left that The Spider avoids nicely.
The Spider scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The Spider throws a wild body kick that Rawbone sees coming a mile off.
The Spider looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The Spider looks for the body kick but Rawbone saw that one coming.
The Spider displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rawbone throws out the jab.
The Spider throws a combination. Rawbone tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rawbone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The Spider feints and then cracks Rawbone's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rawbone down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from The Spider 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 Rawbone has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rawbone and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
No joy there for The Spider, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The Spider uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rawbone.
The Spider fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rawbone manages to avoid it.
Rawbone 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rawbone in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The Spider is trying to control the position but Rawbone postures up.
The Spider thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Rawbone thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The Spider has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Rawbone drops back looking for a leg! The Spider is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and The Spider manages to kick Rawbone off! Rawbone jumps back into The Spider's guard.
Rawbone trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rawbone throwing strikes but missing.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A left and a right from Rawbone both land. Nice combination.
Rawbone gets cracked with a nice right hand there by The Spider.
The Spider thows a body shot but no joy.
The Spider throws a sloppy head kick and Rawbone moves out of range easily.
The Spider throws a head kick that half lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Spider. Rawbone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rawbone lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The Spider looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Spider swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The Spider doesn't manage to clinch there - Rawbone circles away.
The Spider avoids the body shot from Rawbone.
Rawbone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anderson The Spider is winning the standup battle so far.
Rawbone thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rawbone scores with a decent looking hook.
Rawbone lands a jab to the nose.
Rawbone misses with a looping right.
The Spider slips a straight right by Rawbone.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Spider. Rawbone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rawbone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Spider.
Rawbone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rawbone tries for a takedown but The Spider sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rawbone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rawbone fails with a takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Anderson The Spider.
I think The Spider has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 29:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Richie Rawbone!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jay Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gray Harkness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Pantera - I'm Broken. Jay Penn has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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155 lbs
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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
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jay Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gray Harkness!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harkness lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Harkness throws a nice inside leg kick.
Penn has a takedown stuffed.
Penn shoots in but no luck this time.
The fight stays on the outside here - Penn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Harkness tries a head kick but it misses.
Penn decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Penn is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Harkness tries to get to full guard but Penn has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harkness is trying to stand.
Harkness is looking to improve his position.
Harkness wants to get back to his feet.
Harkness tries to roll over but Penn keeps him under control.
Penn drops an elbow to the side of Harkness's head.
Penn really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
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.
Penn controlling the pace.
Penn is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Harkness is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jay Penn!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dover Carlyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Sapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Dover Carlyle has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Dover Carlyle seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dover Carlyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bob Sapp!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sapp doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Carlyle connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Carlyle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sapp misses with a double jab
and Carlyle counters with a right hand to the body.
Carlyle scores with a jab. Sapp acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Carlyle lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Carlyle wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sapp prevents Carlyle from breaking the clinch.
Sapp is trying to break the clinch but Carlyle has him pressed against the cage.
Sapp manages to break the clinch.
Carlyle connects with a nice looking jab.
Carlyle tries to clinch there but Sapp circles away.
Carlyle fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sapp looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sapp looks gassed!
Sapp takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Good exchange - Carlyle coming out on top.
Carlyle connects with a looping right hand.
Carlyle scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sapp doesn't seem bothered though.
Sapp walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Carlyle with a jab.
Carlyle uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sapp has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlyle cracks Sapp with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Carlyle has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Sapp to stand back up!
Sapp is rocked!
It looks like Bob Sapp has been cut.
Carlyle darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Sapp's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Carlyle before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dover Carlyle!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garo Gambini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garo Gambini is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Miguel Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Garo Gambini!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez shoots for a double leg takedown but Gambini sprawls well. He's pushed Sanchez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sanchez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gambini lands a nice shot to the body.
Sanchez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gambini is fending him off so far but Sanchez persists. Nope, Gambini circles away and we're back to standing.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sanchez.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanchez tries to move into range but Gambini moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gambini tests Sanchez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sanchez fails with a takedown attempt.
Gambini tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sanchez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gambini somewhat.
