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DiGNITY Big Island - 42 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Qusid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crhistian Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riley has chosen I Dont Wanna Miss A Thing as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jason Qusid looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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198 lbs
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209 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jason Qusid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Crhistian Riley!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riley throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Jason Qusid has been cut.
Riley throws a one two combo.
Qusid is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riley clinches up against the cage.
Riley stalling against the cage.
Qusid prevents Riley from breaking the clinch.
Qusid has Riley pressed against the cage, preventing Riley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Riley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Qusid is defended easily by Riley.
Riley lands a big shot that drops Qusid! Can he finish him?
Qusid is rocked!
Riley stands and steps away. Qusid gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Oh Qusid is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Riley closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Qusid out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Crhistian Riley!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sebastian Sokolowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John McCarthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John McCarthy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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290 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sebastian Sokolowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John McCarthy!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sokolowski wants to clinch.
Sokolowski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McCarthy misses the jab.
Sokolowski moves in looking to clinch but McCarthy pushes him off.
Sokolowski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sokolowski tries to clinch but McCarthy moves out of range.
Sokolowski drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
McCarthy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McCarthy swats away the attempt to clinch by Sokolowski.
Sokolowski throws a head kick that misses.
Sokolowski tries to clinch up but McCarthy circles away and keeps his distance.
Sokolowski rushes McCarthy and presses him up against the cage.
Sokolowski is trying to maintain a safe position but McCarthy gets an underhook and turns Sokolowski into the cage.
McCarthy wants to get back to striking at distance but Sokolowski won't allow it.
Sokolowski content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sokolowski lands a good knee to the midsection. McCarthy won't want to take too many of those.
McCarthy looks gassed!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sokolowski has McCarthy pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Sokolowski pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending McCarthy tumbling to the mat - Sokolowski dives into McCarthy's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokolowski stands up over McCarthy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sokolowski trying to control the position from guard on top but McCarthy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sokolowski in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sokolowski scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sokolowski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sokolowski working some strikes from top position.
Sokolowski lands a couple of decent looking shots.
McCarthy keeping moving, preventing Sokolowski from controlling successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sokolowski forces his way into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokolowski wants to control but McCarthy is keeping him busy.
Sebastian Sokolowski has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sokolowski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sokolowski tries to clinch there but McCarthy circles away.
Sokolowski is looking to clinch.
Sokolowski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sokolowski tries to clinch but McCarthy is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sokolowski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sokolowski.
McCarthy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Horrible takedown by Sokolowski or perhaps it was just good defense by McCarthy which made him look bad.
Sebastian Sokolowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCarthy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sokolowski gets a clinch.
Sokolowski breaks from the clinch.
Sokolowski tries to clinch there but McCarthy circles away.
McCarthy keeps the fight on the outside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sokolowski staying out of range there.
Sokolowski moves in looking to clinch but McCarthy pushes him off.
Sokolowski is looking to clinch but McCarthy is avoiding it.
McCarthy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sokolowski. Sokolowski obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sebastian Sokolowski dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sokolowski tries to clinch but McCarthy moves away
and McCarthy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sokolowski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McCarthy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McCarthy keeps the fight on the outside.
Sokolowski tries to clinch but McCarthy moves out of range.
Sokolowski tries to clinch but McCarthy is having none of it.
McCarthy lands a right hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from McCarthy.
Sokolowski shoots in but McCarthy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sokolowski misses with a head kick.
McCarthy lands with an overhand left.
Sebastian Sokolowski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheers as McCarthy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sokolowski doesn't seem phased though.
Sokolowski tries to clinch but McCarthy moves away
and McCarthy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McCarthy is breathing heavily.
McCarthy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sebastian Sokolowski is winning the standup battle so far.
Sokolowski is looking to clinch.
Sokolowski tries to clinch but McCarthy moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokolowski fails with a takedown attempt.
Sokolowski tries to clinch but McCarthy moves out of range.
Sokolowski tries to clinch but McCarthy moves out of range.
McCarthy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sokolowski moves in looking to clinch but McCarthy pushes him off.
Sokolowski closes the distance but McCarthy moves to the side
and McCarthy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sokolowski thinking.
Sokolowski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McCarthy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sokolowski tries to clinch up.
Sokolowski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sokolowski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sokolowski tries to clinch but McCarthy is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sokolowski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sokolowski is looking to clinch.
Sokolowski darts in trying to clinch
and McCarthy counters with a nice uppercut.
Sokolowski shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if McCarthy can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sokolowski with a nice head shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sokolowski connects with a couple of short punches.
Sokolowski is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sokolowski lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokolowski decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on McCarthy, up you get!
Sokolowski doesn't manage to clinch there - McCarthy circles away.
Sokolowski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McCarthy can do to turn this around?
Sokolowski closes the distance and pushes McCarthy back into the cage.
Sokolowski tries to stall but McCarthy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sokolowski seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but McCarthy is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Sokolowski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McCarthy is defending well for now.
