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Fallen Champions XVII PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leo Rodrigues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodrigues's entrance music is Save My Soul. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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214 lbs
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215 lbs
0 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Leo Rodrigues!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tim Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez fails to land the takedown.
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rodrigues as he jumps to the side.
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rodrigues as he avoids it easily.
Leo Rodrigues has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Alvarez.
Horrible takedown by Alvarez or perhaps it was just good defense by Rodrigues which made him look bad.
Rodrigues looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Alvarez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rodrigues's waist but Rodrigues gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Alvarez off to one side.
Rodrigues shoots in but Alvarez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rodrigues closes the distance looking to clinch
and Alvarez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Alvarez.
Rodrigues gets control of Alvarez's arms and successfully pulls guard. Rodrigues will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Alvarez landing some decent shots from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez throws a big elbow that misses.
Rodrigues has momentary wrist control but Alvarez slips an elbow through the middle.
Alvarez engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Alvarez distracts Rodrigues with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rodrigues has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Alvarez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Alvarez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Alvarez drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Rodrigues dives on top into guard.
Alvarez looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Rodrigues passes into side control.
Alvarez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Alvarez is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodrigues working away.
Alvarez is looking for a sweep.
Alvarez is trying to work for a sweep but Rodrigues has mounted him!
Rodrigues lands a nice shot to the head.
Alvarez wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Rodrigues keeps control of the position as Alvarez tries to break free.
Rodrigues tightening his grip on Alvarez, looking for the choke.
Alvarez trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez turns into Rodrigues and is now in his guard.
Alvarez works over Rodrigues with some ground and pound from guard.
Alvarez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Alvarez looking to sit in guard and control but Rodrigues gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rodrigues could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Alvarez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Alvarez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Alvarez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rodrigues doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rodrigues manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvarez is trying to control the position but Rodrigues postures up.
Alvarez is working an open guard so Rodrigues takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Rodrigues is breathing heavily.
Alvarez shoots in and gets a takedown into Rodrigues's guard.
Rodrigues has momentary wrist control but Alvarez slips an elbow through the middle.
Alvarez landing with the ground and pound.
Alvarez trying to control the position from guard on top but Rodrigues is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alvarez drops back looking for a leg! Rodrigues is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rodrigues manages to kick Alvarez off! Alvarez jumps back into Rodrigues's guard.
Alvarez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Alvarez landing with the ground and pound.
Alvarez drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Rodrigues dives on top into guard.
Alvarez lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Rodrigues!
Alvarez looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Alvarez in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alvarez looking to control but Rodrigues is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Alvarez cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Rodrigues has left one of his arms exposed and Alvarez doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Rodrigues screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tim Alvarez!
During a confident post fight interview, Tim Alvarez thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tito Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter Netto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tito Santana could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Walter Netto's chin.
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178 lbs
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170 lbs
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Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tito Santana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Walter Netto!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santana looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Santana throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Netto works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Netto keeping moving, preventing Santana from controlling successfully.
Santana working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Santana lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Netto looks winded!
Netto working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Santana.
Santana is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Santana working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Netto's head.
Santana postures up and lands a big shot to Netto's brow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santana throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Netto works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Santana is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Santana is in close to Netto's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Santana scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana connects with a couple of short punches.
Santana wants to pass the guard but Netto is keeping the position.
Santana scoring with punches to the head and body.
Netto is rocked!
Santana is looking to stand up but Netto won't let him.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Santana scoring with some ground and pound.
Netto is still in real trouble! Can Santana finish him?
Santana with a nice head shot there.
Santana stands up over Netto, holding on to his feet. Santana throws the legs to one side and dives in with a huge shot that lands flush on the chin! Netto is out cold! Santana lands a couple more shots and the ref tackles him out of the way! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tito Santana!
A relieved looking Tito Santana thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Kubiak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Russell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Michael Kubiak has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Kubiak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Diego Russell!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russell looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Russell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kubiak is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Russell showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Russell tries to free his leg and advance position but Kubiak is retaining full guard.
Russell chips away with some ground and pound.
Russell is stalling in the full guard.
Kubiak preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russell working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kubiak's head.
