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BFC 18: Mele Kalikimaka PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Raiden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Strickland (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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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jack Raiden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Strickland!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raiden throws a head kick that misses.
Raiden cracks Strickland with a good jab.
It looks like Mike Strickland has been cut.
Raiden swings for the body but Strickland moves out of range.
Raiden keeps the fight on the outside.
Raiden swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Raiden blocks a head kick by Strickland.
Raiden has Strickland up against the cage in a clinch.
The is referee keeping an eye on Strickland - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Raiden is leaning against Strickland and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Raiden is pushing Strickland up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Raiden scores with a knee to the head.
Raiden landing knees to the body.
Strickland tries to land a knee to the head but Raiden blocks with his arms.
Nice body punch from Raiden.
Raiden unloads a knee to the mid-section. Strickland lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Strickland looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short body shot lands from Raiden as the two fighters clinch.
Raiden lands a big knee! That's hurt Strickland! Oh, he's all over the place! Raiden lands another knee that sends Strickland to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Raiden!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luke Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Able Nox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luke Steele has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Good kicks
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Luke Steele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Able Nox!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nox throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Steele will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nox looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nox throws a head kick that half lands.
Steele sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nox throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Steele shoots in for a takedown but Nox shows good takedown defense.
Nox scores with a spinning back kick!
No luck for Steele with that takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown by Steele or perhaps it was just good defense by Nox which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Steele. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nox scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nox lands with a nice body kick.
Steele is breathing heavily.
Nox misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Steele tries to clinch there but Nox circles away.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Nox.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nox lands a head kick!
Nox throws a head kick that misses.
Steele blocks a head kick by Nox.
Nox scores with a kick to the body.
Nox lands a high kick!
Nice body kick from Nox.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Nox. Steele shrugs it off though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nox lands a high kick!
Nox misses with a head kick.
Nox throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Steele.
Steele is rocked!
It looks like Luke Steele has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nox throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Steele crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Able Nox!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Darth Vitor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Brasky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vitor comes into the arena with Darth Vader's Theme blaring out of the sound system. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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193 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good chin |
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Brawler
Determined |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Darth Vitor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bill Brasky!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brasky misses with a few strikes there.
Vitor fails with a takedown attempt.
Vitor misses with a few strikes there.
Brasky throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vitor makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Some wild striking there from Vitor.
Vitor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brasky getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Brasky tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vitor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vitor takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brasky walks into a jab.
Vitor looks to score with a jab to the body but Brasky is just out of range.
Vitor tries to move into range but Brasky moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Vitor looks up at the clock. Bad move! Brasky lands a right hand from hell, dropping Vitor. Brasky pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bill Brasky!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rod Rider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DJ Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rod Rider is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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277 lbs
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250 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Prefers ground |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rod Rider!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, DJ Barnes!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Rod Rider has been cut.
Rider fails with a takedown attempt.
Rider motions for Barnes to come forward. Rider throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rider shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Barnes as he avoids it easily.
Barnes pushes Rider away with a front kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rider thows a body shot but no joy.
Barnes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rider paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barnes tries to clinch but Rider moves out of range.
Rider could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Barnes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rider swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barnes tries to clinch but Rider is having none of it.
Barnes scores with a head kick.
Barnes wants to clinch up but Rider keeps it at a distance.
Look low, kick high! Barnes uses the oldest trick in the book to send Rider tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Barnes is absolutely delighted - when Rider wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). DJ Barnes!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tom Foolery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Manahan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tom Foolery has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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159 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Tom Foolery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Manahan!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foolery attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Foolery keeps the fight on the outside.
Manahan tries to clinch but Foolery moves out of range.
Foolery circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Manahan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Manahan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Foolery moves into range and connects with a jab.
Foolery throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Foolery's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Foolery duly obliges.
It looks like Steve Manahan has been cut.
Foolery with a hook.
Manahan wants to clinch up but Foolery keeps it at a distance.
Manahan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Manahan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Foolery.
Manahan is rocked!
Foolery lands a brutal uppercut that launches Manahan off his feet! Manahan tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tom Foolery!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaleki Oliweli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jenkins has chosen Hostile Mass as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kaleki Oliweli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rick Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins swats away the attempt to clinch by Oliweli.
Oliweli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jenkins.
