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TDC 60: Williams vs. de Silva PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Underhill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karam Toombs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Underhill kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Chimaira - Warpath. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Underhill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Karam Toombs!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toombs takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Underhill drops Toombs with a beautiful combination! Toombs stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Underhill is looking for the KO!
It looks like Karam Toombs has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Toombs takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Underhill drops Toombs with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Toombs looks back up at him and smiles so Underhill waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Toombs is rocked!
Underhill throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Underhill throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Toombs looks gassed!
Underhill swings for the body but Toombs moves out of range.
Underhill lands a slapping body shot.
Toombs slips a straight right by Underhill.
Toombs should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Underhill scores with a jab. Toombs acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mike Underhill is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Toombs loses concentration momentarily and Underhill pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Toombs crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Underhill finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mike Underhill!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bakar Ben Khalifa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olumide Akomolede (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Khalifa comes to the cage accompanied by The Prodigy - Warrior's Dance. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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150 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bakar Ben Khalifa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Olumide Akomolede!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ben Khalifa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A right-left combo lands from Akomolede.
Ben Khalifa stuffs the takedown attempt from Akomolede. Akomolede gets slowly back to his feet.
Good shot there by Akomolede.
Akomolede connects with a nice looking jab.
Ben Khalifa tries for a takedown but Akomolede sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Good exchange - Akomolede coming out on top.
A jab from Akomolede misses.
Ben Khalifa tries for a takedown but Akomolede sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ben Khalifa with a lazy takedown attempt
and Akomolede counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bakar Ben Khalifa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ben Khalifa drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ben Khalifa wants to control from the top but Akomolede keeps moving.
Akomolede working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ben Khalifa postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Akomolede is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Ben Khalifa, into his guard.
Akomolede slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ben Khalifa working a defensive guard but Akomolede manages to pass into side control anyway.
Akomolede is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Akomolede decides to stand back up. Akomolede steps back and let's Ben Khalifa get back to his feet.
Akomolede throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ben Khalifa has his takedown stuffed
and Akomolede counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ben Khalifa tries for a takedown but Akomolede circles away easily
letting Akomolede counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akomolede misses with a series of wild punches.
Akomolede misses with a combination
and Ben Khalifa counters with a straight right hand.
Ben Khalifa with a lazy takedown attempt
and Akomolede counters with a stiff right hand.
Ben Khalifa shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Ben Khalifa is breathing heavily.
Ben Khalifa controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ben Khalifa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Akomolede swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Akomolede managing to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ben Khalifa trying to control but Akomolede is working from the bottom.
Ben Khalifa drops back, looking for a kneebar! Akomolede looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Akomolede looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Akomolede!
Ben Khalifa can't do much from the bottom here.
Akomolede happy to just control the position for now.
Akomolede working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ben Khalifa is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ben Khalifa gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Ben Khalifa gets back to full guard.
Akomolede trying to control the position from guard on top but Ben Khalifa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ben Khalifa keeping full guard, as Akomolede tries to pass.
Akomolede must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ben Khalifa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Akomolede throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Olumide Akomolede dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Akomolede avoids the head kick by Ben Khalifa.
Akomolede smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ben Khalifa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ben Khalifa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ben Khalifa takes one to the chin there.
Ben Khalifa gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Akomolede counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Akomolede keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Akomolede with a nice cross.
Akomolede stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Akomolede moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ben Khalifa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Akomolede counters with a nice body shot.
Ben Khalifa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ben Khalifa has his takedown stuffed
and Akomolede counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akomolede lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Akomolede scores with a decent looking hook.
Ben Khalifa doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Akomolede counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bakar Ben Khalifa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Akomolede shoots for a takedown but Ben Khalifa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Akomolede lands a nice looking body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Akomolede.
Ben Khalifa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice cross by Akomolede.
Akomolede bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ben Khalifa's head backwards.
Ben Khalifa is rocked!
