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TDCL 6- Massacre In March PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Gillespie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Armas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bobby Gillespie 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bobby Gillespie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Armas!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armas moves to clinch but Gillespie breaks away
and Gillespie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gillespie throws a right and a left that Armas avoids nicely.
Armas throws a head kick that misses.
Gillespie moves into the clinch.
Armas can't find room to land a body shot as Gillespie controls the action.
Armas controlling the action here for a moment.
Gillespie has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gillespie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Armas doesn't manage to clinch there - Gillespie circles away.
Armas throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Bobby Gillespie has been cut.
Armas moves out of range of the body kick.
Gillespie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gillespie misses with a combination
and Armas counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gillespie avoids a wild elbow strike from Armas.
Gillespie letting Armas take a breather here.
Armas misses with an elbow strike.
Gillespie breaks from the clinch.
Armas closes the distance and clinches.
Armas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Armas keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gillespie's efforts to push away.
Armas stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armas receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Gillespie takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Armas obliges.
Armas has Gillespie pressed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Matt Armas.
Armas slips under a jab from Gillespie.
Armas wants to clinch.
Armas fails with an attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gillespie is defended easily by Armas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gillespie misses with a head kick.
Gillespie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gillespie lands a nice shot that snaps Armas's head back.
Armas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Armas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gillespie thows a body shot but no joy.
Gillespie throws out a loose jab but Armas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gillespie shoots in and gets a takedown into Armas's guard.
Armas looking for a sweep. Not yet Armas, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gillespie trying to control but Armas is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Bobby Gillespie wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Armas tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gillespie makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Armas moves to clinch but Gillespie breaks away
and Gillespie makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Armas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gillespie avoids the head kick by Armas.
Armas wants to clinch up but Gillespie keeps it at a distance.
Armas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gillespie.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gillespie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Armas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gillespie.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gillespie connects with a leg kick. Armas looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Armas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Gillespie's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gillespie.
Armas tries to clinch
and Gillespie counters with a low kick, right behind Armas 's knee.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gillespie, as that shot connected.
Matt Armas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Armas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gillespie can pounce on him.
Gillespie lands with a kick to the temple. Armas shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Matt Armas has been cut.
Gillespie misses with the combination.
Armas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Matt Armas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Armas gets a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Gillespie breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armas wants to clinch up but Gillespie keeps it at a distance.
Armas wants to clinch up but Gillespie keeps it at a distance.
Gillespie gets a clinch.
Armas misses with a knee strike.
Gillespie tries to stall but Armas uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Armas pushes off an throws an elbow but Gillespie leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gillespie wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Armas trying to land knees to the body.
Gillespie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Armas tries to clinch but Gillespie moves away
and Gillespie counters with a nice uppercut.
Gillespie works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Armas is rocked!
Gillespie cracks Armas with a left hook right on the temple and Armas goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Gillespie lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Armas is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bobby Gillespie!
Bobby Gillespie thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Che De Fries (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Sliva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Che De Fries!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Sliva!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sliva scores with a one two! De Fries had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sliva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
De Fries motions for Sliva to come forward. De Fries throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
De Fries slips a jab and a cross from Sliva.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from De Fries, right into the meat.
De Fries swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sliva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Danga de danga de dang - Sliva scores with a four punch combination!
Sliva on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sliva tries to close the distance and clinch up but De Fries swats him away and circles back towards the center.
De Fries looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
De Fries cracks the inside of Sliva's front leg.
Good leg kick by De Fries there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sliva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but De Fries swivels and escapes.
Che De Fries has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Sliva.
Sliva looks to land a combination but De Fries avoids it well.
De Fries misses with the combination.
De Fries fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sliva.
A good leg kick by De Fries.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Fries swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
De Fries fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
De Fries misses with a double jab.
Sliva goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sliva shoots in looking for a takedown. De Fries tries to sprawl out of it but Sliva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. De Fries manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
De Fries connects with an inside leg kick.
De Fries misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sliva lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as De Fries backs up against the cage.
Sliva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sliva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Fries.
Some wild striking there from Sliva.
Che De Fries is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sliva looks gassed!
Sliva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from De Fries.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Fries throws a nice looking combination but Sliva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sliva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sliva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by De Fries. De Fries obviously looking to wear him down.
De Fries throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sliva.
Sliva fails with a takedown attempt.
Sliva fails with a takedown attempt.