Sanchez ducks right into an uppercut from Gambini.
Gambini tests Sanchez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gambini slaps away a takedown attempt from Sanchez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sanchez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sanchez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Garo Gambini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Gambini.
Gambini connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez moves away from the strike by Gambini.
Gambini throws a jab when Sanchez was well out of range.
Gambini lands a nice shot that snaps Sanchez's head back.
Gambini scores with a jab to the body.
Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sanchez is defended easily by Gambini.
Sanchez tries to clinch up.
Sanchez walks into a left hand.
Sanchez ducks right into an uppercut from Gambini.
Sanchez looks for a takedown but Gambini sprawls well.
Sanchez doesn't manage to clinch there - Gambini circles away.
Gambini dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
Sanchez misses the shot to the body.
Gambini ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanchez moves away.
Sanchez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gambini scores with the left hand. Sanchez knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gambini cracks Sanchez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gambini with a hook.
Gambini lands the left hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gambini.
Sanchez tries for a takedown but Gambini circles away easily
letting Gambini counter with a right hand.
Garo Gambini is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gambini lands a really nice looking cross but Sanchez seems unphased.
Gambini lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sanchez at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gambini scores with a jab.
Gambini lands with a nice body punch.
Gambini lands an overhand right.
Gambini ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gambini stuns Sanchez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sanchez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gambini to score with a decent uppercut.
Sanchez is rocked!
Gambini dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gambini clobbers Sanchez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Oh Sanchez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sanchez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gambini scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Sanchez. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Gambini scores with a body shot.
Sanchez is holding his hands too far apart here. Gambini throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Sanchez is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Garo Gambini!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diesel Kreedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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223 lbs
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205 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Diesel Kreedy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dennis Smith!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kreedy thows a body shot but no joy.
Kreedy darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Smith trying to hold on to Kreedy's head to control him but Kreedy postures up.
Smith regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kreedy is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Smith wants to sweep here but Kreedy controlling him for the moment.
Smith working a defensive guard here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Smith is on top in guard.
Kreedy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Smith wants to control from the top but Kreedy keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kreedy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smith.
Kreedy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Smith's guard.
Kreedy stopping the sweep attempt from Smith.
Smith looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Kreedy puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Smith is pressing down on Kreedy's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Smith trying to control the position.
Kreedy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Smith looking to control.
Smith working a defensive guard but Kreedy manages to pass into side control anyway.
Smith takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Smith is looking for a sweep.
Kreedy working away.
Smith tries to improve position but can't.
Smith takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Smith taking punishment in the form of punches.
Smith is trying to buck Kreedy off.
Smith looks gassed!
Kreedy scoring with punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith wants to control but Kreedy postures up.
Smith is not content to let Kreedy control the position.
Kreedy lands a nice forearm strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kreedy landing strikes.
Smith is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kreedy connects with a decent elbow.
Kreedy is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Smith knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Smith manages to get back to half guard.
Kreedy has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kreedy slows the pace down in half guard.
Smith regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kreedy trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kreedy landing with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kreedy preventing the sweep.
Kreedy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Smith throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Kreedy pushing down on Smith's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Smith wants to get back to full guard.
Smith is trying to control but can't.
Kreedy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Smith is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kreedy circles away quickly and effectively.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Kreedy moved out of range nicely.
Kreedy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kreedy throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diesel Kreedy dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kreedy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kreedy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith scores with a head kick.
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kreedy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smith stuffs the takedown attempt from Kreedy. Kreedy gets slowly back to his feet.
Smith falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kreedy counters with a takedown into side control.
Kreedy looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Smith gets back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith is trying to maintain the position but Kreedy is very close to passing his half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith taking some punishment here, with Kreedy in his half guard.
Kreedy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kreedy trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smith trying to strike off his back.
Smith lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kreedy!
Kreedy is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Smith misses with a head shot.
Smith throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Smith looking to ground and pound but Kreedy is blocking nicely.
Kreedy regains half guard.
Kreedy manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kreedy counters with a stiff right hand.
Smith scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Smith swings for the body but Kreedy moves out of range.
