Hilo Fight 66 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Meyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kiki Mahingi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dave Meyer could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kiki Mahingi's chin.

Meyer
vs
Mahingi

195 cm
19
268 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

202 cm
20
230 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dave Meyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kiki Mahingi!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meyer tries to close the distance and clinch but Mahingi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mahingi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Meyer. Meyer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Meyer is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Mahingi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Meyer doesn't seem bothered though.
Mahingi works Meyer's body with a nice hook.
Meyer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mahingi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Meyer has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Meyer there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mahingi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mahingi wants it to stay on the feet.
Meyer tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mahingi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer shoots in looking for a takedown. Mahingi tries to sprawl out of it but Meyer keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mahingi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mahingi goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mahingi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Meyer.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Meyer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Meyer is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mahingi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mahingi lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kiki Mahingi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyer shoots in looking for a takedown but Mahingi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Meyer's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Meyer 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.
Mahingi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Mahingi.
Mahingi's corner calls for a 1-2. Mahingi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mahingi scores with a punch to the head.
Mahingi lands a nice shot to the body.
Meyer shoots in for a takedown but Mahingi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahingi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mahingi thuds a left hand into Meyer's body.
Mahingi looks to land a body kick but Meyer moved away.
Mahingi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mahingi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mahingi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mahingi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Meyer's head.
Mahingi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Mahingi there.
Mahingi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Meyer tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mahingi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mahingi looks to land a combination. Meyer sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice jab there from Mahingi.
Mahingi scores with a three punch combo!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Meyer tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mahingi counters with a left to the body.
Mahingi lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kiki Mahingi 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.

Meyer fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mahingi sprawls well initially but Meyer persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Meyer moves nicely into side control.

Meyer is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Mahingi looks calm but he's in trouble here. Meyer gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Mahingi is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Meyer lets go of the hold and Mahingi can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dave Meyer!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leon Barnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Huerta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Huerta has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Barnett
vs
Huerta

191 cm
21
240 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

205 cm
26
270 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Leon Barnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paul Huerta!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Huerta fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Barnett to the ground. Huerta is now in Barnett's guard.
Huerta loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Barnett might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Huerta stands up and waves to Barnett to follow him.
Barnett takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Barnett tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Huerta swivels and escapes.
Barnett doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Huerta counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Barnett's guard now.
Barnett knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Huerta on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Huerta drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Huerta jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Barnett has his foot on Huerta's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Huerta works his way back into a safe position though.

Huerta is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Barnett is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Huerta thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Huerta stands and steps away. Barnett gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Huerta misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnett misses with a takedown

and Huerta counters with a shoot takedown. Barnett fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leon Barnett. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Huerta thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Huerta trying to control the position from guard on top but Barnett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barnett not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Huerta drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Barnett manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Huerta has Barnett in his guard.
Barnett wants to pass the guard but Huerta is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huerta utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Huerta keeping moving, preventing Barnett from controlling successfully.
Barnett postures up in Huerta's guard and throws a big left but Huerta blocks it.
Barnett tries to free his leg and advance position but Huerta is retaining full guard.
Huerta manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Barnett manages to get himself to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Huerta drops back looking for a leg! Barnett is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Barnett manages to kick Huerta off! Huerta jumps back into Barnett's guard.
Huerta trying to control the position from guard on top but Barnett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Huerta drops back, looking for a kneebar! Barnett looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Barnett looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Barnett!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Huerta is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Huerta dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

No luck for Barnett with that takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Barnett.
Barnett misses with a takedown

and Huerta counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leon Barnett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barnett preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Huerta keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Barnett's head.
Huerta throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Huerta with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huerta looking to sit in guard and control but Barnett gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Huerta manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Huerta moves to the back position.

Huerta looking for the choke from the back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Huerta looking for the choke but no joy.

Huerta is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Barnett is tapping out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Paul Huerta!
During a confident post fight interview, Paul Huerta thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Reeves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enzo Matias Demaestri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reeves's entrance music is Natural Born Killaz. A fine choice. Enzo Matias Demaestri is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Reeves
vs
Matias Demaestri

190 cm
19
220 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

200 cm
19
212 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Reeves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Enzo Matias Demaestri!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reeves defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Demaestri.
Demaestri has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Demaestri shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Reeves as he jumps to the side.
Sloppy strikes from Demaestri. Those never looked like landing.
An inside leg kick lands from Reeves.
Reeves misses with a wild body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Reeves, right into the meat.
Demaestri takes a swing at Reeves's ribcage but misses.
Reeves feints and then cracks Demaestri's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Demaestri down.
Demaestri looks winded!
Demaestri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reeves scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ryan Reeves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Demaestri fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Reeves avoids it really well and circles away.
Ryan Reeves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Enzo Matias Demaestri.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A good leg kick by Reeves.