McCarthy has had enough of the clinch but Sokolowski keeps him there for the moment.
Sokolowski trying to land knees to the body.
McCarthy is trying to break the clinch but Sokolowski has him pressed against the cage.
Sokolowski tries to land a knee to the head but McCarthy blocks with his arms.
McCarthy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sokolowski keeps control of McCarthy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McCarthy takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like John McCarthy has been cut.
Sokolowski with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sokolowski trying to land knees to the body.
Sokolowski looking to slow down the pace here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCarthy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sokolowski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McCarthy avoids it.
McCarthy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McCarthy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McCarthy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sokolowski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sokolowski.
McCarthy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sokolowski looking to throw knees to the head but McCarthy is blocking nicely.
McCarthy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sokolowski's elbow.
Sokolowski lands an elbow inside.
McCarthy is rocked!
Sokolowski missing with knees to the body.
McCarthy is still on wobbly legs! Can Sokolowski finish him?
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sokolowski just misses with a elbow thrown towards McCarthy's brow.
McCarthy seems to have recovered his senses.
Sokolowski keeps control of McCarthy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sokolowski lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That has opened up John McCarthy's cut even more.
Sokolowski is stalling here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sokolowski tries to stall but McCarthy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
McCarthy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sokolowski tries to land a knee to the head but McCarthy blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sebastian Sokolowski dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John McCarthy's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
McCarthy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sokolowski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A telegraphed right hand from McCarthy misses the target.
Sokolowski tries to close the distance and clinch but McCarthy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McCarthy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sokolowski doesn't manage to clinch there - McCarthy circles away.
Sokolowski tries to close the distance and clinch but McCarthy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McCarthy throws a body punch but Sokolowski moves out of range.
Sokolowski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. McCarthy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sokolowski wants to clinch.
McCarthy throws a looping overhand right but Sokolowski ducks down to avoid it.
Sokolowski looks to clinch
and McCarthy counters with a nice uppercut.
McCarthy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokolowski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sokolowski tries to clinch up but McCarthy circles away and keeps his distance.
Sokolowski fails with a takedown attempt.
Sokolowski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sokolowski misses with a right hand
enabling McCarthy to counter with a crisp jab.
McCarthy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sokolowski shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. McCarthy defends it nicely.
Sokolowski tries to clinch up but McCarthy circles away and keeps his distance.
McCarthy is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Sokolowski moves to clinch but McCarthy breaks away
and McCarthy counters with a nice body shot.
Sokolowski wants to clinch up but McCarthy keeps it at a distance.
Sokolowski is looking to clinch but McCarthy is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A shot to the liver by McCarthy. Beautiful body shot.
Sokolowski tries to clinch up but McCarthy circles away and keeps his distance.
McCarthy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sokolowski.
Sokolowski slips under a jab.
Sokolowski wants to clinch up but McCarthy keeps it at a distance.
Sokolowski moves in looking to clinch but McCarthy pushes him off.
Sokolowski tries to close the distance and clinch but McCarthy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McCarthy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sokolowski staying out of range there.
Sokolowski shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McCarthy as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sebastian Sokolowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McCarthy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sokolowski.
Sokolowski closes the distance looking to clinch
and McCarthy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokolowski wants to clinch.
Sokolowski wants to clinch up but McCarthy keeps it at a distance.
McCarthy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McCarthy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sokolowski wants to clinch up but McCarthy keeps it at a distance.
Sokolowski throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The cut above John McCarthy's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Sokolowski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. McCarthy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sokolowski tries to clinch but fails miserably
and McCarthy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McCarthy keeps the fight on the outside.
Sokolowski tries to close the distance and clinch up but McCarthy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sokolowski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
John McCarthy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sokolowski is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Maybe Sokolowski would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Sokolowski is trying to drag McCarthy to the mat but McCarthy just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
McCarthy managing to block the knees to the body from Sokolowski.
Sokolowski lands an elbow that stopped McCarthy in his tracks for a moment.
McCarthy is trying to force a seperation but Sokolowski has the dominant position.
Sebastian Sokolowski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McCarthy is trying to force a seperation but Sokolowski has the dominant position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCarthy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sokolowski has him pressed against the cage.
McCarthy is trying to break the clinch but Sokolowski is controlling him.
Sokolowski is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sokolowski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McCarthy.
Sokolowski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McCarthy steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sokolowski. That one must have hurt.
Sokolowski moves into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sebastian Sokolowski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sokolowski 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... Sebastian Sokolowski!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jake Barbossa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Haryy Houdini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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179 lbs
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Brawler
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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
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jake Barbossa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Haryy Houdini!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Houdini pushes Barbossa up against the cage in a clinch.
Houdini has picked Barbossa up - he's going for a ride! Houdini dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Houdini with the ground and pound but Barbossa uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Barbossa wants to control but Houdini passes easily into half guard.
Barbossa wants to get back to full guard but Houdini has passed into side control.
You can see the frustration on Barbossa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Barbossa is looking to regain half guard here but Houdini keeps moving and retains side control.