Ben Khalifa doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Akomolede scores with a counter punch that sends Ben Khalifa to the canvas! Akomolede smells blood - he's punishing Ben Khalifa with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Ben Khalifa has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Olumide Akomolede!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yodsanklai Photirat Fairtex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Stackhouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stackhouse has chosen Every Time I Die - Roman Holiday as his entrance music. Yodsanklai Photirat Fairtex could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dave Stackhouse's chin.
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200 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yodsanklai Photirat Fairtex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dave Stackhouse!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stackhouse lands with a shot to the body.
Stackhouse shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Fairtex is trying to defend but Stackhouse finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Stackhouse is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Stackhouse is trying to control the action in half guard but Fairtex is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Stackhouse has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Fairtex defend it? Stackhouse steps over the head and cranks it - Fairtex is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Stackhouse!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dave Stackhouse!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hanzov Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pat Pasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wright's entrance music is The Final Countdown by Europe. A fine choice. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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192 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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Good kicks
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hanzov Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pat Pasi!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright misses with an uppercut.
Pasi slips a jab and a cross from Wright.
Pasi has Wright up against the cage in a clinch.
Pasi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wright throws a combination. Pasi tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wright avoids the head kick by Pasi.
Wright looks to land a combination. Pasi sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wright looks to land a combination. Pasi sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Pasi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Wright.
Pasi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wright swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wright swats away the attempt to clinch by Pasi.
Wright looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pasi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pasi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pasi tries to clinch there but Wright circles away.
Wright misses with a hook. Pasi ducked under it nicely.
Wright avoids the head kick by Pasi.
Pasi rushes Wright and presses him up against the cage.
Pasi tries to land a knee to the head but Wright blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright managing to block the knees to the body from Pasi.
Pasi scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pasi obliges.
Wright managing to block the knees to the body from Pasi.
Pasi lands a nice knee to the body.
Wright is stalling here.
Wright blocks an elbow strike.
Pasi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wright blocks it with crossed arms.
Pasi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wright.
Wright stalling against the cage.
Pasi trying to land knees to the body.
Pasi lands a good knee to the midsection. Wright won't want to take too many of those.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pasi obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright managing to block the knees to the body from Pasi.
Pasi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wright wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pasi crunches a lovely knee into Wright's ribcage.
Wright is breathing heavily.
Wright on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wright looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wright on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wright pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wright is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pasi.
Pasi doesn't manage to clinch there - Wright circles away.
Pasi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Donk. Pasi catches Wright right on the button with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pasi doesn't manage to clinch there - Wright circles away.
Pasi tries a head kick but it misses.
Pasi throws a solid leg kick but Wright takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pasi.
Pasi moves in looking to clinch but Wright pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pasi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pasi lands a knee to the body.
Pasi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pasi tries to land a knee to the head but Wright blocks with his arms.
Pasi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pasi prevents Wright from breaking the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pasi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wright wants a takedown but no success here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pasi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pasi's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Pasi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pasi working Wright over with knees to the body.
Wright on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wright.
Knees to the body from Pasi.
Stalling in the clinch from Pasi.
Pasi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pasi avoids the body shot from Wright.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wright avoids the head kick by Pasi.
Wright misses with a few strikes there.
Pasi throws a head kick that misses.
Wright moves forwards but Pasi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pat Pasi 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.
Wright moves forwards but Pasi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wright looks to land a combination. Pasi sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Pasi slips under a jab from Wright.
Wright getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pasi feints and then cracks Wright's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wright down.
Wright takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Pasi doesn't manage to clinch there - Wright circles away.
A head kick misses from Pasi.
Pasi scores with a nice head shot.
Nice body kick from Wright.
Pasi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An inside leg kick lands from Pasi.
Wright wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pasi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pasi scores with a leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wright goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Pat Pasi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pasi throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pasi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pasi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pasi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pasi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wright throws out the jab.
Wright avoids the head kick by Pasi.
Wright misses with a wild body shot.
Pasi throws a front kick that sends Wright stumbling back into the cage.
Wright keeps the fight on the outside.
Pasi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pasi doesn't manage to clinch there - Wright circles away.
Pasi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wright's sensitive parts.
Wright takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pasi.
Pasi lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pasi.
Pasi misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pasi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wright scores with a jab.