Reeves rushes Demaestri and presses him up against the cage.
Reeves throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reeves lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Enzo Matias Demaestri has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reeves lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Demaestri backwards.
Reeves misses with a knee strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Reeves.
Knees to the body from Reeves.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reeves unloads a knee to the mid-section. Demaestri lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Reeves drops Demaestri with a big knee straight up the middle! Demaestri is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Reeves throws a quick inside leg kick.
Demaestri takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ryan Reeves is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters circling a little - Reeves finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Reeves scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Reeves. That's going to slow Demaestri down.
Demaestri's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Reeves.
Reeves lands a nice looking kick to the body. Demaestri takes a step back to recover.

Reeves clinches with his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reeves scores a nice knee to the body.
Reeves taking a breather.
Demaestri on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reeves unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Reeves breaks the clinch.
Reeves throws a nice head kick!
Reeves connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Reeves explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Reeves lands a nice leg kick that just misses Demaestri's sensitive parts.
Reeves is looking to slow Demaestri down with leg kicks.

Reeves takes the fight into the clinch.
Reeves with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demaestri blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reeves lands a nice knee to the body.
Demaestri is trying desperately to land a takedown but Reeves is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Demaestri.
Reeves misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reeves just leaning against Demaestri, taking a breather.
Demaestri goes for a takedown in the clinch but Reeves prevents it.
Reeves misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Demaestri.
Reeves stalling in the clinch.
Reeves misses with a knee to the head.
Reeves connects with a knee to the head.
Reeves lands an elbow inside that Demaestri shrugs off.

That has opened up Enzo Matias Demaestri's cut even more.
Demaestri is looking to take this one to the mat.
Reeves utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reeves lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Reeves scores a nice knee to the body.
Reeves connects with a knee to the head.
Reeves stalling.
Reeves landing knees to the body.
Reeves struggles to land a body shot inside as Demaestri controls his hands.
Reeves lands a good knee to the midsection. Demaestri won't want to take too many of those.
Demaestri is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Reeves gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Reeves putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Demaestri in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reeves working Demaestri over with knees to the body.
Reeves misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reeves lands a knee to the head.

The cut above Enzo Matias Demaestri's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Reeves.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Reeves dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Enzo Matias Demaestri's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Demaestri on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Reeves. Reeves obviously looking to wear him down.
Reeves dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Demaestri. That did some damage!
Reeves misses with a head kick.
Reeves throws a leg kick which misses Demaestri's front leg but catches the back leg as Demaestri tries to avoid it.

Reeves drives through and clinches with Demaestri against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reeves.
Demaestri takes a knee to the side of the body.
Reeves using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Reeves obliges.
Reeves using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Demaestri has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees to the body from Reeves.
Ryan Reeves has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Reeves just leaning against Demaestri, taking a breather.
Demaestri is breathing heavily.
Demaestri takes a knee to the side of the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reeves gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Reeves obliges.
Reeves misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reeves connects with a nasty looking knee right to Demaestri's face.
Reeves working Demaestri over with knees to the body.
Our sources have told us that Reeves has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
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!
Reeves working Demaestri over with knees to the body.
Demaestri takes a knee to the side of the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Reeves takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Reeves tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Demaestri avoids it.
Reeves misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Demaestri.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reeves landing knees to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Reeves.
Knees to the body from Reeves.
Reeves connects with a knee to the head.
Reeves content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Reeves lands a knee to the body.
Reeves will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Demaestri up against the cage.
Reeves throws a punch but it's blocked by Demaestri.
Reeves scores a nice knee to the body.
Reeves leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demaestri blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reeves looking to throw knees to the head but Demaestri is blocking nicely.
Reeves is looking to control Demaestri's arms but Demaestri gets an underhook and turns him. Now Reeves has his back to the cage.
Demaestri tries for a takedown. No joy.
Reeves is pushing Demaestri up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ryan Reeves.
Reeves lands a front kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reeves stuffs the takedown.
Reeves keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Demaestri gets tackled into the cage by Reeves. Reeves maintains the clinch.
Reeves stops a takedown attempt from Demaestri.
Ryan Reeves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Enzo Matias Demaestri.
Reeves tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Demaestri's elbow.
Reeves tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Demaestri avoids it.
Reeves slows down the pace here.
Demaestri prevents a body shot from Reeves.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Demaestri letting Reeves take a breather here.
Reeves gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Demaestri.
Reeves is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Demaestri can do to turn this around?
Reeves scores a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Reeves dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Enzo Matias Demaestri's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

A nice inside leg kick there by Reeves. That's going to slow Demaestri down.
Demaestri takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A solid body kick from Reeves.
Demaestri avoids the head kick by Reeves.
Reeves throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Reeves feints and then cracks Demaestri's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Demaestri down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reeves lands with a thumping leg kick.
Reeves scores with a leg kick.
Reeves throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Demaestri.
A good leg kick by Reeves.

Reeves moves into the clinch successfully.
Reeves missing with knees to the body.
Reeves misses with a knee to the head.
Demaestri goes for a takedown in the clinch but Reeves prevents it.
Demaestri takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reeves is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Reeves putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Demaestri in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Demaestri blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reeves is pushing Demaestri up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Reeves landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Enzo Matias Demaestri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reeves landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reeves missing with knees to the body.
Demaestri drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Reeves breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reeves connects with a leg kick. Demaestri looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Reeves moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Reeves throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Reeves lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Reeves fails with an attempt to clinch.
Demaestri walks forward, straight into a front kick from Reeves.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reeves lands a nice leg kick that just misses Demaestri's sensitive parts.
A thudding body kick lands there by Reeves!
Enzo Matias Demaestri is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reeves throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Demaestri.

