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UPF Niner: Brown Vs Chippa PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stone comes to the cage accompanied by UFC Undisputed 3 Theme Song. 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?
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jimmy Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jose Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick misses from Lopez.
Stone takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lopez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stone tries to clinch but Lopez moves out of range.
Stone avoids the head kick by Lopez.
Stone tries to clinch but Lopez is having none of it.
Stone moves into the clinch.
Lopez blocks an elbow strike from Stone.
Stone creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lopez is trying to force a seperation but Stone has the dominant position.
Lopez is leaning against Stone and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Stone lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lopez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lopez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lopez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lopez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lopez avoiding damage as Stone throws knees to the body.
Lopez tries to break free but Stone pushes him back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Stone scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stone scores with a shot to the side of Lopez's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez tries to stall but Stone uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Stone content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Stone lands a hook that snaps the head of Lopez backwards.
Stone throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stone throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stone.
Stone misses with some punches.
Lopez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Stone.
Lopez avoids the elbow strike from Stone, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Stone just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lopez's brow.
Stone misses with an elbow over the top.
Stone lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Stone fails to land.
Lopez avoids the elbow strike from Stone, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lopez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Stone scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lopez avoids it.
Stone misses with an elbow strike.
Lopez can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone throws an elbow but it misses.
Lopez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stone creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lopez avoiding damage as Stone throws knees to the body.
Lopez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stone is defending well for now.
Lopez blocking some punches.
Lopez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stone is looking to land body kicks.
Stone tries to clinch but Lopez is having none of it.
Lopez throws a push kick but Stone slaps the foot to one side.
Lopez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lopez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stone creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Stone throws an elbow but misses.
Lopez dodges an elbow strike from Stone.
Come on Stone - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Still in the clinch, Stone scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stone has a couple of punches blocked by Lopez.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stone.
Stone lands with a light punch inside.
Lopez is trying to force a seperation but Stone has the dominant position.
Lopez working aggressively here.
Lopez throws a punch but it's blocked by Stone.
Lopez is trying to break the clinch but Stone has him pressed against the cage.
Stone misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lopez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stone's elbow.
Stone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lopez is defending well for now.
Lopez tries a body shot but Stone blocks it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lopez is trying to maintain a safe position but Stone gets an underhook and turns Lopez into the cage.
Lopez tries a body shot but Stone blocks it.
Lopez misses with a body punch.
Lopez looking to stall.
Stone trying to stall but Lopez improves his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez misses with a body punch.
Stone pushes off an throws an elbow but Lopez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lopez is leaning against Stone and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Stone misses with a punch on the inside.
Lopez blocks an elbow strike from Stone.
Lopez blocks an elbow strike from Stone.
Lopez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lopez swats away the attempt to clinch by Stone.
Stone jabs Lopez right on the nose. Lopez blinks but takes it well.
Lopez throws a sloppy head kick and Stone moves out of range easily.
Lopez misses with a head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Lopez.
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lopez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lopez scores with a head kick. Stone tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Stone tries to clinch up.
Stone clinches up against the cage.
Lopez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lopez throws a punch but it's blocked by Stone.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Stone dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Stone throws a sloppy head kick and Lopez moves out of range easily.
Stone tries to clinch there but Lopez circles away.
The fighters circling - Stone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stone throws a jab but it's blocked by Lopez.
Jimmy Stone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lopez throws a head kick that misses.
Stone tries to clinch but Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez tries a head kick but it misses.
Stone walks into a stiff left hand from Lopez.
Lopez connects with a crisp jab.
A head kick misses from Lopez.
Stone has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lopez avoids a wild elbow strike from Stone.
Stone keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lopez's efforts to push away.
Stone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lopez is defending well for now.
Stone lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lopez backwards.
Stone looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lopez is looking to break free of the clinch but Stone has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stone throws an elbow but it misses.
Stone looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Stone misses with some punches.
Stone works on Lopez's body with a couple of short punches.
Lopez misses with a body punch.
Lopez swings wildly with an uppercut but Stone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lopez avoids a wild elbow strike from Stone.
Stone misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stone blocks a body shot from Lopez.
Lopez avoids the elbow strike from Stone, against the cage.
Lopez is trying to force a seperation but Stone has the dominant position.
Lopez tries to break free but Stone pushes him back against the cage.
A short left from Lopez.
