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UPF-H 35: Llorente Vs Kuo PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Richard Redhair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Choel Six (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Choel Six will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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140 lbs
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130 lbs
0 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Richard Redhair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Choel Six!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redhair decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Six is looking to escape.
Six should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Six trying to control but Redhair postures up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Redhair in particular looking to stall.
Six is looking to improve his position.
Still in half guard, Redhair seems content to control.
We're going to have a standup here because Richard Redhair wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Redhair shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Redhair was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Six tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redhair tries to advance to mount but Six denies him.
Redhair cracks Six with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Six takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Redhair tries to advance to mount but can't.
Six looks to move to half guard but instead Redhair has passed into mount! Damn!
Redhair lands a big elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Redhair with shots to the head and body - Six looks very uncomfortable down there.
Redhair scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Six is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Redhair postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Six in real trouble here! The ref calls for Six to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Redhair!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Judge Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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189 lbs
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192 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Counter fighter
Determined |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Judge Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Josh Moore!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Moore paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Moore tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nelson swivels and escapes.
Nelson jabs at Moore's body.
Some wild striking there from Moore.
Nice body kick there by Nelson.
Moore misses with a series of wild punches.
Moore misses with a wild body shot.
Nelson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Moore's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Moore misses.
Nelson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Moore shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nelson defends it nicely.
Nelson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Nelson.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Nelson.
Nelson working Moore over with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Nelson.
Moore tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Judge Nelson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Moore.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nelson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Knees to the body from Nelson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nelson crunches a lovely knee into Moore's ribcage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nice body punch from Nelson.
Moore takes a knee to the side of the body.
Moore looks winded!
Nelson effectively controlling the action here.
Nelson gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nelson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nelson pushes Moore up against the cage in a clinch.
Nelson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nelson crunches a lovely knee into Moore's ribcage.
Nelson prevents the takedown attempt.
Nelson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Moore or not.
Nelson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nelson lands a shot to the body.
Nelson is struggling to control the position.
Nelson lands a nice knee to the body.
Nelson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nelson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nelson working Moore over with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson crunches a lovely knee into Moore's ribcage.
Nelson working Moore over with knees to the body.
Nelson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nelson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch but Moore swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nelson wants to clinch.
Nelson gets a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Judge Nelson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The fight stays on the outside here - Nelson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nelson is looking to clinch.
Moore throws a combination that misses
and Nelson moves into the clinch.
Nelson breaks from the clinch.
Moore avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nelson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Moore.
Nelson wants to clinch up but Moore keeps it at a distance.
Nelson doesn't manage to clinch there - Moore circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson wants to clinch.
Nice body kick from Nelson.
Nelson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Moore looks to land a combination but Nelson avoids it well.
Moore misses with a double jab.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Moore paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Moore doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Moore misses with a double jab.
Nelson doesn't manage to clinch there - Moore circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nelson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nelson stuffs the takedown.
Moore is breathing heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nelson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is looking to clinch.
Nelson clinches up with Moore and pushes him back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Nelson.
Nelson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Moore can do to turn this around?
Nelson avoiding damage as Moore throws knees to the body.
The referee calls for Nelson to work.
Moore takes a knee to the side of the body.
Moore being controlled against the cage.
Nelson lands a good knee to the midsection. Moore won't want to take too many of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moore.
Nelson tries to clinch there but Moore circles away.
A combination from Moore does no damage.
Nelson scores with a kick to the body.
Judge Nelson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nelson gets a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nelson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nelson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Moore in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Moore takes an elbow to the temple.
A bit of stalling here from Nelson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Judge Nelson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Moore tries to keep at a distance but Nelson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nelson working Moore over with knees to the body.
Nelson lands a nice knee to the body.
Judge Nelson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nelson lands a nice knee to the body.
Nelson lands a nice knee to the body.
Nelson is pushing Moore up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nelson landing knees to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nelson avoiding damage.
Nelson landing knees to the body.
Moore takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nelson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Moore backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Moore's efforts to push away.
Nelson controlling the action here for a moment.
Nelson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No joy there for Moore, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nelson moves into the clinch.
Nelson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Moore fails with the takedown.
Nelson lands a high kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Nelson.
Nelson tries to clinch but Moore moves away
and Moore counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Moore on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nelson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nelson moves in looking to clinch but Moore pushes him off.
Nelson tries to clinch but Moore is having none of it.
Nelson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nelson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nelson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nelson scores a nice knee to the body.
Nelson manages to break the clinch.
