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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Logan Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by give me everything tonight pitbull ft. ne-yo afrojack & nayer. John Johnson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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240 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Logan Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Johnson looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson tries a low kick but Gracie avoids it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gracie.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gracie shoots in but no luck this time.
We've been told by Johnson's head coaches at TAP ROOT -/- 10 Coaches / Great Sparring / Value that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Johnson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Gracie sneaks back into half guard.
Gracie has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Johnson is working away from the top position though.
Gracie is trying to get back to full guard.
Gracie is looking to control Johnson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gracie avoid being mounted?
Johnson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Johnson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Gracie trying to control from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of John Johnson.
Gracie shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Johnson defends it nicely.
John Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Logan Gracie.
Nice takedown defense from Gracie. No joy for Johnson on that attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gracie.
Johnson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gracie.
A head kick from Gracie lands but Johnson takes it in his stride.
Johnson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Johnson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Johnson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground.
Gracie wants to improve his position but Johnson is controlling well.
Gracie is trying to maintain the position but Johnson is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to stand up here but Johnson is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson prevents Gracie from improving his position.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Gracie is defending well.
Johnson wants to take a breather but Gracie is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gracie gets back to full guard.
Gracie controls Johnson momentarily but Johnson frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gracie gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Johnson trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that John Johnson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gracie dives in and grabs Johnson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes down on Gracie's head and hops out.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Gracie gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gracie is looking to stand up but Johnson isn't so interested in that idea.
Johnson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Johnson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gracie wants to stand but Johnson is controlling the position.
Gracie bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Johnson's guard.
Gracie won't allow Johnson to sweep him here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Gracie is looking to work some ground and pound but Johnson has wrist control.
Johnson wants to stand but Gracie is controlling the position.
Gracie sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Johnson's guard.
Gracie trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Gracie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gracie throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to get to full guard but Gracie has control of the leg.
Gracie blocks the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie wants to take a breather but Johnson is having none of it.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Johnson tries to kick Gracie off but Gracie keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Gracie is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Logan Gracie.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gracie is defended easily by Johnson.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Gracie sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gracie dives in for a single leg takedown but Johnson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
John Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Logan Gracie.
Gracie keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johnson's efforts to push away.
Gracie pulls guard effortlessly.
Gracie wants to stand and escape but Johnson is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson cracks Gracie with a solid left hand.
Johnson stops Gracie from standing up.
Gracie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gracie wants to sweep here but Johnson controlling him for the moment.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie is trying to keep Johnson in close.
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Logan Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Gracie shoots for a double leg takedown but Johnson sprawls well. He's pushed Gracie's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Johnson.
Gracie throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Gracie slaps away a takedown attempt from Johnson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Johnson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gracie.
Johnson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gracie defends well and Johnson ends up having to push Gracie into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gracie walks away with a smile on his face. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gracie darts in looking for a takedown but Johnson gets double underhooks and turns Gracie into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie jumps guard and drags Johnson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Gracie trying to keep a closed guard but Johnson is proving a slippery customer.
Gracie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gracie is trying to keep Johnson in close.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Logan Gracie has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A left lands for Johnson.
Gracie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gracie loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Gracie is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Johnson wants to stand but Gracie is controlling his arm.
Johnson wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.
Johnson takes a little break here. Gracie wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Gracie regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie regains full guard. Nicely done.
Johnson trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie is trying to keep Johnson in close.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Johnson wants to stand and escape but instead Gracie has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Johnson is wriggling around but Gracie manages to pass to half guard.
Gracie scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is refusing to be controlled, as Gracie sits in half guard.
Johnson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gracie.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.
Johnson trying to hold on to Gracie's head to control him but Gracie postures up.
Logan Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Logan Gracie.
Well Gracie has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Logan Gracie!
Judge Josh West scores the fight for Logan Gracie!
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight for Logan Gracie!
Logan Gracie wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antti Itkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antti Itkonen is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thiago Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antti Itkonen!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira gets caught flat footed, as Itkonen shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Oliveira looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Itkonen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Itkonen passes Oliveira's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Oliveira is refusing to be controlled, as Itkonen sits in half guard.
