Valhalla: Hilo 14 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alak Betatar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crack Dealer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dealer comes into a darkened arena with his song building. syck Fowler getting raped kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Alak Betatar could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Crack Dealer's chin.

Betatar
vs
Dealer

170 cm
25
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
19
155 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Heavy handed

ANABOLIC **160** and LAUNDRY

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alak Betatar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Crack Dealer!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Betatar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dealer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Betatar tries to clinch up.
Betatar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Betatar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dealer scores with a hook.

Betatar has taken the fight to the clinch.
Betatar scores with a knee to the head.
Betatar taking a breather.
Betatar looking to stall.
Betatar lands a nice knee to the body.
Betatar landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Betatar lands a nice elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Betatar keeps control of Dealer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Betatar lands a knee to the body.
Betatar lands a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Betatar lands an elbow inside.
Dealer takes an elbow to the temple.
Betatar scores with a knee to the head.
Dealer tries to pull guard but Betatar forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Dealer looks gassed!
Betatar creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dealer's defenses.
Betatar using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Betatar lands a knee to the body.
Betatar working the clinch nicely. Dealer is working for position but Betatar cracks him with a big knee to the head! Dealer crumples up against the cage and Betatar lands two more shots before the ref can save Dealer! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Alak Betatar!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
65%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Levent Kucuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liver Punch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Kucuk
vs
Punch

193 cm
26
211 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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, Levent Kucuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Liver Punch!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Punch stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kucuk.
Kucuk slips under a jab.
Punch lands an overhand right.
Punch throws the left hand but Kucuk avoids the punch easily.
Punch doesn't manage to clinch there - Kucuk circles away.
Punch rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kucuk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Punch lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Punch misses with a wild body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kucuk ducks under a wild hook from Punch.
Kucuk scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Liver Punch has been cut.

Punch gets a clinch.
Punch is trying to maintain a safe position but Kucuk gets an underhook and turns Punch into the cage.

Kucuk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kucuk chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Punch misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kucuk lands a big head kick that sends Punch tumbling to the mat! Kucuk takes a step backwards and waves Punch back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Punch is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Punch throws a lazy uppercut
and Kucuk counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Punch looks gassed!
Crack! A monster head kick from Kucuk and Punch falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Kucuk!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Levent Kucuk!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Mashinko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastien Servia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Mashinko
vs
Servia

188 cm
26
170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

183 cm
25
171 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Tends to cut

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Mashinko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sebastien Servia!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Servia misses with a double jab.
Mashinko shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Servia pinned against the cage. Servia gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Servia uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mashinko has time to react.
Mashinko gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Servia counters with a leg kick.
Servia scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Servia throws a head kick that misses.
Servia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Servia stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Servia wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Mashinko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mashinko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Servia throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Mashinko gets a double leg takedown into Servia's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Servia tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Servia scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Servia as Mashinko shoots in.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mashinko takes a kick to the side of the head.
Mashinko tries for a takedown but Servia sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Servia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mashinko misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mashinko with a poor takedown
and Servia counters with a big head kick but Mashinko shrugs it off.

Servia gets a clinch.

Servia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Servia moves into range and clinches up with Mashinko.
Mashinko blocks an elbow strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Servia obliges.
Mashinko is breathing heavily.

Servia breaks the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Servia gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Servia pushes off an throws an elbow but Mashinko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Servia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mashinko tries to score a power double leg takedown but Servia sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mashinko somewhat.

Servia gets a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mashinko avoids the elbow strike from Servia, against the cage.

Servia breaks the clinch.
Servia connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mashinko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Servia. Servia obviously looking to wear him down.
Servia misses with a body kick.
Mashinko fails with the takedown.

Servia closes the distance and pushes Mashinko back into the cage.

Servia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Servia throws a head kick but Mashinko moves out of range.
Servia misses with a body kick.

Servia clinches up against the cage.