Nelson lands a nice looking body kick.
Nelson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Moore keeps the fight on the outside.
Nelson wants to clinch.
Nelson closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Moore in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
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!
Nelson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nelson breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nelson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nelson tries to clinch but Moore moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nelson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Moore will feel that in the morning.
And that's the end of the fight!
Judge Nelson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nelson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:25
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Judge Nelson!
Judge Nelson very nearly forgot to thank Unique Wear and Custom Design amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Pearson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evgeniy Rakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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220 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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218 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
KO power |
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Excellent MT
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wayne Pearson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Evgeniy Rakov!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rakov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like Evgeniy Rakov has been cut.
Rakov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pearson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rakov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pearson misses with a straight left.
A telegraphed right hand from Pearson misses the target.
Pearson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pearson wants it to stay on the feet.
Pearson misses with a series of wild punches.
Rakov slips a jab from Pearson.
Rakov slips a jab from Pearson.
A swing and a miss from Pearson.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rakov.
Wayne Pearson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evgeniy Rakov.
Rakov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rakov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pearson.
Pearson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rakov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rakov breaks from the clinch.
Rakov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rakov shoots in looking for a takedown but Pearson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rakov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rakov closes the distance and clinches.
Pearson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rakov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pearson misses with a punch on the inside.
Rakov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rakov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pearson connects with a crisp jab.
Pearson digs a good body shot into Rakov's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rakov slips under a jab.
Pearson lands a nice hook to Rakov's body. Rakov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pearson batters Rakov with a massive right followed by a huge left! Rakov is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Pearson lands a final crushing right hand to drop Rakov to the mat with a gruesome thud! Pearson is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Wayne Pearson!
Wayne Pearson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Matrione (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rey Mesterio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mesterio has chosen Be A Warrior as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Matrione!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rey Mesterio!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matrione fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mesterio on the side of the head.
Mesterio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters circling a little - Mesterio finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Mesterio tries for a takedown but Matrione circles away easily
and Matrione counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Matrione lands a head shot.
Matrione lands a nice shot to the body.
Mesterio slips under a jab from Matrione.
Matrione paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mesterio fails to land the takedown.
Nice straight punches there by Matrione. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Matrione.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matrione gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mesterio to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Matrione has his foot on Mesterio's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mesterio works his way back into a safe position though.
Matrione wants to sweep here but Mesterio controlling him for the moment.
Matrione is working hard here to advance position.
Matrione is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matrione looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matrione looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mesterio wants to stand but Matrione has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Matrione looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mesterio is one step ahead there.
Matrione is trying to keep Mesterio in close.
Mesterio controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mark Matrione wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Mesterio wants to clinch up but Matrione keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Mesterio or perhaps it was just good defense by Matrione which made him look bad.
Mark Matrione has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rey Mesterio.
Mesterio shoots in looking for a takedown. Matrione tries to sprawl out of it but Mesterio keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Matrione manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mesterio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mesterio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mesterio throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Matrione's waist but Matrione gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mesterio off to one side.
Mesterio looks winded!
Matrione wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mesterio throws a leg kick but Matrione moved away.
Matrione tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mesterio was well out of range. Poor timing from Matrione.
Matrione works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Matrione throws a jab but it's blocked by Mesterio.
Matrione lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mesterio misses with a takedown attempt - Matrione sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Matrione lands with a nice body punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mesterio takes one to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matrione throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mesterio on the side of the head.
Rey Mesterio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mesterio tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Matrione 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.
Mesterio throws a predictable looking body shot
and Matrione counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Matrione manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Mesterio on his heels. He'll look to pass Mesterio's guard now, I'm sure.
Matrione working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Matrione landing with the ground and pound.
Matrione missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Matrione wants to control from the top but Mesterio keeps moving.
Matrione postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
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!
Matrione throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Matrione wants to control from the top but Mesterio keeps moving.
Matrione pushes down on Mesterio's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Mesterio tries to get to full guard but Matrione has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matrione drops an elbow to the side of Mesterio's head.
Matrione is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Matrione scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mark Matrione overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Matrione working the head and body with strikes.
Matrione throwing shots but Mesterio is blocking nicely.
Matrione is keen to just control but Mesterio is a slippery customer.
Mesterio really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Matrione. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Matrione is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Matrione 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.
Mesterio is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matrione wants to control but Mesterio is keeping him busy.
Matrione seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Matrione looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mesterio blocking the ground and pound attempt from Matrione.
