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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alex Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barney Judge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barney Judge has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Alex Anderson's chin.
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135 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Alex Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Barney Judge!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson tries to clinch up.
Anderson has closed the distance and engaged Judge in a clinch.
Judge's coach down at Hilo Training Center was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Judge's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Anderson.
Our sources have told us that Anderson has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Judge wants to break free but Anderson has control.
Judge looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Anderson lands an elbow inside that Judge shrugs off.
Judge takes a knee to the side of the body.
Anderson keeps control of Judge as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Anderson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Anderson prevents Judge from breaking the clinch.
Knees to the body from Anderson.
Anderson landing knees to the body.
Judge looks winded!
A right hand to the body from Anderson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Anderson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Judge swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike.
Judge takes an elbow to the temple.
Anderson landing knees to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson crunches a lovely knee into Judge's ribcage.
Anderson lands an elbow inside that Judge shrugs off.
Judge wants to get back to striking at distance but Anderson won't allow it.
Anderson lands an elbow inside that Judge shrugs off.
Anderson lands a good knee to the midsection. Judge won't want to take too many of those.
Anderson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Anderson lands a nice elbow.
Anderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Judge is rocked!
Judge takes an elbow to the temple.
Judge is still on wobbly legs! Can Anderson finish him?
Anderson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Anderson lands a knee to the head.
Anderson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Judge's face.
Anderson has Judge pressed against the ropes. He pushes Judge back and as he springs towards him off the ropes, Anderson throws a beautiful elbow that sends Judge crashing to the floor! Anderson piles on the pressure with more strikes! Judge is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Anderson!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Lucas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gorilla Guerrilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lucas kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Millencolin - Mr Clean. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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290 lbs
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295 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matthew Lucas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gorilla Guerrilla!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Lucas.
Guerrilla closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lucas counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Guerrilla thinking.
Guerrilla throws a head kick that misses
and Lucas counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Gorilla Guerrilla has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lucas lands a big right hand that sends Guerrilla crashing to the mat! Lucas stays standing though and waves Guerrilla back to his feet!
Guerrilla is rocked!
Lucas throws a pinpoint strike between Guerrilla's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Guerrilla crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Lucas scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Matthew Lucas!
Matthew Lucas decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnnie Wait (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Wait's choice of entrance music: Say Hello. 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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240 lbs
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284 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Edwards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnnie Wait!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wait misses with a low kick.
Edwards bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Edwards scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Johnnie Wait has been cut.
Edwards blocks a jab.
Edwards tries to clinch but Wait is having none of it.
Wait scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Edwards lands a nice hook to Wait's body. Wait takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Edwards looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wait takes one to the chin there.
Wait throws an overhand right that lands on Edwards's shoulder, as Edwards tries to avoid the shot.
Edwards ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Edwards clobbers Wait with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Edwards wants to slow Wait down by chopping away at his legs.
Wait thumps Edwards with a low kick.
Wait avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Edwards scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wait has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That has opened up Johnnie Wait's cut even more.
Wait scores with a nice right hand.
Edwards lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Edwards cracks Wait with a big right hand and Wait goes down!
Wait is rocked!
Edwards in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wait is still in real trouble! Can Edwards finish him?
Edwards will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Wait avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wait works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wait seems to have recovered his senses.
Wait can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Edwards controls the pace.
Edwards trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Edwards in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
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.
Edwards passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Edwards scoring with punches from side control.
Edwards tries to score with some ground and pound. Wait controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Wait is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Edwards is controlling him well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The strikes coming from Edwards are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Wait defending against the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Wait has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Edwards but great work by Wait.
Wait tries to stand but Edwards is controlling his head.
Edwards is looking for a sweep.
This has been an exciting period of action!
You can see the frustration on Edwards's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wait really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Edwards. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wait tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Edwards is not content to let Wait control the position.
Edwards taking a bit of punishment here - Wait scoring with strikes.
Wait stands up and beckons Edwards to his feet.
Edwards moves out of range of the leg kick from Wait.
Edwards is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Edwards takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A head kick misses from Edwards.
Wait clobbers Edwards with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wait buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Edwards.
Edwards bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Edwards bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice sprawl there from Wait as Edwards shoots in.
Edwards lands with a cross.
The cut above Johnnie Wait's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Danga de danga de dang - Wait scores with a four punch combination!
Wait is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Edwards.
Edwards fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wait misses with a straight left.