Lopez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stone has him pressed against the cage.
Stone lands a hook that snaps the head of Lopez backwards.
Stone softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lopez misses with a punch to the body.
Stone throws an elbow that misses.
Lopez avoids a wild elbow strike from Stone.
Lopez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lopez avoids the elbow strike from Stone, against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Stone throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lopez manages to break the clinch.
Stone is looking to clinch but Lopez is avoiding it.
Lopez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lopez throws a sloppy head kick and Stone moves out of range easily.
Lopez tries a head kick but it misses.
Stone clinches up against the cage.
Stone softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lopez stalling in the clinch but Stone improves position.
Stone dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez breaks the clinch.
Stone wants to clinch.
Stone tries to clinch there but Lopez circles away.
Stone tries to clinch up but Lopez circles away and keeps his distance.
Stone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lopez lands a head kick. Stone smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Stone moves in looking to clinch but Lopez pushes him off.
Stone moves in looking to clinch but Lopez pushes him off.
Stone fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stone clinches with his opponent.
Lopez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stone takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Stone pushes Lopez up against the cage in a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Stone on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez dodges an elbow strike from Stone.
Lopez working aggressively here.
Stone throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lopez tries a body shot but Stone blocks it.
Lopez can't break the clinch.
Stone is looking to control Lopez's arms but Lopez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Stone has his back to the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stone misses with an elbow over the top.
Stone lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lopez backwards.
Lopez blocks an elbow strike from Stone.
Stone throws an elbow but it misses.
Stone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lopez is defending well for now.
Jimmy Stone has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lopez dodges an elbow strike from Stone.
Stone lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stone lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stone keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lopez's efforts to push away.
Lopez tries to throw a body punch but Stone avoids it by throwing Lopez back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Stone dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Lopez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lopez lands with a good body shot.
Jose Lopez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stone scores with a sloppy right hand. Lopez should have avoided that one.
Stone is looking to clinch but Lopez is avoiding it.
Lopez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stone moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lopez avoids the head kick by Stone.
Lopez keeps the fight on the outside.
Stone fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick by Stone misses
and Lopez counters with a nice kick to the body.
Stone has managed to clinch.
Stone swings wildly with an uppercut but Lopez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lopez misses with a body punch.
Lopez wants to get back to striking at distance but Stone won't allow it.
Stone makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stone avoiding damage as Lopez throws knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lopez manages to break the clinch.
Lopez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Stone is out of range.
Lopez keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone tries to clinch up.
Stone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A left and a right from Lopez both land. Nice combination.
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lopez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lopez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Stone lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lopez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stone misses with an elbow strike.
Lopez can't break the clinch.
Lopez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stone throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stone creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Stone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lopez avoids it.
Stone throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lopez is trying to maintain a safe position but Stone gets an underhook and turns Lopez into the cage.
Lopez is trying to push Stone away but Stone has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jose Lopez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez is trying to stall.
Stone crunches a lovely knee into Lopez's ribcage.
Lopez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stone.
Stone lands a shot to the body.
Lopez dodges an elbow strike from Stone.
Lopez takes an elbow to the temple.
Stone lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lopez backwards.
Lopez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick misses from Lopez.
Stone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stone throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lopez blocks a head kick by Stone.
Stone rushes Lopez and presses him up against the cage.
Lopez blocks the elbow strike.
Lopez wants to get back to striking at distance but Stone won't allow it.
Lopez avoids the elbow strike from Stone, against the cage.
Lopez tries a body shot but Stone blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stone swings wildly with an uppercut but Lopez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stone lands an uppercut.
Lopez tries to work over Stone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lopez.
Lopez looking to slow down the pace here.
Lopez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stone has Lopez pressed against the cage, preventing Lopez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stone is pushing Lopez up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lopez misses with an elbow strike.
Lopez dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Stone.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez missing with knees to the body.
Lopez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lopez wants to get back to striking at distance but Stone won't allow it.
A short uppercut from Stone.
Lopez avoids the elbow strike from Stone, against the cage.
Lopez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A shot in the inside from Stone.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Lopez fails to land.
Stone landing knees to the head.
Stone on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stone lands a nice uppercut.
Stone tries a body shot but Lopez blocks it.
Stone is trying to maintain a safe position but Lopez gets an underhook and turns Stone into the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stone misses with an elbow over the top.