Mesterio avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Matrione.
Matrione prevents Mesterio from improving his position.
Matrione drops an elbow to the side of Mesterio's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Still in half guard, Matrione seems content to control.
Mesterio is trying to get back to full guard.
Matrione slips a nice elbow through Mesterio's hands, connecting with Mesterio's forehead.
Matrione working Mesterio over with strikes.
Matrione thows a huge punch but Mesterio dodges it nicely.
Matrione missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Matrione not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matrione throwing shots but Mesterio is blocking nicely.
Mesterio is not content to let Matrione control the position.
Matrione takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Matrione is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mesterio can do to turn this around?
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Matrione 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.
Matrione 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.
Matrione not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Matrione lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mesterio taking some punishment here, with Matrione in his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matrione wants to take a breather but Mesterio is having none of it.
Matrione lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mesterio is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Matrione winds up and cracks Mesterio with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mesterio tries to roll over but Matrione keeps him under control.
Matrione not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mesterio blocking the ground and pound attempt from Matrione.
Matrione scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
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. Matrione connects with a nice short shot to Mesterio's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Matrione dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Matrione lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mesterio backs up against the cage.
Mesterio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mesterio shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Matrione counters with a straight right hand.
Matrione fails with the takedown.
Matrione punishes Mesterio's body with a nice straight punch.
Mesterio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matrione.
Mesterio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Matrione.
Nice sprawl there from Matrione as Mesterio shoots in.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matrione lands a jab to Mesterio's midsection.
Mesterio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Matrione connects with the punch.
Matrione leaves Mesterio with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mark Matrione has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rey Mesterio.
Mesterio closes the distance but Matrione moves to the side
and Matrione counters with a straight right hand.
Matrione lands with an uppercut that bounces Mesterio off the cage and back into range.
Matrione decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Matrione lands a nice short elbow.
Matrione is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matrione sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mesterio defending well though.
Matrione looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mesterio with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matrione throwing shots but Mesterio is blocking nicely.
Matrione wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mesterio keeps working.
Mesterio on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mesterio taking some punishment here, with Matrione in his half guard.
Matrione lands with a punch from half guard.
Matrione trying to control the action but Mesterio is working from the bottom.
Matrione drops an elbow to the side of Mesterio's head.
Mesterio is looking to control Matrione's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mesterio avoid being mounted?
Matrione landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matrione winds up and cracks Mesterio with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Matrione scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mesterio on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Matrione lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Matrione thows a huge punch but Mesterio dodges it nicely.
Matrione wants to control but Mesterio is keeping him busy.
Mesterio wants to control but Matrione is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mesterio taking some punishment here, with Matrione in his half guard.
Matrione throwing shots but Mesterio is blocking nicely.
Matrione scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matrione working Mesterio over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matrione lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Matrione lands a nice short elbow.
Matrione 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.
Matrione is nestled in close to Mesterio, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Matrione 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.
Matrione is trying to control the action in half guard but Mesterio is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mark Matrione is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Matrione 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.
Matrione working the head and body with strikes.
Mesterio on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matrione looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Matrione is trying to control the action in half guard but Mesterio is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rey Mesterio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Matrione showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Matrione has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:25
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:25
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Matrione!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Harrington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddy Hoop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Harrington has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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212 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Harrington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Eddy Hoop!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrington tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hoop circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harrington dodges the punch combination from Hoop.
Hoop circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hoop circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hoop counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Harrington fails with an attempt to clinch.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hoop.
Harrington tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hoop makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Harrington really felt that one!
Chris Harrington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harrington moves to clinch but Hoop breaks away
and Hoop counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Chris Harrington has been cut.
Hoop avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hoop works Harrington's body with a nice hook.
Hoop connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Harrington momentarily.
Hoop misses with the combination.
Hoop throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoop throws a right hand that Harrington ducks under and follows up with a left that Harrington also avoids with ease.
Harrington tries to clinch up.
Hoop throws a head kick that misses.
Hoop throws a body kick that misses.
Harrington forces Hoop back against the cage and clinches.
Harrington keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hoop's efforts to push away.
A short uppercut from Hoop.
A head punch on the inside from Hoop fails to land.
Hoop tries for a takedown but Harrington manages to get underhooks.
Hoop on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Harrington with a knee to the head.
Hoop ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Hoop no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Hoop had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Harrington defends it easily.
Hoop throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoop manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hoop with good strikes from the mount here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hoop landing strikes from the mount.