Demaestri is rocked!

Enzo Matias Demaestri's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

Reeves fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Demaestri, pushing him back against the cage.
Demaestri is still on wobbly legs! Can Reeves finish him?
Reeves has Demaestri pressed against the cage.
Demaestri seems to have recovered his senses.
Knees to the body from Reeves.
Ryan Reeves is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Reeves lands a good knee to the midsection. Demaestri won't want to take too many of those.
Demaestri has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Reeves is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ryan Reeves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Enzo Matias Demaestri.
Reeves is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Demaestri has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Reeves.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reeves lands a good knee to the midsection. Demaestri won't want to take too many of those.
Reeves tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Demaestri struggles to land a body shot inside as Reeves controls his hands.
Reeves lands a knee to the body.
Demaestri goes for a takedown in the clinch but Reeves prevents it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Demaestri misses with a short punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Reeves showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Reeves 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 30:24
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:24
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Reeves!
Ryan Reeves bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between LT Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blue Rak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blue Rak has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with LT Rogers's chin.

Rogers
vs
Rak

189 cm
22
205 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

190 cm
24
214 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, LT Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Blue Rak!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogers scores with a nice right hand.
Rak looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rogers digs a good hook to Rak's body.
Rogers looks for a takedown but Rak sprawls well.
Rak showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rogers.
Rak misses with an uppercut

and Rogers counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rogers controlling from side mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rak can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rak looks to move to half guard but instead Rogers has passed into mount! Damn!
Rak is trying to escape the mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers with a couple of short strikes.
Rogers with the ground and pound from mount.
Rogers 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.
Rogers breaks from Rak's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Rak in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Rak really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rogers. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rogers fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Rogers looking to ground and pound but Rak is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rogers raining down hammerfists from mount.
Rak looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers landing shots from mount.
Rogers landing punches.
We've been hearing that Rogers has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Rogers landing strikes from the mount.
Rogers cracks Rak with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). LT Rogers!
LT Rogers thanked the fans post fight for their support.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kuuya Ueda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ueda's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, UnderDog - Test Eagles. John Doe is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Ueda
vs
Doe

188 cm
26
270 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

192 cm
27
265 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

Knox Energy
Tokyo United Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kuuya Ueda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Doe!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ueda drives through with a takedown into Doe's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ueda trying to stand up but can't free himself from Doe's guard.
Doe trying to keep a closed guard but Ueda is proving a slippery customer.
Doe is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by John Doe.
Ueda defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Doe.
Doe keeps the fight on the outside.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ueda.

Doe pushes Ueda up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ueda with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ueda lands a knee to the body.
Ueda gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ueda gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like John Doe has been cut.
Ueda with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Ueda.

Ueda drops Doe with a big knee straight up the middle! Doe is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Doe looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ueda fails in his attempt to clinch.

Ueda moves into the clinch.
Ueda using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ueda working Doe over with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ueda.
Ueda looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Nice elbow from Ueda.
Ueda with a knee to the head.
Doe takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ueda lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ueda scores with a knee to the head.
Ueda lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ueda connects with a knee to the head.

Doe is rocked!
Doe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ueda landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ueda connects with a nasty looking knee right to Doe's face.
Ueda with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Doe is still on wobbly legs! Can Ueda finish him?
Doe takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ueda with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ueda using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ueda connects with a knee to the head.
Ueda lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ueda obliges.
Doe seems to have recovered his senses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ueda putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Doe in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ueda lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ueda scores with a knee to the head.
Ueda comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ueda lands a knee to the head.
Ueda lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ueda using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ueda with a knee to the head.
Ueda with a knee to the head.
Ueda scores with a knee to the head.
Doe is trying to break the clinch but Ueda is controlling him.
Ueda lands an elbow inside that Doe shrugs off.
Ueda connects with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ueda throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ueda tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ueda scores a nice knee to the body.
Ueda gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ueda unloads a knee to the mid-section. Doe lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ueda landing knees to the body.
Ueda connects with a knee to the head.
Ueda with a knee to the head.
Ueda with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ueda landing knees to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knees to the body from Ueda.
Ueda lands a knee to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ueda is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kuuya Ueda dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Doe's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ueda shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Doe's guard.
Doe is trying to keep Ueda in close.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Doe can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ueda throws a big right hand that misses.
Ueda postures up in Doe's guard and throws a big left but Doe blocks it.
Ueda is looking to work some ground and pound but Doe has wrist control.
Ueda in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Ueda avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ueda throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ueda.
Doe looking to control.
Doe keeping moving, preventing Ueda from controlling successfully.
Ueda is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Doe can do to turn this around?
Ueda throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Doe working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ueda doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ueda manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ueda postures up in Doe's guard and throws a big left but Doe blocks it.
Doe keeping full guard, as Ueda tries to pass.