Wait stuffs the takedown.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wait misses with a hook. Edwards ducked under it nicely.
Edwards avoids a kick to the body.
Edwards misses with a two punch combination.
Wait dodges the punch combination from Edwards.
Wait with a nice cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wait misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wait misses with an uppercut.
Edwards moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Edwards is rocked!
The fighters circling - Wait throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Edwards shoots for a takedown but Wait saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Edwards. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wait gets off balance looking for a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Edwards.
Edwards lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Edwards avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Edwards bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wait's head.
Johnnie Wait is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Edwards moves out of range as Wait throws a body kick.
Edwards scores with a three punch combo!
Edwards throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Johnnie Wait's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Johnnie Wait's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Chris Edwards!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Quinton Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hollis Melendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Melendez has chosen Brooklyn Zoo as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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197 lbs
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192 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Quinton Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hollis Melendez!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melendez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jackson finds it's way round the side to connect with Melendez's head.
It looks like Hollis Melendez has been cut.
Jackson lands with an overhand left.
Jackson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
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!
Jackson has Melendez up against the ropes in a clinch.
Melendez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Melendez misses with an elbow strike.
Melendez tries to score a body lock takedown but Jackson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Melendez wants to take the fight to the mat but Jackson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jackson lands a nice shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Jackson.
Jackson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Jackson.
Melendez looks winded!
A hook to the body from Jackson.
Jackson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A left hand lands to the body for Jackson.
Jackson lands a body shot.
Jackson scores with a hook to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Jackson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is pushing Melendez up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Jackson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jackson scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Jackson.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A right hook to the body lands for Jackson.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jackson.
Jackson manages to break the clinch.
Melendez looks up at the clock. Bad move! Jackson lands a right hand from hell, dropping Melendez. Jackson pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Quinton Jackson!
During a confident post fight interview, Quinton Jackson 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lee Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Dandy (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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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Powerful |
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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
10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Lee Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jim Dandy!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Paul Gruel and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Jackson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Dandy is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Jackson has latched onto it... Big trouble! Jackson pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Dandy is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Jackson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lee Jackson!
In his post fight interview, Lee Jackson started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Christian Olson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Camber Cartwright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cartwright has chosen I'm not from around here as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Christian Olson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Camber Cartwright!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cartwright wants to clinch but Olson slips to the side
and Olson counters with a single leg into guard. Cartwright didn't expect that.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Olson lands a couple of elbows.
Olson is looking to work some ground and pound but Cartwright has wrist control.
Olson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Olson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Olson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cartwright wants to stand up but Olson is controlling him.
Olson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cartwright's 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!
Olson throwing strikes but missing.
Olson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Olson throws a strike but Cartwright rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Olson has a closed guard, preventing Cartwright from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olson controls Cartwright momentarily but Cartwright frees himself.
Cartwright tries to stand but Olson is controlling from the bottom.
Olson trying to keep a closed guard but Cartwright is proving a slippery customer.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Olson holds on and takes a little breather.
Cartwright wants to get up but he can't break Olson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright stopping the sweep attempt from Olson.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Christian Olson just wasn't active enough.
Olson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Olson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Cartwright is trying to stand.
Olson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Cartwright is just riding it out for now. Olson eventually gives up the hold.
Olson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Cartwright doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Olson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright is trying to stand back up but Olson is controlling him
Olson trying to mount his opponent but Cartwright defends it.
Cartwright is looking to escape.
Cartwright felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Cartwright won't allow Olson to pass to mount.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Olson lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Cartwright wants to get back to his feet.
Olson lands strikes from half guard.
Olson wants to work for an arm triangle but Cartwright is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olson wants to free his trapped foot but Cartwright is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Cartwright is trying to stand back up but Olson is controlling him
Olson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cartwright defends it well.
Olson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Olson seems to be looking for submissions.
Cartwright taking some punishment here, with Olson in his half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Olson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Olson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Cartwright sees it coming and defends easily.
Olson slips a nice elbow through Cartwright's hands, connecting with Cartwright's forehead.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright wants to get back to his feet.
Nice strikes from Olson there.
Olson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Olson thows a huge punch but Cartwright dodges it nicely.
Nice strikes from Olson there.
Cartwright wants to get back to his feet.
Olson 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.
Olson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cartwright's head.
Olson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cartwright does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Olson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
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. Olson connects with a nice short shot to Cartwright's temple.