Stone lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stone.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stone.
Lopez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Stone showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Stone, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Stone!
Jimmy Stone made sure to mention his sponsor, Al's Supplements - GRAND OPENING - 160 for $125 in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stefan Pruvhe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mualzavata Animai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Animai's choice of entrance music: Never Back Down - Linkin Park. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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192 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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, Stefan Pruvhe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mualzavata Animai!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Animai fails with the takedown
and Pruvhe counters with a stiff right hand.
Animai fails to land the takedown.
A right-left combo lands from Pruvhe.
It looks like Mualzavata Animai has been cut.
Pruvhe scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Animai doesn't seem bothered though.
Animai with a poor takedown
letting Pruvhe counter with a right hand.
Animai is rocked!
Stefan Pruvhe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mualzavata Animai.
Animai with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pruvhe scores with a counter punch that sends Animai to the canvas! Pruvhe smells blood - he's punishing Animai with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Animai has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stefan Pruvhe!
After the fight, Stefan Pruvhe was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bradly Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Feodor King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Bradly Wilson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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260 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bradly Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Feodor King!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Wilson.
King shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. King showed some decent athleticism there.
Wilson has a hand on King's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. King takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Wilson is wriggling around trying to escape.
King controlling from the full mount.
Wilson is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! King has taken his back!
A bit of a pause in the action here. King controlling the positon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, with King on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Wilson is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Wilson wants to escape the position.
Wilson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
King has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Wilson's body.
Wilson rolls, trying to escape but King keeps control of the position.
Wilson trying to control the position but King manages to sink in the hooks.
King trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Wilson doesn't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is really stuck here.
King has his arm under Wilson's chin here. Game over son! King squeezes tightly and Wilson is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Feodor King!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Harrington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Debo Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blaze has chosen great balls of fire! as his entrance music. Debo Blaze has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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211 lbs
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Harrington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Debo Blaze!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrington gets tackled into the cage by Blaze. Blaze maintains the clinch.
Harrington throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blaze blocks it with crossed arms.
Harrington with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Debo Blaze has been cut.
Harrington connects with a nasty looking knee right to Blaze's face.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Harrington as Blaze tries to tie him up.
Harrington with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Harrington misses with a knee strike.
Harrington lands a nice knee to the body.
Harrington tries a knee to the head but Blaze blocks it.
Blaze with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Blaze misses with a knee to the head.
Harrington using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blaze has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Harrington looking to throw knees to the head but Blaze is blocking nicely.
Harrington misses with a knee strike.
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!
Blaze using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Harrington connects with a knee to the head.
Harrington tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Harrington is breathing heavily.
Blaze landing knees to the body.
Blaze tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harrington avoids it.
Blaze missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrington tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Harrington tries to land a knee to the head but Blaze blocks with his arms.
Blaze is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harrington is defending well for now.
Harrington landing knees to the head.
Blaze is looking to control Harrington's arms but Harrington gets an underhook and turns him. Now Blaze has his back to the cage.
Blaze trying to land knees to the body.
Blaze is trying to push Harrington away but Harrington has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Harrington with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Harrington using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blaze has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Blaze tries a knee to the head but Harrington blocks it.
Blaze lands a knee to the body.
Blaze tries to land knees in the clinch but Harrington avoids the damage to the body.
Blaze looking to slow down the pace here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Blaze.
Blaze unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Blaze is trying to push Harrington away but Harrington has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Blaze throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harrington blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrington with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Blaze connects with a knee to the head.
Blaze is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harrington is defending well for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harrington avoiding damage as Blaze throws knees to the body.
Harrington throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blaze blocks it with crossed arms.
Harrington tries to land knees in the clinch but Blaze avoids the damage to the body.
Blaze is looking to control Harrington's arms but Harrington gets an underhook and turns him. Now Blaze has his back to the cage.
Blaze with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Harrington tries a knee to the head but Blaze blocks it.
A knee to the head by Blaze.
It looks like Chris Harrington has been cut.
Blaze tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harrington avoids it.
Blaze creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Blaze working hard to break the clinch.
Blaze tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harrington avoiding damage as Blaze throws knees to the body.
Harrington misses with a knee to the head.
Harrington with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Blaze breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrington tries to close the distance and clinch but Blaze swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blaze scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Harrington swats away the attempt to clinch by Blaze.
Blaze will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Chris Harrington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harrington wants to clinch.