Mashinko has Servia pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Mashinko pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Servia tumbling to the mat - Mashinko dives into Servia's guard.
Servia 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Mashinko works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Servia really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mashinko. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Mashinko has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Servia defend it? Mashinko steps over the head and cranks it - Servia is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Mashinko!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mike Mashinko!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jjjj Hhhhh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Messiah Worship (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Hhhhh
vs
Worship

225 cm
27
205 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

178 cm
22
204 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jjjj Hhhhh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Messiah Worship!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Jeff Smith and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Worship shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hhhhh as he jumps to the side.
Worship tries to bum rush Hhhhh with a series of wild strikes but Hhhhh uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hhhhh really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hhhhh falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Worship to counter with a crisp jab.
Hhhhh swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Worship moves into the clinch.
Worship is struggling to control the position.
Hhhhh wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hhhhh wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Worship scores with a nice short uppercut.

Worship's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Worship is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hhhhh sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hhhhh attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A swing and a miss from Worship.

Worship gets a double leg takedown into Hhhhh's guard.

Worship decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Hhhhh lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Messiah Worship has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Worship changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hhhhh tries to avoid it but Worship manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hhhhh to the ground. Hhhhh escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jjjj Hhhhh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Messiah Worship.
Worship shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hhhhh as he jumps to the side.
Worship closes the distance and clinches up with Hhhhh, looking for a takedown. Worship pushes Hhhhh against the cage but Hhhhh circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Worship rushes Hhhhh and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hhhhh has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hhhhh stops a takedown attempt from Worship.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worship prevents Hhhhh from breaking the clinch.

Worship breaks the clinch.

Worship gets a clinch.
Hhhhh wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hhhhh can't break the clinch.
Worship stalls.
Worship prevents Hhhhh from breaking the clinch.
Worship will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hhhhh up against the cage.

Worship breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Worship moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hhhhh being controlled against the cage.

Worship breaks from the clinch.
Worship shoots in for a takedown but Hhhhh shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hhhhh misses with a series of wild punches.
Worship scores with the left hand. Hhhhh knows he should have avoided that one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Worship.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Messiah Worship will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Messiah Worship's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A combination from Hhhhh does no damage.
Worship fails with the takedown.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Worship.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Worship fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jjjj Hhhhh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Messiah Worship.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Worship shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hhhhh as he jumps to the side.
Hhhhh slips a jab and a cross from Worship.
Hhhhh misses with an uppercut. Worship saw that one coming.
Worship looks for a takedown but Hhhhh sprawls well.
A combination from Hhhhh does no damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Worship shoots for a double leg takedown but Hhhhh sprawls well. He's pushed Worship's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Worship shoots in but Hhhhh avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A combination from Hhhhh does no damage.
Hhhhh throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Worship avoids the head kick by Hhhhh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hhhhh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Worship shoots in looking for a takedown. Hhhhh tries to sprawl out of it but Worship keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hhhhh manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hhhhh throws a right and a left that Worship avoids nicely.
Worship shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hhhhh as he jumps to the side.

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.
Worship shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hhhhh as he avoids it easily.
Hhhhh walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Worship moves into the clinch.

Worship breaks the clinch.
Worship is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hhhhh sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Worship shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Messiah Worship will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Messiah Worship's cut.
That's time! Hhhhh's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Worship moves into the clinch successfully.
Hhhhh is trying to break the clinch but Worship has him pressed against the cage.

Worship breaks the clinch.
Hhhhh keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Worship tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hhhhh swivels and escapes.
Worship misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jjjj Hhhhh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Messiah Worship.
Worship slips a jab and a cross from Hhhhh.
Jjjj Hhhhh is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Worship keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hhhhh.
Hhhhh throws a series of punches but Worship avoids them all with ease.

Worship clinches up with Hhhhh and pushes him back against the cage.
Worship keeps control of Hhhhh as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Worship is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hhhhh is defending well for now.

Worship pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Worship instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Worship's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hhhhh keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Some wild striking there from Hhhhh.
Hhhhh avoids a punch combination nicely.
Worship fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worship avoids a punch combination nicely.

Worship drives through and clinches with Hhhhh against the cage.
Hhhhh wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hhhhh looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Worship breaks the clinch.
Jjjj Hhhhh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hhhhh defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Worship.
Worship fails to land the takedown.
Worship shoots in for a takedown but Hhhhh shows good takedown defense.
Worship ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Worship fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Messiah Worship comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Worship winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight for Messiah Worship!
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for Messiah Worship!
Judge Josh West scores the fight for Messiah Worship!

