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TDC 20: Inoke vs. Pasi PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Junk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Spinner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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210 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Brawler
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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, Simon Junk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Spinner!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spinner pivots, looking for a leg kick but Junk is out of range and Spinner settles back down.
Simon Junk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spinner shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Junk as he jumps to the side.
Junk throws a right hand that Spinner ducks under and follows up with a left that Spinner also avoids with ease.
Junk misses with a hook. Spinner ducked under it nicely.
Spinner ducks straight into an uppercut from Junk and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Spinner maanges to regain guard straight away.
Spinner is rocked!
Junk controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Spinner is still in real trouble! Can Junk finish him?
Spinner working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Junk doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Junk manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Spinner seems to have recovered his senses.
Junk wants to stand but Spinner is controlling his posture from full guard.
Spinner working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junk avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Junk is sitting in close to Spinner's body. Spinner has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Junk is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Junk is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Spinner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Matt Spinner!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Sponseller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zach Nielsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jay Sponseller has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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265 lbs
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Counter striker
Intelligent |
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jay Sponseller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zach Nielsen!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sponseller shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sponseller showed some decent athleticism there.
Nielsen is looking to improve his position.
Nielsen wants to control but Sponseller is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sponseller tries to stand but can't do so whilst Nielsen controls his leg.
Sponseller is thwarting Nielsen's attempts to control the position.
Sponseller wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nielsen wants to improve his position but Sponseller is controlling well.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sponseller avoids the head kick by Nielsen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nielsen.
Sponseller moves out of range of the body kick from Nielsen.
Nielsen throws a shot from downtown. Sponseller moves away and avoids it.
Nielsen throws a right and a left that Sponseller avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nielsen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nielsen is looking to clinch.
Nielsen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nielsen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sponseller but Sponseller pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nielsen fails with the takedown.
Jay Sponseller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zach Nielsen.
Nielsen looks gassed!
Sponseller moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sponseller with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sponseller throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sponseller with a knee to the head.
Sponseller scores a nice knee to the body.
Sponseller looking to throw knees to the head but Nielsen is blocking nicely.
Nielsen manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Sponseller knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nielsen on the ground.
Nielsen looking to control.
Nielsen has a closed guard, preventing Sponseller from standing up.
Sponseller 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.
Sponseller decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Nielsen throws a leg kick but Sponseller moved away.
Nielsen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nielsen misses with a takedown attempt
and Sponseller counters with a shoot takedown. Nielsen fights it but they end up in guard.
Nielsen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sponseller is one step ahead there.
Sponseller has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Nielsen is proving hard to escape from.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Sponseller dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nielsen keeps the fight on the outside.
Sponseller tries to clinch there but Nielsen circles away.
Nielsen loads up on a big right hand but Sponseller slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nielsen misses with a combination
and Sponseller counters with a single leg into guard. Nielsen didn't expect that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sponseller tries to stand but Nielsen is controlling from the bottom.
Nielsen is trying to control the position but Sponseller postures up.
Sponseller trying to stand up but can't free himself from Nielsen's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nielsen trying to keep a closed guard but Sponseller is proving a slippery customer.
Nielsen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sponseller manages to get himself to full guard.
Sponseller wants to stand but Nielsen is controlling the position.
That's two 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nielsen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nielsen prevents Sponseller from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nielsen thows a big elbow that misses.
Nielsen is breathing heavily.
Sponseller uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Sponseller tries to clinch there but Nielsen circles away.
Sponseller tries to clinch up.
Sponseller could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Nielsen has his takedown stuffed
and Sponseller counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Nielsen's guard now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sponseller won't allow Nielsen to sweep him here.
Sponseller gets to his feet - Nielsen follows without any prompting.
Sponseller tries to clinch but Nielsen moves away
and Nielsen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jay Sponseller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sponseller.
Sponseller decides to stand up, so the ref orders Nielsen to his feet.
Nielsen misses with a takedown attempt
and Sponseller holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sponseller using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nielsen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sponseller throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sponseller with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nielsen is trying to drag Sponseller to the mat but Sponseller just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jay Sponseller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zach Nielsen.
Sponseller landing knees to the head.
Sponseller lands a knee to the head.
Sponseller with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sponseller with a knee to the head.
Sponseller lands a knee to the head.