Blaze looks to land a combination but Harrington avoids it well.
Blaze fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blaze pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harrington moves in looking to clinch but Blaze pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaze wants to clinch up but Harrington keeps it at a distance.
Harrington throws a head kick that half lands.
Harrington clinches up with Blaze and pushes him back against the cage.
Harrington connects with a knee to the head.
Blaze landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Harrington with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Harrington on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harrington is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blaze is defending well for now.
Blaze lands a knee to the head.
Blaze with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Harrington on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Harrington looking to throw knees to the head but Blaze is blocking nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knees in the clinch landing for Blaze.
Harrington keeps control of Blaze as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Blaze using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Blaze with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Harrington with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Debo Blaze will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Blaze tries to clinch there but Harrington circles away.
A head kick misses from Blaze.
Harrington tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Blaze counters with a head kick.
Harrington throws a sloppy head kick and Blaze moves out of range easily.
Harrington tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blaze paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harrington avoids the head kick by Blaze.
Harrington tries to close the distance and clinch but Blaze swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blaze shoots in looking for a takedown. Harrington tries to sprawl out of it but Blaze keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Harrington manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harrington looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blaze is breathing heavily.
Harrington drives through and clinches with Blaze against the cage.
Harrington with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrington with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Debo Blaze seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Harrington misses with a knee strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Blaze with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Blaze taking a breather.
Blaze misses with an elbow strike.
Harrington throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blaze blocks it with crossed arms.
Blaze looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Harrington tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees to the body from Harrington.
Harrington tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Blaze throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harrington blocks it with crossed arms.
Harrington is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Harrington with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Harrington scores a nice knee to the body.
Blaze lands a good knee to the midsection. Harrington won't want to take too many of those.
Harrington tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrington prevents Blaze from breaking the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Harrington throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blaze blocks it with crossed arms.
Blaze unloads a knee to the mid-section. Harrington lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harrington with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Blaze's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harrington tries to clinch but Blaze moves out of range.
Blaze tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blaze shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Harrington as he avoids it easily.
Harrington tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harrington tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Blaze manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chris Harrington is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harrington misses with a head kick.
Harrington wants to clinch
and Blaze counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze tries to clinch up but Harrington circles away and keeps his distance.
Blaze avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harrington tries to clinch but Blaze moves out of range.
Blaze tries to clinch but Harrington moves out of range.
Blaze swats away the attempt to clinch by Harrington.
Blaze tries to clinch there but Harrington circles away.
Blaze fails with a takedown attempt.
Chris Harrington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Debo Blaze.
Harrington moves into the clinch successfully.
Harrington avoids the elbow strike from Blaze, against the cage.
Blaze tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harrington avoids it.
Blaze is trying to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrington landing knees to the head.
Blaze tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harrington avoids it.
Harrington tries to land a knee to the head but Blaze blocks with his arms.
Blaze tries to land knees in the clinch but Harrington avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Harrington landing knees to the head.
Harrington throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blaze blocks it with crossed arms.
Harrington throws a knee to the head but misses.
Blaze is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harrington is defending well for now.
Blaze takes a knee right on the jaw!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blaze stalling in the clinch.
Blaze wants to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harrington blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blaze pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Harrington tries a knee to the head but Blaze blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Chris Harrington will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Blaze misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Harrington is looking to clinch but Blaze is avoiding it.
Harrington tries to clinch but Blaze is having none of it.
Harrington is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harrington tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blaze shoots in looking for a takedown. Harrington tries to sprawl out of it but Blaze keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Harrington manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Blaze tries to keep at a distance but Harrington has taken the fight into the clinch.
Harrington connects with a knee to the head.
Blaze takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harrington blocks an elbow strike from Blaze.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrington with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Blaze tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Harrington with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Harrington misses with a knee strike.
Blaze is trying to maintain a safe position but Harrington gets an underhook and turns Blaze into the cage.
A knee to the head by Harrington.
Blaze is trying to break free.
Harrington tries to land a knee to the head but Blaze blocks with his arms.
Blaze lands a knee to the head.
Blaze throws a knee to the head but misses.
Harrington misses with a knee strike.
Blaze's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Harrington tries to land knees in the clinch but Blaze avoids the damage to the body.
Blaze missing with knees to the body.
Blaze is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harrington is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrington scores with a knee to the head.