Sliva misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sliva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sliva throws a series of punches but De Fries moves out of range.
De Fries turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sliva throws a nice looking combination but De Fries bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
De Fries fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sliva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by De Fries. De Fries obviously looking to wear him down.
Sliva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De Fries.
De Fries scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sliva avoids a punch combination nicely.
A right-left combo lands from De Fries.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by De Fries.
Sliva's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sliva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with De Fries but De Fries pushes him off and we're back to square one.
De Fries lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
De Fries rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sliva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
De Fries misses with the combination.
A nice inside leg kick there by De Fries. That's going to slow Sliva down.
A right-left combo lands from De Fries.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Fries lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sliva circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from De Fries.
Sliva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Fries moves away.
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!
De Fries scores with a sloppy right hand. Sliva should have avoided that one.
Sliva throws a head kick that misses.
De Fries looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sliva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sliva fails with the takedown.
De Fries lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sliva's sensitive parts.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Fries swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
De Fries lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Che De Fries dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
De Fries lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sliva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says De Fries as he avoids it easily.
Danga de danga de dang - Sliva scores with a four punch combination!
De Fries throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sliva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De Fries fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sliva dodges the punch combination from De Fries.
De Fries feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sliva's calf.
De Fries misses with a wild combination.
Sliva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sliva shoots in and drives through. De Fries sprawls well.
Che De Fries has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Sliva.
De Fries fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sliva looks to land a combination but De Fries avoids it well.
Che De Fries is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sliva is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sliva moves out of range as De Fries strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Fries.
A right-left combo lands from De Fries.
A combination from De Fries does no damage.
Sliva closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sliva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from De Fries.
Sliva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Fries.
De Fries fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A punch combination from De Fries misses.
Sliva shoots for a takedown but De Fries saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Horrible takedown by Sliva or perhaps it was just good defense by De Fries which made him look bad.
Sliva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De Fries.
De Fries connects with a nice looking jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Fries feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sliva's calf.
De Fries misses with a series of wild punches.
Sliva is trying desperately to land a takedown but De Fries is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Sliva.
De Fries looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sliva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and De Fries counters with a nice leg kick.
De Fries lands a jab to the nose.
Sliva misses with a few strikes there.
A chopping leg kick lands by De Fries.
Sliva looks to land a combination but De Fries avoids it well.
De Fries lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sliva circles away quickly and effectively.
De Fries misses with a few strikes there.
Sliva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by De Fries. De Fries obviously looking to wear him down.
De Fries lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Fries connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Some wild striking there from Sliva.
De Fries misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sliva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from De Fries.
De Fries rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sliva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sliva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. De Fries tries to avoid it but Sliva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag De Fries to the ground. De Fries escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Good leg kick by De Fries there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
De Fries throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sliva takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
De Fries scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
De Fries scores with a jab.
Sliva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
De Fries throws a leg kick which misses Sliva's front leg but catches the back leg as Sliva tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Fries misses with a few strikes there.
Sliva shoots in looking for a takedown but De Fries manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sliva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
De Fries throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
De Fries throws a series of punches but Sliva avoids them all with ease.
Nice shot lands for Sliva.
Sliva fails with an attempt to clinch.
De Fries fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sliva dodges the punch combination from De Fries.
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!
De Fries throws a nice looking combination but Sliva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Fries slips a jab and a cross from Sliva.
De Fries slaps away a takedown attempt from Sliva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
De Fries turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Che De Fries dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
De Fries pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sliva back to the cage. De Fries follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Sliva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but De Fries swivels and escapes.
De Fries lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sliva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by De Fries. De Fries obviously looking to wear him down.
De Fries fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by De Fries.
De Fries cracks the inside of Sliva's front leg.
Sliva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sliva tries a head kick but it misses.
Sliva misses with a jab, cross combination.
An inside leg kick lands from De Fries.
De Fries jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Some wild striking there from De Fries.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
De Fries slaps away a takedown attempt from Sliva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sliva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but De Fries swivels and escapes.
Che De Fries has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Sliva.
De Fries swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sliva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from De Fries.
Sliva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De Fries.
De Fries swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
De Fries throws a nice outside leg kick.
De Fries lands the left hand.
No joy there for De Fries, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
De Fries lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
De Fries throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sliva counters with a one-two to the body.
De Fries lands a two punch combo.
Sliva is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sliva has a takedown stuffed.