Russell controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kubiak can't keep his opponent in guard - Russell advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Russell takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russell is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Russell wants to free his trapped foot but Kubiak is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Russell content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Russell is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kubiak doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Russell.
Russell is nestled in close to Kubiak, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Russell sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kubiak defending well though.
Russell is taking a breather. Kubiak says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Russell not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Russell controlling the action here.
Russell throwing shots but Kubiak is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russell takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Diego Russell wasn't active enough on the ground.
Kubiak misses with a double jab.
Kubiak is breathing heavily.
Kubiak gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Russell to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Russell's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Russell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Russell is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
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!
Russell pushing down on Kubiak's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Russell keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Russell passes to full mount!
Russell with a couple of short strikes.
Russell landing punches.
Russell sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Russell looking for a guillotine from mount but Kubiak is having none of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Russell dominating with strikes here.
Kubiak is rocked!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Russell lands a big shot to the head and Kubiak winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Diego Russell!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cyrus The Virus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christopher Hael (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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270 lbs
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290 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super 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, Cyrus The Virus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Christopher Hael!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hael shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches The Virus napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Hael scoring with punches from side control.
It looks like Cyrus The Virus has been cut.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The Virus defending against the ground and pound.
Hael working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Hael throws a strike aimed at the side of The Virus's head but The Virus avoids it well.
Hael postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hael throwing strikes but The Virus manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
The Virus knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hael on the ground.
Hael manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Hael thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hael thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed The Virus's head.
Hael throwing shots but The Virus is blocking nicely.
Hael is trying to control the action in half guard but The Virus is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hael has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hael prevents The Virus from standing back up.
Hael throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hael working over The Virus with some ground and pound. The Virus looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hael looks to land a strike but The Virus avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Hael throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hael trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but The Virus manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Hael is trying to control the position but The Virus postures up.
The Virus is looking to stand up but Hael won't let him.
The Virus has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hael tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hael bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in The Virus's guard.
Hael in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The Virus keeping moving, preventing Hael from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hael is in close to The Virus's body, working some short punches and elbows.
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!
Hael postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hael throws a big right hand that misses.
The Virus on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if The Virus tries to get out of the position.
Hael trying to control the position from guard on top but The Virus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Virus will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hael with a nice head shot there.
The Virus looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hael throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as The Virus works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hael is working The Virus over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hael postures up in The Virus's guard and throws a big left but The Virus blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hael throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The Virus utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hael postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The Virus keeping moving, preventing Hael from controlling successfully.
Hael stops The Virus from standing up.
The Virus keeping moving, preventing Hael from controlling successfully.
The Virus wants to sweep here but Hael controlling him for the moment.
Hael wants to pass the guard but The Virus is keeping the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hael accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hael working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hael landing with the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hael accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hael throwing strikes from guard but The Virus blocks nicely.
Hael won't allow The Virus to sweep him here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hael throws a big right hand that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hael throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hael with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hael missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hael missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hael connects with a couple of short punches.
Hael is working The Virus over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The Virus wants to stand but Hael is controlling the position.
Hael throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hael's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hael postures up and lands a big shot to The Virus's brow.
Hael in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hael trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hael in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hael working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hael pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. The Virus is keeping the position for now.
The Virus utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hael tries to free his leg and advance position but The Virus is retaining full guard.
Hael throwing strikes from guard but The Virus blocks nicely.
Hael makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hael throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hael working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hael throwing strikes from guard but The Virus blocks nicely.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hael trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hael throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hael is looking to work some ground and pound but The Virus has wrist control.
Hael throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hael prevents The Virus from getting back to his feet.
The Virus is breathing heavily.
Hael throws a big right hand that misses.
Hael is looking to work some ground and pound but The Virus has wrist control.
Hael loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hael throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as The Virus works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hael postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hael wants to control from the top but The Virus keeps moving.
Hael looking to sit in guard and control but The Virus gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The Virus tries to stand but Hael is controlling from the bottom.
Hael throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hael wants to stand up but The Virus is controlling him.
Hael will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Hael is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hael not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hael not landing any meaningful shots this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Virus tries to roll over but Hael keeps him under control.
The Virus trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christopher Hael dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cyrus The Virus's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Hael closes the distance and pushes The Virus back into the ropes.