Blaze using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Harrington has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Blaze tries to land a knee to the head but Harrington blocks with his arms.
Harrington tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Blaze tries to land knees in the clinch but Harrington avoids the damage to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harrington scores with a knee to the head.
Harrington with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Blaze trying to land knees to the body.
Harrington with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Harrington on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Harrington with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Blaze missing with knees to the body.
Harrington tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Blaze misses with a knee to the head.
Blaze tries to land knees in the clinch but Harrington avoids the damage to the body.
Harrington tries a knee to the head but Blaze blocks it.
Blaze landing knees to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrington connects with a knee to the head.
Harrington using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blaze has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Blaze tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Harrington throws a knee to the head but misses.
Harrington tries a knee to the head but Blaze blocks it.
Blaze tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harrington avoids it.
Harrington using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blaze has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Harrington tries a knee to the head but Blaze blocks it.
Harrington tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Blaze looking to throw knees to the head but Harrington is blocking nicely.
Blaze is trying to break the clinch but Harrington has him pressed against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Blaze.
Harrington tries to land a knee to the head but Blaze blocks with his arms.
Blaze has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Blaze's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harrington circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrington fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blaze fails to land the takedown.
Chris Harrington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Debo Blaze.
Blaze throws a sloppy head kick
and Harrington counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Harrington.
Harrington tries to land a knee to the head but Blaze blocks with his arms.
Blaze with a knee to the head.
Harrington misses with a knee strike.
Harrington misses with a knee to the head.
Blaze wants to break free but Harrington has control.
Harrington tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harrington throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blaze blocks it with crossed arms.
Blaze looking to throw knees to the head but Harrington is blocking nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harrington lands a knee to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harrington managing to block the knees to the body from Blaze.
Harrington scores with a knee to the head.
Blaze trying to control the position but instead, Harrington has worked for underhooks and has pushed Blaze into the cage.
Harrington avoids the elbow strike from Blaze, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Harrington showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Harrington has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Harrington!
Chris Harrington took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Unique Wear and Custom Design for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tony Goldman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Mael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tony Goldman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Anthony Mael!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goldman drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Mael wants to sweep here but Goldman controlling him for the moment.
Goldman drops back looking for a leg! Mael is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mael manages to kick Goldman off! Goldman jumps back into Mael's guard.
Goldman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mael working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Goldman.
Goldman trying to move into half guard but instead Mael has managed to sweep!
Mael seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Mael trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Goldman wants to sweep but no luck.
Mael trying to control but Goldman is working from the bottom.
Mael works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mael passes to full mount!
Mael can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Goldman is looking to escape.
Mael throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Mael is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Goldman has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Goldman is squirming around, avoiding Mael's attempts to control the action.
Mael is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mael wants to finish this one by submission but Goldman is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Mael.
Mael wants to control the pace but Goldman is squirming around nicely.
Goldman tries to lock up and control but Mael gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Goldman slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Goldman is looking to improve his position.
Mael is keen to just control but Goldman is a slippery customer.
Mael wants to work for an arm triangle but Goldman is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mael missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Goldman controlling the position well.
Goldman works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mael controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mael throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Goldman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mael stopping the sweep attempt from Goldman.
Mael looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldman controls Mael momentarily but Mael frees himself.
Mael wants to pass the guard but Goldman is keeping the position.
Goldman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mael stands and throws Goldman's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Goldman is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Mael off and has taken his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Mael dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mael closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Goldman quickly recovers to half guard.
Mael looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Goldman is looking to control Mael's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Goldman avoid being mounted?
Goldman is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Goldman is looking for a sweep. Mael is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mael uses his free foot to push down on Goldman's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Goldman.
Mael jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Goldman is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Goldman and Mael has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Mael tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mael has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mael wants to take a breather but Goldman manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Mael.
Mael postures up.
Anthony Mael has got the better of the ground game so far.
Goldman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mael doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mael manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mael wants to pass the guard but Goldman is keeping the position.
Mael is looking to advance position but Goldman has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mael really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Goldman jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Mael manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mael is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Goldman wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mael, who protects the arm well.
Mael manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Goldman is looking for a kimura but Mael is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Goldman to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldman is looking for a kimura but Mael is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Goldman to get the leverage.
Mael works his way to full guard. Good work.