Sponseller tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sponseller looking to throw knees to the head but Nielsen is blocking nicely.
Nielsen misses with a knee to the head.
Sponseller tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nielsen digs a right hand into Sponseller's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sponseller's gas tank.
Sponseller with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sponseller throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nielsen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sponseller blocks it with crossed arms.
Sponseller throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sponseller with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Sponseller dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Sponseller fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nielsen tries for a takedown but Sponseller circles away easily
so Sponseller counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Nielsen looking for a sweep. Not yet Nielsen, not yet.
Jay Sponseller overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nielsen controls Sponseller momentarily but Sponseller frees himself.
Sponseller wanted to stand there but Nielsen had control of the position.
Nielsen has his foot on Sponseller's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sponseller works his way back into a safe position though.
Nielsen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sponseller trying to stand up but can't free himself from Nielsen's guard.
Nielsen is trying to control the position but Sponseller postures up.
Sponseller wants to stand but Nielsen has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nielsen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sponseller darts in trying to clinch
and Nielsen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
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.
Sponseller tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sponseller connects with a knee to the head.
Sponseller throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nielsen blocks it with crossed arms.
Sponseller looking to throw knees to the head but Nielsen is blocking nicely.
Sponseller tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sponseller throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nielsen blocks it with crossed arms.
Sponseller misses with a knee strike.
Nielsen working aggressively here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Nielsen.
Sponseller tries a knee to the head but Nielsen blocks it.
Nielsen tries to land knees in the clinch but Sponseller avoids the damage to the body.
Nielsen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sponseller walks away with a smile on his face. Nielsen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nielsen closes the distance but Sponseller moves to the side
and Sponseller decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Nielsen's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen is looking to sweep but instead, Sponseller has passed into half guard.
Sponseller stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sponseller looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sponseller tries to clinch
and Nielsen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zach Nielsen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Sponseller fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sponseller tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nielsen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jay Sponseller is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nielsen throws a jab when Sponseller was well out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sponseller looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sponseller slips a jab and a cross from Nielsen.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Sponseller showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sponseller, 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... Jay Sponseller!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eliza Marie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Eliza Marie has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Eliza Marie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brandon Jackson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marie misses with a straight right.
Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marie.
Jackson slips under a jab from Marie.
Marie scores with a punch to the head.
Jackson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marie lands with a straight right. Jackson didn't see that one coming.
A jab from Marie misses.
Marie missing with a left hand there. Jackson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marie misses with a wild body shot.
Marie fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Eliza Marie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marie lands with a nice body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jackson slips under a jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Marie!
Marie misses the jab.
A cross from Marie lands.
Marie connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jackson momentarily.
Marie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jackson.
Jackson slips a straight right by Marie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marie bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Jackson! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Jackson is rocked!
Jackson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Let's hope that Jackson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Jackson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jackson has a closed guard, preventing Marie from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marie wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Jackson is pulling down on Marie's head to control his posture.
Marie won't allow Jackson to sweep him here.
Jackson trying to control the position.
Jackson trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to sweep here but Marie controlling him for the moment.
Jackson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Marie misses the shot to the body.
Jackson moves away from the strike by Marie.
Marie looks to throw the jab but Jackson is out of range.
Jackson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jackson 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.
A jab from Marie misses.
Jackson moves into the clinch.
Jackson effectively controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jackson breaks from the clinch.
Eliza Marie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab-cross combination lands for Marie and sends Jackson crashing to the mat! Marie follows him down to the mat - Jackson regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson is looking to escape.
Jackson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jackson is doing well to control the position and prevent Marie from advancing to side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eliza Marie 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.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Jackson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Marie is staying active underneath Jackson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jackson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Marie is just riding it out for now. Jackson eventually gives up the hold.
Marie trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Marie does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Marie pushes Jackson off looking to stand but Jackson dives back in and keeps control.
Jackson trying to control from half guard but Marie is working away.
Jackson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Marie!
Jackson stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nice body punch from Marie.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Marie.
Jackson gets the takedown into side control.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Jackson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Marie knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Marie being controlled for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to take a breather but Marie manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Jackson.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Marie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Marie is trying to keep Jackson in close.
Marie wants to get back to his feet but Jackson passes into half guard.
Jackson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marie won't allow Jackson to pass to mount.
