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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bing Boom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guy Kopec (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kopec is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Boats 'N Hoes. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bing Boom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Guy Kopec!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kopec cracks Boom with an open hand slap.
Kopec fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kopec shoots in looking for a takedown. Boom tries to sprawl out of it but Kopec keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Boom manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kopec is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boom.
Boom thuds his right hand into Kopec's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kopec is trying hard to land a takedown here. Boom sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bing Boom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Guy Kopec.
Kopec throws out a loose jab but Boom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boom scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kopec is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kopec swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kopec misses with a few strikes there.
Kopec throws a lazy uppercut
and Boom makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Boom slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boom fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kopec has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Guy Kopec seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Boom.
Kopec blocks a low kick nicely.
Kopec shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Boom pinned against the cage. Boom gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Boom defending well as Kopec loads up on a big left hand.
Danga de danga de dang - Kopec scores with a four punch combination!
Boom uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kopec.
A shot to the body from Kopec misses
and Boom counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A good leg kick by Boom.
Boom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kopec lands with a hook. Boom tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kopec lands with a nice body punch.
Kopec takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boom jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kopec misses with a double jab.
Kopec misses with a few strikes there.
Kopec swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kopec misses with a looping right.
A big right from Kopec misses.
Boom tries to sprawl but Kopec drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Boom wants to control but Kopec is keeping busy.
Boom is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kopec's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kopec's back!
Kopec is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Boom off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kopec is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Boom biding his time, looking for the opening.
Kopec is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Kopec is trying escape back to his feet. He turns into his opponent's guard and eventually finds his way back to his feet.
Kopec throws a wild body kick that Boom sees coming a mile off.
Kopec tries for a takedown but Boom sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Good shot there by Kopec.
A shot to the liver by Kopec. Beautiful body shot.
Kopec misses with a hook.
Kopec misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kopec misses the shot to the body.
Kopec throws out a loose jab but Boom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kopec misses with a takedown attempt - Boom sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Boom is looking to slow Kopec down with leg kicks.
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!
Horrible takedown by Kopec or perhaps it was just good defense by Boom which made him look bad.
An inside leg kick lands from Boom.
Kopec looks winded!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boom slips under a jab from Kopec.
Boom is looking to slow Kopec down with leg kicks.
Boom connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Guy Kopec will probably get the nod.
That's time! Boom's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kopec shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kopec takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kopec throws a hook to the side of Boom's head but Boom sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kopec looks for a takedown but Boom sprawls well.
Boom buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kopec looks to land a combination. Boom sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kopec scores with a crisp jab that stopped Boom in his tracks.
Kopec misses with a wild combination.
Boom throws a leg kick which misses Kopec's front leg but catches the back leg as Kopec tries to avoid it.
Kopec is breathing heavily.
Boom slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kopec throws a jab but it's blocked by Boom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kopec takes one to the side of the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Boom, right into the meat.
Boom chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice uppercut there from Boom.
Donk. Boom catches Kopec right on the button with a cross.
It looks like Guy Kopec has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kopec thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kopec chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Boom can pounce on him.
Bing Boom is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kopec moves away from the strike by Boom.
Boom throws a low kick but Kopec avoids it.
Boom slips under a jab from Kopec.
Kopec takes one on the button.
Kopec misses with an uppercut. Boom saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kopec throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boom lands a nice looking body kick.
Kopec loads up on a big right hand but Boom slips the punch.
Boom fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kopec has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Boom is looking to slow Kopec down with leg kicks.
Kopec misses with a hook. Boom ducked under it nicely.
A big right from Kopec misses.
Kopec throws a jab when Boom was well out of range.
Boom tries to sprawl but Kopec drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Boom trying to control here.
Kopec is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Kopec is pressing down on Boom's thigh, looking to free his foot. Boom is holding on for now.
Kopec thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kopec not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kopec prevents Boom from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kopec stands up from half guard.
Kopec stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Boom.
Kopec swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Boom counters with a low kick, right behind Kopec 's knee.
Kopec fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boom manages to avoid it.
Bing Boom is winning the standup battle so far.