Olson throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Cartwright to regain full guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Olson postures up in Cartwright's guard and throws a big left but Cartwright blocks it.
Cartwright keeping full guard, as Olson tries to pass.
Olson prevents Cartwright from getting back to his feet.
Olson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cartwright wants to stand but Olson is controlling the position.
Olson drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Cartwright manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Olson has Cartwright in his guard.
Cartwright would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Olson wants to sweep but no luck.
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.
Cartwright tries to stand but Olson is controlling from the bottom.
Olson trying to control the position.
Cartwright wanted to stand there but Olson had control of the position.
Olson is pulling down on Cartwright's head to control his posture.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Christian Olson just wasn't active enough.
Cartwright on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright tries to clinch
and Olson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Olson tries to keep at a distance but Cartwright has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cartwright misses with an elbow over the top.
Olson tries to score a body lock takedown but Cartwright shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Olson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cartwright pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Cartwright throws an elbow that misses.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Olson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Cartwright after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christian Olson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cartwright throws an elbow that misses.
Olson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cartwright tries to clinch
and Olson counters with a takedown into side control.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Olson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cartwright has escaped the position, nice work there.
Olson is chipping away with strikes.
Cartwright taking a bit of punishment here - Olson scoring with strikes.
Cartwright is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Olson is controlling him well.
Olson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Olson prevents Cartwright from escaping the position.
Olson lands an elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Olson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Olson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cartwright keeps working.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Olson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Cartwright tries to clinch
and Olson counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Cartwright!
Cartwright is trying to buck Olson off.
Olson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Olson landing a few strikes.
It looks like Camber Cartwright has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Olson goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Cartwright has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Olson but great work by Cartwright.
Cartwright tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cartwright has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Cartwright tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Cartwright is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Olson wants to control but Cartwright is keeping busy.
It looks like Cartwright is going to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Olson manages to get to full guard.
Olson trying to control the position.
Olson seems keen to control Cartwright's posture.
We're going to have a standup here because Christian Olson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Cartwright wants to clinch but Olson slips to the side
and Olson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cartwright tries to clinch
and Olson counters by clinching up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olson has picked Cartwright up - he's going for a ride! Olson dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Cartwright has hold of Olson's hands but Olson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Olson wants to control but Cartwright is keeping him busy.
Cartwright wants to get back to his feet.
Olson throwing shots but Cartwright is blocking nicely.
Olson wants to free his trapped foot but Cartwright is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Christian Olson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cartwright is trying to stand back up but Olson is controlling him
Olson lands strikes from half guard.
Olson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cartwright is trying to stand back up but Olson is controlling him
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cartwright does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Olson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Cartwright keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Olson is keen to just control but Cartwright is a slippery customer.
Olson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Cartwright knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Olson is looking to take a break and control but Cartwright is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cartwright is trying to stand up here but Olson is controlling him well.
Olson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cartwright can do to turn this around?
Cartwright is breathing heavily.
Olson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Cartwright looks like he's trying to stand up.
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. Olson connects with a nice short shot to Cartwright's temple.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Olson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Olson is looking to take a break and control but Cartwright is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Olson working Cartwright over with strikes.
Olson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Olson thows a huge punch but Cartwright dodges it nicely.
Olson working the head and body with strikes.
Cartwright wants to get back to his feet.
Olson is nestled in close to Cartwright, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Cartwright on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Olson lands strikes from half guard.
That's six 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!
Cartwright blocking the ground and pound attempt from Olson.
Cartwright on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Cartwright is rocked!
Olson working over Cartwright with some ground and pound. Cartwright looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Cartwright is still in real trouble! Can Olson finish him?
Olson is looking for a kimura here.
Olson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Olson scores with a big shot! Cartwright's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Cartwright! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Christian Olson!
Christian Olson 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 Jose Rodrigo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Leroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leroy is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Black Dynamite. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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222 lbs
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215 lbs
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jose Rodrigo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bruce Leroy!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leroy wants to clinch up but Rodrigo keeps it at a distance.
Rodrigo drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Rodrigo in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
We've been hearing good reports from Rodrigo's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
An elbow from Rodrigo crashes against the mat.
Rodrigo throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Rodrigo throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Rodrigo grinds an elbow into Leroy's temple.
Leroy struggling a bit here.
Rodrigo fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Leroy tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rodrigo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rodrigo tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Rodrigo misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Rodrigo throws an elbow but Leroy slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigo scores with a couple of short elbows.