Messiah Worship wins by unanimous decision!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
29%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ogustivimus Amavimus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pablo Hernandez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hernandez
vs
Amavimus

180 cm
20
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

198 cm
18
272 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pablo Hernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ogustivimus Amavimus!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amavimus scores with a nice head shot.

It looks like Pablo Hernandez has been cut.

Hernandez has managed to clinch.
Hernandez lands a nice uppercut.

Amavimus breaks from the clinch.
Amavimus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hernandez.
Ogustivimus Amavimus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Amavimus lands a left and a right that send Hernandez crashing to the mat, dazed. Amavimus thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Hernandez drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hernandez could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Hernandez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Amavimus throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Amavimus throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

Hernandez stands up from Amavimus's guard - Hernandez perhaps looking for a knockout.
Amavimus lands with a nice body punch.
Hernandez is breathing heavily.

Hernandez shoots in and bounces Amavimus off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Amavimus uses the cage to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amavimus lands a slapping body shot.
Amavimus misses with a wild combination.
Amavimus wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ogustivimus Amavimus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Amavimus misses with a wild combination.
Amavimus misses with a two punch combination.
Amavimus swinging wildly here.
Amavimus fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hernandez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jab, jab by Amavimus - just one landing.

Pablo Hernandez's cut is getting worse.
Hernandez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Amavimus looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Amavimus feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hernandezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amavimus punishes Hernandez's body with a nice straight punch.

Amavimus drops Hernandez with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Hernandez looks back up at him and smiles so Amavimus waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Hernandez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Amavimus.
Amavimus lands a right hook to the body.
Amavimus just misses with a punch to the body.

Amavimus lands a big right hand that sends Hernandez crashing to the mat! Amavimus stays standing though and waves Hernandez back to his feet!

Hernandez is rocked!

Pablo Hernandez's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Amavimus throws a monster overhand right that drops Hernandez! Amavimus follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ogustivimus Amavimus!

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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 Josh Casey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enric Palazuelos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Casey
vs
Palazuelos

186 cm
19
209 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

187 cm
24
210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Josh Casey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Enric Palazuelos!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Casey connects with a looping right hand.
Casey misses with a double jab.
Palazuelos looks to land a body kick but Casey moved away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Palazuelos, right into the meat.
Palazuelos misses with a leg kick.
Casey closes this distance looking for a takedown but Palazuelos circles away.
Casey stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Palazuelos.
Palazuelos lands a leg kick that knocks Casey off balance momentarily.
Palazuelos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Casey.
Casey swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Casey takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Palazuelos misses with a wild body shot.
Palazuelos is looking to land body kicks.
Casey misses with a few strikes there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A clash of legs there as Casey blocks the low kick.
Palazuelos ducks under a wild hook from Casey.
Palazuelos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Casey looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Casey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Palazuelos throws a combination. Casey tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Good leg kick by Palazuelos there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Casey looks to land a combination but Palazuelos avoids it well.
Casey avoids the head kick by Palazuelos.
Palazuelos punishes Casey's body with a nice straight punch.
Casey is breathing heavily.
Casey falls off balance throwing a combination
and Palazuelos counters with a leg kick.
Palazuelos scores with the left hand. Casey knows he should have avoided that one.
Palazuelos with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Palazuelos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Palazuelos.
Palazuelos connects with a high kick.
Palazuelos dodges the punch combination from Casey.
That kick from Palazuelos tenderised Casey's leg. Casey is trying to keep his angry face on.
Palazuelos listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Palazuelos throws a sloppy head kick and Casey moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Casey falls off balance throwing a combination
and Palazuelos counters with a nice leg kick.
Palazuelos connects with a leg kick. Casey looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Palazuelos drops Casey with a beautiful combination! Casey stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Palazuelos is looking for the KO!

Casey is rocked!

It looks like Josh Casey has been cut.
That kick from Palazuelos tenderised Casey's leg. Casey is trying to keep his angry face on.
Oh Casey is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Casey wants to stay close but Palazuelos steps back to make room for something. Casey seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Palazuelos and Casey drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Enric Palazuelos!