De Fries scores with a sloppy right hand. Sliva should have avoided that one.
De Fries misses with a combination
and Sliva counters with a one-two to the body.
Sliva throws a series of punches but De Fries moves out of range.
That kick from De Fries tenderised Sliva's leg. Sliva is trying to keep his angry face on.
De Fries lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
De Fries throws a right and a left that Sliva avoids nicely.
De Fries misses with a series of wild punches.
Sliva throws a series of strikes that have De Fries backpedaling.
De Fries tries to bum rush Sliva with a series of wild strikes but Sliva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
De Fries avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sliva shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. De Fries eats them both and turns towards Sliva to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sliva works over De Fries's head and body with a nice combination.
De Fries connects with a solid leg kick.
Che De Fries is winning the standup battle so far.
De Fries connects with a leg kick. Sliva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Fries.
De Fries throws a leg kick which misses Sliva's front leg but catches the back leg as Sliva tries to avoid it.
Matt Sliva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sliva dives in and grabs De Fries's left leg, looking for a takedown. De Fries pushes down on Sliva's head and hops out.
De Fries throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sliva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Fries can pounce on him.
De Fries turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
De Fries lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sliva's sensitive parts.
De Fries throws a series of punches but Sliva moves out of range.
De Fries lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Fries rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sliva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sliva throws a combination. De Fries tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sliva fails with the takedown.
Sliva throws a right and a left that both miss.
De Fries swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
De Fries thumps Sliva with a low kick.
Sliva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from De Fries.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sliva fails with an attempt to clinch.
A good leg kick by De Fries.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice inside leg kick there by De Fries. That's going to slow Sliva down.
Sliva shoots in looking for a takedown. De Fries tries to sprawl out of it but Sliva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. De Fries manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Che De Fries is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
De Fries lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Che De Fries showed his dominance in that final round.
Well De Fries 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 Colin Fray scores the fight for Che De Fries!
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight for Che De Fries!
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight for Che De Fries!
Che De Fries wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jin Seoul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yeyo Molero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jin Seoul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yeyo Molero!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Molero scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Seoul is trying to get back to half guard.
Seoul manages to get back to half guard.
Seoul is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Seoul trying to hold on to Molero's head to control him but Molero postures up.
Seoul looking for submissions off his back.
Seoul is defending against the submission attempts here by Molero.
Seoul has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Molero is working away from the top position though.
Molero wants to control but Seoul is keeping him busy.
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.
Seoul tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Seoul looking for submissions off his back.
Molero is looking to stall here but Seoul recovers full guard.
Molero is looking to work some ground and pound but Seoul has wrist control.
Molero looking to sit in guard and control but Seoul gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Seoul passes into half guard.
Molero really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Seoul. 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.
Molero tries to roll over but Seoul keeps him under control.
Molero on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Seoul 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 fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Seoul is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Molero defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seoul seems to be working for a kimura but Molero defends the submission attempt.
Seoul is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Molero is just riding it out for now. Seoul eventually gives up the hold.
Seoul is looking for a kimura but Molero is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Seoul to get the leverage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seoul wants to pass the guard but Molero is defending well.
Seoul is looking to take a break and control but Molero is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Molero is defending against the submission attempts here by Seoul.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Molero is trying to maintain the position but Seoul is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jin Seoul dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Molero misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Seoul lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Yeyo Molero has been cut.
Seoul shoots for a double leg takedown but Molero sprawls well. He's pushed Seoul's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Seoul is trying hard to land a takedown here. Molero sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Molero keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jin Seoul. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Molero leaves Seoul with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Seoul fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Seoul closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molero pulls guard.
Seoul throws a big elbow that misses.
Seoul throws a big right hand that misses.
Molero pulls Seoul in close to prevent any damage.
Seoul won't allow Molero to get back to his feet.
Molero is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Molero looking to hit a scissor sweep but Seoul is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Yeyo Molero.
Seoul shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Molero is trying to defend but Seoul finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Seoul seems to be working for a kimura but Molero defends the submission attempt.
Seoul is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molero is staying active underneath Seoul, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Molero manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Seoul wants to control from the top but Molero keeps moving.
Seoul drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Molero dives on top into guard.
Molero showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Molero trying to control but Seoul is working from the bottom.
Seoul throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Seoul looking for a sweep. Not yet Seoul, not yet.