Pasi has Wright up against the cage in a clinch.
Pasi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pasi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wright scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wright lands a nice shot that snaps Pasi's head back.
Pasi clinches with his opponent.
Wright wants to get back to striking at distance but Pasi won't allow it.
Pasi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wright has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pasi pressing his opponent against the cage.
Pasi pushes off an throws an elbow but Wright leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pasi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pasi with a knee to the head.
Wright is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pasi prevents Wright from breaking the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Wright.
Wright looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pasi connects with a knee to the head.
Pasi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pasi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pasi missing with knees to the body.
Wright avoiding damage as Pasi throws knees to the body.
Pasi landing knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pasi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pasi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wright.
Wright avoiding damage as Pasi throws knees to the body.
Wright avoiding damage as Pasi throws knees to the body.
Pasi trying to land knees to the body.
Wright is looking to control Pasi's arms but Pasi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wright has his back to the cage.
Pasi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wright is defending well for now.
Pasi tries to land knees in the clinch but Wright avoids the damage to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Pasi.
A frustrated look appears on Wright's face as he tries to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pasi breaks from the clinch.
Wright lands with an overhand left.
Wright swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pasi counters with an outside leg kick.
Wright throws a shot from downtown. Pasi moves away and avoids it.
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 minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Wright fails to land with a series of punches.
Wright misses with a shot to the body
and Pasi counters with an inside leg kick.
Pasi moves out of range as Wright strikes.
Wright looks to land a right hand but Pasi moved out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Pasi.
Pasi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pasi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Pasi.
Hanzov Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pasi misses with a body kick.
Pasi lands a high kick!
Wright takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pasi. That's going to slow Wright down.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pasi has closed the distance and engaged Wright in a clinch.
Pasi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wright avoiding damage as Pasi throws knees to the body.
Wright wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pasi slows down the pace here.
Pasi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wright misses with a hook to the body
and Pasi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wright's knee momentarily.
Wright lands with a right hand.
Wright throws a jab when Pasi was well out of range.
Pasi moves away from the strike by Wright.
Pasi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wright takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pasi trying to land knees to the body.
Pasi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wright lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pasi trying to land knees to the body.
Pasi missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pasi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wright avoids it.
Wright lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pasi slows down the pace here.
Wright dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Wright scores with a shoulder strike.
A bit of stalling here from Wright.
Pasi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wright is defending well for now.
Pasi breaks from the clinch.
Pasi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pasi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pasi moves in looking to clinch but Wright pushes him off.
Wright misses with a combination
and Pasi counters with a three punch combo that has Wright backing up. Wright nods at Pasi to acknowledge the strikes.
Pasi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wright lands a nice hook to Pasi's body. Pasi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pasi misses with a two punch combination.
Wright throws a nice looking combination but Pasi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pat Pasi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wright misses the shot to the body.
Wright throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pasi closes the distance and clinches.
Wright is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wright taking a breather.
Pasi tries to land knees in the clinch but Wright avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pasi avoiding damage.
Wright dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A knee to the head by Pasi.
Hanzov Wright has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wright wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pasi has him pressed against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pat Pasi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pasi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pat Pasi!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Braulio Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim bain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maia comes to the cage accompanied by Johnny Cash - God's Gonna Cut You Down. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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300 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Braulio Maia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tim bain!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maia takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Braulio Maia has been cut.
Maia checks a leg kick.
Maia moves away from the strike by bain.
Maia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from bain.
bain lands a big uppercut and Maia crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Maia looks OK. bain waves Maia back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from bain misses.
Maia scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
bain seems a little lost for a moment, as Maia dominates the positioning.
bain is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Maia asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Maia is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. bain is trying to escape and Maia transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and bain is forced to tap! Nice work there by Maia! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Braulio Maia!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Miles Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Master Yoda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morgan's entrance music is Undeniable. A fine choice. Yoda has chosen Star Wars Theme as his entrance music. Master Yoda has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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141 lbs
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145 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent |
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Decent boxing
Knockout power |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Miles Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 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 misses the jab.