Jenkins shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Oliweli as he avoids it easily.
Jenkins slips under a jab from Oliweli.
Oliweli is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jenkins.
Oliweli feints and then cracks Jenkins's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jenkins down.
Oliweli tries to clinch up.
Jenkins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Oliweli.
No luck for Jenkins with that takedown attempt.
Oliweli drops his shoulder and cracks Jenkins with a huge uppercut! Jenkins goes down! Can Oliweli finish him?
It looks like Rick Jenkins has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jenkins looking for a guillotine here but Oliweli defends easily.
Jenkins looks gassed!
Oliweli has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jenkins is proving hard to escape from.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Oliweli is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Jenkins Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Oliweli's back instead.
Oliweli can't escape the position.
Jenkins missing with strikes.
Jenkins is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Oliweli is trying to stand back up.
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.
Oliweli looking to control the position.
Oliweli breaks Jenkins's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Oliweli sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jenkins had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Oliweli is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Jenkins Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Oliweli's back instead.
Oliweli tries to roll but Jenkins sticks to his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Oliweli tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Oliweli working to try and regain half guard.
Jenkins throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jenkins avoids the attempt from Oliweli to control.
You get the feeling that Oliweli really doesn't like being in this position too much.
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.
Jenkins working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Jenkins looking to secure an arm triangle but Oliweli defends it well.
Oliweli holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Jenkins tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Jenkins looking to finish with strikes here!
Jenkins landing shots from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oliweli is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Oliweli avoids a series of strikes thrown by Jenkins.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaleki Oliweli dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rick Jenkins's cut.
That's time! Oliweli's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jenkins slips under a jab.
Oliweli throws a right and a left that Jenkins avoids nicely.
Oliweli throws a leg kick but Jenkins moved away.
Nice takedown defense from Oliweli. No joy for Jenkins on that attempt.
Jenkins takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Oliweli looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kaleki Oliweli is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oliweli misses with a straight left.
Jenkins changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Oliweli tries to avoid it but Jenkins manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Oliweli to the ground. Oliweli escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Oliweli changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kaleki Oliweli is winning the standup battle so far.
Oliweli throws a leg kick but Jenkins moved away.
Oliweli throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Oliweli moves in looking to clinch but Jenkins pushes him off.
Oliweli throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Oliweli moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right from Oliweli on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliweli lands a nice knee to the body.
Oliweli wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Oliweli wants to break the clinch but can't.
Oliweli wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jenkins has him pressed against the cage.
Oliweli gets underhooks to prevent Jenkins's takedown attempt.
Kaleki Oliweli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Jenkins.
Oliweli breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Oliweli tries to clinch but Jenkins is having none of it.
Oliweli doesn't manage to clinch there - Jenkins circles away.
Oliweli misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oliweli tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jenkins avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oliweli thows a body shot but no joy.
Jenkins fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Oliweli sprawls well initially but Jenkins persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Jenkins looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Oliweli with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins tries to pass the half guard into mount. Oliweli knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Jenkins throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jenkins thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jenkins missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jenkins is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Oliweli is just riding it out for now. Jenkins eventually gives up the hold.
Jenkins not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jenkins has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliweli desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Jenkins is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Oliweli sees it coming and defends easily.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jenkins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Oliweli.
Oliweli throws a left that rocks Jenkins and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Oliweli dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Jenkins regain composure!
Oliweli decides to stand back up. Oliweli steps back and let's Jenkins get back to his feet.
Jenkins shoots for a takedown but Oliweli saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Oliweli throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jenkins.
Oliweli 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliweli works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jenkins avoids a punch combination nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jenkins.
Oliweli tries to clinch up but Jenkins circles away and keeps his distance.
Jenkins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jenkins keeps the fight on the outside.
Jenkins fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Oliweli misses with the combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oliweli stuffs the takedown.
Oliweli tries to clinch there but Jenkins circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaleki Oliweli dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rick Jenkins's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Oliweli fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jenkins closes this distance looking for a takedown but Oliweli circles away.
Oliweli throws a low kick but Jenkins avoids it.
Jenkins fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Oliweli throws a nice inside leg kick.
Oliweli scores with a hook to the body. Jenkins takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jenkins on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oliweli wants to clinch.
Oliweli tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jenkins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A combination from Oliweli does no damage.