Molero wants to control from the top but Seoul keeps moving.
Seoul looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Seoul wants to sweep here but Molero controlling him for the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seoul will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jin Seoul dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Yeyo Molero's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Molero doesn't manage to clinch there - Seoul circles away.
Molero fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Molero shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Seoul defends it nicely.
Molero slaps away a takedown attempt from Seoul, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Seoul clinches up with Molero and pushes him back against the cage.
Seoul fails to pull guard.
Molero misses with a hook to the ribs.
Seoul tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Molero smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jin Seoul. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Seoul feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molero keeping moving, preventing Seoul from controlling successfully.
Seoul is looking to work some ground and pound but Molero has wrist control.
Seoul trying to control but Molero is working from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jin Seoul just wasn't active enough.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Seoul.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seoul shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Molero is trying to defend but Seoul finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Seoul is working for a kimura but Molero is defending it quite comfortably.
Seoul passes into side control, despite Molero's attempt to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seoul thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Molero can't do much from the bottom here.
Molero is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Seoul's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Molero wants to control but Seoul is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seoul is trying to control. Molero wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Molero wants to improve his position but Seoul is controlling well.
Molero is not content to let Seoul control the position.
Molero trying to control here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jin Seoul showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Seoul 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight for Jin Seoul!
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight for Jin Seoul!
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for Jin Seoul!
Jin Seoul wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Christina Ellis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Fitzmagic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ellis comes to the cage accompanied by her song. Ryan Fitzmagic has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Christina Ellis's chin.
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184 lbs
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Christina Ellis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Fitzmagic!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ellis scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ellis is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Fitzmagic is just riding it out for now. Ellis eventually gives up the hold.
Ellis is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ellis is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ellis wants to work for an arm triangle but Fitzmagic is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ellis has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Fitzmagic defend it? Ellis steps over the head and cranks it - Fitzmagic is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Ellis!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Christina Ellis!
After winning the bout, Christina Ellis thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hans Cosmo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cosmo comes to the cage accompanied by Voyager by Daft Punk. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hans Cosmo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andre Santos!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cosmo throws a head kick but Santos moves out of range.
Santos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cosmo can pounce on him.
Santos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cosmo throws a leg kick but Santos sees it coming and moves out of range.
That kick from Cosmo tenderised Santos's leg. Santos is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice body kick there by Cosmo.
Santos swings widly with a right hand
and Cosmo counters with a thumping low kick.
Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cosmo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Santos throws a jab but it's blocked by Cosmo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cosmo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Santos misses
and Cosmo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Santos's knee momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Santos. Cosmo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cosmo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Santos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Santos misses with a body punch
and Cosmo counters with a good low kick that Santos was not able to check.
Cosmo connects with a solid leg kick.
Cosmo misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cosmo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Santos moves out of range as Cosmo strikes.
Santos throws a shot from downtown. Cosmo moves away and avoids it.
Cosmo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Cosmo throws a leg kick but Santos moved away.
Santos misses with a takedown
and Cosmo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Santos shoots in for a takedown but Cosmo shows good takedown defense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Santos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hans Cosmo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Santos.
Cosmo misses with a low kick.
Cosmo slips under a jab.
Cosmo throws a head kick that Santos semi-blocks.
Santos moves out of range of the body kick.
Cosmo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cosmo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Santos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cosmo looks to throw the jab but Santos is out of range.
A leg kick checked by Santos.
Cosmo ducks under a wild hook from Santos.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Cosmo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Santos missing with a left hand there. Cosmo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cosmo checks a low kick from Santos.
Santos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cosmo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Cosmo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
A swing and a miss from Santos.
Cosmo connects with a leg kick. Santos looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Santos dives in and grabs Cosmo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cosmo pushes down on Santos's head and hops out.
Santos misses with a looping left.
Cosmo misses with an uppercut.
Cosmo throws an overhand right that lands on Santos's shoulder, as Santos tries to avoid the shot.
Cosmo misses with a body kick.
Hans Cosmo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Cosmo.
Santos throws a body punch but Cosmo moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Cosmo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cosmo.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Santos.
Santos shoots in and gets a takedown into Cosmo's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Santos is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Santos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Santos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Santos slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Santos looking to sit in guard and control but Cosmo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Santos uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cosmo manages to avoid it.
Cosmo throws a head kick that misses.
Cosmo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Santos takes a step back to recover.
Santos fails with a takedown attempt.