The Virus tries to break the clinch but Hael is controlling the position.
Hael lands a knee to the head.
Cyrus The Virus's cut is getting worse.
Hael drops down looking for an ankle pick but The Virus pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hael changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. The Virus tries to avoid it but Hael manages to keep hold of a leg and drag The Virus to the ground. The Virus escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hael fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cyrus The Virus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christopher Hael.
Hael moves into range and clinches up with The Virus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hael breaks from the clinch.
Hael throws a combination that misses
and The Virus counters with a right hand to the body.
Hael is breathing heavily.
The Virus lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Christopher Hael has been cut.
The Virus keeps the fight on the outside.
Hael is looking to clinch but The Virus is avoiding it.
The Virus lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hael backs up against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hael tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The Virus is looking to break free of the clinch but Hael has double underhooks.
Hael has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Virus wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hael manages to break the clinch.
The Virus cracks Hael with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The Virus lands a left and a right that send Hael crashing to the mat, dazed. The Virus thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Hael shoots in for a double leg but The Virus sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hael looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The Virus changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The Virus Throws a clean left jab. The Virus Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Hael's chin! Hael crumbles to the ground and The Virus follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by The Virus!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Cyrus The Virus!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chappa Chippa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Mercury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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185 lbs
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188 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chappa Chippa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pete Mercury!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chippa throws an off balance right hand
and Chippa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mercury leaves Chippa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Chippa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mercury was well out of range. Poor timing from Chippa.
Chippa misses with a lunging right hand
and Mercury counters with a two punch combo.
Chippa has a takedown stuffed.
Mercury throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mercury looks to land a combination but Chippa avoids it well.
Chippa throws a hook but Mercury blocks it.
Mercury uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chippa.
Chippa moves into the clinch.
Chippa lands an elbow that stopped Mercury in his tracks for a moment.
Chippa connects with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercury wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chippa has him pressed against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Chippa.
Chippa connects with a knee to the head.
Chippa with a knee to the head.
Mercury is pressed up against the ropes. Chippa has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mercury down to the mat. Mercury avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chappa Chippa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chippa misses with an uppercut. Mercury saw that one coming.
Mercury ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chippa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mercury circles away.
Chippa misses the jab.
Mercury ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chippa takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Chippa shoots for a takedown but Mercury saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pete Mercury is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mercury uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chippa.
Mercury ducks under a wild hook from Chippa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chippa is looking to clinch.
Chippa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mercury counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chippa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Chippa tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mercury counters with a right hand to the body.
Chippa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Chippa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chippa misses with a takedown attempt - Mercury sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mercury misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chippa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Mercury misses its intended target.
Chippa is looking to chop away at Mercury's legs.
Chippa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mercury.
Mercury avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chippa really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Chippa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mercury swivels and escapes.
Mercury takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mercury avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chippa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mercury swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chippa blocks a jab.
Chippa moves out of range as Mercury strikes.
Chippa tries to clinch but Mercury moves out of range.
Chippa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chippa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mercury counters with a straight right hand.
Chippa misses with a combination
and Mercury connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chippa misses with a hook. Mercury ducked under it nicely.
Mercury staying out of range there.
Chippa tries to clinch but Mercury moves out of range.
Mercury throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chippa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chippa shoots in and drives through. Mercury sprawls well.
Chippa clinches up against the ropes.
Chippa lands a good knee to the midsection. Mercury won't want to take too many of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chippa will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mercury up against the ropes.
Chippa is trying to maintain a safe position but Mercury gets an underhook and turns Chippa into the ropes.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Chippa trying to land knees to the body.
Chippa lands a damaging elbow.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Mercury lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice elbow from Chippa.
A knee to the head by Chippa.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Chippa.
Chippa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mercury is defending well for now.
Mercury scores with a shot to the side of Chippa's head.
Mercury on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Mercury.
Chippa is looking to take this one to the mat.
Nice elbow from Chippa.
Chippa scores with a knee to the head.
Mercury lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Mercury lands with a left to the head.
Mercury looking to slow down the pace here.
Nice elbow from Chippa.
Chippa tries a knee to the head but Mercury blocks it.