Goldman is posturing up here but Mael has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Goldman tries to roll out but it's too tight and Goldman has to tap! Slick submission there by Mael!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Anthony Mael!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Maxim Markov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Disamsam (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.
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177 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Maxim Markov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Disamsam!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Disamsam lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Markov circles away quickly and effectively.
Markov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Markov dodges the punch combination from Disamsam.
Disamsam dips to his left and cracks Markov with an uppercut!
Nice uppercut there from Disamsam.
Disamsam lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Markov circles away quickly and effectively.
Markov misses with a double jab.
Disamsam throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Markov closes the distance and clinches.
Markov gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Markov seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Disamsam is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Maxim Markov!
An out of breath and clearly excited Maxim Markov thanked Unique Wear and Custom Design for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Staehlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Williams (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?
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257 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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271 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Staehlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Greg Williams!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Josh West and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams gets a takedown into half guard.
Williams is thwarting Staehlin's attempts to control the position.
Williams is trying for a kimura here. Staehlin looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Williams wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Greg Williams!
Greg Williams thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Noble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sheng Jen Kuo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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217 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tim Noble!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sheng Jen Kuo!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noble scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kuo moves in looking to clinch but Noble pushes him off.
Kuo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Noble pinned against the cage. Noble gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Noble lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Noble throws a right hand that Kuo ducks under and follows up with a left that Kuo also avoids with ease.
Noble defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kuo.
Noble fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kuo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tim Noble has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sheng Jen Kuo.
Noble moves out of range as Kuo strikes.
Noble throws a series of punches but Kuo avoids them all with ease.
Noble throws a series of punches but Kuo avoids them all with ease.
Kuo shoots for a takedown but Noble saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Noble scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nice takedown defense from Noble. No joy for Kuo on that attempt.
Kuo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Noble as he avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuo shoots in and gets a takedown into Noble's guard.
Kuo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kuo throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Noble is trying to keep Kuo in close.
Kuo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kuo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Noble trying to keep a closed guard but Kuo is proving a slippery customer.
Noble will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kuo throwing strikes from guard but Noble blocks nicely.
Kuo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Noble wriggles free and stands up.
Kuo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tim Noble is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kuo is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuo shoots in and drives through. Noble sprawls well.
Kuo throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Noble tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kuo is in Noble's guard.
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!
Kuo looking to pass the guard.
Noble is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Noble is trying to control the position but Kuo postures up.
Kuo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Noble looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kuo is one step ahead there.
Kuo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Noble swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kuo advances to half guard.
Kuo is trying to control. Noble wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kuo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kuo is looking for a kimura here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noble pushes Kuo off looking to stand but Kuo dives back in and keeps control.
Kuo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kuo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Noble doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kuo.
Kuo prevents Noble from standing back up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Noble is trying to stand.
Kuo is looking for a kimura but Noble is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kuo to get the leverage.
Noble has hold of Kuo's hands but Kuo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kuo passes to full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuo breaks from Noble's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Noble on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Noble tries to get out of the position.
Kuo working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Kuo working for a guillotine from mount but Noble is in no mood to give up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Noble's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Noble wants to hold on but Kuo pushes him away.
Kuo wants to finish this one by submission but Noble is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Kuo.
Noble wants to hold on but Kuo pushes him away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kuo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Noble is looking to improve his position but Kuo isn't that keen on the idea.
Kuo lands a big shot there that rocks Noble but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sheng Jen Kuo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kuo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Noble.
Kuo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kuo misses with a wild combination.
Kuo shoots in but Noble avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Noble pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kuo shoots in looking for a takedown but Noble manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kuo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Noble rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kuo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A combination from Noble does no damage.
Noble leaves Kuo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tim Noble has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sheng Jen Kuo.
Noble circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kuo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Noble defends it nicely.
Tim Noble is winning the standup battle so far.
Kuo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Noble.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Noble as he jumps to the side.
Kuo dives in and grabs Noble's left leg, looking for a takedown. Noble pushes down on Kuo's head and hops out.
Kuo is breathing heavily.
Kuo avoids a kick to the body.
Kuo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Noble's waist but Noble gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kuo off to one side.
Kuo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Noble sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kuo somewhat.
Tim Noble is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Noble is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sheng Jen Kuo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Noble breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noble misses with a two punch combination.
Noble lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Sheng Jen Kuo has been cut.
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!
Noble misses with the combination.
Noble avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Noble keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Noble keeps the fight on the outside.
