WFC Hilo Challengers 3 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nazz Smooth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronnie Muscles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smooth kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Breathe. Nazz Smooth has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Smooth
vs
Muscles

195 cm
23
205 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

189 cm
25
219 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nazz Smooth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ronnie Muscles!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muscles tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Smooth manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Muscles shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Smooth pinned against the cage. Smooth gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Smooth moves in looking to clinch but Muscles pushes him off.
Muscles tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Smooth manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smooth circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ronnie Muscles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smooth shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Muscles eats them both and turns towards Smooth to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

Smooth gets tackled into the cage by Muscles. Muscles maintains the clinch.
Smooth has had enough of the clinch but Muscles keeps him there for the moment.
Muscles scores with a knee to the head.
Smooth blocks an elbow strike.
Muscles creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smooth's defenses.
Smooth avoids a wild elbow strike from Muscles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smooth throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Muscles blocks it with crossed arms.
Smooth takes an elbow to the forehead.
Muscles blocks a body shot from Smooth.
Muscles creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Muscles just misses with a elbow thrown towards Smooth's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Smooth breaks from the clinch.
Muscles tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Muscles wants to clinch up but Smooth keeps it at a distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Smooth.
Muscles throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Smooth's waist but Smooth gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Muscles off to one side.
Smooth moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Smooth tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Muscles closes the distance and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smooth tries to score a body lock takedown but Muscles shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Muscles lands an elbow inside that Smooth shrugs off.
Smooth is looking to break free of the clinch but Muscles has double underhooks.
Muscles tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Muscles stops a takedown attempt from Smooth.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nazz Smooth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smooth looking to slow down the pace here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muscles throws an elbow that misses.
Muscles misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smooth.
Smooth fails to pull guard.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Muscles just misses with a elbow thrown towards Smooth's brow.
Muscles with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Muscles landing knees to the body.
Muscles throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Muscles stalling.
Muscles lands an elbow inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Muscles.
Muscles lands an elbow just above Smooth 's eye.
Smooth wants to break the clinch but can't.
Muscles lands an elbow inside.
Smooth wants to break free but Muscles has control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Muscles obliges.
Smooth is trying to break free.
Smooth takes an elbow to the forehead.

Muscles escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Muscles doesn't manage to clinch there - Smooth circles away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Smooth tries to pull guard but Muscles holds him up against the cage and eventually Smooth drops back down to his feet.
Smooth is trying to force a seperation but Muscles has the dominant position.
Smooth is trying to break the clinch but Muscles is controlling him.
Muscles is trying to drag Smooth to the mat but Smooth just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
With the fighters up against the cage, Muscles throws an elbow but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smooth blocks an elbow strike.
Muscles has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Smooth avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Muscles looks gassed!
Muscles gets underhooks to prevent Smooth's takedown attempt.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Muscles.
Muscles slowing the pace effectively.

Smooth jumps guard.
Smooth is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Muscles is controlling him.
Smooth manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Muscles manages to get himself to full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Muscles can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Muscles can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Smooth controls the pace.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Smooth thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
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 Nazz Smooth will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Muscles tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Muscles tries to clinch but Smooth moves out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Smooth.
Muscles fails with an attempt to clinch.

Muscles gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Smooth blocks an elbow strike.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Muscles is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Smooth trying to land knees to the body.
Muscles lands a nice elbow.
Muscles misses with an elbow over the top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muscles has Smooth pressed against the cage, preventing Smooth from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Smooth is trying to break the clinch but Muscles has him pressed against the cage.
Smooth avoids the elbow strike from Muscles, against the cage.
Muscles comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muscles tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Muscles is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Muscles stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Muscles is breathing heavily.
Smooth drops down looking for an ankle pick but Muscles pulls his leg out and moves away.
Muscles wants to clinch but Smooth slips to the side
and Smooth counters with a three punch combo that has Muscles backing up. Muscles nods at Smooth to acknowledge the strikes.
Muscles fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Smooth's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Smooth duly obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smooth wants to clinch up but Muscles keeps it at a distance.

Smooth lands a high kick to the side of Muscles's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Smooth dives into guard, looking to finish.