Yoda lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Morgan can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Yoda and Morgan drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Yoda.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Master Yoda!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Bravado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kid Quick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bravado comes to the cage accompanied by Pray. Eddie Bravado has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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158 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Eddie Bravado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kid Quick!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bravado misses with a wild body shot.
Quick lands with a nice body punch.
Quick misses with the combination.
Quick misses with a body shot
and Bravado counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Quick swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bravado counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Quick misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bravado counters with a takedown into side control.
Bravado wants to lay and pray for a moment but Quick keeps working.
Bravado prevents Quick from escaping the position.
Quick looking for a sweep but Bravado has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Quick is desperately trying to improve his position but Bravado has a good base and remains in mount.
Bravado punching from mount but Quick doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Bravado with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Bravado has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bravado thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quick is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Quick avoids a series of strikes thrown by Bravado.
Quick really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bravado. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Quick wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bravado.
Bravado misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Bravado throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Quick holds on for dear life, controlling Bravado's posture momentarily.
Bravado working for a guillotine from mount but Quick is in no mood to give up.
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.
Bravado misses with a head shot.
Poor strikes thrown by Bravado there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Quick really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Quick wants to hold on but Bravado pushes him away.
BOOM! Bravado connects with a massive shot to the dome!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Quick can do anything to dispel that myth.
Quick regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quick is trying to maintain the position but Bravado is very close to passing his half guard.
Bravado is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Bravado throws some wild stikes that Quick manages to avoid easily.
Quick can't escape the position.
Bravado content just to control the position here.
Bravado lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bravado looking to secure an arm triangle but Quick defends it well.
Bravado goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Quick turns into him and now he's in Bravado's guard.
Bravado is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Quick defends well.
Quick being controlled here momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Bravado 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.
Quick swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bravado counters with a nice uppercut.
Quick looks to score with a jab to the body but Bravado is just out of range.
Quick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bravado was well out of range. Poor timing from Quick.
A shot to the body from Quick misses
and Bravado counters with a takedown into side control.
Quick can't do much from the bottom here.
Bravado has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Quick!
Quick avoids a series of strikes thrown by Bravado.
Bravado thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Bravado throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Bravado misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Bravado thowing shots but they're missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravado throwing strikes but Quick recovers to half guard. A much better position.
Bravado passes to side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Bravado.
Bravado wants to lay and pray for a moment but Quick keeps working.
Bravado prevents Quick from escaping the position.
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.
Bravado wants to lay and pray for a moment but Quick keeps working.
Bravado scoring with punches and elbows.
Bravado in side control lands a decent elbow.
Bravado is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Quick has escaped the position, nice work there.
Eddie Bravado overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bravado takes a little break here. Quick wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravado trying to control the position but Quick is working away.
Bravado working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Bravado wants to lay and pray for a moment but Quick keeps working.
Quick gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Bravado is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Quick trying to hold on to Bravado's head to control him but Bravado postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Quick manages to get to full guard.
Bravado postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bravado preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Bravado dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Bravado slips a jab and a cross from Quick.
Bravado dives in and grabs Quick's left leg, looking for a takedown. Quick pushes down on Bravado's head and hops out.
Quick is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bravado rather than just go for the knockout.
Bravado misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Quick.
Bravado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Quick.
Bravado scores with a decent looking hook.
Quick takes a swing at Bravado's ribcage but misses.
Bravado misses with a looping right.
Quick comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Quick misses with a combination
and Bravado counters with a single leg into guard. Quick didn't expect that.
Bravado wants to control from the top but Quick keeps moving.
Bravado advances position into side control!
Quick tries to buck Bravado off but Bravado is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravado misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Quick struggling a bit here.
Bravado throws an elbow but Quick slips to the side and avoids it well.
Bravado is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Quick has escaped the position, nice work there.
Quick sneaks back into half guard.
Bravado wants to pass to mount but Quick is defending the position.
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.
Quick tries to roll over but Bravado keeps him under control.
Bravado sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Quick defending well though.
Bravado trying to control the action but Quick is working from the bottom.
Quick blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bravado.
Quick is not content to let Bravado control the position.