Mercury is trying to force a seperation but Chippa has the dominant position.
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!
Mercury dodges an elbow strike from Chippa.
Mercury is trying to force a seperation but Chippa has the dominant position.
Mercury on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chippa crunches a lovely knee into Mercury's ribcage.
Chippa has Mercury pressed against the ropes, preventing Mercury from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Chippa lands an elbow inside.
Chippa trying to land knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Mercury.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chippa obliges.
Chippa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mercury looks winded!
Chippa wants a takedown but no success here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Chippa is looking to take this one to the mat.
Mercury slowing the pace effectively.
Mercury lands a hook that snaps the head of Chippa backwards.
Chippa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Chippa prevents Mercury from breaking the clinch.
Chippa connects with a knee to the head.
Mercury is stalling here.
Chippa is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mercury pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Mercury has had enough of the clinch but Chippa keeps him there for the moment.
Chippa being controlled against the ropes.
Mercury is trying to break free.
Chippa stalls.
Knees to the body from Chippa.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Mercury leaning his opponent against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Chippa.
Chippa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chippa taking a breather.
Chippa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Chippa crunches a lovely knee into Mercury's ribcage.
Mercury takes a knee right on the jaw!
A frustrated look appears on Mercury's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Chippa is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Mercury doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mercury scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mercury wants to stall.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Chippa lands a good knee to the midsection. Mercury won't want to take too many of those.
Chippa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Chippa keeps control of Mercury as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Chippa wants to stall.
Mercury is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Chippa is keeping busy.
Chippa has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Mercury after a bit of a struggle.
Mercury is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Chippa lands a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chippa lands a knee to the body.
Chippa tries for a takedown but Mercury manages to get underhooks.
Chippa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mercury wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chappa Chippa dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Chippa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mercury moves away from the strike by Chippa.
Chippa misses with a straight right.
Chippa misses with a hook. Mercury ducked under it nicely.
Mercury throws an overhand right that lands on Chippa's shoulder, as Chippa tries to avoid the shot.
Mercury keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Chippa throws a hook but Mercury blocks it.
Chippa shoots in but Mercury avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mercury circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chippa shoots in but Mercury avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chappa Chippa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chippa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chippa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mercury but Mercury pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chippa ducks under a wild hook from Mercury.
Chippa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chippa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mercury counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chippa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Mercury counter with a right hand.
Chippa moves in looking to clinch but Mercury pushes him off.
Chippa throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mercury staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercury scores with a punch to the head.
Mercury leaves Chippa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Chippa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chippa throws a looping overhand right but Mercury ducks down to avoid it.
Chippa has a takedown stuffed.
A big left from Chippa misses.
Mercury checks a leg kick.
Mercury takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The fighters circling - Chippa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chippa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Chippa misses with a hook
and Mercury counters with a straight right hand.
Chippa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mercury counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mercury swats away the attempt to clinch by Chippa.
Chappa Chippa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mercury blocks a jab.
Chippa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mercury tries to bum rush Chippa with a series of wild strikes but Chippa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chippa throws a lazy right hand but Mercury sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chippa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mercury throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Chippa or perhaps it was just good defense by Mercury which made him look bad.
Chippa dives in and grabs Mercury's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mercury pushes down on Chippa's head and hops out.
Mercury throws a nice looking combination but Chippa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chippa misses with a right hand
and Mercury counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Chippa tries to clinch but Mercury moves away
and Mercury counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A combination from Chippa does no damage.
Chippa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Chippa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chippa shoots in but no luck this time.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Chippa throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mercury counters with a stiff right hand.
Chippa throws an off balance right hand
and Mercury counters with a stiff right hand.
Chippa throws a looping overhand right but Mercury ducks down to avoid it.
Chippa misses with a body shot.
Chippa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mercury.
Chippa tries to clinch up but Mercury circles away and keeps his distance.
Mercury throws a shot from downtown. Chippa moves away and avoids it.
Mercury slips a jab and a cross from Chippa.
Mercury works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mercury works the jab nicely.
Chippa throws an overhand right that lands on Mercury's shoulder, as Mercury tries to avoid the shot.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Chippa is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mercury sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Chippa fails with the takedown.