Doe is looking for a triangle but Ueda pushes his legs off easily.
Ueda throws a strike but Doe rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ueda throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ueda is looking to stand up but Doe isn't so interested in that idea.
Doe looking to pass the guard.
Doe is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Doe postures up in Ueda's guard and throws a big left but Ueda blocks it.
Ueda looking for a sweep. Not yet Ueda, not yet.
Doe prevents Ueda from getting back to his feet.
Doe stopping the sweep attempt from Ueda.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ueda being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Doe is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Ueda is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Ueda has escaped and now he's on top!

Doe escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ueda gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ueda wants to stand and escape but instead Doe has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Kuuya Ueda will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Doe's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Ueda drives through and clinches with Doe against the cage.
Ueda using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Doe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ueda putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Doe in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ueda tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ueda lands an elbow that stopped Doe in his tracks for a moment.
Ueda scores with a knee to the head.
Ueda gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ueda lands a knee to the head.
Ueda crunches a lovely knee into Doe's ribcage.
Ueda connects with a knee to the head.
Ueda unloads a knee to the mid-section. Doe lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ueda putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Doe in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ueda connects with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ueda with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ueda lands a knee to the head.
Ueda lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Ueda.
Ueda misses with a knee to the head.
Doe holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Ueda.
Doe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Doe dodges an elbow strike from Ueda.
Doe is trying to push Ueda away but Ueda has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ueda lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Doe is trying to push Ueda away but Ueda has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doe blocks the elbow strike.
Ueda unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Doe avoids the elbow strike from Ueda, against the cage.
Doe wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ueda looking to throw knees to the head but Doe is blocking nicely.
Ueda throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Doe blocks it with crossed arms.
Ueda looking to throw knees to the head but Doe is blocking nicely.
Doe managing to block the knees to the body from Ueda.
A frustrated look appears on Doe's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ueda is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Doe is defending well for now.
Nice elbow from Ueda.
Ueda misses with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ueda throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Doe blocks it with crossed arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doe managing to block the knees to the body from Ueda.
Ueda prevents the takedown attempt.
Doe avoids a wild elbow strike from Ueda.
Doe has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ueda is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ueda throws a knee to the head but misses.
Doe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Doe is working for takedown but Ueda is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kuuya Ueda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Doe.
Ueda throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Doe blocks it with crossed arms.
Ueda misses with a knee strike.
Ueda tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Doe has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ueda avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ueda using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Doe takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ueda connects with a nasty looking knee right to Doe's face.
Ueda misses with a knee to the head.
Ueda with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ueda is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Doe is defending well for now.
Ueda letting Doe take a breather here.
Ueda throws a knee to the head but misses.
Doe is trying to force a seperation but Ueda has the dominant position.
Doe looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Doe takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ueda working Doe over with knees to the body.
Ueda lands an elbow inside that Doe shrugs off.
John Doe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kuuya Ueda is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Doe takes a knee to the side of the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kuuya Ueda showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ueda 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kuuya Ueda!
Kuuya Ueda really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Tokyo United Fightwear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
89%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marvin Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marvin Harris comes to the cage accompanied by Heretic Anthem. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Harris
vs
Harris

181 cm
22
213 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

189 cm
22
210 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marvin Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ron Harris!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ron Harris tries a head kick but it misses.
Marvin Harris lands with a nice body punch.
Ron Harris has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Marvin Harris dodges the punch combination from Ron Harris.
Marvin Harris misses with a body shot.
Marvin Harris on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ron Harris. Ron Harris obviously looking to wear him down.
Some wild striking there from Marvin Harris.
Marvin Harris seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Ron Harris smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ron Harris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ron Harris throws a sloppy head kick and Marvin Harris moves out of range easily.
Marvin Harris sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ron Harris moves away from the strike by Marvin Harris.

Nice combo by Marvin Harris! Oh, that's hurt him - Ron Harris falls to the canvas and Marvin Harris follows him into side control.

It looks like Ron Harris has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
You can see the frustration on Ron Harris's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Marvin Harris stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Marvin Harris throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ron Harris lunges at Marvin Harris with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Marvin Harris's hand.
Ron Harris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marvin Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body kick there by Ron Harris.
Both fighters circling a little - Ron Harris finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ron Harris avoids the body shot from Marvin Harris.
Ron Harris throws a jab but it's blocked by Marvin Harris.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ron Harris ducks straight into an uppercut from Marvin Harris and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Ron Harris manages to regain guard straight away.

Ron Harris is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ron Harris is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ron Harris is still in real trouble! Can Marvin Harris finish him?
Marvin Harris stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ron Harris swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ron Harris seems to have recovered his senses.