Kopec drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kopec wants to stand but Boom is controlling his posture from full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bing Boom dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Guy Kopec's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Boom takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Boom cracks the inside of Kopec's front leg.
Kopec on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kopec misses with a looping left.
Boom misses with a leg kick.
Kopec misses with a body punch
and Boom counters with a straight right hand.
Boom throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kopec looks to land a combination but Boom avoids it well.
Kopec misses with a looping right.
Boom keeps Kopec at a distance using the push kick.
Boom connects with a right hand. Kopec shakes it off.
Kopec takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kopec closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Boom. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Boom.
Kopec looks to land a combination but Boom avoids it well.
Kopec throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Some bone on bone action there as Kopec checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Boom ducks under a wild hook from Kopec.
Kopec throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Boom on the side of the head.
Kopec misses with a low kick as Boom jumps back.
Boom lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Boom uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kopec.
Kopec misses with a hook. Boom ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kopec has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Boom misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kopec uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Boom has time to react.
Boom connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kopec's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kopec swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
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!
Boom leaves Kopec with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Boom lands a really nice looking cross but Kopec seems unphased.
Boom lands with a thumping leg kick.
Boom feints and then cracks Kopec's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kopec down.
Kopec takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That kick from Boom tenderised Kopec's leg. Kopec is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kopec throws a lazy uppercut
and Boom counters with a slapping leg kick.
Boom dips to his left and cracks Kopec with an uppercut!
Boom thumps Kopec with a low kick.
Kopec shoots in for a takedown but Boom shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kopec takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Boom scores with a punch to the head.
Boom bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kopec is rocked!
Boom throws a monster overhand right that drops Kopec! Boom follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bing Boom!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barby Girl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magnuss Thorne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Girl's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, You're my heart, You're me soul. Magnuss Thorne will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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240 lbs
10 - 14 - 0 |
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265 lbs
1 - 0 - 1 |
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Counter striker
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Experienced |
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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
10 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Barby Girl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Magnuss Thorne!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Paul Gruel and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorne takes the fight into the clinch.
Thorne has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Girl uses from the top position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Thorne wants to stand up but Girl is controlling him.
Girl is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Thorne looking to control but Girl passes into half guard.
Girl tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Thorne.
Thorne is trying to stand up here but Girl is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorne is looking for a sweep. Girl is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Girl decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Girl shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Thorne defends it nicely.
Thorne tries to clinch but Girl moves out of range.
Thorne doesn't manage to clinch there - Girl circles away.
Thorne tries to clinch there but Girl circles away.
Girl gets tackled into the cage by Thorne. Thorne maintains the clinch.
Thorne lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorne misses with a punch to the body.
Thorne lands a left hand.
Thorne stalls.
Girl is trying to break free.
Thorne is stalling here.
Thorne wants a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Girl tries to circle away but Thorne has him pinned against the cage.
Thorne throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Thorne with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Barby Girl's cut is getting worse.
Thorne throws an elbow that misses.
Thorne taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Girl is trying to push Thorne away but Thorne has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Girl can't break the clinch.
Thorne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Girl gets tackled into the cage by Thorne. Thorne maintains the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Girl is looking to break free of the clinch but Thorne has double underhooks.
Girl wants to break the clinch but can't.
Girl blocks a body shot from Thorne.
Come on Thorne - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd are getting on Thorne's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magnuss Thorne dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Barby Girl's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Girl looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Thorne gets a clinch.
Girl managing to block the knees to the body from Thorne.
Thorne misses with the head strike.
Thorne lands a shot to the body.
Thorne pushes Girl back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thorne slowing the pace effectively.
A body shot lands from Thorne.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Thorne.
Thorne wants a takedown.
Thorne keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Girl's efforts to push away.
Thorne has Girl pushed against the cage.
Magnuss Thorne seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Thorne lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorne lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Girl backwards.
Thorne effectively controlling the action here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Magnuss Thorne.
Thorne has Girl up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thorne.
Thorne lands an elbow inside that Girl shrugs off.
Thorne slows down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Girl wants to get back to striking at distance but Thorne won't allow it.
Girl's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Barby Girl's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Thorne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Girl.
Thorne leaning against his opponent.
Thorne decides to pull guard.