Chippa throws a lazy uppercut
and Mercury counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mercury slips a straight right by Chippa.
Mercury misses with a hook.
Chippa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chippa is looking to clinch.
Chappa Chippa is winning the standup battle so far.
Chippa throws a hook to the side of Mercury's head but Mercury sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chippa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mercury uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chippa.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Mercury moves out of range as Chippa strikes.
Chippa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chippa shoots in for a takedown but Mercury shows good takedown defense.
Chippa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mercury's waist but Mercury gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Chippa off to one side.
Mercury leaves Chippa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mercury stuffs the takedown attempt from Chippa. Chippa gets slowly back to his feet.
Mercury throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chippa on the side of the head.
Mercury is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A combination from Chippa does no damage.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Mercury slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Chippa is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mercury sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mercury ducks under a wild hook from Chippa.
Chippa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mercury scores with a one two! Chippa had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Chippa fails to land the takedown.
Chippa takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Chippa throws a lazy right hand but Mercury sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mercury might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Chippa throws a series of punches but Mercury avoids them all with ease.
Mercury uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chippa.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Chippa throws a lazy right hand but Mercury sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A swing and a miss from Mercury.
Mercury feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Chippas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mercury ducks under a wild hook from Chippa.
Chippa fails with a takedown attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Chippa misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Mercury.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chippa throws a looping overhand right but Mercury ducks down to avoid it.
Mercury misses with a straight right.
Pete Mercury has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chippa loads up on a big right hand but Mercury slips the punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Chappa Chippa.
Well Chippa has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for Chappa Chippa!
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Chappa Chippa!
Judge Josh West scores the fight for Chappa Chippa!
Chappa Chippa wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Chappa Chippa 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ki I Kanaloa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Master Sifu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kanaloa comes to the ring accompanied by Mascara Running Everywhere by Nero's Day At Disneyland. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 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, Ki I Kanaloa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Master Sifu!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sifu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kanaloa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kanaloa throws out a powerful jab.
Kanaloa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Master Sifu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kanaloa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kanaloa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sifu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kanaloa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sifu tries to clinch but Kanaloa moves out of range.
Sifu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sifu rushes Kanaloa and presses him up against the ropes.
Sifu prevents a body shot from Kanaloa.
The referee calls for Sifu to work.
Kanaloa is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sifu is keeping busy.
Kanaloa can't find room to land a body shot as Sifu controls the action.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sifu.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sifu.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sifu trying to land knees to the body.
Sifu leaning against his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanaloa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kanaloa misses with a punch to the body.
Kanaloa is trying to break the clinch but Sifu has him pressed against the ropes.
Sifu lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kanaloa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sifu misses with an elbow over the top.
Kanaloa stalling in the clinch but Sifu improves position.
Nice elbow from Sifu.
Sifu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kanaloa's defenses.
Kanaloa tries to break the clinch but Sifu is controlling the position.
Sifu taking a breather.
Sifu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kanaloa in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sifu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kanaloa.
Kanaloa can't find room to land a body shot as Sifu controls the action.
Kanaloa avoiding damage as Sifu throws knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sifu obliges.
Sifu lands an elbow inside that Kanaloa shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kanaloa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kanaloa breaks from the clinch.
Sifu clinches with his opponent.
Sifu lands an elbow just above Kanaloa 's eye.
Kanaloa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kanaloa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sifu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kanaloa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sifu blocks an uppercut.
Kanaloa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from Kanaloa - that landed with a thud.
Kanaloa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kanaloa throws a punch but it's blocked by Sifu.
Kanaloa stalling in the clinch but Sifu improves position.
Kanaloa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kanaloa has had enough of the clinch but Sifu keeps him there for the moment.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sifu lands an elbow that stopped Kanaloa in his tracks for a moment.
Sifu tries a knee to the head but Kanaloa blocks it.
Sifu will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kanaloa up against the ropes.
Kanaloa is trying to maintain a safe position but Sifu gets an underhook and turns Kanaloa into the ropes.
Sifu lands an elbow just above Kanaloa 's eye.
Sifu looking to stall.
Sifu lands a damaging elbow.
Kanaloa misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanaloa takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sifu lands an elbow inside.
Sifu lands a good knee to the midsection. Kanaloa won't want to take too many of those.