Ron Harris is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ron Harris controls Marvin Harris momentarily but Marvin Harris frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marvin Harris pushes down on Ron Harris's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Marvin Harris gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Marvin Harris misses with a wild combination.
Ron Harris looks for the body kick but Marvin Harris saw that one coming.
Marvin Harris throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ron Harris slips under a jab from Marvin Harris.
Marvin Harris misses with a body shot
and Ron Harris makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marvin Harris throws a lazy uppercut
and Ron Harris counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ron Harris throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ron Harris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ron Harris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marvin Harris tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Marvin Harris with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marvin Harris takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Marvin Harris throws a nice looking combination but Ron Harris bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ron Harris throws a sloppy head kick and Marvin Harris moves out of range easily.
Ron Harris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marvin Harris misses with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marvin Harris dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ron Harris's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Marvin Harris lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Ron Harris sprawling to the canvas. Marvin Harris follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Ron Harris hang on?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ron Harris moves into full guard.
Marvin Harris trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Marvin Harris won't allow Ron Harris to get back to his feet.
Marvin Harris seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Ron Harris keeping full guard, as Marvin Harris tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Marvin Harris gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Marvin Harris swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Marvin Harris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marvin Harris lands a body shot.
Ron Harris throws a head kick but Marvin Harris moves out of range.
A combination from Ron Harris does no damage.
Ron Harris avoids a punch combination nicely.
Marvin Harris lands a jab to Ron Harris's midsection.
Marvin Harris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ron Harris scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ron Harris throws a head kick that misses.
Ron Harris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ron Harris misses with a double jab.
Ron Harris looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That has opened up Ron Harris's cut even more.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ron Harris walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Marvin Harris! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marvin Harris!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between La Tigre Munanaposa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayne Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Munanaposa comes to the cage accompanied by I'm an Adult Now. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Tigre Munanaposa
vs
Love

171 cm
21
135 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

175 cm
25
132 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, La Tigre Munanaposa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wayne Love!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Munanaposa shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Munanaposa showed some decent athleticism there.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Love is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Munanaposa pulls his head out easily.

Love looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Love taking some punishment here, with Munanaposa in his half guard.
Munanaposa controlling the action here.

Love actively working from the bottom here.
Love keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Love tries to get to full guard but Munanaposa has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Munanaposa wants to pass the guard but Love is defending well.
Munanaposa trying to control the pace.

Love looking for submissions off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munanaposa landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Love wants to improve his position but Munanaposa is controlling well.
Munanaposa looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Love with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Love is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Love is looking to improve his position.
Munanaposa is trying to control the action in half guard but Love is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
It looks like Munanaposa is going to stand back up.
Love is trying to get back to full guard.

Munanaposa is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Love doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Munanaposa.
Love slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Love has his foot on Munanaposa's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Munanaposa works his way back into a safe position though.

Love working for a triangle but Munanaposa defends it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Love can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Munanaposa controls the pace.
Munanaposa is in close to Love's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Love keeping full guard, as Munanaposa tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Munanaposa got a little sloppy there for a moment and Love has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Munanaposa has managed to get both his arms back between Love's legs - danger averted.

Love looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Love throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Munanaposa trying to control but Love is working from the bottom.

Love has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Munanaposa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Munanaposa chips away with some ground and pound.
Love keeping full guard, as Munanaposa tries to pass.
Munanaposa controlling from the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Munanaposa avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Munanaposa's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Munanaposa cracks Love with a solid left hand.
Munanaposa is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Love looking for a guillotine here but Munanaposa defends easily.
Love looking for a sweep. Not yet Love, not yet.
Munanaposa is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Steel Penn/Heavy Hands Gym that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Munanaposa looking to pass the guard.
Munanaposa with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Wayne Love will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Munanaposa has closed the distance and engaged Love in a clinch.

Munanaposa turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Munanaposa landing a few strikes.
Love is looking to regain half guard here but Munanaposa keeps moving and retains side control.

Munanaposa stands up.

Munanaposa closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Love is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Munanaposa off and has taken his back!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Munanaposa is really stuck here.
Munanaposa breaks Love's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

Love is looking for a triangle but Munanaposa pushes his legs off easily.
Munanaposa with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munanaposa lands a couple of digs.
Love is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Munanaposa with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Munanaposa wants to stand but Love has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Munanaposa is in close to Love's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Munanaposa engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Munanaposa tries to free his leg and advance position but Love is retaining full guard.
Love looking for a sweep. Not yet Love, not yet.
Munanaposa controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Munanaposa drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Munanaposa jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Munanaposa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Munanaposa wants to control from the top but Love keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munanaposa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Love is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Munanaposa rolls with it to try and escape but Love cranks on the arm and Munanaposa is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Wayne Love!
Our winner, Wayne Love, 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.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
88%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mitchell Menchaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Webster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Webster acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Menchaka
vs
Webster