Houdini is looking to take a break and control but Barbossa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barbossa dodges the ground and pound from Houdini.
Houdini working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbossa is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Houdini's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Houdini thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Barbossa's head.
Barbossa is looking to escape.
Houdini trying to control the action but Barbossa is working from the bottom.
Houdini not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Barbossa keeping hold of Houdini's head, controlling as best he can.
Barbossa tries to kick Houdini off but Houdini keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Barbossa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Barbossa is trying to get back to full guard.
Barbossa is trying to maintain the position but Houdini is very close to passing his half guard.
Houdini wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barbossa keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Houdini gets a clinch.
Barbossa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Houdini tries to close the distance and clinch but Barbossa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barbossa scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbossa is looking to take a break and control but Houdini is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Barbossa lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Houdini down.
Houdini tries to bench press Barbossa off him but Barbossa keeps the position.
Barbossa is trying to get an arm triangle but Houdini is defending well.
Houdini can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbossa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Houdini keeps working.
Houdini is trying to control Barbossa's posture but Barbossa avoids it.
Barbossa goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Houdini has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Barbossa but great work by Houdini.
Houdini in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Barbossa is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Haryy Houdini!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Max Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fajtah Thaijtah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Payne kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is RATM - Killing In The Name Of. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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166 lbs
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165 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Max Payne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fajtah Thaijtah!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thaijtah tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Payne is able to avoid easily.
Payne moves out of range as Thaijtah throws a body kick.
Thaijtah throws a solid leg kick but Payne takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Thaijtah.
Payne has managed to clinch.
Payne tries to land a knee to the head but Thaijtah blocks with his arms.
Payne tries to stall but Thaijtah uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Payne obliges.
Thaijtah lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Max Payne has been cut.
Thaijtah misses with a knee strike.
Thaijtah manages to break the clinch.
Payne clinches up with Thaijtah and pushes him back against the cage.
Thaijtah is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Payne is keeping busy.
Thaijtah lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Thaijtah looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short uppercut from Payne.
Thaijtah misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Thaijtah blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thaijtah's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Thaijtah.
Thaijtah throws a head kick but Payne moves out of range.
Payne has closed the distance and engaged Thaijtah in a clinch.
Thaijtah tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Payne avoids it.
Payne lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thaijtah backwards.
Payne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thaijtah's elbow.
Payne trying to stall but Thaijtah improves his position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Payne.
It looks like Fajtah Thaijtah has been cut.
Payne lands a nice shot to the body.
Thaijtah lands a nice elbow.
Thaijtah avoiding damage as Payne throws knees to the body.
Payne dodges an elbow strike from Thaijtah.
Thaijtah stalling in the clinch but Payne improves position.
Come on Payne - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Thaijtah misses with a knee strike.
Payne with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thaijtah misses with a knee strike.
Thaijtah is trying to break free.
Payne tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thaijtah avoids it.
Payne is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Payne tries a knee to the head but Thaijtah blocks it.
Payne will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Thaijtah up against the cage.
Thaijtah using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Payne has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Payne struggles to land a body shot inside as Thaijtah controls his hands.
Payne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thaijtah.
Payne wants to stall.
Thaijtah controlling the action here for a moment.
A right hook to the body lands for Payne.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thaijtah trying to land knees to the body.
Thaijtah pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Thaijtah manages to break the clinch.
Payne closes the distance and clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Payne.
Payne is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Payne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thaijtah throws an elbow but it misses.
Payne wants to stall.
Payne misses with a punch on the inside.
Thaijtah landing knees to the head.
Thaijtah working hard to break the clinch.
Payne using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thaijtah has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Payne lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thaijtah is defending well for now.
Payne tries to land knees in the clinch but Thaijtah avoids the damage to the body.
Payne trying to control the position but instead, Thaijtah has worked for underhooks and has pushed Payne into the cage.
Thaijtah tries to land a knee to the head but Payne blocks with his arms.
Thaijtah with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Payne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thaijtah is defending well for now.
Payne takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Payne tries to throw a body punch but Thaijtah avoids it by throwing Payne back against the cage.
Thaijtah wants to get back to striking at distance but Payne won't allow it.
Payne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A bit of stalling here from Payne.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Payne blocks an elbow strike.
Thaijtah looking to throw knees to the head but Payne is blocking nicely.
Thaijtah lands an elbow that stopped Payne in his tracks for a moment.
Payne lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Max Payne will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Payne instigates a clinch.
Nice elbow from Thaijtah.
Payne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Payne tries to land knees in the clinch but Thaijtah avoids the damage to the body.
Thaijtah looking to throw knees to the head but Payne is blocking nicely.
Thaijtah blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Payne has Thaijtah pushed against the cage.
Thaijtah lands a nice elbow.
Payne is rocked!
Max Payne's cut is getting worse.
Thaijtah scores a nice knee to the body.
Oh Payne is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thaijtah connects with a knee to the head.