Oliweli tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jenkins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oliweli tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jenkins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jenkins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliweli is looking to clinch.
Oliweli tries to clinch but Jenkins moves out of range.
Jenkins changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Oliweli tries to avoid it but Jenkins manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Oliweli to the ground. Oliweli escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kaleki Oliweli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Jenkins.
Jenkins tries for a takedown but Oliweli sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Oliweli gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Oliweli leaning his opponent against the cage.
Oliweli breaks from the clinch.
Oliweli rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jenkins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jenkins fails to land the takedown.
Oliweli bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Oliweli.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins blocks the body kick.
Jenkins 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.
Jenkins loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Oliweli avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jenkins passes Oliweli's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Jenkins thows a huge punch but Oliweli dodges it nicely.
Oliweli makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jenkins.
Oliweli throws a right hand that Jenkins ducks under and follows up with a left that Jenkins also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliweli is looking to chop away at Jenkins's legs.
Oliweli tries to close the distance and clinch but Jenkins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jenkins keeps the fight on the outside.
Jenkins closes this distance looking for a takedown but Oliweli circles away.
Oliweli misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oliweli tries to clinch but Jenkins is having none of it.
Oliweli wants to clinch.
Oliweli throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Oliweli takes a swing at Jenkins's ribcage but misses.
Oliweli lands an overhand right.
Oliweli tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jenkins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliweli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jenkins manages to avoid it.
Oliweli tries to clinch there but Jenkins circles away.
Oliweli lands with an overhand left.
Jenkins fails with the takedown.
Jenkins slips under a jab.
Nice sprawl there from Oliweli as Jenkins shoots in.
Rick Jenkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oliweli is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jenkins can do to turn this around?
Oliweli throws a hook but Jenkins blocks it.
Jenkins shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Oliweli looks to land a combination but Jenkins avoids it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jenkins blocks the body kick.
Oliweli throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kaleki Oliweli is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jenkins shoots in for a double leg but Oliweli sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kaleki Oliweli showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Oliweli, 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... Kaleki Oliweli!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Josh Wentworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hawkeye Pierce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Wentworth might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Spitfire by The Prodigy. Hawkeye Pierce told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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157 lbs
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166 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
Experienced |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Josh Wentworth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hawkeye Pierce!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierce moves out of range of the body kick from Wentworth.
A lazy left from Pierce finds it's target.
Wentworth drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Wentworth is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Pierce is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Pierce tries to bench press Wentworth off him but Wentworth keeps the position.
Pierce managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Wentworth.
Wentworth is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Pierce will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Wentworth in side control, throwing shots but Pierce defends.
Wentworth wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pierce keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Wentworth tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pierce swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pierce lands with a nice body punch.
Hawkeye Pierce is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice sprawl there from Pierce as Wentworth shoots in.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wentworth.
Pierce connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wentworth's hands.
It looks like Josh Wentworth has been cut.
Pierce fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wentworth looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Wentworth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wentworth doesn't manage to clinch there - Pierce circles away.
Wentworth swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pierce counters with a right hand to the body.
Wentworth is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oh, that's a big right hand from Pierce and Wentworth goes tumbling to the canvas! Pierce follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Wentworth is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierce stands up from half guard.
Oh Wentworth is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pierce drives through and clinches with Wentworth against the cage.
Pierce pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wentworth seems to have got his legs back now.
Pierce fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wentworth, pushing him back against the cage.
Pierce has had enough of the clinch but Wentworth keeps him there for the moment.
Pierce is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Wentworth takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Wentworth prevents Pierce from breaking the clinch.
Pierce wants to break free but Wentworth has control.
Wentworth tries to pull guard but Pierce won't allow it.
Wentworth has Pierce pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pierce manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierce wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pierce on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pierce can't break the clinch.
Pierce wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pierce wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wentworth drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pierce pulls his leg out and moves away.
Wentworth shoots and misses
and Pierce counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wentworth has his takedown stuffed
and Pierce counters with a right hand to the body.
Wentworth tries to clinch but Pierce moves away
and Pierce counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pierce.
Wentworth looking to slow down the pace here.
Wentworth is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Pierce's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wentworth tries for a takedown but Pierce circles away easily
and Pierce moves into the clinch.