Kuo fails with a takedown attempt.
Kuo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Kuo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kuo wants to finish this one by submission but Noble is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Kuo.
Kuo avoids the attempt from Noble to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noble is looking to improve his position but Kuo isn't that keen on the idea.
Noble is working hard here to advance position.
Noble wants to hold on but Kuo pushes him away.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kuo has control of Noble's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Noble regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Sheng Jen Kuo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Noble tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Noble gets back to half guard.
Kuo prevents Noble from standing back up.
Kuo thows a huge punch but Noble dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noble wants to get back to his feet.
Kuo is pressing down on Noble's thigh, looking to free his foot. Noble is holding on for now.
Kuo prevents Noble from standing back up.
Kuo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Noble trying to control here.
Kuo sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kuo is working for a submission of some sort.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tim Noble will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sheng Jen Kuo's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Kuo shoots in looking for a takedown. Noble tries to sprawl out of it but Kuo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Noble manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kuo tries to land a body kick
and Noble counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kuo tries for a takedown but Noble sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kuo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kuo scores with a takedown into Noble's guard.
Kuo postures up and lands a big shot to Noble's brow.
Noble wants to get back to his feet but Kuo passes into half guard.
Noble avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kuo.
Kuo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kuo looks to land a strike but Noble avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Kuo passes Noble's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuo throwing shots but Noble is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noble is looking to improve his position.
Kuo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Noble pushes Kuo off looking to stand but Kuo dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Noble wants to improve his position but Kuo is controlling well.
Kuo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Noble knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Noble kicks off Kuo and gets to his feet.
Noble stuffs the takedown.
Tim Noble has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sheng Jen Kuo.
Noble will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kuo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuo prevents Noble from getting the reversal.
Kuo has control of Noble's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Noble regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Kuo wants to finish this one by submission but Noble is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Kuo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuo looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Poor strikes thrown by Kuo there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Kuo is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Noble to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Noble shrugs it off.
Kuo tries to control but Noble wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuo throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Noble because Kuo loaded up on that one.
Kuo swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Noble is now in Kuo's guard. A big mistake from Kuo there, giving up the dominant position!
Noble wants to get up but he can't break Kuo's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kuo working for a triangle but Noble defends it easily.
Noble tries to free his leg and advance position but Kuo is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noble wanted to stand there but Kuo had control of the position.
Noble trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Noble stopping the sweep attempt from Kuo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Noble controls the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sheng Jen Kuo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kuo 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
Judge Josh West scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sheng Jen Kuo!
Sheng Jen Kuo really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Al's Supplements - GRAND OPENING - 160 for $125 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rickson Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leon Shannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shannon is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Donald Trump by Mac Miller. Rickson Gracie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rickson Gracie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Leon Shannon!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shannon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gracie.
Shannon shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Shannon is looking for a kimura here.
Shannon is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gracie is just riding it out for now. Shannon eventually gives up the hold.
Shannon is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gracie is pressing down on Shannon's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control the position.
Gracie controlling Shannon's posture.
Shannon postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Gracie is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Shannon, into his guard.
Shannon keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Shannon keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Rickson Gracie just wasn't active enough.
Shannon closes the distance and clinches up with Gracie, looking for a takedown. Shannon pushes Gracie against the cage but Gracie circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Shannon tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gracie swivels and escapes.
Gracie misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Shannon goes down! Can Gracie finish him!?
Shannon is rocked!
It looks like Leon Shannon has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Shannon is still in real trouble! Can Gracie finish him?
Gracie thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Shannon looks gassed!
Gracie wants to control but Shannon is keeping him busy.
Shannon seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gracie has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Shannon is not content to let Gracie control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rickson Gracie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leon Shannon's cut.
That's time! Gracie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gracie displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Shannon.
Nice takedown defense from Gracie. No joy for Shannon on that attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shannon walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Gracie! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rickson Gracie!
Rickson Gracie retains his light heavyweight title!
Rickson Gracie decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tony Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chappa Chippa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Chappa Chippa enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tony Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chappa Chippa!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Chippa got a little sloppy there for a moment and Brown has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Chippa has managed to get both his arms back between Brown's legs - danger averted.
Brown throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Chippa frees his head nicely. Oh but Brown has switched to an armbar! Chippa is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Tony Brown!
A less than humble Tony Brown misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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