Thorne has a closed guard, preventing Girl from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorne wants to stand but Girl is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Girl gets to his feet - Thorne follows without any prompting.
Thorne tries to bum rush Girl with a series of wild strikes but Girl uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Magnuss Thorne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thorne tries to clinch there but Girl circles away.
Girl avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Girl keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thorne lands a glancing blow to the side of Girl's head.
Thorne has closed the distance and engaged Girl in a clinch.
Thorne jumps guard but Girl turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magnuss Thorne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Barby Girl'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!
Thorne shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Girl is trying to stand back up but Thorne is controlling him
Thorne tries to pass to full mount but Girl defends it.
Thorne tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Girl.
Girl is trying to stand up here but Thorne is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thorne tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Thorne postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Girl to stand up.
Thorne has closed the distance and engaged Girl in a clinch.
Girl has had enough of the clinch but Thorne keeps him there for the moment.
Thorne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Girl is defending well for now.
Thorne taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Girl is trying to force a seperation but Thorne has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Thorne.
Girl looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Thorne just leaning against Girl, taking a breather.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thorne creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thorne keeps control of Girl as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Girl wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thorne has him pressed against the cage.
Thorne stalling in the clinch.
Thorne is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Girl to keep the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorne tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thorne breaks the clinch.
Thorne stuffs the takedown attempt from Girl. Girl gets slowly back to his feet.
Thorne stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Thorne wants it to stay on the feet.
Thorne tries to clinch there but Girl circles away.
Thorne rushes Girl and presses him up against the cage.
Thorne tries to land knees in the clinch but Girl avoids the damage to the body.
Thorne misses with a punch on the inside.
Magnuss Thorne is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Girl has had enough of the clinch but Thorne keeps him there for the moment.
Thorne lands a right hand.
Girl breaks the clinch.
Thorne throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Girl.
Girl tries to score a power double leg takedown but Thorne sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Girl somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barby Girl. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thorne rushes Girl and presses him up against the cage.
Barby Girl has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Girl throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Magnuss Thorne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Thorne 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Magnuss Thorne!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rez Cortez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cortez has chosen Hit Me Baby One More Time by Britney Spears as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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200 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rez Cortez!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cortez misses with the combination.
Johnson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like John Johnson has been cut.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cortez lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Johnson sprawling to the canvas. Cortez follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Johnson hang on?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cortez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Johnson's head.
Johnson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cortez is pressing down on Johnson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Johnson is holding on for now.
Johnson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Johnson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Cortez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cortez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cortez has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Johnson is proving hard to escape from.
Cortez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Johnson is looking for a triangle but Cortez pushes his legs off easily.
Cortez throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez preventing the sweep.
Cortez postures up in Johnson's guard and throws a big left but Johnson blocks it.
Cortez is looking to work some ground and pound but Johnson has wrist control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Johnson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Johnson looking for a sweep. Not yet Johnson, not yet.
Cortez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cortez throwing strikes but missing.
Cortez wants to pass the guard but Johnson is keeping the position.
Johnson wants to sweep but no luck.
Cortez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Johnson has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Cortez doesn't defend quickly enough and Johnson has managed to lock this one up! Can Cortez escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Johnson on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). John Johnson!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jack Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Pashurinko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anton Pashurinko told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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147 lbs
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24
136 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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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
18 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jack Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Anton Pashurinko!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson gets a takedown into half guard.
Johnson working the head and body with strikes.
Johnson 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.
Johnson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Pashurinko is trying is best to control the position here.
Pashurinko is trying to get back to full guard.
Pashurinko is looking to control Johnson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pashurinko avoid being mounted?
Johnson is trying to control the action in half guard but Pashurinko is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Johnson connects with a nice short shot to Pashurinko's temple.
Pashurinko is trying to get back to full guard.
Johnson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pashurinko with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Johnson is looking for a kimura but Pashurinko is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Johnson to get the leverage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pashurinko moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Johnson trying to control but Pashurinko is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throwing strikes but missing.
Pashurinko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Johnson drops back looking for a leg! Pashurinko is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Pashurinko manages to kick Johnson off! Johnson jumps back into Pashurinko's guard.