Hans Cosmo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Santos.
Santos takes one to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos shoots in but Cosmo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cosmo misses with a straight left.
Santos misses with an uppercut. Cosmo saw that one coming.
A bone on bone clash there as Santos blocks the leg kick.
Cosmo scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Andre Santos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A combination from Santos does no damage.
Santos closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Cosmo did well to prevent Santos getting side control.
Santos is trying to control the action in half guard but Cosmo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Santos throwing shots but Cosmo is blocking nicely.
Cosmo is refusing to be controlled, as Santos sits in half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Santos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cosmo's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santos seems to be working for a kimura but Cosmo defends the submission attempt.
Cosmo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Santos on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Santos performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Santos tries to pass to full mount but Cosmo defends it.
Cosmo is staying active underneath Santos, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Santos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Santos is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cosmo avoids a series of strikes thrown by Santos.
Santos throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Santos thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Santos throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Cosmo avoids a series of strikes thrown by Santos.
Santos thowing shots but they're missing.
Santos punching from mount but Cosmo doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cosmo avoids a series of strikes thrown by Santos.
Santos controlling the position easily from mount.
Santos unloads with some shots from mount but Cosmo bucks and avoids them well.
Cosmo is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Cosmo manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Cosmo, under a barage of strikes from Santos.
Cosmo wants to control but Santos is keeping busy.
Cosmo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cosmo tries to get out of the position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos works his way into side control.
Santos fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Santos swings around for an armbar but Cosmo sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Santos's guard.
Santos wants to sweep here but Cosmo controlling him for the moment.
Santos looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Santos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Andre Santos.
Cosmo slips a straight right by Santos.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andre Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Santos has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Andre Santos!
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight for Andre Santos!
Judge Josh West scores the fight for Andre Santos!
Andre Santos wins by unanimous decision!
A determined Andre Santos didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frank Mac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximillion Butler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mac comes to the cage accompanied by Dump the Clip. Butler comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Comeback Kid kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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31
157 lbs
17 - 10 - 0 |
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158 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
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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
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Frank Mac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Maximillion Butler!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butler drives through and clinches with Mac against the cage.
Mac tries to circle away but Butler has him pinned against the cage.
Butler tries to land knees in the clinch but Mac avoids the damage to the body.
Butler tries to land knees in the clinch but Mac avoids the damage to the body.
Butler tries to land a knee to the head but Mac blocks with his arms.
Butler misses with the head strike.
Butler creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mac escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Butler thuds a left hand into Mac's body.
Butler changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mac tries to avoid it but Butler manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mac to the ground. Mac escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mac rushes Butler and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mac avoiding damage as Butler throws knees to the body.
Mac lands a hook to the side of the head.
Butler trying to land knees to the body.
Mac tries to circle away but Butler has him pinned against the cage.
Butler looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butler with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Butler throws an elbow that misses.
Mac breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mac tries to clinch up but Butler circles away and keeps his distance.
Mac lands a really nice looking cross but Butler seems unphased.
Butler throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mac counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Butler circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mac lands with a good body shot.
Butler throws a series of punches but Mac avoids them all with ease.
Butler swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mac counters with a two punch combo.
Butler misses with a wild combination.
Mac tries to clinch but Butler moves out of range.
Butler takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mac really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Butler.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Butler has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mac finds it's way round the side to connect with Butler's head.
Maximillion Butler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Butler forces Mac back against the cage and clinches.
Butler is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mac is defending well for now.
Butler misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mac.
Mac avoids a wild elbow strike from Butler.
Butler misses with an elbow over the top.
Mac lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mac.
Mac throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Butlers head.
Butler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mac lands with a short shot to the head.
Mac avoids a wild elbow strike from Butler.
Mac is pressed up against the cage. Butler has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mac down to the mat. Mac avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Frank Mac has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maximillion Butler.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butler throws a series of punches but Mac avoids them all with ease.
Butler drops his hands momentarily and Mac takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Butler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice shot lands for Mac.
Mac is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Butler has taken the fight to the clinch.
Butler letting Mac take a breather here.
Mac manages to break the clinch.
Mac is looking to clinch.
Mac moves in looking to clinch but Butler pushes him off.
Butler misses with a double jab
and Mac counters with a stiff right hand.
Butler misses with a few strikes there.
Butler rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mac moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mac looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mac moves in looking to clinch but Butler pushes him off.