Max Payne's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Thaijtah has Payne pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Payne is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Thaijtah - that's hurt Payne badly! Oh, another knee lands and Payne is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Payne doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Fajtah Thaijtah!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Isaiah Fowler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Steele (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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254 lbs
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Isaiah Fowler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dan Steele!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fowler throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Steele on the side of the head.
Fowler uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Steele.
Fowler takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Steele.
Fowler takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steele uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fowler.
Steele missing with a left hand there. Fowler was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Isaiah Fowler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fowler clinches up with Steele and pushes him back against the cage.
Steele escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Steele scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Steele misses with a straight right.
Fowler fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fowler looks to clinch
and Steele counters with a nice leg kick.
Fowler is looking to clinch but Steele is avoiding it.
Fowler dives in and grabs Steele's left leg, looking for a takedown. Steele pushes down on Fowler's head and hops out.
Steele clobbers Fowler with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fowler steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Steele.
Fowler moves into range and clinches up with Steele.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fowler breaks from the clinch.
Fowler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Steele pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fowler fails with an attempt to clinch.
Steele connects with a leg kick. Fowler looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fowler is looking to clinch.
Fowler wants to clinch up but Steele keeps it at a distance.
Fowler is looking to land body kicks.
Fowler shoots in for a takedown but Steele shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Fowler takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fowler throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Steele sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Steele throws the kick towards the body but Fowler avoids it.
Fowler doesn't manage to clinch there - Steele circles away.
Steele swings for the body but Fowler moves out of range.
Fowler tries to clinch but Steele moves out of range.
Steele lands a head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steele jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fowler gets a takedown into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Fowler tries to pass the half guard into mount. Steele knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Fowler sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Steele defending well though.
Steele tries to kick Fowler off but Fowler keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Fowler throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fowler is trying to work for a kimura but Steele is defending well.
Fowler is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fowler throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Steele can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fowler trying to pass the guard but Steele defending well.
Fowler 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.
Fowler is working hard here to advance position.
Fowler is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fowler seems to be working for a kimura but Steele defends the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fowler throwing shots but Steele is blocking nicely.
Steele blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fowler.
Fowler is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fowler looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fowler throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Steele dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A jab from Steele misses.
Fowler is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fowler moves into range and clinches up with Steele.
Fowler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fowler is trying to break the clinch but Steele has him pressed against the cage.
Fowler is trying to maintain a safe position but Steele gets an underhook and turns Fowler into the cage.
Fowler taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Steele is trying to break the clinch but Fowler is controlling him.
Fowler breaks from the clinch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Steele.
Fowler tries to bum rush Steele with a series of wild strikes but Steele uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fowler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fowler ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fowler shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fowler looks to land a left hand but Steele moved out of range nicely.
Steele displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fowler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fowler fails with an attempt to clinch.
Steele throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fowler keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Fowler shoots in for a takedown but Steele shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Isaiah Fowler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fowler wants to clinch.
Fowler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steele.
Fowler is looking to clinch.
Fowler tries to clinch but Steele moves out of range.
Fowler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Steele paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No luck for Fowler with that takedown attempt.
Fowler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steele throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele misses with a straight left.
Dan Steele seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fowler will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Steele scores with a kick to the midsection.
Dan Steele is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Steele throws a head kick that Fowler semi-blocks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steele lands a really nice looking cross but Fowler seems unphased.
Steele darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fowler throws a looping overhand right but Steele ducks down to avoid it.
Fowler shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Steele throws a big shot that misses.
Steele ducks under a wild hook from Fowler.
Fowler misses with a looping right.
Steele connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Steele connects with a right hand. Fowler shakes it off.
Fowler moves in looking to clinch but Steele pushes him off.
Steele misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele misses the jab.
Fowler uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Steele.
Steele looks to land a body kick but Fowler moved away.
Steele uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fowler has time to react.
Fowler fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Steele looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Steele throws a jab when Fowler was well out of range.
Steele tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fowler slips a straight right by Steele.
Fowler bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fowler will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fowler tries to close the distance and clinch but Steele swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fowler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Steele moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele leaves Fowler with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Fowler tries to clinch but Steele moves out of range.
Fowler takes the fight into the clinch.
Steele wants to break free but Fowler has control.
Steele looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fowler wants a takedown but no success here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steele wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fowler has Steele pressed against the cage, preventing Steele from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fowler is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Steele can't fight it off and eventually Fowler manages to take the fight to the floor. Steele looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steele can't keep his opponent in guard - Fowler advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Steele showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Steele throws a leg kick but Fowler sees it coming and moves out of range.
Fowler tries to clinch but Steele moves away
and Steele counters with a right hand to the body.
Steele throws a head kick that misses.
Fowler on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Steele connects with a high kick.
Fowler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Steele paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Steele throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Steele buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steele throws a nice head kick!
Fowler is looking to clinch.