Rodrigo creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Leroy sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Leroy can't do much from the bottom here.
Rodrigo working the strikes but Leroy uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Rodrigo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rodrigo wants to stand up but Leroy is controlling the position.
Rodrigo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Leroy regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Rodrigo.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Rodrigo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rodrigo postures up and lands a big shot to Leroy's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigo postures up in Leroy's guard and throws a big left but Leroy blocks it.
Rodrigo postures up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodrigo wants to control from the top but Leroy keeps moving.
Rodrigo working some strikes from top position.
Rodrigo prevents Leroy from getting back to his feet.
Leroy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rodrigo is one step ahead there.
Rodrigo postures up.
Rodrigo preventing the sweep.
Rodrigo landing some decent shots from guard.
Rodrigo throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leroy is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rodrigo is controlling him.
Rodrigo landing with the ground and pound.
Rodrigo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rodrigo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Leroy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rodrigo stands up over Leroy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rodrigo with a nice head shot there.
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!
Leroy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rodrigo throwing strikes from guard but Leroy blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigo throwing strikes from guard but Leroy blocks nicely.
Rodrigo trying to control the position from guard on top but Leroy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rodrigo throws an elbow that misses. Leroy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rodrigo's guard. Nice move by Leroy!
Leroy sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Rodrigo pulls Leroy in close to his closed guard and prevents Leroy from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jose Rodrigo wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Leroy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rodrigo keeps the fight on the outside.
Rodrigo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leroy moves away.
Leroy lands a nice shot to the body.
Leroy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rodrigo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Leroy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leroy. Rodrigo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Donk. Leroy catches Rodrigo right on the button with a cross.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Leroy clobbers Rodrigo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A jab lands there for Leroy.
Leroy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rodrigo.
Bruce Leroy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leroy connects with a leg kick. Rodrigo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Leroy clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leroy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Leroy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Leroy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rodrigo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rodrigo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rodrigo managing to block the knees to the body from Leroy.
Rodrigo is trying to drag Leroy to the mat but Leroy just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Leroy misses with a knee to the head.
Leroy gets underhooks to prevent Rodrigo's takedown attempt.
Leroy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Leroy misses with a knee strike.
Leroy tries to land knees in the clinch but Rodrigo avoids the damage to the body.
Leroy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rodrigo.
Rodrigo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Leroy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rodrigo avoids it.
Leroy missing with knees to the body.
Leroy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rodrigo's defenses.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigo blocks an elbow strike.
Rodrigo managing to block the knees to the body from Leroy.
Leroy tries to land knees in the clinch but Rodrigo avoids the damage to the body.
Leroy missing with knees to the body.
Rodrigo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Leroy pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Rodrigo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Leroy misses.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Rodrigo.
Rodrigo in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
It looks like Bruce Leroy has been cut.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigo lands a few punches from side control.
Rodrigo working the ground and pound.
Leroy struggling a bit here.
Rodrigo in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Rodrigo works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That has opened up Bruce Leroy's cut even more.
Rodrigo misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Leroy takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Leroy regains half guard, as Rodrigo was trying to land strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rodrigo lands a nice short elbow.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Rodrigo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Leroy's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Leroy misses with an uppercut. Rodrigo saw that one coming.
Leroy clinches up against the ropes.
Leroy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rodrigo avoids it.
Rodrigo blocks an elbow strike from Leroy.
Rodrigo is trying to stall.
Leroy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Leroy misses with a knee to the head.
Leroy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rodrigo blocks it with crossed arms.
Leroy missing with knees to the body.
Rodrigo is working for takedown but Leroy is calmly controlling the position for now.
Leroy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Jose Rodrigo has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leroy misses with a knee strike.
Leroy misses with a knee to the head.
Leroy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Leroy trying to land knees to the body.
Rodrigo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Rodrigo blocks an elbow strike from Leroy.
Leroy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rodrigo.
Rodrigo tries to break the clinch but Leroy is controlling the position.
Leroy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rodrigo avoids it.
Leroy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Leroy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rodrigo blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigo goes for a takedown attempt but Leroy pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Leroy has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Rodrigo is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leroy. Rodrigo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leroy misses the shot to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Leroy.
Leroy throws a body punch but Rodrigo moves out of range.
Rodrigo ducks under a wild hook from Leroy.