Jackson is working for a submission of some sort.
Jackson wants to control but Marie is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Jackson 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. This is the final round!
Marie works the jab nicely.
Marie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jackson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jackson breaks from the clinch.
Marie looks to throw the jab but Jackson is out of range.
Marie looks to land a left hand but Jackson moved out of range nicely.
Jackson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Marie circles away.
Marie scores with a hook.
Marie slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jackson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Marie tries to keep at a distance but Jackson has taken the fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson slows down the pace here.
Jackson tries to land knees in the clinch but Marie avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson trying to land knees to the body.
Marie blocks an elbow strike from Jackson.
Jackson trying to land knees to the body.
Jackson gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Jackson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Marie avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jackson.
Jackson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Jackson seems to be working for a kimura but Marie defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marie keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson thows a huge punch but Marie dodges it nicely.
Marie won't allow Jackson to pass to mount.
Jackson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marie wants to improve his position but Jackson is controlling well.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jackson shoots in and drives through. Marie sprawls well.
Jackson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Marie is fending him off so far but Jackson persists. Nope, Marie circles away and we're back to standing.
Eliza Marie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Jackson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marie connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Marie catches Jackson napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Jackson to the canvas!
Jackson is still in real trouble! Can Marie finish him?
It looks like Brandon Jackson has been cut.
Marie trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Jackson has a closed guard, preventing Marie from standing up.
Jackson seems to have recovered his senses.
Jackson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Marie knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jackson on the ground.
Jackson is looking for a triangle but Marie pushes his legs off easily.
Marie avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson 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.
Marie is looking to stand up but Jackson won't let him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Marie throws a shot from downtown. Jackson moves away and avoids it.
Jackson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eliza Marie showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Marie 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 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eliza Marie!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Homer Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Master Yoda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoda has chosen Star Wars Theme as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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142 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Counter striker
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Homer Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Master Yoda!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoda lands a glancing blow to the side of Burns's head.
A punch combination from Burns misses.
Burns connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice sprawl there from Yoda as Burns shoots in.
Yoda thows a body shot but no joy.
A left lands for Burns.
Burns tries to clinch up but Yoda circles away and keeps his distance.
Burns checks a leg kick nicely.
Yoda falls off balance throwing a combination
and Burns counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Yoda's guard now.
Yoda working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Burns has passed into half guard!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yoda wants to improve his position but Burns is controlling well.
Yoda punching from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns wants to stand up but Yoda is controlling the position.
Yoda actively working from the bottom here.
Yoda is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burns gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Burns throws a series of punches but Yoda avoids them all with ease.
Yoda lands a body shot.
Yoda swings for the body but Burns moves out of range.
Burns pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
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.
Burns looks for a takedown but Yoda sprawls well.
No luck for Burns with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Homer Burns. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burns closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yoda circles away.
Yoda dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Burns misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Burns swings away with a body shot that misses
and Yoda counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Burns tries to clinch up
and Yoda counters with a left to the body.
Some wild striking there from Yoda.
Burns misses with a hook. Yoda ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Yoda counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Burns wants to stand up but Yoda is controlling him.
Yoda is looking to work some ground and pound but Burns has wrist control.
Yoda is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Yoda wants to control from the top but Burns keeps moving.
Yoda throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns wants to sweep but no luck.
Yoda trying to control but Burns is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nice sprawl there from Yoda as Burns shoots in.
Burns will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Burns throws a hook to the side of Yoda's head but Yoda sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Burns scores with a sloppy right hand. Yoda should have avoided that one.
Yoda is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Burns rather than just go for the knockout.
Yoda lands a nice leg kick that just misses Burns's sensitive parts.
Burns misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Burns is breathing heavily.
Yoda lands a head shot.
Yoda ducks under a wild hook from Burns.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Homer Burns dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Yoda thuds his right hand into Burns's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Burns misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Yoda counters with a nice body shot.
Yoda misses with a jab, cross combination.
Burns scores with a jab to the jaw.
Yoda moves out of range as Burns strikes.
Nice cross by Yoda.
Yoda 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.
Yoda loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Yoda works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Burns is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Yoda's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Yoda's back!
I really don't envy Yoda right now.