Butler drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mac listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mac forces Butler back against the cage and clinches.
Mac breaks the clinch.
Butler rushes Mac and presses him up against the cage.
Mac lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Butler backwards.
Mac breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Butler shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mac but Mac pushes him off and we're back to square one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mac scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Butler is rocked!
Mac gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Butler tries to land a knee to the head but Mac blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Mac 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.
Mac moves out of range of the body kick.
Mac is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mac takes the fight into the clinch.
Butler trying to land knees to the body.
Mac breaks the clinch.
Maximillion Butler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Butler gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mac.
Butler takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Butler is still on wobbly legs! Can Mac finish him?
Butler throws a combination that misses
enabling Mac to counter with a crisp jab.
Mac grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Butler takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Mac cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Frank Mac!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Borya Byvalyi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikko Ruutu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mikko Ruutu will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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205 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Borya Byvalyi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mikko Ruutu!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruutu takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Mikko Ruutu has been cut.
Byvalyi jabs at Ruutu's body.
Byvalyi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Borya Byvalyi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Byvalyi does it's job there.
Ruutu misses with a series of wild punches.
Ruutu drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Byvalyi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ruutu counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Byvalyi pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ruutu back to the cage. Byvalyi follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Byvalyi drops Ruutu with a left right combo! Byvalyi follows him down to the ground into side control.
Ruutu is rocked!
Byvalyi is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ruutu has escaped the position, nice work there.
Byvalyi tries for a kimura but Ruutu is defending well.
Ruutu is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byvalyi is working to tighten is grip on Ruutu's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Ruutu has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Byvalyi is really squeezing tight and eventually Ruutu passes out! Byvalyi breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Borya Byvalyi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rampage Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Holl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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220 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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216 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
KO power |
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rampage Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Holl!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from Matt Holl misses
and Jackson counters with a takedown into side control.
Matt Holl is looking to reverse the position.
An elbow from Jackson crashes against the mat.
Matt Holl struggling a bit here.
Matt Holl dodges the ground and pound from Jackson.
Jackson trying to control the position but Matt Holl is working away.
Jackson 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.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Jackson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
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Matt Holl wants to control but Jackson postures up.
Sloppy strikes there by Jackson.
Matt Holl is looking for a sweep.
Jackson working the ground and pound but Matt Holl is defending the strikes.
Matt Holl is not content to let Jackson control the position.
Jackson is chipping away with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is looking to take a break and control but Matt Holl is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jackson with the ground and pound but Matt Holl regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Jackson trying to control from Matt Holl's half guard. Matt Holl has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson tries to free his leg and advance position but Matt Holl is retaining full guard.
Jackson stopping the sweep attempt from Matt Holl.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson passes into half guard.
Matt Holl moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Matt Holl looking to control.
Jackson stops Matt Holl from standing up.
Matt Holl looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Jackson throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jackson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Matt Holl wants to stand and escape but Jackson is having none of it.
Jackson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jackson postures up in Matt Holl's guard and throws a big left but Matt Holl blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson throws an elbow that misses. Matt Holl uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jackson's guard. Nice move by Matt Holl!
Jackson is looking to stand up but Matt Holl isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rampage Jackson dominated that round.
That's time! Jackson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Matt Holl throws a lazy right hand but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Matt Holl throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jackson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Jackson duly obliges.
Matt Holl shoots for a takedown but Jackson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Matt Holl 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jackson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Matt Holl looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jackson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Matt Holl tries to avoid it but Jackson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Matt Holl to the ground. Matt Holl escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jackson misses with a takedown attempt
and Matt Holl counters with a nice body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matt Holl shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jackson is trying to defend but Matt Holl finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Jackson trying to control but Matt Holl postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matt Holl moves into full mount! Jackson won't be happy about that!
Jackson tries to buck Matt Holl off but he can't manage it.
Matt Holl tries to control but Jackson wriggling away.
Jackson is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Matt Holl throws a sloppy strike and Jackson uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Jackson has ended up in Matt Holl's guard.
Matt Holl is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matt Holl not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jackson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rampage Jackson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jackson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jackson won't allow Matt Holl to sweep him here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jackson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Matt Holl wants to stand up but Jackson is controlling him.
Jackson won't allow Matt Holl to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jackson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jackson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Jackson throws a strike but Matt Holl rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Matt Holl throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson keeping full guard, as Matt Holl tries to pass.