Leroy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leroy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Rodrigo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Leroy's corner calls for a 1-2. Leroy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bruce Leroy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Leroy throws a hook but Rodrigo blocks it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rodrigo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Rodrigo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leroy looks to throw the jab but Rodrigo is out of range.
Leroy throws the left hand but Rodrigo avoids the punch easily.
Leroy has managed to clinch.
Leroy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Leroy.
Rodrigo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rodrigo blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Leroy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rodrigo managing to block the knees to the body from Leroy.
Leroy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Leroy pushes off an throws an elbow but Rodrigo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Rodrigo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rodrigo avoiding damage as Leroy throws knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodrigo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rodrigo slips under a jab.
Leroy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rodrigo shoots for a double leg takedown but Leroy sprawls well. He's pushed Rodrigo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Leroy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Rodrigo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Leroy gets a clinch.
Leroy trying to land knees to the body.
Rodrigo just leaning against Leroy, taking a breather.
Leroy tries a knee to the head but Rodrigo blocks it.
Leroy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rodrigo blocks it with crossed arms.
Leroy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rodrigo's face.
Rodrigo blocks an elbow strike from Leroy.
Rodrigo manages to break the clinch.
Leroy throws a body punch but Rodrigo moves out of range.
Leroy lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Leroy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Leroy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Leroy throws a big shot that misses.
Rodrigo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leroy.
Leroy tries to clinch up.
Leroy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rodrigo manages to avoid it.
Leroy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rodrigo closes the distance and pushes Leroy back into the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leroy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rodrigo's defenses.
Leroy crunches a lovely knee into Rodrigo's ribcage.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Leroy tries to land knees in the clinch but Rodrigo avoids the damage to the body.
Rodrigo wants to break free but Leroy has control.
Leroy is pressed up against the ropes. Rodrigo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Leroy down to the mat. Leroy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Leroy tries to clinch up.
Rodrigo goes for a double leg but Leroy avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Leroy continues to drive forward.
Leroy crunches a lovely knee into Rodrigo's ribcage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Leroy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Leroy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Leroy missing with knees to the body.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigo avoiding damage as Leroy throws knees to the body.
Leroy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Leroy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rodrigo blocks it with crossed arms.
Rodrigo wants to stall.
Leroy tries to land knees in the clinch but Rodrigo avoids the damage to the body.
Rodrigo blocks an elbow strike from Leroy.
Leroy misses with the head strike.
Leroy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Leroy misses with a knee strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodrigo is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Leroy misses with an elbow over the top.
Leroy lands a knee to the head.
Jose Rodrigo's cut is getting worse.
Rodrigo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Leroy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rodrigo avoids it.
Rodrigo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rodrigo blocks the elbow strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rodrigo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Leroy after a bit of a struggle.
Leroy misses with a knee strike.
Leroy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rodrigo avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Leroy 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight for Bruce Leroy!
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for Bruce Leroy!
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight for Bruce Leroy!
Bruce Leroy wins by unanimous decision!
Post fight, an emotional Bruce Leroy said 'Fiendish Dr Wu, you done fucked up now!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Mctanned (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rauno Repomies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Repomies is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Andy Suonsilm� - Karrelle palanut enkeli. Rauno Repomies has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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260 lbs
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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
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paul Mctanned!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rauno Repomies!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Repomies tries to clinch but Mctanned moves out of range.
Mctanned tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Repomies swivels and escapes.
Repomies throws a body punch but Mctanned moves out of range.
Mctanned looks for a takedown but Repomies sprawls well.
Mctanned closes this distance looking for a takedown but Repomies circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Mctanned. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mctanned is trying hard to land a takedown here. Repomies sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mctanned closes this distance looking for a takedown but Repomies circles away.
Mctanned tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Repomies defends well and Mctanned ends up having to push Repomies into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Mctanned is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Repomies is defending well.
Mctanned can't get the takedown.
Mctanned manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Repomies trying to control but Mctanned is working from the bottom.
Repomies stopping the sweep attempt from Mctanned.
Mctanned looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mctanned throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mctanned looking for a sweep. Not yet Mctanned, not yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mctanned is on top in guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Repomies can do anything to dispel that myth.
Repomies tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mctanned throwing strikes but missing.
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.
Repomies can't keep his opponent in guard - Mctanned advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Repomies is not content to let Mctanned control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mctanned tries to pass to full mount but Repomies defends it.