Quick regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Bravado.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quick pulls Bravado in close to prevent any damage.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Quick throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bravado counters with a takedown into side control.
Bravado is looking to take a break and control but Quick is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Quick is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bravado trying to control the action but Quick is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quick is looking for a sweep.
Bravado advances to mount.
Bravado prevents Quick from getting the reversal.
Kid Quick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bravado throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Eddie Bravado is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bravado wants to control the pace but Quick is squirming around nicely.
Quick is trying desperately to improve position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Bravado showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bravado has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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... Eddie Bravado!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joe Somebody (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazushi Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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24
133 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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23
135 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced |
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Counter striker
Solid 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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joe Somebody!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kazushi Nakamura!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakamura works over Somebody's head and body with a nice combination.
Nakamura tries a head kick but it misses.
Somebody shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nakamura as he jumps to the side.
Somebody is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Nakamura's half guard.
Somebody working over Nakamura with some ground and pound. Nakamura looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nakamura is pressing down on Somebody's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Nakamura working for a triangle but Somebody defends it easily.
Nakamura working for a triangle but Somebody defends it easily.
Somebody 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Somebody wants to pass the guard but Nakamura is keeping the position.
Somebody drops back looking for a leg! Nakamura is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nakamura manages to kick Somebody off! Somebody jumps back into Nakamura's guard.
Somebody is posturing up here but Nakamura has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Somebody tries to roll out but it's too tight and Somebody has to tap! Slick submission there by Nakamura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kazushi Nakamura!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eugene Fama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn has chosen BJ Penn as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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24
163 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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155 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Eugene Fama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, BJ Penn!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fama cracks Penn with an open hand slap.
Penn misses with a straight left.
Fama just misses with a punch to the body.
Eugene Fama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fama throws a hook but Penn avoids it easily.
Fama loads up on a big right hand but Penn slips the punch.
Fama lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Fama misses with a kick to the body.
Fama looks to land a right hand but Penn moved out of range.
Penn fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fama dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A leg kick checked by Penn.
Fama gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fama lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Penn!
Fama throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Penn is desperately trying to improve his position but Fama has a good base and remains in mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fama content just to control the position here.
Penn can't escape the position.
Fama controlling from mount.
Penn tries to hold on but Fama postures up.
Penn is in all sorts of trouble here.
Fama looking to control and managing it successfully.
Fama tries to control but Penn wriggling away.
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.
Penn is in all sorts of trouble here.
Penn is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Fama looking to ground and pound but Penn is blocking nicely.
Penn is desperately trying to improve his position but Fama has a good base and remains in mount.
Fama wants to control the pace but Penn is squirming around nicely.
Fama controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Penn keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Penn sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Penn makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Penn.
Fama looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Penn is adopting a defensive guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fama controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Penn is trying to keep Fama in close.
Penn keeping moving, preventing Fama from controlling successfully.
Fama slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Eugene Fama just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
A big right from Fama misses.
Penn shoots in and drives through. Fama sprawls well.
Fama thows a body shot but no joy.
Penn slips a jab from Fama.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eugene Fama dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fama pivots, looking for a leg kick but Penn is out of range and Fama settles back down.
Fama scores with a hook.
Penn blocks the body kick.
Fama pivots, looking for a leg kick but Penn is out of range and Fama settles back down.
Penn scores a takedown into full mount!
Penn jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Fama manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Penn wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Fama, who protects the arm well.
Fama tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Penn wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Fama struggling a bit here.
Penn is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Fama has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fama is looking to reverse the position.
Penn is trying to get an arm triangle but Fama is defending well.
An elbow from Penn crashes against the mat.
Fama is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Penn is controlling him well.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Penn looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fama is fending him off so far but Penn persists. Nope, Fama circles away and we're back to standing.
Penn is breathing heavily.
Fama lands a jab-cross combination.
Penn shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fama as he avoids it easily.
Fama throws a series of punches but Penn avoids them all with ease.
Fama defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Penn.
Eugene Fama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of BJ Penn.
Fama connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Fama lands an impressive looking overhand right. Penn doesn't seem phased though.
Fama with a nice cross.
Fama throws a jab but it's blocked by Penn.