Pashurinko controls Johnson momentarily but Johnson frees himself.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Pashurinko keeps moving.
Johnson tries to free his leg and advance position but Pashurinko is retaining full guard.
Johnson advances position into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Pashurinko knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Pashurinko rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Johnson's guard! Nice work there by Pashurinko!
Pashurinko throwing strikes from guard but Johnson blocks nicely.
Johnson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Pashurinko with a nice head shot there.
Pashurinko is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pashurinko lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson can't keep his opponent in guard - Pashurinko advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Pashurinko throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pashurinko missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Johnson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Johnson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Johnson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pashurinko is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Johnson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Johnson has escaped and now he's on top!
Pashurinko trying to control the position.
Pashurinko tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Pashurinko.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Pashurinko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pashurinko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pashurinko is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jack Johnson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Johnson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Pashurinko shoots and misses
and Pashurinko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pashurinko shoots for a takedown but Johnson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pashurinko keeps the fight on the outside.
Pashurinko doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Jack Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anton Pashurinko.
Pashurinko shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Johnson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Pashurinko takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pashurinko misses with a shot to the body
and Johnson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pashurinko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Johnson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pashurinko avoids it really well and circles away.
Jack Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pashurinko.
Pashurinko with a poor takedown
and Johnson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pashurinko gets caught flat footed, as Johnson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Pashurinko keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Johnson postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson advances position into side control!
Johnson trying to control the position but Pashurinko is working away.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pashurinko keeps working.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Pashurinko is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pashurinko works his way to full guard. Good work.
Pashurinko tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pashurinko is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Johnson pushes down on Pashurinko's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Johnson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Johnson seems to be looking for submissions.
Jack Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Johnson is nestled in close to Pashurinko, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Johnson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Johnson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Johnson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Johnson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Johnson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pashurinko slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Johnson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pashurinko looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Johnson passes into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Johnson lands a nice short elbow.
Johnson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Johnson wants to take a breather but Pashurinko is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pashurinko is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Johnson jumps into side control!
Johnson wants to control but Pashurinko is keeping him busy.
Johnson working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Johnson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Johnson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Johnson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Johnson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Johnson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Johnson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Johnson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Pashurinko is looking to work some ground and pound but Johnson has wrist control.
Johnson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Johnson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pashurinko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pashurinko landing with the ground and pound.
Johnson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pashurinko defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pashurinko throws a big elbow that misses.
Pashurinko throws a sloppy strike and Johnson has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Pashurinko is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Johnson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jack Johnson!
After the fight, Jack Johnson 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Hanma Bakki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crazy Horse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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195 lbs
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195 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hanma Bakki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Crazy Horse!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horse connects with a leg kick. Bakki looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Horse lands an overhand right.
Bakki tries to work over Horse's front leg with a kick but Horse checks it.
Horse cracks the inside of Bakki's front leg.
Bakki pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bakki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Horse wants to clinch.
Bakki with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Horse to score with a decent uppercut.
Horse thuds his right hand into Bakki's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Horse cracks Bakki with an open hand slap.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Horse fails with an attempt to clinch.
Horse connects with a high kick.
Bakki throws an off balance right hand
and Horse connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bakki is rocked!
Horse with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Oh Bakki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bakki walks into a left hand.
Crazy Horse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakki gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Crazy Horse!
Crazy Horse was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Diego Del Angel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yu Wi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diego Del Angel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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138 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Diego Del Angel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yu Wi!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wi drives through with a takedown into Del Angel's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Del Angel manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Del Angel takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Wi tries to hold on but Del Angel pushes him away.
Del Angel sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Del Angel jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Wi manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Del Angel controls the position.
Del Angel has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Wi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wi is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Del Angel is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Wi regains half guard.
Del Angel is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Del Angel is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Wi is just riding it out for now. Del Angel eventually gives up the hold.
Wi won't allow Del Angel to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Del Angel seems content to control.
Wi is trying to stand back up but Del Angel is controlling him
Del Angel is working for a submission of some sort.
Del Angel is thwarting Wi's attempts to control the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Del Angel controlling the action here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Del Angel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Angel tries to clinch there but Wi circles away.
Del Angel is looking to clinch.