Harrington knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hoop on the ground.
Hoop jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Harrington manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Hoop is trying to get an arm triangle but Harrington is defending well.
Harrington is looking to reverse the position.
Check out the look on Hoop's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Hoop trying to control the action but Harrington is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoop thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hoop scoring with punches and elbows.
Hoop landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Hoop creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Hoop looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Harrington on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Harrington tries to get out of the position.
Hoop is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Harrington has escaped the position, nice work there.
Harrington is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Hoop cracks Harrington with a big right hand but Harrington just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoop trying to control the position but Harrington is working away.
Hoop might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Harrington haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Hoop is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Harrington knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hoop wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Harrington, who protects the arm well.
Hoop scores with punches from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hoop looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hoop thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddy Hoop dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Harrington's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hoop scores with a crisp jab that stopped Harrington in his tracks.
Chris Harrington's cut is getting worse.
Decent striking displayed by Hoop there.
A head kick misses from Hoop.
Harrington tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hoop paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hoop throws a series of punches but Harrington avoids them all with ease.
Harrington moves to clinch but Hoop breaks away
and Hoop counters with a straight right hand.
Hoop circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hoop throws a series of punches but Harrington avoids them all with ease.
Eddy Hoop seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harrington tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hoop paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harrington tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hoop paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harrington fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hoop throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Harrington tumbling to the canvas!
Harrington is rocked!
Chris Harrington's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoop slips nicely into half guard.
Oh Harrington is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hoop is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrington is staying active underneath Hoop, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hoop has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hoop is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Harrington doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hoop.
Harrington seems to have got his legs back now.
Harrington blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hoop.
Harrington looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hoop seems to be looking for submissions.
Hoop slips a nice elbow through Harrington's hands, connecting with Harrington's forehead.
Harrington is trying to control but can't.
Harrington tries to roll over but Hoop keeps him under control.
Hoop is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Harrington sees it coming and defends easily.
Hoop passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Harrington!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoop working the ground and pound effectively.
Hoop has control of Harrington's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Harrington regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Hoop landing strikes from the mount and Harrington is in trouble!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hoop has hold of Harrington's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Harrington manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Harrington taking shots to the head.
Hoop raining down hammerfists from mount.
Jeez, Chris Harrington's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Chris Harrington's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Eddy Hoop!
Eddy Hoop decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Snow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stone comes into the arena with UFC Undisputed 3 Theme Song blaring out of the sound system. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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217 lbs
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215 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jimmy Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Snow!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Snow tries a head kick but it misses.
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch but Snow swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Snow throws a head kick that misses.
Snow throws a sloppy head kick and Stone moves out of range easily.
Snow tries to land a front kick but Stone steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Snow rushes Stone and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Snow tries to work over Stone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stone is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Snow landing knees to the head.
It looks like Jimmy Stone has been cut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Snow.
Snow blocks an uppercut.
Stone misses with a punch on the inside.
Snow works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Snow manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Snow lands an elbow inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone can't find room to land a body shot as Snow controls the action.
Snow connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stone's face.
Snow putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Stone in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Stone is breathing heavily.
Snow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Snow lands a knee to the head.
Stone misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stone takes a knee right on the jaw!
Snow can't find room to land a body shot as Stone controls the action.
Knees in the clinch landing for Snow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Snow throws an elbow but it misses.
Snow connects with a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from Snow.
Snow has Stone pushed against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Snow's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Stone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Snow is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snow blocks an uppercut.
Snow lands a good knee to the midsection. Stone won't want to take too many of those.
Snow pressing his opponent against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Snow.
Snow utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Snow with a knee to the head.
Snow displaying some good clinch control by pressing Stone up against the cage.
Stone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Snow presses Stone against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Snow with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Snow obliges.
Snow lands an elbow inside that Stone shrugs off.
Jimmy Stone's cut is getting worse.
Snow displaying some good clinch control by pressing Stone up against the cage.
Stone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Snow lands a knee to the body.
A short right from Snow.
Snow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Snow lands a good knee to the midsection. Stone won't want to take too many of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Snow tries to land a knee to the head but Stone blocks with his arms.
Snow lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Snow lands a good knee to the midsection. Stone won't want to take too many of those.
Snow scores with a knee to the head.
Snow scores with a knee to the head.
Stone misses with a hook from the clinch.
Snow lands a good knee to the midsection. Stone won't want to take too many of those.
Snow connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stone's face.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Snow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snow with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Snow lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Snow lands with a right to the head.