Fama throws a jab when Penn was well out of range.
Penn shoots in but Fama avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fama lands a head shot.
Fama lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice uppercut there from Fama.
Penn is rocked!
Fama thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fama throws a right and a left that Penn avoids nicely.
Penn fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Penn walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fama scores with a nice right hand.
A big right from Fama misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fama throws a shot to the body.
Fama lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fama throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fama misses with a looping left.
Penn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fama lunges at Penn with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Penn's hand.
Fama displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Penn.
Fama scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fama wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Penn avoids the body shot from Fama.
Penn rushes Fama and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fama presses Penn against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Fama gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Penn dodges an elbow strike from Fama.
Penn goes for a takedown in the clinch but Fama prevents it.
Fama lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Fama fails to land.
Penn goes for a takedown in the clinch but Fama prevents it.
Fama stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fama's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Penn has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Penn there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fama throws a hook but Penn avoids it easily.
Fama rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Penn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fama throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Penn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Eugene Fama is winning the standup battle so far.
Fama misses with a looping left.
Fama misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Penn.
Fama throws a good cross that connects.
Penn has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Penn there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eugene Fama 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Penn lands a jab to the nose.
Fama misses with a looping left.
Fama looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fama throws out a powerful jab.
Penn changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fama tries to avoid it but Penn manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fama to the ground. Fama escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Fama misses with a double jab.
Penn closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Fama tries to improve position but can't.
Penn controlling from side mount.
Penn trying to control the position but Fama is working away.
Penn in side control, throwing shots but Fama defends.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fama is trying to control Penn's posture but Penn avoids it.
Penn looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Fama is avoiding damage well.
Fama is looking for a sweep.
Penn is chipping away with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Penn tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Fama leaves Penn with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Penn misses with a straight right.
Fama cracks Penn with a good jab.
Penn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fama misses with an uppercut. Penn saw that one coming.
Penn bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fama's head.
Penn closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fama circles away.
Eugene Fama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of BJ Penn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Fama feints and then cracks Penn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Penn down.
Eugene Fama is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fama fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Penn on the side of the head.
Fama throws out a powerful jab.
Penn shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Penn is defended easily by Fama.
Penn takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Danga de danga de dang - Fama scores with a four punch combination!
Penn loads up on a big right hand but Fama slips the punch.
Fama throws a jab but it's blocked by Penn.
Penn takes one on the button.
Penn misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fama scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fama.
Penn has a takedown stuffed.
Penn on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fama scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Penn shoots in looking for a takedown. Fama tries to sprawl out of it but Penn keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fama manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Donk. Fama catches Penn right on the button with a cross.
Fama catches Penn with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice straight punches there by Fama. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fama.
Fama tries to work over Penn's front leg with a kick but Penn checks it.
Penn staying out of range there.
Penn is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fama sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fama lands with an overhand left.
BJ Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fama getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fama works the jab nicely.
Penn fails with the takedown.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Fama!
Penn takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Penn moves forwards but Fama connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Penn is defended easily by Fama.
Fama throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Penn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fama walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Penn checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Fama throws a hook but Penn avoids it easily.
Fama looks to land a right hand but Penn moved out of range.
Eugene Fama is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fama connects with the punch.
Penn throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eugene Fama showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fama, 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... Eugene Fama!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between William Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luca de Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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24
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BJJ White Belt
Great low kicks
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, William Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Luca de Silva!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as Williams checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Williams checks the leg kick.
de Silva walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Williams checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Williams turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Williams moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
William Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from de Silva misses.
Williams lands a head kick. de Silva smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Luca de Silva has been cut.
de Silva blocks a head kick by Williams.
de Silva moves out of range as Williams throws a body kick.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Williams.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
de Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Williams.
Williams throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
de Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Williams moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
de Silva looks gassed!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Williams.
Williams lands a high kick!
Williams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Williams avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
de Silva blocks a head kick by Williams.
Williams throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Williams throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Whack! Williams lands a heavy head kick that drops de Silva. The ref tackles Williams to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because de Silva was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). William Williams!
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