Kanaloa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sifu is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kanaloa is keeping busy.
Kanaloa takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Sifu.
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!
Kanaloa can't find room to land a body shot as Sifu controls the action.
Kanaloa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sifu's elbow.
Sifu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sifu is trying to maintain a safe position but Kanaloa gets an underhook and turns Sifu into the ropes.
Sifu keeps control of Kanaloa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kanaloa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sifu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kanaloa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sifu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kanaloa.
Sifu pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Kanaloa takes an elbow to the temple.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sifu lands an elbow that stopped Kanaloa in his tracks for a moment.
Sifu lands a nice elbow.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sifu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sifu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sifu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kanaloa's defenses.
Sifu misses with an elbow over the top.
Kanaloa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A knee to the head by Sifu.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sifu displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kanaloa up against the ropes.
Sifu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kanaloa's defenses.
Kanaloa tries to work over Sifu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kanaloa.
Kanaloa takes an elbow to the temple.
Kanaloa misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sifu'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.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sifu as Kanaloa tries to tie him up.
Sifu stalling the fight.
Sifu is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kanaloa is keeping busy.
Sifu lands a damaging elbow.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kanaloa stalling against the ropes.
Sifu keeps control of Kanaloa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sifu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Kanaloa being controlled against the ropes.
Sifu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Master Sifu.
Sifu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sifu tries to clinch up.
Kanaloa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sifu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kanaloa throws a looping overhand right but Sifu ducks down to avoid it.
Sifu tries to clinch up but Kanaloa circles away and keeps his distance.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Kanaloa.
Sifu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sifu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kanaloa throws out the jab.
Kanaloa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kanaloa tests Sifu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sifu takes one on the button.
Sifu moves to clinch but Kanaloa breaks away
letting Kanaloa counter with a right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sifu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sifu takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A jab from Kanaloa misses.
Sifu tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Kanaloa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kanaloa lands an overhand right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kanaloa. Sifu does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sifu slips under a jab.
Kanaloa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kanaloa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sifu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kanaloa connects with a body shot.
A jab from Kanaloa does it's job there.
Kanaloa scores with a nice strike.
Kanaloa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sifu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sifu swats away the attempt to clinch by Kanaloa.
Sifu tries to clinch up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sifu tries to clinch there but Kanaloa circles away.
Kanaloa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sifu.
Kanaloa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kanaloa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sifu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
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 Ki I Kanaloa will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kanaloa tries to keep at a distance but Sifu has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sifu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kanaloa avoids it.
Sifu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Master Sifu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sifu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kanaloa avoids it.
Sifu comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sifu lands an elbow inside that Kanaloa shrugs off.
Sifu lands a damaging elbow.
Sifu prevents Kanaloa from breaking the clinch.
Sifu lands a nice elbow.
Kanaloa takes an elbow to the temple.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sifu obliges.
Sifu lands an elbow just above Kanaloa 's eye.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sifu.
Sifu trying to control the position but instead, Kanaloa has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sifu into the ropes.
Sifu lands an elbow inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanaloa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kanaloa takes a knee to the side of the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kanaloa as Sifu tries to tie him up.
Sifu tries to land knees in the clinch but Kanaloa avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Kanaloa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sifu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kanaloa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kanaloa misses with a punch on the inside.
Kanaloa looking to stall.
Sifu throws an elbow that misses.
Sifu throws a head punch that misses.
Kanaloa takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sifu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kanaloa's defenses.
Kanaloa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanaloa managing to block the knees to the body from Sifu.
Kanaloa takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sifu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kanaloa is defending well for now.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sifu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kanaloa's defenses.
Kanaloa trying to stall but Sifu improves his position.
Kanaloa misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Sifu.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sifu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kanaloa's defenses.
Sifu lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sifu tries to land a knee to the head but Kanaloa blocks with his arms.
Sifu lands an elbow that stopped Kanaloa in his tracks for a moment.
Kanaloa tries to break the clinch but Sifu is controlling the position.
Kanaloa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sifu lands an elbow inside that Kanaloa shrugs off.
Sifu scores a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sifu just leaning against Kanaloa, taking a breather.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sifu.
Knees to the body from Sifu.
The referee calls for Sifu to work.