Matt Holl throws an elbow that misses. Jackson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Matt Holl's guard. Nice move by Jackson!
Matt Holl utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jackson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Matt Holl is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jackson with a flurry of punches that miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rampage Jackson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Jackson looks for a takedown but Matt Holl sprawls well.
Matt Holl rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jackson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jackson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Matt Holl scores with a shot to the body.
Matt Holl throws a one two combo.
Jackson looks to land a combination but Matt Holl avoids it well.
Jackson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jackson has his takedown stuffed
and Jackson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson swings for the body but Matt Holl moves out of range.
Matt Holl is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rampage Jackson is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Jackson finds it's way through Matt Holl's defenses.
Jackson dives in and grabs Matt Holl's left leg, looking for a takedown. Matt Holl pushes down on Jackson's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rampage Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matt Holl misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jackson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Matt Holl looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Matt Holl tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jackson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Matt Holl parries the strikes from Jackson easily there. Jackson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Matt Holl to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Jackson prevents Matt Holl from escaping the position.
Matt Holl takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
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!
Matt Holl is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Matt Holl works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Jackson wants to free his trapped foot but Matt Holl is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jackson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matt Holl is in trouble now - Jackson has advanced to mount!
Jackson throws some wild stikes that Matt Holl manages to avoid easily.
Matt Holl is desperately trying to improve his position but Jackson has a good base and remains in mount.
Jackson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Jackson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matt Holl is looking to improve his position but Jackson isn't that keen on the idea.
Jackson thowing shots but they're missing.
Matt Holl is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jackson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Matt Holl is working to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that's the end of the fight!
Rampage Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jackson 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight for Rampage Jackson!
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Rampage Jackson!
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Rampage Jackson!
Rampage Jackson wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Rampage Jackson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spete Pasanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coleman's entrance music is Got Money. A fine choice. Pasanen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rolling Stones - Paint it black kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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33
258 lbs
29 - 22 - 3 |
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29
251 lbs
16 - 8 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 22 - 3, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Spete Pasanen!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Coleman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Spete Pasanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pasanen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Coleman.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Coleman checks a leg kick.
Coleman bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Pasanen is trying to improve his position.
An elbow from Coleman crashes against the mat.
Pasanen controls the position for a moment.
Pasanen wants to control but Coleman postures up.
Pasanen is trying to get back to his feet.
Pasanen dodges the ground and pound from Coleman.
Pasanen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Coleman lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman landing a few strikes.
Coleman postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Coleman 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.
Coleman tries to advance to mount but Pasanen denies him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coleman landing a few strikes.
Coleman throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Pasanen works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Pasanen is looking to improve his position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coleman seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Pasanen is trying to control but can't.
Pasanen moves into full guard.
Coleman lands a couple of elbows.
Coleman is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pasanen looking for a sweep. Not yet Pasanen, not yet.
Coleman prevents Pasanen from getting back to his feet.
Coleman sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pasanen's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pasanen is trying to maintain the position but Coleman is very close to passing his half guard.
Coleman is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Pasanen defends it well.
Pasanen is looking to control Coleman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pasanen avoid being mounted?
Coleman takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Coleman stops Pasanen from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Coleman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Coleman landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Coleman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pasanen won't allow Coleman to pass to mount.
Pasanen gets back to full guard.
Coleman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Coleman lands a couple of digs.
Coleman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coleman working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pasanen's head.
Pasanen is rocked!
Coleman slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Pasanen is still in real trouble! Can Coleman finish him?
Coleman in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Pasanen looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Coleman turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Coleman!
After the big win, Mark Coleman made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Springfield HW Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gunner Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rashad Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Simpson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Forgotten. The crowd seem to be enjoying Jackson's choice of entrance music: Pants On tha Ground. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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29
195 lbs
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25
199 lbs
14 - 8 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Gunner Simpson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rashad Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice body kick there by Simpson.
Simpson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Simpson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Jackson swings for the body but Simpson moves out of range.
Simpson drives through and clinches with Jackson against the cage.
Simpson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Simpson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Simpson lands with a right to the head.
Simpson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Simpson tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing Simpson back against the cage.
Simpson struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
Simpson working aggressively here.
Simpson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Simpson blocks an uppercut.
Simpson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Simpson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Jackson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson has a couple of punches blocked by Jackson.