Yoda breaks Burns's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Yoda postures up in Burns's guard and throws a big left but Burns blocks it.
Yoda has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Burns wants to stand and escape but Yoda is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoda showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Yoda stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Burns swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Burns has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Yoda can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yoda trying to control the position from guard on top but Burns is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A telegraphed right hand from Burns misses the target.
Nice uppercut lands for Burns. That snapped Yoda's head back.
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.
Burns shoots in but Yoda avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Burns fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Yoda sprawls well initially but Burns persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Yoda keeping hold of Burns's head, controlling as best he can.
Burns wants to stand up but Yoda has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Yoda gets back to full guard.
Yoda looking for a guillotine here but Burns defends easily.
Burns with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoda has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Burns can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Burns wants to control from the top but Yoda keeps moving.
Burns wants to get up but he can't break Yoda's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Burns sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Burns throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yoda works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Yoda wants to sweep here but Burns controlling him for the moment.
Yoda trying to strike off his back.
Yoda looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Burns has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Burns wants to pass the guard but Yoda is keeping the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A shot to de liver by Yoda. Beautiful body shot.
Burns throws a right hand that Yoda ducks under and follows up with a left that Yoda also avoids with ease.
Burns doesn't manage to clinch there - Yoda circles away.
Burns swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yoda counters with a takedown into side control.
Burns is trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Master Yoda showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Yoda rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Burns moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yoda throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Burns's waist but Burns gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Yoda off to one side.
Yoda throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yoda will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Burns, as that shot connected.
Homer Burns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yoda lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Burns tries to land a front kick but Yoda steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Burns lands a jab-cross combination.
Yoda circles away from the clinch attempt
and Yoda counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Yoda takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yoda stops Burns from standing up.
Yoda is looking to work some ground and pound but Burns has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoda pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Burns is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burns wants to get back to his feet but Yoda is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Burns can't keep his opponent in guard - Yoda advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Yoda prevents Burns from improving his position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Burns connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Burns scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Yoda gets back to half guard.
Burns knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Yoda on the ground.
Yoda is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Yoda is positioning himself well to prevent Burns advancing to mount.
Burns lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Burns thows a huge punch but Yoda dodges it nicely.
Yoda tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Burns there.
Yoda wants to control but Burns is keeping busy.
Burns tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Yoda manages to get to full guard.
Burns would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
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.
Yoda had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Burns is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Yoda Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Burns's back instead.
Yoda struggling to keep hold of the position.
Burns tries to escape the position.
Yoda is trying to stick to Burns's back but Burns is turning into Yoda. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Yoda's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Burns.
Yoda is trying to control the position but Burns postures up.
Burns trying to control the position from guard on top but Yoda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Burns stopping the sweep attempt from Yoda.
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 Homer Burns.
I think Burns 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 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Homer Burns!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mana Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Caldwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mana Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mana Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Christian Caldwell!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Caldwell works his way to full guard. Good work.
Caldwell is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Caldwell prevents Silva from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Caldwell is tying to control. Silva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Caldwell seems to be looking for submissions.
Caldwell is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Caldwell lands a heavy elbow.
Caldwell looking to secure an arm triangle but Silva defends it well.
Silva keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Caldwell jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Silva manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to buck Caldwell off but Caldwell is having none of it.
Caldwell tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Caldwell works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Caldwell on the ground.
Caldwell looks gassed!
Silva tries to bench press Caldwell off him but Caldwell keeps the position.
Silva tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Caldwell tries to move to mount but Silva blocks the move with his legs.
Silva is looking to regain half guard here but Caldwell keeps moving and retains side control.
Caldwell moves into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caldwell is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Silva can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Silva keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Caldwell is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Caldwell extends the arm and Silva is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Christian Caldwell!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brian Harvey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Nucsuecow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nucsuecow has chosen Everything in its right place- Radio Head as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Mr Nucsuecow will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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136 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brian Harvey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mr Nucsuecow!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harvey blocks the body kick.
Nucsuecow dodges the punch combination from Harvey.
Nucsuecow throws a nice head kick!
Nucsuecow throws a head kick that misses.
Nucsuecow goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nucsuecow thumps Harvey with a low kick.
Nucsuecow connects with a solid leg kick.
Nucsuecow throws a head kick that half lands.
Harvey 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.