Mctanned thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Repomies's head.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Mctanned working over Repomies with some ground and pound. Repomies looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mctanned is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Repomies defends it well.
Mctanned throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Repomies wants to improve his position but Mctanned is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mctanned throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mctanned wants to pass to mount but Repomies is defending the position.
Repomies really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mctanned. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Repomies is looking to improve his position.
Mctanned trying to pass the guard but Repomies defending well.
Mctanned is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Repomies is defending against the submission attempts here by Mctanned.
Mctanned wants to control but Repomies is keeping him busy.
Repomies felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Mctanned 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.
Mctanned looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Mctanned working over Repomies with some ground and pound. Repomies looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Mctanned is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Repomies!
Mctanned can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Repomies is looking to escape.
Mctanned punching from mount but Repomies doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Mctanned with good strikes from the mount here!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Mctanned working the ground and pound effectively.
It looks like Rauno Repomies has been cut.
Mctanned jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle�. Ooooh, that looks tight� Repomies is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Repomies and Mctanned has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mctanned throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Mctanned has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Repomies is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Mctanned yanks on the arm and Repomies is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Mctanned.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Paul Mctanned!
Paul Mctanned seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gawain Lot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominick Napolitano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lot's entrance music is Game of Thrones. A fine choice. Dominick Napolitano has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gawain Lot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dominick Napolitano!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Napolitano throws a hook but Lot avoids it easily.
Napolitano wants to clinch.
Napolitano getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Napolitano tries to close the distance and clinch but Lot swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lot dives in for a single leg takedown but Napolitano sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Napolitano obliges.
Lot tries for a takedown but Napolitano manages to get underhooks.
Lot fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Napolitano scores a nice knee to the body.
Napolitano with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lot misses with a body punch.
Napolitano connects with a knee to the head.
Napolitano is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Napolitano prevents a takedown attempt there.
We've been informed that Napolitano has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gawain Lot. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lot is breathing heavily.
Napolitano misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Napolitano jerks Lot's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Lot drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Napolitano goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Napolitano because Lot was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Dominick Napolitano!
Dominick Napolitano 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Colt Compton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Velimir Stojkovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stojkovic has chosen Drowning Pool - Numb as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Colt Compton could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Velimir Stojkovic's chin.
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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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Colt Compton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Velimir Stojkovic!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Compton moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Stojkovic tests Compton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stojkovic blocks a jab.
Stojkovic moves out of range of the leg kick from Compton.
Compton is looking to land body kicks.
Compton has taken the fight to the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Stojkovic.
Stojkovic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Compton tries to throw a body punch but Stojkovic avoids it by throwing Compton back against the ropes.
Stojkovic will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Compton up against the ropes.
Stojkovic prevents a body shot from Compton.
Stojkovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stojkovic tries to work over Compton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stojkovic scores with a shot to the side of Compton's head.
Compton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stojkovic backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Compton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Compton prevents a body shot from Stojkovic.
Compton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Compton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Compton.
Nice body punch from Compton.
Compton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Compton blocking some punches.
Stojkovic throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Stojkovic.
Stojkovic landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stojkovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stojkovic has Compton pressed against the ropes.
Compton digs a right hand into Stojkovic's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Stojkovic's gas tank.
Stojkovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stojkovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stojkovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Compton.
A left hand lands to the body for Stojkovic.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Compton stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Compton's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stojkovic tries to land a knee to the head but Compton blocks with his arms.
Compton tries a body shot but Stojkovic blocks it.
Compton scores with a shot to the side of Stojkovic's head.
Compton misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Compton on the inside.
Compton lands a shot to the body.
Compton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Compton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stojkovic working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stojkovic.
Compton lands a left hand.
Compton lands an uppercut.
Compton digs a right hand underneath Stojkovic's ribcage. Stojkovic let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Compton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stojkovic slows down the pace here.
Stojkovic prevents a body shot from Compton.
Compton effectively controlling the action here.
Stojkovic misses with a body punch.
A short right from Compton on the inside.
Stojkovic is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Compton as the two fighters clinch.
Stojkovic looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Compton misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Compton.
Compton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Compton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Compton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stojkovic backwards.
Stojkovic is rocked!
Compton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stojkovic is still on wobbly legs! Can Compton finish him?
Stojkovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Compton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stojkovic backwards.
Compton lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Stojkovic to his knees! Compton keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Colt Compton!
Colt Compton retains his lightweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Colt Compton thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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