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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Faustine Rod Dael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Canas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Rod Dael
vs
Canas

173 cm
19
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

183 cm
19
179 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Faustine Rod Dael!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joseph Canas!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dael's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Canas connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dael scrambles back to his feet.
Canas throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Canas misses with the combination.
Canas throws a right and a left that Dael avoids nicely.
Canas swinging wildly here.

Dael dives in and scores a takedown into Canas's guard.

Canas looking for subs off his back but Dael has passed one foot through into half guard.
Canas tries to roll over but Dael keeps him under control.
Dael wants to pass the guard but Canas is defending well.
Dael slows the pace down in half guard.

Dael 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Canas tries to roll over but Dael keeps him under control.
Canas has hold of Dael's hands but Dael slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dael content to control rather than advance.
Canas wants to improve his position but Dael is controlling well.
Dael not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dael perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Canas actively working from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Canas wants to improve his position but Dael is controlling well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canas gets full guard.

Canas had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dael defends it easily.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dael avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dael controls from within his opponent's guard.
Dael working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dael stands and throws Canas's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Canas looking for a sweep but Dael has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Dael looking to finish Canas with some ground and pound. This is bad for Canas!
Dael 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.
Dael with a couple of short strikes.
Dael working Canas over with strikes here.
Dael lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Dael scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Canas?

Canas is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dael softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Canas is out cold! Dael jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Faustine Rod Dael!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marv Gannicus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Lanastar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marv Gannicus had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Gannicus
vs
Lanastar

183 cm
25
180 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
176 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marv Gannicus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jamie Lanastar!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gannicus tries to clinch but Lanastar moves out of range.
Gannicus throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lanastar counters with a series of strikes. Gannicus will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gannicus drops his hands momentarily and Lanastar takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lanastar lands a glancing blow to the side of Gannicus's head.
Gannicus works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lanastar. Gannicus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lanastar stuns Gannicus with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Lanastar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gannicus moves out of range as Lanastar strikes.
Lanastar misses with an uppercut. Gannicus saw that one coming.

Gannicus moves into the clinch.
Gannicus taking a breather.

Gannicus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lanastar throws a looping overhand right but Gannicus ducks down to avoid it.

Lanastar darts in and clinches Gannicus up against the cage.

Gannicus breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lanastar avoids the body shot from Gannicus.
Gannicus lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jamie Lanastar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lanastar throws a poor cross that misses
and Gannicus counters with an inside leg kick.
Gannicus takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gannicus slips under a jab.
Gannicus misses with a wild combination.
Gannicus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lanastar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gannicus.
Lanastar looks to land a left hand but Gannicus moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from Lanastar.

Gannicus closes the distance and clinches.
Lanastar tries to circle away but Gannicus has him pinned against the cage.
Gannicus stalling the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Lanastar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lanastar misses with a punch to the body.
Lanastar throws a punch but it's blocked by Gannicus.
Gannicus blocks a body shot from Lanastar.
Gannicus slows down the pace here.
Gannicus blocks a body shot from Lanastar.

Gannicus breaks the clinch.
Gannicus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lanastar.
Lanastar throws a hook to the side of Gannicus's head but Gannicus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lanastar cracks Gannicus with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lanastar throws a shot to the body.
Lanastar with a hook.
Gannicus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lanastar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gannicus is looking to slow Lanastar down with leg kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lanastar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gannicus looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gannicus on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lanastar steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gannicus. That one must have hurt.
Gannicus lands a two punch combo.
Lanastar looks to throw the jab but Gannicus is out of range.

Gannicus moves into the clinch.
Lanastar is trying to break the clinch but Gannicus has him pressed against the cage.
Gannicus stalling in the clinch but Lanastar improves position.