Harvey gets to his feet. Nucsuecow looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Nucsuecow lands a nice looking kick to the body. Harvey takes a step back to recover.
Nucsuecow throws a series of punches but Harvey moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Harvey.
Mr Nucsuecow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harvey shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Nucsuecow's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harvey won't allow Nucsuecow to get back to his feet.
Harvey trying to control the position from guard on top but Nucsuecow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harvey sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey trying to control but Nucsuecow is working from the bottom.
Harvey is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Nucsuecow really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Harvey. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nucsuecow preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nucsuecow is looking to stand up but Harvey isn't so interested in that idea.
Harvey seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A good leg kick by Nucsuecow.
No luck for Harvey with that takedown attempt.
Harvey is breathing heavily.
Harvey shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nucsuecow as he jumps to the side.
Nucsuecow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nucsuecow throws a head kick that half lands.
Nucsuecow lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nucsuecow connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Harvey's hands.
Harvey shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Harvey showed some decent athleticism there.
Harvey keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Nucsuecow pushes Harvey off looking to stand but Harvey dives back in and keeps control.
Nucsuecow is in trouble now - Harvey has advanced to mount!
Nucsuecow squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Harvey is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Nucsuecow can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Harvey trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey looking for a guillotine from mount but Nucsuecow is having none of it.
Nucsuecow trying desperately to get to his feet.
Harvey wants to finish this one by submission but Nucsuecow is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Harvey.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Harvey looking for a guillotine from mount but Nucsuecow is having none of it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Nucsuecow is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Harvey stands up from mount. Strange move.
A left and a right from Nucsuecow both land. Nice combination.
Harvey blocks a head kick by Nucsuecow.
Nucsuecow throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nucsuecow manages to avoid it.
Nucsuecow looks to land a left hand but Harvey moved out of range nicely.
Harvey closes the distance and clinches up with Nucsuecow, looking for a takedown. Harvey pushes Nucsuecow against the cage but Nucsuecow circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Harvey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harvey looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nucsuecow is fending him off so far but Harvey persists. Nope, Nucsuecow circles away and we're back to standing.
Harvey takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nucsuecow is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nucsuecow misses with a combination
and Harvey counters with a shoot takedown. Nucsuecow fights it but they end up in guard.
Harvey postures up in Nucsuecow's guard and throws a big left but Nucsuecow blocks it.
Harvey tries to free his leg and advance position but Nucsuecow is retaining full guard.
Harvey thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Harvey drops back looking for a leg! Nucsuecow is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nucsuecow manages to kick Harvey off! Harvey jumps back into Nucsuecow's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nucsuecow is looking to stand up but Harvey isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Harvey 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.
Harvey shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nucsuecow but Nucsuecow pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nucsuecow sizes up Harvey with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Harvey has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nucsuecow wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Harvey jumps guard and drags Nucsuecow to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Nucsuecow is looking to stand up but Harvey won't let him.
Harvey is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Nucsuecow frees his head nicely. Oh but Harvey has switched to an armbar! Nucsuecow is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Brian Harvey!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Randy Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Berry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Berry's choice of entrance music: Cant be touched-Roy Jones Jr.. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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155 lbs
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145 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Randy Castro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Berry!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berry misses with a straight left.
Castro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Berry throws out the jab.
Castro shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Berry as he avoids it easily.
Castro really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Castro slips a jab and a cross from Berry.
Castro misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice sprawl there from Berry as Castro shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy Castro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Berry lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Castro is looking to close the distance but Berry sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Castro crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Castro is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Mark Berry!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bamboo Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ingvar Ingvarson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ingvar Ingvarson has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bamboo Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ingvar Ingvarson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ingvarson lands a jab.
Ingvarson tests Jackson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ingvarson scores with a takedown into Jackson's guard.
Ingvarson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jackson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ingvarson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Jackson has his foot on Ingvarson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ingvarson works his way back into a safe position though.
Ingvarson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ingvarson trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Ingvarson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ingvarson throwing strikes from guard but Jackson blocks nicely.
Jackson looking for a sweep. Not yet Jackson, not yet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ingvarson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ingvarson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jackson wants to sweep but no luck.
Jackson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ingvarson cracks Jackson with a solid left hand.