Kanaloa has had enough of the clinch but Sifu keeps him there for the moment.
Sifu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kanaloa in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Kanaloa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sifu comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kanaloa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sifu's elbow.
Sifu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Sifu. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Sifu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sifu scores a nice knee to the body.
Sifu with a knee to the head.
Sifu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kanaloa in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanaloa takes an elbow to the temple.
Sifu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kanaloa's defenses.
Kanaloa takes an elbow to the temple.
Kanaloa misses with a punch on the inside.
Sifu stalling.
Sifu lands a nice elbow.
Sifu pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sifu obliges.
Sifu controlling the action here for a moment.
Kanaloa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sifu's elbow.
Sifu lands a nice knee to the body.
Sifu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kanaloa.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kanaloa takes an elbow to the temple.
Kanaloa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sifu working Kanaloa over with knees to the body.
Sifu lands an elbow inside that Kanaloa shrugs off.
Sifu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kanaloa's defenses.
Kanaloa takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sifu.
Kanaloa struggles to land a body shot inside as Sifu controls his hands.
Kanaloa is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sifu is keeping busy.
Knees to the body from Sifu.
Sifu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kanaloa blocks an uppercut.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sifu is struggling to control the position.
Kanaloa takes an elbow to the forehead.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sifu with a knee to the head.
Sifu is struggling to control the position.
Sifu continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Nice elbow from Sifu.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sifu.
Kanaloa struggles to land a body shot inside as Sifu controls his hands.
Sifu looking to throw knees to the head but Kanaloa is blocking nicely.
Kanaloa takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sifu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kanaloa's defenses.
Kanaloa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sifu connects with a knee to the head.
Kanaloa takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kanaloa takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sifu lands a nice elbow.
Sifu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kanaloa takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kanaloa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sifu looking to stall.
Sifu looking to throw knees to the head but Kanaloa is blocking nicely.
Kanaloa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sifu lands an elbow inside that Kanaloa shrugs off.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sifu.
Sifu keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kanaloa's efforts to push away.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sifu obliges.
Sifu lands an elbow just above Kanaloa 's eye.
Kanaloa takes an elbow to the forehead.
A hook to the body from Kanaloa.
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!
Sifu just leaning against Kanaloa, taking a breather.
Kanaloa is looking to break free of the clinch but Sifu has double underhooks.
Kanaloa takes an elbow to the temple.
Sifu lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kanaloa misses with a punch on the inside.
Kanaloa managing to block the knees to the body from Sifu.
Sifu lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sifu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kanaloa is rocked!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kanaloa misses with a body punch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Kanaloa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sifu.
Sifu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kanaloa in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sifu lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kanaloa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sifu is trying to maintain a safe position but Kanaloa gets an underhook and turns Sifu into the ropes.
Kanaloa is trying to maintain a safe position but Sifu gets an underhook and turns Kanaloa into the ropes.
Kanaloa managing to block the knees to the body from Sifu.
Kanaloa takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sifu wants to stall.
Kanaloa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Master Sifu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight for Master Sifu!
Judge Josh West scores the fight for Master Sifu!
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight for Master Sifu!
Master Sifu wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tug Boat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Beaver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beaver comes into a darkened arena with his song building. mind of a maniac kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tug Boat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matthew Beaver!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boat has his takedown stuffed
and Beaver counters with a good, hard body kick but Boat shrugs it off.
Boat with a lazy takedown attempt
and Beaver makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Boat fails with the takedown
and Beaver finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tug Boat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boat is breathing heavily.
Boat fails with the takedown
and Beaver counters with a slapping leg kick.
Boat has his takedown stuffed
and Beaver holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beaver has Boat pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Boat manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Beaver gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Boat regains guard.
Beaver tries to free his leg and advance position but Boat is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Beaver's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Beaver loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Beaver passes Boat's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Beaver scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Beaver passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Boat!
Beaver looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Boat takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice elbow there by Beaver.
Beaver unloading with bombs!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beaver putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Beaver scoring with strikes but Boat is staying in there.
It looks like Tug Boat has been cut.
Beaver is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Beaver unloading with bombs!
Tug Boat's cut is getting worse.
Beaver has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Boat's face.