Wi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Wi wants to control from the top but Del Angel keeps moving.
Wi looking to sit in guard and control but Del Angel gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wi is trying to control the position but Del Angel postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wi pulls Del Angel in close to his closed guard and prevents Del Angel from doing any damage or advancing position.
Del Angel trying to control the position from guard on top but Wi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Yu Wi wasn't active enough on the ground.
Del Angel is looking to clinch but Wi is avoiding it.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Wi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wi tries to advance position but instead Del Angel slips a leg back in to half guard.
Wi seems to be looking for submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Del Angel is trying is best to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yu Wi will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Wi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wi is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Del Angel's half guard.
Wi looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Del Angel does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Still in half guard, Wi seems content to control.
Wi is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Wi is looking for submissions but instead, Del Angel has regained full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Angel is adopting a defensive guard.
Yu Wi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wi slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Wi decides to stand up, so the ref orders Del Angel to his feet.
Del Angel darts in and clinches Wi up against the cage.
Wi has hold of one of Del Angel's legs. Del Angel is fighting the takedown attempt but Wi gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wi throws a strike but Del Angel rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Del Angel is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Wi trying to keep a closed guard but Del Angel is proving a slippery customer.
Del Angel is stalling in the full 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!
Wi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Del Angel doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Del Angel manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wi is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Del Angel has his hands clasped together but Wi extends an breaks Del Angel's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Wi.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yu Wi!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Javier Casados (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chael Sonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Javier Casados has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Javier Casados!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chael Sonnen!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sonnen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Casados counters with a nice body shot.
Sonnen throws a leg kick but Casados moved away.
Sonnen throws a leg kick but Casados moved away.
Casados changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sonnen tries to avoid it but Casados manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sonnen to the ground. Sonnen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sonnen closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Casados did well to prevent Sonnen getting side control.
Casados missing with punches from the bottom.
Casados is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sonnen pulls his head out easily.
Sonnen keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen trying to control the action but Casados is working from the bottom.
Sonnen working Casados over with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sonnen lands a nice short elbow.
Sonnen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Casados's head.
Sonnen winds up and cracks Casados with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sonnen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Casados taking some punishment here, with Sonnen in his half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sonnen connects with a nice short shot to Casados's temple.
Sonnen looks to land a strike but Casados avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Casados looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen trying to control but Casados is working from the bottom.
Sonnen wants to pass the guard but Casados is keeping the position.
Sonnen slips nicely into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Casados is refusing to be controlled, as Sonnen sits in half guard.
Sonnen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sonnen throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Casados to regain full guard.
Sonnen chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen landing with the ground and pound.
Sonnen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sonnen trying to control but Casados is working from the bottom.
Sonnen throws a big right hand that misses.
Casados working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sonnen.
Casados looking for a guillotine here but Sonnen defends easily.
Sonnen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen trying to control the position from guard on top but Casados is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sonnen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Casados is keeping the position for now.
Sonnen throws a big right hand that misses.
Sonnen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sonnen controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sonnen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sonnen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sonnen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chael Sonnen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Casados shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sonnen sprawls well. Sonnen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Casados gets slowly back to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Casados is defended easily by Sonnen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Casados fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Javier Casados. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Casados gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sonnen counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Casados is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sonnen is aware though and is defending well.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sonnen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sonnen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sonnen landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Casados utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sonnen wants to control from the top but Casados keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sonnen is in close to Casados's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sonnen distracts Casados with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sonnen has gone for a leg lock! Casados slips out almost immediately though and dives into Sonnen's guard.
Casados won't allow Sonnen to sweep him here.
Casados missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casados pushes down on Sonnen's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Casados is trying to work for a kimura but Sonnen is defending well.
Sonnen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sonnen is looking to stand up but Casados isn't so interested in that idea.
Casados throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Casados drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Sonnen manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Casados has Sonnen in his guard.
Sonnen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sonnen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sonnen throwing strikes from guard but Casados blocks nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Casados is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sonnen defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sonnen throws an elbow that misses. Casados uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sonnen's guard. Nice move by Casados!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chael Sonnen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Casados doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sonnen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sonnen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sonnen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Casados's head.