Fowler misses with a shot to the body
and Steele connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fowler throws the left hand but Steele avoids the punch easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Steele lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fowler's sensitive parts.
Fowler shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Steele sprawls well. Steele wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fowler gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Steele.
Steele looks to land a left hand but Fowler moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steele. Fowler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steele circles away from the clinch attempt.
Steele is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fowler.
Fowler tries to close the distance and clinch but Steele swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Steele listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Steele tries a head kick but it misses.
Fowler changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Steele tries to avoid it but Fowler manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Steele to the ground. Steele escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Steele looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Steele slips a straight right by Fowler.
A jab from Fowler does it's job there.
Fowler is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele works Fowler's body with a nice hook.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Fowler crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Steele - the referee stops the clock and Fowler gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Steele. Fowler manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steele connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Steele looks to throw the jab but Fowler is out of range.
Steele throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fowler sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Steele wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fowler is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Steele digs a good body shot into Fowler's ribs.
Steele scores with a push kick.
Fowler's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Steele connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fowler scrambles back to his feet.
Fowler avoids the head kick by Steele.
Steele misses with a straight right.
Fowler takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Steele tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fowler was well out of range. Poor timing from Steele.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Steele loads up on a big right hand but Fowler slips the punch.
Steele feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fowlers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fowler tries to clinch but Steele moves out of range.
Steele has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fowler is looking to clinch but Steele is avoiding it.
Fowler bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Steele pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Steele throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fowler doesn't manage to clinch there - Steele circles away.
Steele looks to land a right hand but Fowler moved out of range.
Fowler clinches with his opponent.
Fowler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Steele escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fowler swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Steele counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Steele has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fowler wants to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steele misses with a body kick.
Steele looks to land a left hand but Fowler moved out of range nicely.
Jab from Fowler.
Fowler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Steele cracks the inside of Fowler's front leg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fowler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fowler throws an overhand right that lands on Steele's shoulder, as Steele tries to avoid the shot.
A swing and a miss from Steele.
Isaiah Fowler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dan Steele is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fowler blocks a head kick by Steele.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Steele comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Steele winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 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... Dan Steele!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guy Incognito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Materla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Incognito comes into the arena with Der Hölle Rache blaring out of the sound system. Guy Incognito has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Guy Incognito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michal Materla!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Incognito takes a swing at Materla's ribcage but misses.
Materla checks the leg kick.
Incognito throws a leg kick but Materla checks it.
Materla avoids the body shot from Incognito.
Incognito darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Materla trying to control here.
Incognito wants to free his trapped foot but Materla is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Materla avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Incognito.
Materla keeping hold of Incognito's head, controlling as best he can.
Materla wants to control but Incognito is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Materla keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Michal Materla.
Incognito tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Materla was well out of range. Poor timing from Incognito.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Incognito lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Materla has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Materla and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Materla throws a right and a left that both miss.
Materla shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Incognito as he jumps to the side.
A punch lands to the side of Materla 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Materla shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Incognito is trying to defend but Materla finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Materla sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Incognito defending well though.
Incognito wants to get back to full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Materla is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Materla is working for a kimura but Incognito is defending it quite comfortably.
Materla throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Incognito is pressing down on Materla's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Materla trying to control but Incognito is working from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Incognito controls Materla momentarily but Materla frees himself.
Incognito keeping moving, preventing Materla from controlling successfully.
Incognito striking off his back but it's not causing Materla any problems.
Materla tries to free his leg and advance position but Incognito is retaining full guard.
Materla trying to control but Incognito is working from the bottom.
Materla won't allow Incognito to sweep him here.
Incognito knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Materla on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Materla trying to control the position from guard on top but Incognito is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Michal Materla has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Incognito is looking to clinch.
Incognito misses with a wild body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Materla.
Incognito keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Guy Incognito has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michal Materla.
Incognito is looking to clinch.
Incognito throws a jab but it's blocked by Materla.
Materla shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Incognito sprawls well. Incognito wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Materla gets slowly back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Incognito. Materla does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Incognito.
Incognito looks to score with a jab to the body but Materla is just out of range.
Materla shoots in and drives through. Incognito sprawls well.
Incognito scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Materla doesn't seem bothered though.
Incognito is looking to wear down Materla with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Materla drops his hands momentarily and Incognito takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Incognito swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Incognito swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good leg kick by Incognito there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Materla misses with a hook to the body
and Incognito counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Materla thinking.
Materla looks gassed!
Incognito throws a series of punches but Materla moves out of range.
Incognito changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Materla looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guy Incognito dominated that round.
That's time! Incognito's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Incognito fails with an attempt to clinch.
Materla shoots in but Incognito avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A big right from Incognito misses.
Incognito misses with a double jab.
Materla closes the distance and clinches up with Incognito, looking for a takedown. Materla pushes Incognito against the cage but Incognito circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Incognito tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Materla paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Incognito lands a jab to Materla's midsection.