Beaver is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Boat is rocked!
Beaver drops a big elbow. That's hurt Boat! More shots from Beaver and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matthew Beaver!
An out of breath and clearly excited Matthew Beaver thanked Performance Enhancing Drugs 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 Solofa Fatu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nebolath Nabochadnezzar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fatu's entrance music is Bad Man. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Solofa Fatu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nebolath Nabochadnezzar!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nabochadnezzar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nabochadnezzar looks winded!
Nabochadnezzar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fatu.
Fatu digs a good hook to Nabochadnezzar's body.
Fatu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fatu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fatu connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Nebolath Nabochadnezzar has been cut.
Fatu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fatu scores with a takedown into Nabochadnezzar's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Fatu connects with a couple of short punches.
Fatu makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Nabochadnezzar is rocked!
Fatu is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Nabochadnezzar is still in real trouble! Can Fatu finish him?
Fatu postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Nabochadnezzar covers up, he's hurt! Fatu keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Fatu and the ref steps in to end the fight! Fatu can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Solofa Fatu!
An out of breath and clearly excited Solofa Fatu thanked Sydney BEAST Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between David King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Cirus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cirus has chosen Lonely Boy - The Black Keys as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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162 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, David King!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tom Cirus!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King stuffs the takedown.
King throws a right hand that Cirus ducks under and follows up with a left that Cirus also avoids with ease.
Cirus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No luck for Cirus with that takedown attempt.
King fails in his attempt to clinch.
King doesn't manage to clinch there - Cirus circles away.
King moves out of range as Cirus strikes.
King tries to clinch but Cirus is having none of it.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Cirus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A nice combination there by King.
Cirus swats away the attempt to clinch by King.
King closes the distance but Cirus moves to the side
and Cirus counters with a nice double leg into side control. King won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Cirus slips a nice elbow through King's hands, connecting with King's forehead.
Cirus missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cirus is working away from the top position though.
Cirus lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Cirus prevents King from improving his position.
King on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if King tries to get out of the position.
Cirus thows a huge punch but King dodges it nicely.
Cirus working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Cirus seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
King avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cirus.
Cirus missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
King tries to kick Cirus off but Cirus keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Cirus drops an elbow to the side of King's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cirus.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cirus not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cirus scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cirus scoring with strikes to the body and head.
King won't allow Cirus to pass to mount.
King keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cirus with the ground and pound but King uses the opportunity to regain guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cirus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cirus scoring with punches to the head and body.
Cirus throwing strikes but missing.
Cirus with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cirus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cirus makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cirus postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
King preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cirus is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cirus throwing strikes from guard but King blocks nicely.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Cirus throws an elbow that misses. King uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cirus's guard. Nice move by King!
Cirus is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. King is aware though and is defending well.
Cirus escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. King gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King wants to stand but Cirus is controlling his posture from full guard.
Cirus has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cirus had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. King defends it easily.
King won't allow Cirus to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cirus had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. King defends it easily.
King has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cirus throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! King escapes and throws Cirus's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Cirus is looking to regain half guard here but King keeps moving and retains side control.
King tries to score with some ground and pound. Cirus controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Cirus is looking to reverse the position.
Cirus sneaks back into half guard.
King decides to stand and escape the position.
King blocks a jab.
David King is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cirus shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says King as he avoids it easily.
David King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Cirus.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cirus takes one to the chin there.
King tries to clinch up.
King fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cirus, pushing him back against the ropes.
King gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cirus.
Cirus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cirus blocks a body shot from King.
Cirus changes levels and goes for a takedown here. King fights it off and pushes away nicely.
King moves out of range as Cirus strikes.
King tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Cirus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
King looks to land a combination but Cirus avoids it well.
David King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Cirus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cirus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cirus moves out of range of the strikes.
Cirus shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as King sprawls well. King wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cirus gets slowly back to his feet.
Cirus looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for King!
Check out the look on Cirus's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cirus working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Cirus is working to tighten is grip on King's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. King has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Cirus is really squeezing tight and eventually King passes out! Cirus breaks the hold and jumps onto the ropes to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Tom Cirus!
Tom Cirus is the new lightweight champion!
Our winner, Tom Cirus, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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