Muscles is rocked!
Smooth controlling from the top position.
Muscles is still in real trouble! Can Smooth finish him?
Muscles really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Smooth. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muscles seems to have recovered his senses.
Smooth passes into half guard.
Smooth passes to full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A nice elbow there by Smooth.
Smooth controlling from the full mount.
Smooth fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muscles is squirming around, avoiding Smooth's attempts to control the action.
Smooth lands a big elbow.
Smooth postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Muscles looks a forlorn figure.
Smooth controlling from the full mount.

Smooth swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nazz Smooth!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathin Q (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stew Monson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Q
vs
Monson

189 cm
26
205 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

150 cm
25
212 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

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 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nathin Q!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Stew Monson!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Q fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Monson sprawls well initially but Q persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Q is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Q will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Monson actively working from the bottom here.

Monson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Monson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Q pulls his head out easily.
Q perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Q seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Monson for as long as he can get away with.
Q passes to side control.
Q advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Monson is in all sorts of trouble here.
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!
Q mounts Monson! Really nice guard pass there!
Q looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monson is desperately trying to improve his position but Q has a good base and remains in mount.
Q controlling the position easily from mount.
Monson is working to get back to half guard.
Q content just to control the position here.

Nathin Q has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Monson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Q. That one must have hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monson throws an off balance right hand
and Q counters with a one-two to the body.
Monson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Q works the jab nicely.
Q fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Q looks to land a right hand but Monson moved out of range.
Q fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Monson throws a big shot that misses.
Q misses with a double jab.
Monson throws an off balance right hand

and Q counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Q content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Monson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Q decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nathin Q dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Q changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Monson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
You can see the frustration on Monson's face as Q controls the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Q has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Q throws a jab when Monson was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Q misses with an attempted mid kick.
Q throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Monson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Q avoids the head kick by Monson.
Q loads up on a big right hand but Monson slips the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Monson throws a looping overhand right but Q ducks down to avoid it.
Q thows a body shot but no joy.
Monson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Q sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Q misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monson misses with a hook.
Q throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Monson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Q connects with a right hand. Monson shakes it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Q throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch lands to the side of Q 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Q avoids the head kick by Monson.
Monson throws a looping overhand right but Q ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Nathin Q will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Monson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Q closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Q misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Q throws a hook to the side of Monson's head but Monson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Monson looks to clinch

and Q counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Q is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Q slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Monson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Q passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Monson!
Monson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Q controlling the position easily from mount.
Q has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monson is looking to get to half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Q tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Monson is looking to get to half guard.
Q sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Nathin Q just wasn't active enough.
Monson tried to score with a low kick but Q checks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Q.
Monson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Monson throws an off balance right hand
and Q finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Q uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Monson.
Nathin Q is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Q does no damage.
Monson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stew Monson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nathin Q is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nathin Q is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Monson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nathin Q showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Q 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 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathin Q!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
26%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tiki Ghosn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Mama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Mama has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ghosn
vs
Mama

182 cm
23
183 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

189 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

STEEL PENN'S SKIN SHOP
Sharon Needles Nutrition (Donation givebacks PROMO

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tiki Ghosn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joe Mama!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mama shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ghosn sprawls well. Ghosn wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mama gets slowly back to his feet.
Ghosn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mama looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ghosn dips to his left and cracks Mama with an uppercut!
Ghosn stuffs the takedown.
Ghosn lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ghosn lands with a nice combination. Mama backs away looking to recover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A cross from Ghosn lands.
Mama takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Mama is rocked!

Ghosn drops Mama with a left right combo! Ghosn follows him down to the ground into side control.
Mama is still in real trouble! Can Ghosn finish him?
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Ghosn decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Mama gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Ghosn gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Mama is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tiki Ghosn!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krundle Bunder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamal Tinsley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jamal Tinsley is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Bunder
vs
Tinsley

225 cm
18
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

194 cm
23
290 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Krundle Bunder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jamal Tinsley!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tinsley shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Tinsley was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Tinsley has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bunder's face.
Tinsley lands with some strikes.