Snow putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Stone in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Snow just leaning against Stone, taking a breather.
Snow using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The referee calls for Snow to work.
Snow with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Snow obliges.
Snow using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Snow landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Snow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stone takes a knee right on the jaw!
Snow taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Snow unloads a knee to the mid-section. Stone lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stone takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Snow dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Stone's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Stone on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Snow connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Snow throws a head kick that Stone semi-blocks.
Snow throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Snow has Stone up against the cage in a clinch.
Stone being controlled against the cage.
Snow lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nice body punch from Snow - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Snow creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Snow leaning his opponent against the cage.
Knees to the body from Snow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Stone in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Snow has Stone pressed against the cage.
Snow landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Snow creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Snow scores a nice knee to the body.
Stone takes a knee to the side of the body.
Snow has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Snow looking to throw knees to the head but Stone is blocking nicely.
Snow is struggling to control the position.
Stone throws a punch but it's blocked by Snow.
Stone throws a punch but it's blocked by Snow.
Snow lands with a left to the head.
Snow effectively controlling the action here.
Snow scores a nice knee to the body.
Snow works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snow lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Snow.
Jon Snow seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Snow connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stone's face.
A nice left hand lands by Snow.
Snow connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stone's face.
Stalling in the clinch from Snow.
Stone throws a punch but it's blocked by Snow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Snow.
Snow is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Stone blocks a body shot from Snow.
A head punch on the inside from Stone fails to land.
Snow scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Snow obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Snow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Snow.
Snow works on Stone's body with a couple of short punches.
Snow utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Snow with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jimmy Stone's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Snow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stone backwards.
Snow lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Snow avoiding damage.
Snow lands a good knee to the midsection. Stone won't want to take too many of those.
Stone letting Snow take a breather here.
Snow with a knee to the head.
Stone takes a knee to the side of the body.
Snow with a knee to the head.
Snow dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Snow putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Stone in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snow is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Snow scores a nice knee to the body.
Snow cracks Stone with a nice body shot.
A knee to the head by Snow.
Snow lands a knee to the body.
Stone throws a punch but it's blocked by Snow.
A knee to the head by Snow.
A knee to the head by Snow.
Snow lands a nice elbow.
Snow crunches a lovely knee into Stone's ribcage.
Good body shot from Snow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Snow displaying some good clinch control by pressing Stone up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Snow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Stone's cut.
That's time! Stone's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Snow scores with a head kick. Stone tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A head kick misses from Snow.
Stone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stone avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Snow scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Stone tries to clinch but Snow is having none of it.
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Snow swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Snow misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow pushes Stone up against the cage in a clinch.
Snow tries to throw a body punch but Stone avoids it by throwing Snow back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stone.
Snow lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Snow is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Stone is keeping busy.
Snow landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Snow just leaning against Stone, taking a breather.
Stone takes a shot to the head.
Snow is struggling to control the position.
Snow is working Stone over against the cage.
Snow is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Snow using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Snow - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Snow with a knee to the head.
Jimmy Stone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Snow unloads a knee to the mid-section. Stone lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Snow landing knees to the body.
Snow content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Snow working Stone over with knees to the body.
Snow with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Snow scores a nice knee to the body.
Snow landing knees to the body.
Snow crunches a lovely knee into Stone's ribcage.
Snow effectively controlling the action here.
Snow landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Snow has Stone pushed against the cage.
Snow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Snow.
Snow slows down the pace here.
Snow using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Snow effectively controlling the action here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jon Snow.
Stone blocks a head kick by Snow.
Stone on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Snow. Snow obviously looking to wear him down.
Snow lands a jab.
Snow throws a head kick but Stone moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snow swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Stone counters with a stiff right hand.
Snow tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Snow throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Snow throws a sloppy head kick and Stone moves out of range easily.
Jon Snow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stone tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Snow counters with a body kick.
Snow lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Snow fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stone, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Snow lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jon Snow is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Snow is looking to control Stone's arms but Stone gets an underhook and turns him. Now Snow has his back to the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Snow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Snow 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 24:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 24:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Snow!
A very excited looking Jon Snow made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Remnant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chrystov Aleksey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Remnant has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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199 lbs
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24
185 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Remnant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chrystov Aleksey!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Remnant swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Aleksey counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Remnant throws the left hand but Aleksey avoids the punch easily.
Remnant shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Aleksey as he jumps to the side.
Aleksey scores with a shot to the body.