Pierce breaks from the clinch.
Pierce has Wentworth up against the cage in a clinch.
Pierce wants to break free but Wentworth has control.
Pierce gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Wentworth.
Wentworth looking for a takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pierce is looking to break free of the clinch but Wentworth has double underhooks.
Wentworth is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wentworth successfully pulls guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hawkeye Pierce dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Josh Wentworth's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wentworth is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wentworth tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pierce counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pierce misses with a two punch combination.
No joy there for Pierce, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wentworth moves in looking to clinch but Pierce pushes him off.
Wentworth shoots and misses
and Pierce counters with a stiff right hand.
Wentworth with a poor takedown
and Pierce counters with a left hand that sends Wentworth to the canvas!
Pierce wants to stand but Wentworth is controlling his posture from full guard.
Pierce trying to control the position from guard on top but Wentworth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pierce is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wentworth working a defensive guard here.
Pierce wants to get up but he can't break Wentworth's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Wentworth striking off his back but it's not causing Pierce any problems.
Pierce preventing the sweep.
Wentworth is trying to keep Pierce in close.
Wentworth lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Pierce!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wentworth throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
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.
Wentworth prevents Pierce from getting the reversal.
Wentworth thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Wentworth controlling the pace for now.
Wentworth has control of Pierce's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Pierce regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Wentworth sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierce is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Wentworth jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Pierce is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Pierce and Wentworth has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Pierce can't do much from the bottom here.
Wentworth is looking to take a break and control but Pierce is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pierce seems a little lost for a moment, as Wentworth dominates the positioning.
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.
Pierce is trying to buck Wentworth off.
Wentworth trying to control the action but Pierce is working from the bottom.
Wentworth thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Wentworth goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Pierce has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Wentworth but great work by Pierce.
Wentworth is trying to improve his position.
Wentworth manages to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hawkeye Pierce showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Josh Wentworth'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Pierce throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wentworth instigates a clinch.
Wentworth missing with knees to the body.
Wentworth pushes off an fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pierce wants to break free but Wentworth has control.
Pierce is trying to break the clinch but Wentworth has him pressed against the cage.
Pierce wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wentworth jumps guard but Pierce stands there with Wentworth around his waist. Wentworth gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wentworth jumps guard.
Wentworth is looking for a triangle but Pierce pushes his legs off easily.
Wentworth trying to control the position.
Pierce wants to stand but Wentworth is controlling his posture from full guard.
Pierce takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierce stands up from Wentworth's guard - Pierce perhaps looking for a knockout.
Wentworth with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pierce counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pierce misses the jab.
Wentworth tries to clinch up.
Josh Wentworth is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wentworth with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pierce makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Wentworth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wentworth with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pierce counters with a nice uppercut.
Wentworth has his takedown stuffed
and Pierce counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wentworth has his takedown stuffed
and Pierce counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Pierce.
Wentworth with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pierce connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pierce lands with a hook. Wentworth tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wentworth closes the distance but Pierce moves to the side
and Pierce counters with a two punch combo.
Wentworth shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Wentworth was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Pierce keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Pierce squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Pierce is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierce has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Wentworth is not going to allow Pierce to sit and survive in this position.
Wentworth is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Pierce knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Pierce for a finish.
Wentworth looking for the choke but no joy.
Pierce controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wentworth is riding his opponent, not letting Pierce buck him off.
Wentworth misses with an elbow to the head.
Josh Wentworth overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wentworth throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Wentworth has good solid back control here.
Josh Wentworth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wentworth throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Wentworth showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pierce has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hawkeye Pierce!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kal El (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Busta Rhymes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rhymes has chosen Who Da Champion as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Kal El has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Kal El seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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210 lbs
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218 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kal El!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Busta Rhymes!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rhymes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Some wild striking there from El.
El misses with a wild combination.
El lands a lovely overhand right.
El throws a right hand that Rhymes ducks under and follows up with a left that Rhymes also avoids with ease.
El swinging wilding here.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by El!
El throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rhymes changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. El looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Rhymes in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rhymes tries to score with some ground and pound. El controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Rhymes is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. El looks calm but he's in trouble here. Rhymes gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. El is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Rhymes lets go of the hold and El can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Busta Rhymes!
Busta Rhymes is the new light heavyweight champion!
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