168 cm
19
143 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

174 cm
21
141 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Affordable Quality
Fury Nutrition Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mitchell Menchaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Webster!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Jeff Smith and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Webster looks to land a right hand but Menchaka moved out of range.
Menchaka ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Webster misses with a looping left.
Webster slips under a jab from Menchaka.
Webster on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Webster lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Webster. Menchaka shrugs it off though.
Menchaka thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've been told by Menchaka's head coaches at Kelley Fighting Systems that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Webster throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Webster swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Menchaka misses with a wild body shot.
Menchaka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Menchaka misses with a hook
and Webster counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Menchaka fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Menchaka digs a good hook to Webster's body.
Menchaka moves away from the strike by Webster.
Menchaka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Menchaka takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Menchaka misses with a body shot.
Menchaka moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nice uppercut there from Menchaka.
A jab from Webster misses.
Webster scores with a nice head shot.
Webster tests Menchaka's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Menchaka staying out of range there.
Menchaka misses the shot to the body.
Menchaka has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Menchaka there as he acknowledges the shot.
Menchaka loads up on a big right hand but Webster slips the punch.
Menchaka misses with an uppercut.
Webster keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Webster scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Webster misses with a looping right.
Menchaka lands a nice shot to the body.
Menchaka defending well as Webster loads up on a big left hand.
Menchaka throws a poor cross that misses
and Webster counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Webster bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Webster walks into a straight right hand from Menchaka.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Menchaka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Menchaka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Menchaka takes a swing at Webster's ribcage but misses.
Menchaka staying out of range there.
Webster fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Menchaka manages to avoid it.
Menchaka connects with a body shot that sends Webster's belly button to the back.
Some wild striking there from Menchaka.
Menchaka misses with an uppercut. Webster saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menchaka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Menchaka lands a jab to Webster's midsection.
Menchaka scores with a decent looking hook.

Webster shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Menchaka is trying to defend but Webster finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Webster working over Menchaka with some ground and pound. Menchaka looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Webster misses with a head shot. Menchaka uses the momentum to regain guard.
Menchaka is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Menchaka is working hard here to advance position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Webster is pushing down on Menchaka's leg trying to pass to half guard. Menchaka is fighting to maintain full guard but Webster has managed to sneak the leg through.

Menchaka is defending against the submission attempts here by Webster.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Webster thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Webster thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Menchaka knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Webster on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Menchaka wants to control but Webster is keeping busy.
Webster not landing any meaningful shots this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Menchaka is trying to get back to full guard.
Webster lands strikes from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but John Webster will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Menchaka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Webster.
Menchaka connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Menchaka throws a sloppy body shot
and Menchaka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Webster throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Menchaka connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Menchaka gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Webster connects with a looping right hand.
A swing and a miss from Webster.
Menchaka misses with a body shot
and Webster counters with a left to the body.
Mitchell Menchaka is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Menchaka misses with a body shot.
Menchaka misses the body punch
and Webster counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Menchaka thinking.
Menchaka takes a swing at Webster's ribcage but misses.
Webster connects with a body shot that sends Menchaka's belly button to the back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Menchaka. Webster does a little dance to reset his feet.
Webster has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Menchaka is looking to wear down Webster with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Menchaka throws a looping overhand right but Webster ducks down to avoid it.
Webster ducks under a wild hook from Menchaka.
Jab, jab by Webster - just one landing.
Menchaka misses with a shot to the body
and Webster counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Menchaka throws a right and a left that Webster avoids nicely.
Menchaka blocks a jab.
Mitchell Menchaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Menchaka misses.
Menchaka connects with a single shot there.
Menchaka loads up on a big right hand but Webster slips the punch.
Menchaka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Webster throws out the jab.

Webster shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Webster content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Menchaka not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Webster wants to control from the top but Menchaka keeps moving.

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!
Menchaka wants to sweep but no luck.
Webster controls from within his opponent's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

OK we're going to have a standup here. John Webster hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Menchaka scores with a hook to the body. Webster takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Webster avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Menchaka throws a leg kick
and Webster counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Menchaka connects with a right hand. Webster shakes it off.
Webster blocks a jab.
Menchaka lands with a cross.
Webster connects with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Webster.
A looping hook to the body misses from Menchaka. Webster does a little dance to reset his feet.
Webster connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Webster jabs Menchaka right on the nose. Menchaka blinks but takes it well.
Menchaka throws a one two combo.
Webster scores with a sloppy right hand. Menchaka should have avoided that one.
Webster lunges at Menchaka with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Menchaka's hand.
Menchaka has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Menchaka there as he acknowledges the shot.
Menchaka swings for the body but Webster moves out of range.
Webster throws a nice looking combination but Menchaka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Menchaka misses with a lunging right hand
and Webster counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Menchaka lands with a shot to the body.
Menchaka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Webster.
Mitchell Menchaka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Webster misses with a two punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Webster swinging wildly here.
Webster cracks Menchaka with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Menchaka takes a swing at Webster's ribcage but misses.
Webster throws a good cross that connects.
Menchaka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Webster was well out of range. Poor timing from Menchaka.
Webster fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Menchaka manages to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Webster connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Webster throws the left hand but Menchaka avoids the punch easily.
Webster throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Menchaka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Menchaka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Webster manages to avoid it.
Menchaka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Menchaka takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Menchaka moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Webster showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Menchaka looks to throw the jab but Webster is out of range.
Webster moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A big left from Menchaka misses.
Menchaka on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The fighters circling - Menchaka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Menchaka throws a looping overhand right but Webster ducks down to avoid it.
Webster connects with a good right hand that stumbles Menchaka. Menchaka circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Webster loads up on a big right hand but Menchaka slips the punch.
Menchaka lands with a shot to the body.
Webster slips a jab from Menchaka.
Menchaka looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A slow jab from Webster misses its intended target.
Webster throws out a loose jab but Menchaka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Webster scores with a hook to the body. Menchaka takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Menchaka takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Webster takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Menchaka just misses with a punch to the body.
Menchaka takes a swing at Webster's ribcage but misses.
Menchaka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Webster misses.
Menchaka cracks Webster with an open hand slap.
Webster avoids the body shot from Menchaka.
A solid leg kick lands there for Menchaka.
Menchaka works Webster's body with a nice hook.
Menchaka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Webster bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big right from Webster misses.
Menchaka misses with a jab to the body
and Webster counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big left from Webster misses.
Webster might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Webster staying out of range there.
Webster throws a hook but Menchaka avoids it easily.
Menchaka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Webster moves away.
Menchaka misses with a body shot
enabling Webster to counter with a crisp jab.
Menchaka looks to score with a jab to the body but Webster is just out of range.
Menchaka misses with a body shot
and Webster counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Menchaka blocks a jab.
Jab, jab by Webster - just one landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Webster fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Donk. Menchaka catches Webster right on the button with a cross.
Menchaka misses with a body shot.
Webster thows a left - swing and a miss!
Menchaka throws a jab when Webster was well out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menchaka misses with a hook.
Webster misses with a hook. Menchaka ducked under it nicely.