It looks like Krundle Bunder has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tinsley working Bunder over with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by Tinsley.
Tinsley controlling the position easily from mount.
Tinsley cracks Bunder with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Krundle Bunder's cut is getting worse.
Tinsley in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Tinsley loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Bunder scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Tinsley land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Tinsley stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jamal Tinsley!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buddy Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rinder Huefte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Gomez
vs
Huefte

180 cm
18
218 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
204 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Hilo Nutrition (video proof)
Bloodsport Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Buddy Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rinder Huefte!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Huefte circles away.
Huefte connects with the punch.

It looks like Buddy Gomez has been cut.
Gomez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Huefte as Gomez shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buddy Gomez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Huefte leaves Gomez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gomez.
Gomez has his takedown stuffed
and Huefte counters with a right hand to the body.
Gomez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Huefte but Huefte pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gomez takes one to the side of the head.
Huefte throws a nice head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Huefte scores with a nice strike.
Huefte sizes up Gomez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gomez is breathing heavily.
Gomez fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gomez has a takedown stuffed.
Huefte works Gomez's body with a nice hook.
Huefte lands a right hook to the body.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Huefte! Gomez is out on his feet! Huefte rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Gomez is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Gomez is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rinder Huefte!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
73%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rolo Reese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Santos De Arroyo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Reese
vs
Santos De Arroyo

175 cm
20
165 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

179 cm
26
156 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rolo Reese!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hector Santos De Arroyo!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reese tries to clinch
and Santos De Arroyo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Reese looks to clinch
and Santos De Arroyo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Santos De Arroyo looks for a takedown but Reese sprawls well.
Reese wants to clinch
and Santos De Arroyo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Reese moves to clinch but Santos De Arroyo breaks away
and Santos De Arroyo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Santos De Arroyo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Reese wants to clinch but Santos De Arroyo slips to the side
and Santos De Arroyo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Santos De Arroyo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Reese counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Santos De Arroyo is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Reese darts in trying to clinch
and Santos De Arroyo counters with a nice uppercut.
Reese tries to close the distance and clinch but Santos De Arroyo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reese darts in trying to clinch

and Santos De Arroyo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Reese's guard now.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Reese keeping moving, preventing Santos De Arroyo from controlling successfully.

Reese is looking for a triangle but Santos De Arroyo pushes his legs off easily.
Reese wants to sweep here but Santos De Arroyo controlling him for the moment.
Santos De Arroyo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Reese is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Santos De Arroyo works over Reese with some ground and pound from guard.
Santos De Arroyo wants to pass the guard but Reese is keeping the position.
Reese is looking to stand back up but Santos De Arroyo counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Reese.

Santos De Arroyo is trying for a kimura here. Reese looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Santos De Arroyo wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hector Santos De Arroyo!
Hector Santos De Arroyo is the new lightweight champion!

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FIGHT
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Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Dirt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafal Moks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moks has chosen PC Park - Klatka as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Dirt
vs
Moks

179 cm
22
182 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

170 cm
20
170 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Dirt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rafal Moks!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dirt dives in and grabs Moks's left leg, looking for a takedown. Moks pushes down on Dirt's head and hops out.
Moks misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Moks shoots for a double leg takedown but Dirt sprawls well. He's pushed Moks's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Moks dives in and grabs Dirt's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dirt pushes down on Moks's head and hops out.
Joe Dirt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafal Moks.
Dirt doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Moks counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Joe Dirt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dirt fails with a takedown attempt.
Dirt shoots in for a takedown but Moks shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dirt slaps away a takedown attempt from Moks, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dirt fails with the takedown.
Dirt is breathing heavily.
Moks fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dirt will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moks fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dirt avoids it really well and circles away.
Moks tries for a takedown but Dirt circles away easily

and Dirt counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Moks's guard now.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Moks is on top in guard.

Dirt is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Moks defends well.
Moks throwing strikes from guard but Dirt blocks nicely.

Moks drops back looking for a leg! Dirt is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dirt manages to kick Moks off! Moks jumps back into Dirt's guard.

Dirt has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Moks is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Dirt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Moks is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Dirt looks calm but he's in trouble here. Moks gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Dirt is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Moks lets go of the hold and Dirt can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rafal Moks!
Rafal Moks is the new welterweight champion!