Oliveira is in trouble now - Itkonen has advanced to mount!
Itkonen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Oliveira. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Oliveira squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Itkonen controlling the position easily from mount.
Oliveira is bucking up trying to escape but Itkonen cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Itkonen working the ground and pound effectively.
Oliveira is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Itkonen controlling the position easily from mount.
Itkonen tries to control but Oliveira wriggling away.
Oliveira can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Itkonen looking to control and managing it successfully.
Itkonen wants to stand but Oliveira is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Oliveira tries to lock up and control but Itkonen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Oliveira is bucking up trying to escape but Itkonen cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Oliveira is bucking up trying to escape but Itkonen cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Itkonen looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Oliveira is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Itkonen wants to finish this one by submission but Oliveira is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Itkonen.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Itkonen cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Itkonen dominating with strikes here.
Itkonen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Oliveira can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Oliveira tries to hold on but Itkonen pushes him away.
Itkonen tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira taking shots to the head.
Itkonen controlling from mount.
Itkonen prevents Oliveira from getting the reversal.
Itkonen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Oliveira is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oliveira is bucking up trying to escape but Itkonen cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antti Itkonen dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Itkonen looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Itkonen with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Itkonen tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Oliveira.
Oliveira pushes Itkonen off and gets back to his feet.
Itkonen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Itkonen closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Itkonen lands in his opponent's guard.
Itkonen 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.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Itkonen decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Oliveira, up you get!
Itkonen shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Oliveira napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Oliveira is not content to let Itkonen control the position.
Itkonen decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Itkonen gets the takedown into side control.
Oliveira taking punishment in the form of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Itkonen throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Oliveira is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at 11th Planet Fitness ($300/wk), so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Itkonen trying to control the position but Oliveira is working away.
Itkonen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Oliveira knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Oliveira is trying to control Itkonen's posture but Itkonen avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Itkonen is trying to get an arm triangle but Oliveira is defending well.
Itkonen trying to control the action but Oliveira is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Itkonen tries to stand but Oliveira is controlling his head.
Oliveira manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Itkonen pushes Oliveira off looking to stand but Oliveira dives back in and keeps control.
Oliveira is trying to control. Itkonen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Itkonen trying to control but Oliveira postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antti Itkonen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Oliveira darts in looking for a takedown but Itkonen gets double underhooks and turns Oliveira into the cage.
Itkonen jumps into guard, dragging Oliveira to the mat.
Oliveira stopping the sweep attempt from Itkonen.
Itkonen controlling the position.
Itkonen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Oliveira!
Oliveira tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Itkonen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Itkonen looking to control but Oliveira is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Itkonen controlling the position easily from mount.
Itkonen lands with some strikes.
Itkonen lands a nice shot to the head.
Itkonen looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
BOOM! Itkonen connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Itkonen content just to control the position here.
Oliveira taking shots to the head.
Itkonen has hold of Oliveira's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Oliveira manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Oliveira wants to hold on but Itkonen pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Itkonen landing strikes, looking to finish!
Itkonen cracks Oliveira with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Itkonen tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Oliveira is trying to escape the mount.
Itkonen content just to control the position here.
Oliveira defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Itkonen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Itkonen working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Itkonen punching from mount but Oliveira doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Thiago Oliveira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Antti Itkonen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Oliveira is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antti Itkonen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Itkonen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for Antti Itkonen!
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Antti Itkonen!
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight for Antti Itkonen!
Antti Itkonen wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between The Weirdness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Weirdness could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Martin Williams's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, The Weirdness!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Martin Williams!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weirdness with a poor takedown
and Williams counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Williams.
Williams presses Weirdness against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Williams has Weirdness pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Williams pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Weirdness tumbling to the mat - Williams dives into Weirdness's guard.
Williams gets to his feet. Weirdness looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Weirdness closes the distance looking to clinch
and Williams counters with a shoot takedown. Weirdness fights it but they end up in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Weirdness looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Williams throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Williams throwing strikes but missing.