Gannicus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gannicus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lanastar scores with a nice head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lanastar keeps the fight on the outside.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gannicus.
Gannicus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lanastar.
Gannicus looks to score with a jab to the body but Lanastar is just out of range.
Gannicus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lanastar lands a right hook to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Gannicus finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Gannicus throws a right hand that Lanastar ducks under and follows up with a left that Lanastar also avoids with ease.
The crowd cheers as Lanastar lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gannicus doesn't seem phased though.
Lanastar misses with an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gannicus throws a nice looking combination but Lanastar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gannicus feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lanastars jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gannicus blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jamie Lanastar will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Lanastar closes the distance and clinches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Gannicus breaks the clinch.
Gannicus's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gannicus duly obliges.
Lanastar avoids the body shot from Gannicus.
Gannicus on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lanastar lands with a nice body punch.

Lanastar has closed the distance and engaged Gannicus in a clinch.
Lanastar taking a breather.
Lanastar gets through Gannicus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lanastar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lanastar is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lanastar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gannicus is trying to stall.
Lanastar trying to control the position but instead, Gannicus has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lanastar into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gannicus stalls.
Gannicus looking to stall.
Lanastar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gannicus lands a right hand.
Lanastar manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lanastar stalling in the clinch but Gannicus improves position.
Lanastar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gannicus backwards.

Gannicus manages to break the clinch.
Gannicus avoids the body shot from Lanastar.
Gannicus throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lanastar's head.
Lanastar jabs at Gannicus's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Lanastar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lanastar cracks Gannicus with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lanastar connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gannicus momentarily.
Lanastar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gannicus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gannicus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gannicus gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gannicus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A lazy left from Lanastar finds it's target.
Gannicus throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gannicus throws out a loose jab but Lanastar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lanastar throws a series of strikes that have Gannicus backpedaling.
Lanastar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lanastar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gannicus.

Lanastar closes the distance and clinches.
Gannicus keeps control of Lanastar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gannicus looking to stall.

Gannicus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lanastar uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gannicus has time to react.
A head kick misses from Gannicus.
Sloppy strikes from Lanastar. Those never looked like landing.
Lanastar looks to land a right hand but Gannicus moved out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gannicus moves into the clinch.
Gannicus scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gannicus taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lanastar wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lanastar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lanastar wants to get back to striking at distance but Gannicus won't allow it.

Gannicus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A big left from Gannicus misses.

Lanastar clinches with his opponent.

Gannicus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lanastar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A slow jab from Lanastar misses its intended target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gannicus throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gannicus misses with a series of wild punches.
A jab from Lanastar misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamie Lanastar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Gannicus jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lanastar lands the left hand.
Gannicus tests Lanastar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gannicus swinging wildly here.
Jamie Lanastar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gannicus falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gannicus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Lanastar has managed to clinch.
Lanastar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lanastar leaning against his opponent.
Lanastar pushes Gannicus back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gannicus misses with a body punch.

Gannicus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lanastar moves away from the strike by Gannicus.
Gannicus moves out of range as Lanastar strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lanastar fails to land with a series of punches.
Gannicus tries to clinch up but Lanastar circles away and keeps his distance.
Gannicus throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A big right from Lanastar misses.
Gannicus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Lanastar drives through and clinches with Gannicus against the cage.
Lanastar swings wildly with an uppercut but Gannicus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gannicus looking to slow down the pace here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gannicus as Lanastar tries to tie him up.
Still in the clinch, Gannicus scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lanastar tries to throw a body punch but Gannicus avoids it by throwing Lanastar back against the cage.
Gannicus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lanastar working hard to break the clinch.
Gannicus pressing his opponent against the cage.

Gannicus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A telegraphed right hand from Lanastar misses the target.
Lanastar throws a shot from downtown. Gannicus moves away and avoids it.
Gannicus tries to clinch up but Lanastar circles away and keeps his distance.
A big left from Lanastar misses.
Gannicus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lanastar throws a right hand that Gannicus ducks under and follows up with a left that Gannicus also avoids with ease.
Lanastar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lanastar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lanastar misses with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Lanastar misses.
Gannicus throws a body punch but Lanastar moves out of range.
A punch combination from Lanastar misses.
Lanastar takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lanastar throws a hook but Gannicus blocks it.
Gannicus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lanastar was well out of range. Poor timing from Gannicus.
Gannicus tries to clinch there but Lanastar circles away.
Gannicus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gannicus scores with a spinning back kick!
Marv Gannicus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lanastar scores with a nice head shot.
Lanastar misses with a few strikes there.
Gannicus takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lanastar misses the jab.