Kreedy closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kreedy lands in his opponent's guard.
Smith looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kreedy tries to free his leg and advance position but Smith is retaining full guard.
Smith looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Kreedy puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kreedy working over Smith with some ground and pound. Smith looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Smith has hold of Kreedy's hands but Kreedy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kreedy is nestled in close to Smith, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kreedy stalling.
Diesel Kreedy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kreedy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kreedy prevents Smith from improving his position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Smith scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Smith doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's four 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.
Kreedy shoots in and bounces Smith off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kreedy wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Kreedy stays in close to Smith's body and controls the position.
Kreedy lands a couple of digs.
Kreedy stays in close to Smith's body and controls the position.
Smith not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith working a defensive guard but Kreedy passes into half guard.
Kreedy prevents Smith from improving his position.
Kreedy lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diesel Kreedy dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Smith looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Smith lands with a cross.
Smith throws a right hand that Kreedy ducks under and follows up with a left that Kreedy also avoids with ease.
Smith throws a series of punches but Kreedy moves out of range.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Kreedy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kreedy blocks a jab.
Kreedy tries to clinch up.
Kreedy ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Kreedy fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Smith sprawls well initially but Kreedy persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kreedy wants to control but Smith is keeping him busy.
Kreedy blocks the strikes from Smith.
Smith is looking to improve his position.
Kreedy moves nicely into side control.
Kreedy is looking to take a break and control but Smith is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kreedy connects with a decent elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kreedy's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Smith wants to get back to full guard but Kreedy has mounted him!
Smith is looking to get to half guard.
Kreedy landing punches.
Kreedy lands a big elbow.
Kreedy jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Smith manages to avoid the submission attempt.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to improve position but can't.
Kreedy working the head with strikes.
Kreedy working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Kreedy looks up at the clock and then as Smith takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Kreedy smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Kreedy trying to control the position but Smith is working away.
Smith is looking to reverse the position.
Smith is trying to work for a sweep but Kreedy has mounted him!
Smith is desperately trying to improve his position but Kreedy has a good base and remains in mount.
Kreedy scoring with strikes but Smith is staying in there.
Smith is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kreedy raining down shots from the mount!
Kreedy working the ground and pound effectively.
Kreedy dominating with strikes here.
Smith tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Smith wants to control but Kreedy is having none of it.
Kreedy working Smith over with strikes here.
Kreedy connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kreedy controlling the position easily from mount.
Dennis Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith is desperately trying to improve his position but Kreedy has a good base and remains in mount.
Kreedy scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Smith?
Kreedy looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kreedy is landing with some decent strikes but Smith is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Smith is looking to improve his position but Kreedy isn't that keen on the idea.
Kreedy landing strikes from the mount.
Kreedy lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Kreedy pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kreedy wants to finish this one by submission but Smith is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Kreedy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diesel Kreedy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kreedy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diesel Kreedy!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Danger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pure White (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Danger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pure White!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danger clinches.
Danger fails to pull the fight into his guard.
White wants to break the clinch but can't.
Danger successfully pulls guard.
White throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Danger works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as White accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
White preventing the sweep.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Danger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
White might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Danger kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Danger keeping full guard, as White tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danger looking to control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Danger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from White.
Danger tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but White swivels and escapes.
Danger avoids the body shot from White.
White fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for White, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
White misses with a straight left.
Danger moves in looking to clinch but White pushes him off.
White throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
White lands with a nice body punch.
White throws a jab when Danger was well out of range.
Danger shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Danger stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows White to get to his feet.
White scores with a nice strike.
Danger closes the distance and clinches.
Danger jumps into guard, dragging White to the mat.
White passes Danger's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
White not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Danger trying to hold on to White's head to control him but White postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Danger uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
White tries to stand but Danger is controlling from the bottom.
White wants to control from the top but Danger keeps moving.
White won't allow Danger to sweep him here.
White trying to stand up but can't free himself from Danger's guard.
White won't allow Danger to sweep him here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Danger throws a series of punches but White moves out of range.