Webster shoots in and bounces Menchaka off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Webster chips away with some ground and pound.
Webster trying to control but Menchaka is working from the bottom.
Menchaka working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Webster.
Webster landing some decent shots from guard.
Menchaka looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Webster is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Webster drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Menchaka manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Webster has Menchaka in his guard.
Webster trying to strike off his back.
Webster wants to sweep here but Menchaka controlling him for the moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Menchaka trying to control the position from guard on top but Webster is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Webster is pulling down on Menchaka's head. It's preventing any offense from Menchaka, at least for the moment.
Mitchell Menchaka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
John Webster is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Webster is trying to control the position but Menchaka postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Webster comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Webster winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Webster!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, John Webster made sure he mentioned Fury Nutrition Inc., along with how happy he was to win his fight.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Josiah Bartlet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romeo Hernanes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hernanes has chosen Awolnation - Sail as his entrance music. 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.

Bartlet
vs
Hernanes

170 cm
21
145 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

170 cm
27
145 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Decent elbows
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Just Fight (Everything 7$)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Josiah Bartlet!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Romeo Hernanes!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Jeff Smith and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bartlet lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hernanes has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hernanes and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bartlet wants to land a leg kick but Hernanes is out of range.
Hernanes keeps Bartlet at a distance using the push kick.
Hernanes throws a push kick but Bartlet slaps the foot to one side.
Bartlet throws a leg kick

and Hernanes moves into the clinch.
Bartlet creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Bartlet escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bartlet throws a head kick that misses.
Hernanes checks a low kick from Bartlet.

Hernanes gets a clinch.
Bartlet pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hernanes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bartlet blocks it with crossed arms.
Hernanes misses with a knee to the head.
Hernanes misses with a knee to the head.

Bartlet lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Bartlet working the head and body with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hernanes is trying to stand back up but Bartlet is controlling him
Bartlet landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bartlet thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hernanes's head.
Hernanes gets back to full guard.
Bartlet is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartlet lands a couple of elbows.
Bartlet lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bartlet throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hernanes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hernanes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bartlet throws a big right hand that misses.
Hernanes wants to sweep but no luck.
Hernanes has momentary wrist control but Bartlet slips an elbow through the middle.
Hernanes controls Bartlet momentarily but Bartlet frees himself.
Bartlet with a nice head shot there.
Bartlet throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bartlet postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bartlet cracks Hernanes with a solid left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bartlet with a nice head shot there.
Bartlet throwing strikes but missing.
Bartlet content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bartlet's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bartlet 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.
Bartlet chips away with some ground and pound.

Hernanes throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bartlet working some strikes from top position.
Bartlet postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bartlet working some strikes from top position.
Bartlet chips away with some ground and pound.
Bartlet postures up in Hernanes's guard and throws a big left but Hernanes blocks it.
Bartlet keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hernanes's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bartlet postures up in Hernanes's guard and throws a big left but Hernanes blocks it.
Hernanes has control of Bartlet's left arm, preventing Bartlet from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bartlet scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bartlet accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernanes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bartlet throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hernanes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bartlet with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bartlet postures up and lands a big shot to Hernanes's brow.