Ingvarson trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Ingvarson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ingvarson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jackson had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Ingvarson is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Jackson Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Ingvarson's back instead.
Ingvarson trying to control the hands but Jackson breaks the grip.
Jackson is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Ingvarson has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Ingvarson breaks Jackson's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Ingvarson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ingvarson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jackson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ingvarson trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ingvarson landing some decent shots from guard.
Jackson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ingvarson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ingvarson is sitting in close to Jackson's body. Jackson has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Ingvarson is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Ingvarson is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Jackson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Bamboo Jackson!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kazushi Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Gruber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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135 lbs
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130 lbs
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Counter striker
Good chin |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kazushi Nakamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hans Gruber!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gruber throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Gruber misses.
Nakamura slips a straight right by Gruber.
Nakamura ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gruber looks to land a combination but Nakamura avoids it well.
Nakamura drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Kazushi Nakamura has been cut.
Nakamura tries to move into range but Gruber moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nakamura fails to land the takedown.
Gruber throws the left hand but Nakamura avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circling - Gruber throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gruber misses with a looping right.
Nakamura keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gruber misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nakamura.
Gruber stuffs the takedown.
Gruber tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nakamura was well out of range. Poor timing from Gruber.
Nakamura blocks a jab.
Gruber throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gruber misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura looks for a takedown but Gruber sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kazushi Nakamura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nakamura shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gruber pinned against the cage. Gruber gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nakamura tries to move into range but Gruber moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nakamura tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gruber swivels and escapes.
Gruber misses with a body shot.
Nakamura closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Nakamura lands in his opponent's guard.
Nakamura will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Nakamura thows a big elbow that misses.
Nakamura missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nakamura wants to pass the guard but Gruber is keeping the position.
Nakamura postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura throws a big right hand that misses.
Nakamura postures up in Gruber's guard and throws a big left but Gruber blocks it.
Nakamura advances to half guard.
Nakamura scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nakamura stops Gruber from getting back to his feet.
Gruber keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Gruber is not content to let Nakamura control the position.
Gruber wants to get back to full guard.
Nakamura missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruber avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nakamura.
Gruber is holding on to half guard well.
Nakamura wants to free his trapped foot but Gruber is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Nakamura is breathing heavily.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nakamura keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gruber thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gruber lands with a nice body punch.
Gruber throws out a loose jab but Nakamura uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gruber takes a swing at Nakamura's ribcage but misses.
Gruber ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hans Gruber is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gruber lands a jab to the head.
Gruber misses with an uppercut. Nakamura saw that one coming.
Gruber is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gruber scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nakamura avoids the body shot from Gruber.
Nakamura staying out of range there.
Hans Gruber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gruber throws the left hand but Nakamura avoids the punch easily.
Gruber connects with a nice looking jab.
Gruber cracks Nakamura with a good jab.
Nakamura is rocked!
Nakamura looks up at the clock. Bad move! Gruber lands a right hand from hell, dropping Nakamura. Gruber pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hans Gruber!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pat Inoke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pat Pasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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192 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pat Inoke!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pat Pasi!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pasi slips a straight right by Inoke.
Inoke misses with a looping left.
Inoke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Inoke shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pat Inoke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Inoke misses.
Pasi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Pat Inoke has been cut.
Inoke has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pasi.
Pasi drops Inoke with a nice combination! Pasi dives into Inoke's guard, looking to finish!
Inoke is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Inoke keeping moving, preventing Pasi from controlling successfully.
Oh Inoke is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Inoke is trying to keep Pasi in close.
Inoke seems to have got his legs back now.
Inoke looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pasi wants to stand but Inoke is controlling his posture from full guard.
Inoke controlling Pasi's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pasi is looking to stand up but Inoke won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pasi preventing the sweep.
Inoke looking for a guillotine here but Pasi defends easily.
Pasi trying to control but Inoke is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pasi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pasi lands a nice looking body kick.
Inoke is breathing heavily.
Inoke throws a big shot that misses.
Pasi throws a head kick that half lands.
Inoke shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Pasi's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pasi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pasi is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Inoke throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pasi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Inoke is one step ahead there.
Pasi keeping full guard, as Inoke tries to pass.
Inoke stops Pasi from standing up.
Inoke trying to control the position from guard on top but Pasi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pasi.