Sonnen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Casados looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sonnen thows a huge punch but Casados dodges it nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Casados on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Casados on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sonnen stalling.
Casados taking some punishment here, with Sonnen in his half guard.
Casados taking some punishment here, with Sonnen in his half guard.
Casados is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sonnen pulls his head out easily.
Sonnen working Casados over with strikes.
Sonnen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sonnen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Javier Casados has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sonnen lands a nice short elbow.
Sonnen seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Sonnen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Casados is looking to improve his position.
Casados regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Sonnen.
Casados will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sonnen working some strikes from top position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sonnen looking to sit in guard and control but Casados gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Casados preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen keeping full guard, as Casados tries to pass.
Sonnen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Casados drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Sonnen dives on top into guard.
Casados is looking for a triangle but Sonnen pushes his legs off easily.
Chael Sonnen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sonnen cracks Casados with a solid left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Casados's head.
Sonnen advances to half guard.
Sonnen is looking to control the position but Casados frees his trapped leg and locks up an armbar from the bottom! It looks tight! Sonnen grimaces and holds on for a second but is forced to tap or have his arm broken! Slick Jiu Jitsu from Casados there - Sonnen really paying for some sloppy defensive work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Javier Casados!
Javier Casados thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roy Bull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bull comes to the cage accompanied by Black Label Society - Fire It Up. Patterson has chosen "I'm Too Sexy" as his entrance music. Pete Patterson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roy Bull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pete Patterson!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patterson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bull manages to work his way to half guard, despite Patterson's best efforts.
Bull regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Patterson.
Patterson wants to stand and escape but instead Bull has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Patterson keeping moving, preventing Bull from controlling successfully.
Bull throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bull pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Patterson is keeping the position for now.
Patterson has his foot on Bull's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bull works his way back into a safe position though.
Bull postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Patterson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bull 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.
Patterson controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull wants to control from the top but Patterson keeps moving.
Bull with a nice head shot there.
Bull controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bull throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Patterson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bull pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Patterson is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bull trying to control but Patterson is working from the bottom.
Bull passes Patterson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Bull thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Patterson's head.
Bull is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bull missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bull throws a strike but Patterson avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Bull with a flurry of punches that miss.
Patterson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bull trying to control the position from guard on top but Patterson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bull looking to pass the guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bull accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bull throws an elbow that misses. Patterson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bull's guard. Nice move by Patterson!
Patterson wants to control from the top but Bull keeps moving.
Patterson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bull might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Patterson's guard.
Bull wants to pass the guard but Patterson is keeping the position.
Patterson pushes Bull off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Patterson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bull tries a head kick but it misses.
Patterson avoids the head kick by Bull.
Patterson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bull gets back to full guard.
Patterson stopping the sweep attempt from Bull.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bull keeping moving, preventing Patterson from controlling successfully.
Patterson is posturing up here but Bull has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Patterson tries to roll out but it's too tight and Patterson has to tap! Slick submission there by Bull!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Roy Bull!
A victorious Roy Bull thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brodus Clay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Ware (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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270 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brodus Clay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marcus Ware!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ware takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Clay keeps the fight on the outside.
Ware misses with a two punch combination.
Clay ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ware throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Clay.
Clay misses with the combination.
Ware clinches.
Clay breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ware fails with an attempt to clinch.
Clay misses with a low kick.
Clay throws a one two combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clay throws a leg kick but Ware sees it coming and moves out of range.
Clay digs a good hook to Ware's body.
Ware is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Clay lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ware tries to clinch up
and Clay counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Clay with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ware looks winded!
Clay connects with an inside leg kick.
Clay misses with a two punch combination.
Clay jabs at Ware's body.
Clay chopping away at his opponent's legs.
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!
Clay throws a nice looking combination but Ware bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ware throws a right and a left that Clay avoids nicely.
Clay throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Clay misses with a low kick.
Clay connects with a crisp jab.
A lazy left from Clay finds it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clay will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Clay connects with a body shot.
Clay throws a nice looking combination but Ware bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Clay lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Clay slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ware gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Ware tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Clay is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Ware buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Ware!! Ware is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Clay throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brodus Clay!
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