White cracks a nice hook into Danger's ribs.
Danger instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danger gets a trip takedown into half guard.
White wants to get back to full guard.
Danger is trying to control. White wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Danger is looking to advance position but White won't allow it.
White controlling the position for now.
Danger is keen to just control but White is a slippery customer.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if White can do anything to dispel that myth.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Danger throws a body kick that misses.
Danger misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by White. Beautiful body shot.
White defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Danger.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Danger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Danger shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. White defends it nicely.
Danger swinging wildly here.
Danger with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling White to score with a decent uppercut.
No joy there for Danger, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Decent striking displayed by White there.
White lands the left hand.
Danger slips a jab and a cross from White.
White changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
White lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Danger defending well as White loads up on a big left hand.
Danger tries to score a power double leg takedown but White sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Danger somewhat.
Danger looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pure White will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
White lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
White throws a lazy right hand but Danger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Danger takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
White avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A big left from White misses.
Danger fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Danger slips under a jab from White.
Danger takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Danger is looking to clinch but White is avoiding it.
Danger shoots in for a takedown but White shows good takedown defense.
Danger takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pure White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White scores with a jab. Danger acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Danger was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
White jabbing away but nothing is landing.
White moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Danger staying out of range there.
White misses with a looping right.
Horrible takedown by Danger or perhaps it was just good defense by White which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Danger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Danger shoots in but no luck this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danger shoots for a takedown but White saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Danger doesn't manage to clinch there - White circles away.
White misses with a double jab
and Danger counters with a takedown into side control.
The ground and pound from Danger seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
White can't do much from the bottom here.
White is trying to improve his position.
Danger decides to stand back up. Danger steps back and let's White get back to his feet.
White loads up on a big right hand but Danger slips the punch.
A punch lands to the side of Danger 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Danger shoots in for a takedown but White shows good takedown defense.
Danger has a takedown stuffed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - White coming out on top.
Danger throws a sloppy head kick and White moves out of range easily.
Mike Danger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Danger checks a low kick from White.
White connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Danger takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Danger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as White throws out the jab.
A nice combination there by White.
White tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
White lands a jab to Danger's midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White lands with a hook. Danger tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
White throws out a loose jab but Danger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Horrible takedown by Danger or perhaps it was just good defense by White which made him look bad.
Nice body punch from White.
White scores with a crisp jab that stopped Danger in his tracks.
Danger shoots for a takedown but White saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
White keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice takedown defense from White. No joy for Danger on that attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White misses with a low kick.
White moves out of range of the body kick from Danger.
Danger fails with the takedown.
White lands a jab to the nose.
Danger tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but White swivels and escapes.
Danger takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
White getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Danger defending well as White loads up on a big left hand.
Pure White is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
White falls off balance throwing a combination
so Danger counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
White is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Danger trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
White controls Danger momentarily but Danger frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danger stopping the sweep attempt from White.
White looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Danger puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Danger slows the pace down in half guard.
Danger is working for a submission of some sort.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Danger thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed White's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pure White showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Danger looks for a takedown but White sprawls well.
White stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and White wants it to stay on the feet.
White throws a jab but it's blocked by Danger.
Danger fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Danger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Danger takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
White fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Danger looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice uppercut lands for White. That snapped Danger's head back.
Nice uppercut there from White.
White lands a body shot.
White avoids the head kick by Danger.
White scores with a nice right hand.
Danger fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
White lands a jab.
White lands a nice looking body shot.
Danger tries to clinch up but White circles away and keeps his distance.
White throws out a loose jab but Danger uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danger checks a low kick from White.
White lands a right hook to the body.
White lands a jab to the nose.
White lands a glancing blow to the side of Danger's head.
White scores with a crisp jab that stopped Danger in his tracks.
Danger needs to keep his hands up - White had a free shot at his head there.
White defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Danger.
Danger moves forwards but White connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Danger will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
White scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
White lands with a nice body punch.
Jab from White.
Nice uppercut lands for White. That snapped Danger's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White throws a shot to the body.
White scores with a shot to the body.