Guy Incognito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Incognito moves in looking to clinch but Materla pushes him off.
Incognito scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Incognito is keen to just control but Materla is a slippery customer.
Incognito is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Materla is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Incognito is really struggling to control Materla but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Guy Incognito just wasn't active enough.
Incognito is looking to clinch but Materla is avoiding it.
Materla connects with a right hand. Incognito shakes it off.
Materla slips a jab and a cross from Incognito.
Materla swats away the attempt to clinch by Incognito.
Materla takes a kick to the side of the head.
Guy Incognito is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Materla shoots in and drives through. Incognito sprawls well.
Guy Incognito has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michal Materla.
Materla bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Materla swings for the body but Incognito moves out of range.
Incognito uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Materla looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Materla is breathing heavily.
Incognito misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Materla throws a series of punches but Incognito avoids them all with ease.
Incognito throws a body punch but Materla moves out of range.
Incognito throws a left and a right that both miss
and Materla counters with a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Incognito throws a sloppy body shot
and Materla counters with a single leg into guard. Incognito didn't expect that.
Incognito utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Incognito keeping full guard, as Materla tries to pass.
Incognito is trying to keep Materla in close.
Incognito lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Materla!
Incognito looking to control but Materla is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Incognito goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Materla turns into him and now he's in Incognito's guard.
Materla thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Materla wants to control from the top but Incognito keeps moving.
Incognito working a defensive guard here.
Incognito keeping moving, preventing Materla from controlling successfully.
Incognito is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Materla manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Incognito tries to free his leg and advance position but Materla is retaining full guard.
Materla not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Materla working a defensive guard but Incognito manages to pass into side control anyway.
Materla defending against the ground and pound.
Incognito trying to control the action but Materla is working from the bottom.
Materla is trying to control Incognito's posture but Incognito avoids it.
Materla managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Incognito.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Incognito trying to control the action but Materla is working from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Materla sneaks back into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guy Incognito dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.
Incognito waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Materla.
Materla avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Incognito comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Incognito throws a right and a left that Materla avoids nicely.
A big right from Incognito misses.
Materla avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Incognito doesn't manage to clinch there - Materla circles away.
Materla lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Materla.
Incognito dodges the punch combination from Materla.
Incognito throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Materla misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Incognito misses.
Incognito connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Materla momentarily.
Incognito tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Materla manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Materla throws a right and a left that Incognito avoids nicely.
Incognito swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Materla showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Incognito.
Incognito is looking to clinch but Materla is avoiding it.
No luck for Materla with that takedown attempt.
Incognito lands a body shot.
Materla takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Incognito rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Materla moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Guy Incognito is winning the standup battle so far.
Incognito swings for the body but Materla moves out of range.
Incognito throws a right and a left that Materla avoids nicely.
Materla throws a body punch but Incognito moves out of range.
Incognito tries to clinch up but Materla circles away and keeps his distance.
Incognito is looking to clinch.
Incognito throws a series of punches but Materla moves out of range.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Materla.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Incognito struggling a bit here.
Incognito sneaks back into half guard.
Materla seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Incognito does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Incognito slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Incognito looking to hit a scissor sweep but Materla is one step ahead there.
Incognito not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Guy Incognito is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Michal Materla has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Incognito tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Materla accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Materla wants to control from the top but Incognito keeps moving.
Incognito pulls Materla in to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A bone on bone clash there as Materla blocks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Incognito looks to score with a jab to the body but Materla is just out of range.
Incognito misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Incognito slaps away a takedown attempt from Materla, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Incognito throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Materla checks a leg kick nicely.
The crowd cheers as Materla lands an impressive looking overhand right. Incognito doesn't seem phased though.
Materla shoots in but Incognito avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Guy Incognito has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michal Materla.
Incognito throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Incognito throws a series of punches but Materla avoids them all with ease.
Incognito lands with a straight right. Materla didn't see that one coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Guy Incognito showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Incognito 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... Guy Incognito!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Wolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bender Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wolf comes to the cage accompanied by Primus- "John the Fisherman". Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
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205 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johnny Wolf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bender Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez lands a right hook to the body.
Wolf throws the kick towards the body but Rodriguez avoids it.
Rodriguez looks to score with a jab to the body but Wolf is just out of range.
Wolf throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wolf avoids the body shot from Rodriguez.
Wolf connects with a solid leg kick.
Rodriguez slips a jab from Wolf.
Rodriguez throws a shot to the body.
Rodriguez blocks a head kick by Wolf.
Rodriguez shoots in looking for a takedown. Wolf tries to sprawl out of it but Rodriguez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wolf manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rodriguez's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rodriguez duly obliges.
Wolf avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wolf throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Wolf counters with a nice body kick.
Rodriguez avoids a kick to the body.
Rodriguez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wolf throws a head kick but Rodriguez moves out of range.
Wolf shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wolf throws a sloppy head kick and Rodriguez moves out of range easily.
Rodriguez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wolf moves away.