Williams throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Weirdness avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Williams lands a couple of elbows.
Williams postures up in Weirdness's guard and throws a big left but Weirdness blocks it.
Williams keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Weirdness's head.
Williams not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Williams is looking to work some ground and pound but Weirdness has wrist control.
Williams stands and steps away. Weirdness gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Weirdness doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Williams decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Weirdness's guard.
Weirdness is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Weirdness being controlled here, momentarily.
Williams has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
We've been hearing good reports from Weirdness's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Williams makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Williams connects with a couple of short punches.
Williams showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Weirdness knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Williams on the ground.
Williams makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Williams keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Weirdness's head.
Williams working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Williams misses with a hook. Weirdness ducked under it nicely.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
Williams swings for the body but Weirdness moves out of range.
Williams shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Williams is nestled in close to Weirdness, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams is taking a breather. Weirdness says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Williams not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Williams content to control rather than advance.
Williams throwing shots but Weirdness is blocking nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Weirdness defending well though.
Williams looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Weirdness with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Williams dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Weirdness throws a sloppy head kick and Williams moves out of range easily.
Weirdness gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Williams counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Weirdness!
Williams in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Martin Williams has got the better of the ground game so far.
Weirdness is not content to let Williams control the position.
Williams staying calm.
Weirdness takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
An elbow from Williams crashes against the mat.
Williams is staying tight to Weirdness's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Williams in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weirdness is being controlled here.
Williams has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Williams sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Weirdness is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Williams taking a breather here.
Williams trying to control the action but Weirdness is working from the bottom.
Williams remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Martin Williams hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Weirdness gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Williams counters by moving into the clinch.
Williams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Williams is trying to trip Weirdness. He has hold of a leg but Weirdness is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Williams persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Williams works over Weirdness with some ground and pound from guard.
Williams is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Williams keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Weirdness's head.
Williams controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Williams's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a big elbow that misses.
Weirdness working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Williams.
Williams is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams landing with the ground and pound.
Weirdness working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Williams.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. 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.
Williams throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Weirdness.
Weirdness shoots and misses
and Williams counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Williams.
Williams lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Williams accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Williams 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.
Weirdness preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Williams is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Martin Williams wasn't active enough on the ground.
Williams takes a swing at Weirdness's ribcage but misses.
A punch combination from Williams misses.
Williams shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Williams showed some decent athleticism there.
Williams lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Williams sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Weirdness defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams works his way into full mount!
Williams lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Weirdness hang on?
BOOM! Williams connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Williams lands a big elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams landing strikes, looking to finish!
Williams lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Weirdness takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Martin Williams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Williams controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Williams raining down hammerfists from mount.
Williams controlling from the full mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Martin Williams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Williams has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for Martin Williams!
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight for Martin Williams!
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for Martin Williams!
Martin Williams wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jake Vos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bot Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jake Vos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bot Souza!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Souza was well out of range. Poor timing from Vos.
Vos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Souza misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vos throws a body punch but Souza moves out of range.
Vos swings away with a body shot that misses
and Souza counters with a left and a right that stings Vos.
Vos misses with a wild body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Vos there.
Vos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice body punch from Vos.
Vos is looking to wear down Souza with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Vos throws a body punch but Souza moves out of range.
Souza wants to clinch.
Souza looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vos controls Souza momentarily but Souza frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza trying to control but Vos is working from the bottom.
Vos has a closed guard, preventing Souza from standing up.
Vos looking for a sweep. Not yet Vos, not yet.
Vos pushes a forearm under Souza's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Souza is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jake Vos!
A victorious Jake Vos thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chael Heavy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyron Marley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Marley's choice of entrance music: Bad Man place -Movado. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Tyron Marley enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chael Heavy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tyron Marley!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marley connects with a good right hand that stumbles Heavy. Heavy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Chael Heavy has been cut.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Marley has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Marley throws a lazy head kick
and Heavy counters with a low kick, right behind Marley 's knee.
Marley lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Marley looks winded!