Gannicus gets tackled into the cage by Lanastar. Lanastar maintains the clinch.

Gannicus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gannicus slips a jab from Lanastar.
Gannicus misses with a series of wild punches.
Lanastar scores with a shot to the body.
Lanastar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Lanastar moves into the clinch successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Gannicus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gannicus misses with a looping right.
Lanastar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gannicus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lanastar misses with a series of wild punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jamie Lanastar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lanastar has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Josh West scores the fight for Jamie Lanastar!
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for Jamie Lanastar!
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for Jamie Lanastar!

Jamie Lanastar wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
86%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Storm Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyoto Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Storm Jackson comes into the arena with Eye of the Tiger blaring out of the sound system. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jackson
vs
Jackson

182 cm
20
210 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

184 cm
19
205 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Untouchable Fight Nutrition

Dynamic Nutrition $35 159 Recovery

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Storm Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lyoto Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Storm Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Storm Jackson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Storm Jackson misses with a takedown attempt - Lyoto Jackson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Storm Jackson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

It looks like Lyoto Jackson has been cut.
Lyoto Jackson slips a jab from Storm Jackson.
Storm Jackson shoots in and drives through. Lyoto Jackson sprawls well.
A slow jab from Storm Jackson misses its intended target.
Storm Jackson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Storm Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Storm Jackson misses with a takedown attempt - Lyoto Jackson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lyoto Jackson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lyoto Jackson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Storm Jackson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Storm Jackson is breathing heavily.

Storm Jackson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Lyoto Jackson!
Lyoto Jackson tries to hold on but Storm Jackson postures up.
Lyoto Jackson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Storm Jackson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyoto Jackson regains half guard.
Storm 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.
Lyoto Jackson is trying to stand.
Lyoto Jackson wants to improve his position but Storm Jackson is controlling well.
Storm Jackson wants to take a breather but Lyoto Jackson is having none of it.
Storm Jackson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Lyoto Jackson wants to control but Storm Jackson is keeping busy.
Lyoto Jackson is trying to stand back up but Storm Jackson is controlling him
Lyoto Jackson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Storm Jackson. 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.
Still in half guard, Storm Jackson seems content to control.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Storm Jackson misses with a looping right.
Storm Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lyoto Jackson lands a leg kick that knocks Storm Jackson off balance momentarily.
Lyoto Jackson leaves Storm Jackson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Storm Jackson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Storm Jackson showed some decent athleticism there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lyoto Jackson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Storm Jackson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lyoto Jackson tries to kick Storm Jackson off but Storm Jackson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm Jackson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Storm Jackson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lyoto Jackson defending well though.
Storm Jackson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lyoto Jackson defending well though.
Lyoto Jackson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Storm Jackson.
Storm Jackson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Storm Jackson wants to control but Lyoto Jackson is keeping him busy.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Storm Jackson is taking a breather. Lyoto Jackson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Storm Jackson shoots in and drives through. Lyoto Jackson sprawls well.
Horrible takedown by Storm Jackson or perhaps it was just good defense by Lyoto Jackson which made him look bad.
Nice sprawl there from Lyoto Jackson as Storm Jackson shoots in.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Storm Jackson with that takedown attempt.
Storm Jackson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lyoto Jackson has time to react.
Lyoto Jackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Storm Jackson misses with a takedown attempt - Lyoto Jackson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A head kick from Lyoto Jackson lands but Storm Jackson takes it in his stride.

It looks like Storm Jackson has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lyoto Jackson cracks the inside of Storm Jackson's front leg.
Lyoto Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Storm Jackson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lyoto Jackson tries to avoid it but Storm Jackson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lyoto Jackson to the ground. Lyoto Jackson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lyoto Jackson throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick from Lyoto Jackson lands but Storm Jackson takes it in his stride.

Storm Jackson is rocked!
Storm Jackson glances at the clock... BAM! Lyoto Jackson nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Storm Jackson crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Storm Jackson is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lyoto Jackson!
Lyoto Jackson very nearly forgot to thank Dynamic Nutrition $35 159 Recovery amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.