Rodriguez throws a jab when Wolf was well out of range.
Rodriguez slips a straight right by Wolf.
Rodriguez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Wolf rather than just go for the knockout.
Rodriguez misses with a few strikes there.
Wolf lands with a nice body kick.
Rodriguez misses with a two punch combination.
Wolf throws a nice head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Wolf misses.
Rodriguez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wolf.
Rodriguez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rodriguez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice jab there from Wolf.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodriguez misses the shot to the body.
Wolf uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rodriguez.
Wolf scoring well with a low kick there.
Wolf fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rodriguez checks it well.
Rodriguez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rodriguez steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Wolf. That one must have hurt.
Nice body punch from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez shoots for a takedown but Wolf saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Johnny Wolf has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bender Rodriguez.
That kick from Wolf tenderised Rodriguez's leg. Rodriguez is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez blocks a head kick by Wolf.
Rodriguez misses the body punch
and Wolf counters with an outside leg kick.
Wolf shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rodriguez manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Rodriguez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wolf is controlling him.
Rodriguez is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Wolf lands a couple of digs.
Wolf is pushing down on Rodriguez's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rodriguez is fighting to maintain full guard but Wolf has managed to sneak the leg through.
Wolf trying to control from half guard but Rodriguez is working away.
Wolf is really struggling to control Rodriguez but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolf controlling the pace.
Wolf slips a nice elbow through Rodriguez's hands, connecting with Rodriguez's forehead.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wolf lands a nice short elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodriguez wants to get back to his feet.
Wolf wants to work for an arm triangle but Rodriguez is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Wolf trying to control the action but Rodriguez is working from the bottom.
Rodriguez is looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wolf lands a nice short elbow.
Wolf throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wolf throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Wolf dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wolf throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wolf shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Wolf showed some decent athleticism there.
Wolf is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Wolf is looking for a kimura here.
Wolf not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wolf with the ground and pound but Rodriguez uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Wolf cracks Rodriguez with a solid left hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez wants to stand and escape but Wolf is having none of it.
Wolf sitting in guard here, content to control.
Rodriguez wants to stand but Wolf is controlling the position.
Wolf postures up in Rodriguez's guard and throws a big left but Rodriguez blocks it.
Wolf throwing strikes but missing.
Wolf pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rodriguez is keeping the position for now.
Wolf lands a couple of digs.
Wolf postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wolf 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.
Rodriguez wants to stand but Wolf is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolf postures up in Rodriguez's guard and throws a big left but Rodriguez blocks it.
Wolf looking to sit in guard and control but Rodriguez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Johnny Wolf overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wolf is on top in guard.
Wolf wants to control from the top but Rodriguez keeps moving.
Wolf lands a couple of digs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodriguez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wolf.
Wolf trying to control but Rodriguez is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolf won't allow Rodriguez to get back to his feet.
Wolf trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rodriguez wants to stand up but Wolf is controlling him.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Rodriguez keeping moving, preventing Wolf from controlling successfully.
Wolf chips away with some ground and pound.
Rodriguez wriggles free and stands up.
Rodriguez throws a series of punches but Wolf avoids them all with ease.
Rodriguez is breathing heavily.
Wolf throws a head kick but Rodriguez moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolf throws a chopping leg kick but Rodriguez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wolf feints and then cracks Rodriguez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rodriguez down.
Wolf shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Wolf with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice elbow there by Wolf.
Wolf tries to control but Rodriguez wriggling away.
Wolf looking to finish Rodriguez with some ground and pound. This is bad for Rodriguez!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rodriguez can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wolf with shots to the head and body - Rodriguez looks very uncomfortable down there.
Wolf is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rodriguez can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rodriguez takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Rodriguez is rocked!
Wolf postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Rodriguez badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Wolf around the waist but Wolf pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Wolf is the winner by TKO! Wolf jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Wolf!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manny Holt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glen Traks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Glen Traks acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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270 lbs
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270 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Manny Holt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Glen Traks!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Traks looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Traks wants to clinch
and Holt makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Traks wants to clinch.
Holt dips to his left and cracks Traks with an uppercut!
Traks tries to clinch but Holt moves away
and Holt counters with a two punch combo.
Holt scores with a one two! Traks had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Holt scores with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Traks tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Holt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Traks takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Traks closes the distance but Holt moves to the side
and Holt counters with a nice double leg into side control. Traks won't be happy with that.
Traks manages to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Traks is looking for a sweep. Holt is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Holt landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Holt seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Holt slows the pace down in half guard.
Holt is working for a submission of some sort.
Holt wants to work for an arm triangle but Traks is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Traks looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Traks looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holt looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Traks with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Traks actively working from the bottom here.
Holt working Traks over with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Traks actively working from the bottom here.
Traks has hold of Holt's hands but Holt slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Traks looking for submissions off his back.
Traks looks gassed!
Ground and pound from Holt.
Holt stalling.
Traks actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Traks has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Holt escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Holt!