Pasi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pasi scores with a head kick.
Pat Inoke's cut is getting worse.
Inoke takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Inoke closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inoke wants to pass the guard but Pasi is defending well.
Inoke thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pasi is looking for a sweep. Inoke is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Inoke controlling the action here.
Pasi is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Inoke's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Inoke's back!
Inoke turns into Pasi and is now in his guard.
Pasi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Inoke pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pasi is keeping the position for now.
Inoke wants to control from the top but Pasi keeps moving.
Inoke stops Pasi from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Inoke passes Pasi's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Inoke looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Inoke is pressing down on Pasi's thigh, looking to free his foot. Pasi is holding on for now.
Pasi manages to get to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pasi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Inoke is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pat Pasi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pat Inoke'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.
Pasi defending well as Inoke loads up on a big left hand.
Pasi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Inoke misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pasi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pasi throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Pasi feints and then cracks Inoke's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Inoke down.
Pasi knocks Inoke to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pasi postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Pasi decides to stand up, so the ref orders Inoke to his feet.
Pasi dips to his left and cracks Inoke with an uppercut!
Inoke on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pasi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Inoke fails with the takedown.
Pasi scores with a spinning back kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pasi tries to clinch but Inoke moves out of range.
Pasi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Pat Pasi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crunch! Pasi slams his shin into Inoke's torso.
Pasi scores with a leg kick.
Pasi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Inoke will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Pasi lands with a slapping head kick.
Pat Inoke's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Pasi thumps Inoke with a low kick.
Pasi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pasi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pasi moves in looking to clinch but Inoke pushes him off.
Inoke swats away the attempt to clinch by Pasi.
Pasi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pasi scores with a jab.
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!
Pasi takes the fight into the clinch.
Pasi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Inoke's face.
Inoke lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pasi backwards.
Pasi manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inoke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pasi circles away quickly and effectively.
Pasi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pasi throws a quick inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pasi.
Pasi moves into the clinch.
Pasi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pasi has managed to clinch.
Pasi manages to break the clinch.
Pat Pasi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Inoke throws a lazy right hand but Pasi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pasi throws a sloppy head kick and Inoke moves out of range easily.
Inoke throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Pasi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pasi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pasi throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Inoke's head.
Pasi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Pasi lands a head kick!
Inoke shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inoke works his foot free and advances to mount.
Inoke trying to control but Pasi is having none of it.
Inoke with good strikes from the mount here!
The referee warns Pasi that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Inoke has control of Pasi's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Pasi regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Pasi is squirming around, avoiding Inoke's attempts to control the action.
That's four 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.
Pasi tries to reverse the position but Inoke maintains control.
Inoke trying to control but Pasi is having none of it.
Pasi takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Inoke tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Pasi slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pat Pasi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pat Inoke's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pasi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pasi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pasi tries to clinch up but Inoke circles away and keeps his distance.
Pasi scores with a head kick.
Pasi knocks Inoke to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Pasi wants to stand but Inoke has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
Pasi wants to get up but he can't break Inoke's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Pasi preventing the sweep.
Inoke is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Inoke looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pasi wants to control from the top but Inoke keeps moving.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pasi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Inoke scores with a takedown into Pasi's guard.
Inoke scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Inoke avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Inoke won't allow Pasi to get back to his feet.
Inoke tries to free his leg and advance position but Pasi is retaining full guard.
Inoke stopping the sweep attempt from Pasi.
Inoke scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pasi wants to sweep but no luck.
Inoke passes Pasi's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Pasi pushes Inoke off looking to stand but Inoke dives back in and keeps control.
Pasi tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Inoke manages to move to mount!
Inoke lands a big shot there that rocks Pasi but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Inoke breaks from Pasi's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Inoke can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pasi is looking to escape.
Inoke dominating with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pasi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Inoke looking to finish Pasi with some ground and pound. This is bad for Pasi!
Inoke wants to control the pace but Pasi is squirming around nicely.
Pasi working to try and regain half guard.
Inoke looking to finish Pasi with some ground and pound. This is bad for Pasi!
Pasi is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Inoke landing shots from mount.
Inoke working Pasi over with strikes here.
Inoke has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Pasi is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pat Inoke!
Pat Inoke retains his middleweight title!
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