A jab from White finds it's way through Danger's defenses.
White cracks Danger with an open hand slap.
Pure White seems to be getting the better of the standup.
White with a hook.
White scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Danger doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White connects with a crisp jab.
White cracks Danger with a good jab.
White scores with a hook to the body. Danger takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
White with a jab.
White rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Danger moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
White fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Danger on the side of the head.
White has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
White works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
White lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Danger circles away quickly and effectively.
Danger tries to clinch but White is having none of it.
Danger fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
White stalks Danger and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Danger's face. Danger staggers backwards, shaken.
Danger drops his hands momentarily and White takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
White lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
White with a body punch. A glancing blow.
White misses with a jab, cross combination.
White scores with a body shot.
Pure White is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
White throws a lazy right hand but Danger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White lands with a straight right. Danger didn't see that one coming.
White connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A big left from White misses.
Danger throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around White's waist but White gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Danger off to one side.
Danger takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
White cracks a nice hook into Danger's ribs.
White fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Danga de danga de dang - White scores with a four punch combination!
Danger fails to land the takedown.
Danger doesn't manage to clinch there - White circles away.
Danger misses with a double jab.
Danger moves in looking to clinch but White pushes him off.
White misses with a low kick.
White cracks Danger with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
White scores with a jab.
White lands with a hook. Danger tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Danger showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from White.
White looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White scores with a shot to the body.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Danger checks a low kick from White.
White connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Danger's hands.
White comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Danger shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Mike Danger overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Danger prevents White from getting the reversal.
White wants to hold on but Danger pushes him away.
White is looking to improve his position but Danger isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Danger get's back to his feet.
Mike Danger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Danger misses with a double jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pure White comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got White 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pure White!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alistar Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drake Muncie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muncie has chosen Eminem - The way i am as his entrance music. Drake Muncie 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alistar Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Drake Muncie!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown misses with a hook.
Muncie just misses with a punch to the body.
Muncie throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
Brown scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Muncie doesn't seem bothered though.
Brown misses with an uppercut. Muncie saw that one coming.
Drake Muncie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muncie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Brown throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brown tries to work over Muncie's front leg with a kick but Muncie checks it.
Muncie fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Brown on the side of the head.
Muncie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brown moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Muncie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big right from Brown misses.
Brown keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Muncie.
Brown takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Brown looks to throw the jab but Muncie is out of range.
Brown misses the jab.
Muncie uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Brown has time to react.
Brown shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Brown works over Muncie's head and body with a nice combination.
Brown throws a leg kick which misses Muncie's front leg but catches the back leg as Muncie tries to avoid it.
Muncie scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A punch combination from Brown misses.
Brown looks to land a left hand but Muncie moved out of range nicely.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Muncie is just out of range.
Muncie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Muncie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brown.
Brown throws a hook to the side of Muncie's head but Muncie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
An inside leg kick from Brown misses.
Brown walks into a stiff left hand from Muncie.
A looping hook to the body misses from Muncie. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Muncie connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Brown's hands.
Muncie throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Muncie scores with a shot to the body.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brown jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brown takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Muncie throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Brown on the side of the head.
Brown is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Muncie's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Muncie throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Muncie misses with a two punch combination.
Brown on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Muncie throws a shot to the body.
Brown throws a body punch but Muncie moves out of range.
Brown misses with a straight left.
Brown throws a lazy right hand but Muncie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Muncie lands a nice shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Muncie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brown.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
Brown looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Brown 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Muncie tests Brown's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Muncie fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Muncie looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Muncie throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brown stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown takes one to the chin there.
Muncie fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Muncie scores with a hook.
Brown thuds his right hand into Muncie's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Muncie's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Muncie duly obliges.
Brown throws a lazy right hand but Muncie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Muncie checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Brown takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Brown walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice shot lands for Muncie.
Brown is rocked!
Muncie bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Oh Brown is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Muncie throws a shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Muncie. Beautiful body shot.
Muncie rushes Brown with punches - Brown moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Brown goes down! Muncie follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Drake Muncie!
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