Holt controls the position.
Holt works to advance to full mount. Traks defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Traks is trying desperately to improve position.
Holt has hold of Traks's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Traks manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Traks is looking to get to half guard.
Holt looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Traks gets back to half guard.
Traks is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Holt scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holt lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Holt looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Traks is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Holt pulls his head out easily.
Traks has hold of Holt's hands but Holt slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Traks has hold of Holt's hands but Holt slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Traks is rocked!
Traks actively working from the bottom here.
Traks actively working from the bottom here.
Holt is nestled in close to Traks, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holt scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Traks is still in real trouble! Can Holt finish him?
Holt is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Holt lands a big elbow - Traks is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Holt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manny Holt!
Manny Holt is the new heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tom Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabricio Valesquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Ramblin' Gamblin' Man . Valesquez has chosen "Ratamahatta" by Sepultura as his entrance music. 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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130 lbs
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142 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tom Johnson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fabricio Valesquez!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson feints a jab promting Valesquez to slip. Johnson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Valesquez slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Valesquez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Johnson but Johnson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Valesquez.
Valesquez slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Valesquez avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Johnson. No joy for Valesquez on that attempt.
Valesquez shoots in but no luck this time.
Tom Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fabricio Valesquez.
Valesquez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Johnson defends it nicely.
Valesquez connects with the punch.
Tom Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Valesquez shoots in looking for a takedown. Johnson tries to sprawl out of it but Valesquez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Johnson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valesquez lands a leg kick that knocks Johnson off balance momentarily.
Valesquez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Johnson swivels and escapes.
Valesquez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Johnson swivels and escapes.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valesquez tries for a takedown but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Johnson lands with a nice body punch.
Valesquez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Valesquez dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Valesquez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Johnson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Valesquez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Valesquez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Valesquez tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Valesquez throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
Johnson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Valesquez loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tom Johnson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Valesquez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Johnson misses with a combination
and Valesquez counters with a single leg into guard. Johnson didn't expect that.
Valesquez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Johnson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Johnson looking to control.
Valesquez is stalling in the full guard.
Valesquez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johnson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valesquez 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Valesquez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Valesquez prevents Johnson from getting back to his feet.
Johnson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Valesquez drops back looking for a leg! Johnson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Johnson manages to kick Valesquez off! Valesquez jumps back into Johnson's guard.
Valesquez pushes down on Johnson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valesquez seems to be looking for submissions.
Valesquez wants to pass the guard but Johnson is defending well.
Valesquez is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Johnson is just riding it out for now. Valesquez eventually gives up the hold.
Johnson tries to kick Valesquez off but Valesquez keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Johnson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is defending against the submission attempts here by Valesquez.
Johnson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Valesquez on the ground.
Valesquez is looking for a kimura but Johnson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Valesquez to get the leverage.
Valesquez seems to be looking for submissions.
Valesquez tries to pass to full mount but Johnson defends it.
Valesquez performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson has one foot on Valesquez's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Valesquez shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Johnson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Valesquez shoots in looking for a takedown but Johnson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Valesquez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fabricio Valesquez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Valesquez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Johnson circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Valesquez.
Valesquez scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valesquez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Johnson.
Johnson stuffs the takedown attempt from Valesquez. Valesquez gets slowly back to his feet.
Tom Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fabricio Valesquez.
Valesquez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Johnson throws a right hand that Valesquez ducks under and follows up with a left that Valesquez also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Valesquez circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson pushes Valesquez away with a front kick.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a double jab
and Valesquez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson throws a right hand that Valesquez ducks under and follows up with a left that Valesquez also avoids with ease.
Johnson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Valesquez is able to avoid easily.
Valesquez is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
Johnson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
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.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson throws a chopping leg kick but Valesquez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Johnson throws a leg kick
and Valesquez counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Johnson's guard now.
Valesquez pushing down on Johnson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson is looking to improve his position.
Valesquez wants to take a breather but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson looks like he's trying to stand up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Valesquez moves nicely into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Fabricio Valesquez just about did enough to take it.
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.
Valesquez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Valesquez counters with a good low kick that Johnson was not able to check.
Johnson tries a low kick but Valesquez avoids it.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
enabling Valesquez to counter with a crisp jab.
Valesquez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Johnson swivels and escapes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valesquez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
Valesquez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Johnson's waist but Johnson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Valesquez off to one side.
Tom Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fabricio Valesquez.
Valesquez checks a low kick from Johnson.
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.
Johnson lands a jab-cross combination.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Johnson, right into the meat.
Johnson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Valesquez looking to score a takedown here. Johnson is defending well but Valesquez drives through and ends up in Johnson's guard.
Valesquez passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Valesquez advances to mount.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valesquez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Johnson?
Valesquez is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Johnson has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Johnson is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Valesquez has isolated one of Johnson's arms. Johnson looking to fight him off but Valesquez twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Fabricio Valesquez!
Fabricio Valesquez is the new bantamweight champion!
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