Hernanes throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bartlet postures up and lands a big shot to Hernanes's brow.
Bartlet throwing strikes but missing.
Hernanes not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bartlet postures up and lands a big shot to Hernanes's brow.
Bartlet throws a strike but Hernanes rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bartlet wants to stand but Hernanes is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hernanes trying to control the position from guard on top but Bartlet is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bartlet wants to get back to his feet but Hernanes is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

OK we're going to have a standup here. Romeo Hernanes hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Hernanes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josiah Bartlet dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hernanes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bartlet is looking to land body kicks.
A head kick misses from Bartlet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hernanes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hernanes wants to clinch.
Bartlet has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bartlet.
Bartlet misses with a low kick.
Bartlet throws a leg kick but Hernanes checks it.
Hernanes wants to clinch up but Bartlet keeps it at a distance.
Hernanes checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hernanes looks to land a combination but Bartlet avoids it well.
Hernanes wants to clinch.
Bartlet throws a leg kick
and Hernanes counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bartlet throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hernanes.
Romeo Hernanes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Bartlet moves into the clinch.
Hernanes scores with a knee to the head.
Hernanes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hernanes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bartlet pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernanes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bartlet avoids it.
Bartlet throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hernanes tries to land a knee to the head but Bartlet blocks with his arms.
Hernanes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bartlet has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bartlet goes for a takedown attempt but Hernanes pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bartlet throws a low kick, looking for Hernanes's leg but Hernanes calmly moves out of range.
Hernanes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bartlet.
Josiah Bartlet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hernanes blocks a head kick by Bartlet.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bartlet crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hernanes - the referee stops the clock and Bartlet gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hernanes. Bartlet manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hernanes checks a low kick from Bartlet.
Crunch! Hernanes slams his shin into Bartlet's torso.
Hernanes checks a leg kick.
Hernanes moves out of range as Bartlet throws a body kick.
Hernanes tries to clinch but Bartlet is having none of it.
Hernanes throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hernanes is looking to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hernanes lands with a nice combination. Bartlet backs away looking to recover.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hernanes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bartlet is looking to chop away at Hernanes's legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernanes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bartlet paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bartlet misses with a leg kick.

Bartlet moves into the clinch successfully.
Hernanes blocks an elbow strike.
Bartlet goes for a takedown attempt but Hernanes pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hernanes misses with a wild combination.
Nice body kick there by Bartlet.
Hernanes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bartlet manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bartlet fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hernanes.
Hernanes fails with an attempt to clinch.

Bartlet moves into range and clinches up with Hernanes.
Hernanes avoids a wild elbow strike from Bartlet.
Bartlet misses with an elbow over the top.
Knees to the body from Hernanes.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bartlet just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hernanes's brow.
Hernanes misses with a knee to the head.
Hernanes avoids the elbow strike from Bartlet, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernanes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bartlet lands an elbow just above Hernanes 's eye.
Bartlet creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hernanes's defenses.
Hernanes has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bartlet seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hernanes can turn it around.
Bartlet goes for a takedown attempt but Hernanes pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josiah Bartlet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bartlet walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hernanes checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bartlet motions for Hernanes to come forward. Bartlet throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hernanes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bartlet. Bartlet obviously looking to wear him down.
Hernanes tries to clinch up but Bartlet circles away and keeps his distance.
Hernanes scores with a head kick.
Hernanes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bartlet manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Bartlet has managed to clinch.
Hernanes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bartlet is defending well for now.
Bartlet managing to block the knees to the body from Hernanes.
Hernanes tries a knee to the head but Bartlet blocks it.
Hernanes is breathing heavily.
Hernanes looking to throw knees to the head but Bartlet is blocking nicely.

Bartlet's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hernanes scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Some bone on bone action there as Hernanes checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Romeo Hernanes seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernanes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bartlet paws at him with a jab and circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bartlet motions for Hernanes to come forward. Bartlet throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hernanes blocks a leg kick.

Bartlet rushes Hernanes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bartlet lands a damaging elbow.
Hernanes dodges an elbow strike from Bartlet.
Hernanes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hernanes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bartlet has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hernanes looking to throw knees to the head but Bartlet is blocking nicely.

Bartlet gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Bartlet slips a nice elbow through Hernanes's hands, connecting with Hernanes's forehead.
Bartlet looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hernanes taking some punishment here, with Bartlet in his half guard.
Bartlet working Hernanes over with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ground and pound from Bartlet.
Bartlet winds up and cracks Hernanes with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bartlet takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hernanes blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bartlet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josiah Bartlet dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hernanes misses with a double jab.
Good work by Hernanes as he checks the leg kick.
Bartlet shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bartlet throws a low kick but Hernanes avoids it.

Bartlet moves into the clinch successfully.
Hernanes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hernanes avoids a wild elbow strike from Bartlet.
Hernanes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bartlet blocks it with crossed arms.

Bartlet manages to break the clinch.
We've been told by Bartlet's head coaches at Steel Penn/Heavy Hands Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bartlet scoring well with a low kick there.
Bartlet avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bartlet finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bartlet.
Nice body kick from Bartlet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bartlet.
Hernanes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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!
Hernanes checks the leg kick.
Bartlet fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hernanes.
Bartlet scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bartlet misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bartlet darts in and clinches Hernanes up against the cage.

Bartlet tightens his grip and picks Hernanes up, before dumping him to the ground. Hernanes manages to land in guard.
Bartlet distracts Hernanes with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bartlet with a nice head shot there.
Bartlet working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Hernanes is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Bartlet frees his head nicely. Oh but Hernanes has switched to an armbar! Bartlet is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Romeo Hernanes!
Romeo Hernanes is the new bantamweight champion!
A victorious Romeo Hernanes thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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