Jackson struggles to land a body shot inside as Simpson controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jackson.
Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Simpson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Simpson prevents a body shot from Jackson.
A shot in the inside from Jackson.
Jackson has a couple of punches blocked by Simpson.
Simpson misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.
Jackson misses with a punch on the inside.
Simpson scores with a shot to the side of Jackson's head.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Simpson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Simpson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Simpson works on Jackson's body with a couple of short punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Simpson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jackson working aggressively here.
Jackson scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hand to the body from Simpson.
Simpson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jackson.
Simpson lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simpson misses with the head strike.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Simpson throws a head punch that misses.
Jackson working aggressively here.
Jackson misses with some punches.
Jackson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Simpson.
Jackson looks gassed!
Simpson misses with a punch to the body.
Simpson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Simpson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Simpson blocks a body shot from Jackson.
Simpson lands a right hand.
Simpson misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Simpson.
Jackson working aggressively here.
Simpson tries to work over Jackson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Simpson.
Simpson tries to work over Jackson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jackson working aggressively here.
Jackson misses with some punches.
Jackson prevents a body shot from Simpson.
Jackson misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Simpson on the inside.
Good body shot from Simpson.
Simpson throws a punch but it's blocked by Jackson.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but Simpson blocks it.
Simpson blocks a body shot from Jackson.
Jackson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Simpson digs a right hand into Jackson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jackson's gas tank.
Jackson is fighting off a takedown attempt but Simpson is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Jackson to the mat. Jackson regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Jackson seems keen to control Simpson's posture.
Simpson throws a big elbow that misses.
Simpson is pushing down on Jackson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jackson is fighting to maintain full guard but Simpson has managed to sneak the leg through.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson is not content to let Simpson control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simpson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Jackson wants to get back to full guard but Simpson has mounted him!
Jackson blocking the ground and pound.
Simpson trying to control but Jackson is having none of it.
Simpson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
BOOM! Simpson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jackson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Simpson raining down hammerfists from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunner Simpson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Simpson feints and then cracks Jackson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jackson down.
Simpson lands a lovely overhand right.
Jackson looks to throw the jab but Simpson is out of range.
Simpson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Simpson tries a low kick but Jackson avoids it.
Simpson misses with a head kick.
Gunner Simpson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Simpson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jackson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Simpson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson throws a shot to the body.
Simpson gets tackled into the cage by Jackson. Jackson maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jackson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Simpson's elbow.
Simpson has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Jackson is trying to keep an underhook but Simpson manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Simpson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Simpson trying to control from Jackson's half guard. Jackson has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet but Simpson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jackson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Simpson forces his way into half guard.
Still in half guard, Simpson seems content to control.
Simpson 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simpson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Simpson tries to pass to full mount but Jackson defends it.
Simpson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.
Simpson looks to land a strike but Jackson avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Simpson throws an elbow that misses. Jackson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Simpson's guard. Nice move by Jackson!
Simpson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpson keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Simpson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Jackson passes into half guard.
Jackson passes the guard and advances to mount!
Simpson gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to stand and escape but Simpson is controlling the position.
Jackson prevents Simpson from improving his position.
Jackson decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Simpson scores with a hook to the body. Jackson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice inside leg kick there by Simpson. That's going to slow Jackson down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunner Simpson dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jackson has managed to clinch.
Jackson blocking some punches.
Gunner Simpson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jackson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Simpson's brow.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Simpson blocking some punches.
Simpson misses with the head strike.
Simpson lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Jackson scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short left from Simpson.
Simpson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jacksons head.
Simpson blocking some punches.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Simpson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Simpson.
Simpson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Simpson lands with a left to the head.
Simpson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Simpson tries a body shot but Jackson blocks it.
Simpson tries to work over Jackson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Simpson lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a punch on the inside.
Simpson throws a head punch that misses.
Good body shot from Simpson.
Simpson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jackson pushes Simpson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Simpson.
Simpson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Simpson misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jackson has a couple of punches blocked by Simpson.
Simpson lands a hook that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Jackson scores with a shoulder strike.
Jackson takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Simpson swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson breaks the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Simpson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simpson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jackson is rocked!
Rashad Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circle, before Simpson throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Jackson's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Simpson lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Gunner Simpson!
Gunner Simpson is the new middleweight champion!
Gunner Simpson managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, xXx - Voodoo Labs - 159+ Energy - $45, into his post fight interview.
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