Remnant tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aleksey was well out of range. Poor timing from Remnant.
Aleksey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Remnant.
Remnant avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aleksey takes one to the chin there.
Remnant fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aleksey manages to avoid it.
Aleksey walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Aleksey uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Remnant misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aleksey.
Remnant keeps the fight on the outside.
Chris Remnant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aleksey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Remnant.
Aleksey staying out of range there.
Remnant avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aleksey shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Aleksey was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Remnant is trying to get back to half guard.
Remnant on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Remnant manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Aleksey is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aleksey blocking the ground and pound attempt from Remnant.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Remnant is trying to work for a kimura but Aleksey is defending well.
Remnant thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Aleksey is looking to escape.
Aleksey avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Remnant.
Remnant thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Remnant not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Aleksey wants to get back to his feet.
Remnant missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Remnant not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Remnant will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Aleksey makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Aleksey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Remnant shoots in looking for a takedown but Aleksey manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Remnant's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Remnant lands with a nice combination. Aleksey backs away looking to recover.
Remnant swings away with a body shot that misses
and Remnant takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Remnant fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Remnant. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aleksey tries to clinch there but Remnant circles away.
Remnant misses with a takedown
and Aleksey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aleksey ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Aleksey scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Remnant is staying active underneath Aleksey, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Aleksey not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Aleksey is pressing down on Remnant's thigh, looking to free his foot. Remnant is holding on for now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Remnant tries to roll over but Aleksey keeps him under control.
Aleksey is keen to just control but Remnant is a slippery customer.
Remnant regains full guard. Nicely done.
Remnant working a defensive guard here.
Aleksey would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Remnant working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Aleksey doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Aleksey manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Remnant is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chrystov Aleksey will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Aleksey misses with a hook.
Aleksey digs a good body shot into Remnant's ribs.
Remnant ducks right into an uppercut from Aleksey.
Aleksey tries to close the distance and clinch but Remnant swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aleksey wants to clinch.
Aleksey looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Remnant!
Remnant wants to control but Aleksey postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Remnant gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Remnant gets full guard.
Chrystov Aleksey has got the better of the ground game so far.
Aleksey stands up over Remnant, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Remnant trying to strike off his back.
Remnant manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Aleksey tries to buck Remnant off but he can't manage it.
Poor strikes thrown by Remnant there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Remnant looking to ground and pound but Aleksey is blocking nicely.
Remnant connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Remnant postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Aleksey looks a forlorn figure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aleksey is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Remnant working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Aleksey really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Remnant. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Remnant can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Aleksey is looking to escape.
Aleksey wants to get back to his feet.
Remnant with shots to the head and body - Aleksey looks very uncomfortable down there.
Aleksey tries to buck Remnant off but he can't manage it.
Aleksey is breathing heavily.
Remnant is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Remnant with a couple of short strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Remnant lands a heavy elbow.
Aleksey is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Remnant with the ground and pound from mount.
Remnant looking to control but Aleksey is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Remnant has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Aleksey's face.
Remnant scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Aleksey is rocked!
Remnant postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Aleksey in real trouble here! The ref calls for Aleksey to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Remnant!
A relieved looking Chris Remnant 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jan Kowalsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith has chosen Criminal Minded as his entrance music. Julio Smith has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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178 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
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185 lbs
9 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jan Kowalsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Julio Smith!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kowalsky fails with the takedown
and Smith moves into the clinch.
Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kowalsky fails with the takedown
and Smith makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Smith lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Jan Kowalsky has been cut.
Smith lands a left and a right that send Kowalsky crashing to the mat, dazed. Smith thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Kowalsky is rocked!
Kowalsky is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith lands with a right and another and another! Kowalsky is in big trouble! Smith lands again and this time it's lights out for Kowalsky! A quality knockout there for Smith.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Julio Smith!
Our winner, Julio Smith, 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Llorente (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sheng Jen Kuo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hugo Llorente has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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23
205 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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219 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hugo Llorente!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sheng Jen Kuo!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuo closes the distance and pushes Llorente back into the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kuo.
Llorente has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kuo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kuo pushes Llorente back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kuo is leaning against Llorente and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kuo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kuo has Llorente pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Kuo pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Llorente tumbling to the mat - Kuo dives into Llorente's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kuo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Llorente being controlled here, momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuo is sitting in close to Llorente's body. Llorente has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Kuo is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Kuo is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Llorente.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Hugo Llorente!
Hugo Llorente retains his light heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Hugo Llorente thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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