Heavy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Marley throws a head kick that misses
and Heavy counters with a head kick. That will keep Marley thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heavy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Marley displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Heavy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chael Heavy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marley uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Heavy has time to react.
A head kick misses from Marley.
Marley throws a lazy head kick
and Heavy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Marley's knee momentarily.
Heavy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Heavy closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Marley quickly recovers to half guard.
Heavy controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heavy trying to control from half guard but Marley is working away.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Chael Heavy wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Heavy blocks a head kick by Marley.
Marley tries to sprawl but Heavy drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Heavy works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heavy looking to isolate an arm here. Marley doesn't see it coming and as Heavy extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Heavy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chael Heavy!
Tyron Marley spoke after the fight, saying 'There is some improvements to do ....get back to the gym as soon as i can...sorry to the fans'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rufus Shinra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trios Nicolopus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trios Nicolopus has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rufus Shinra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Trios Nicolopus!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Shinra. Those never looked like landing.
Shinra closes the distance and pushes Nicolopus back into the cage.
Shinra pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nicolopus tries for a takedown but Shinra manages to get underhooks.
Shinra taking a breather.
Shinra looking to stall.
Nicolopus tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinra has picked Nicolopus up - he's going for a ride! Shinra dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Nicolopus is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Shinra pulls his head out easily.
Nicolopus works his way to full guard. Good work.
Shinra throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nicolopus works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nicolopus working for a triangle but Shinra defends it easily.
Nicolopus throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Shinra wants to control from the top but Nicolopus keeps moving.
Shinra's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Nicolopus escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Shinra gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Shinra slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinra wants to pass the guard but Nicolopus is keeping the position.
Nicolopus has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Rufus Shinra has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Shinra stalks Nicolopus and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Nicolopus's face. Nicolopus staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Trios Nicolopus has been cut.
Shinra moves into the clinch successfully.
Shinra is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nicolopus is defending well for now.
Shinra taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nicolopus is trying to pull guard but Shinra turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Rufus Shinra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trios Nicolopus.
Shinra lands a nice shot to the body.
Nicolopus turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Nicolopus looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinra is trying to escape the position but Nicolopus is controlling the position.
Shinra manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Nicolopus is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Shinra pulls his head out easily.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Nicolopus wants to improve his position but Shinra is controlling well.
Shinra controlling the action here.
Nicolopus moves into full guard.
Shinra postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Shinra not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nicolopus is trying to control the position but Shinra postures up.
Nicolopus throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Nicolopus trying to keep a closed guard but Shinra is proving a slippery customer.
Our spies down at at Blitzkrieg Fighting Systems: Ground inform us that Nicolopus has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
The ref stands the fighters back up. Rufus Shinra wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Nicolopus avoids the head kick by Shinra.
Shinra moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shinra throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nicolopus throws a right hand that Shinra ducks under and follows up with a left that Shinra also avoids with ease.
Shinra lands a slapping body shot.
Shinra ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nicolopus falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shinra counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shinra throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nicolopus has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nicolopus there as he acknowledges the shot.
Shinra throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rufus Shinra dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Trios Nicolopus's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nicolopus throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shinra counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rufus Shinra is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nicolopus is looking to clinch.
Nicolopus looks to land a combination but Shinra avoids it well.
Nicolopus closes the distance looking to clinch
and Shinra counters with a two punch combo.
Shinra throws a series of punches but Nicolopus avoids them all with ease.
Shinra lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nicolopus circles away quickly and effectively.
Nicolopus tries to clinch up
and Shinra counters with an inside leg kick.
Nicolopus shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Shinra pinned against the cage. Shinra gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nicolopus looking to score a takedown here. Shinra is defending well but Nicolopus drives through and ends up in Shinra's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shinra trying to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicolopus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nicolopus stopping the sweep attempt from Shinra.
Nicolopus 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.
Shinra wants to sweep here but Nicolopus controlling him for the moment.
Shinra keeping moving, preventing Nicolopus from controlling successfully.
Nicolopus cracks Shinra with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicolopus wants to control from the top but Shinra keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nicolopus working some strikes from top position.
Trios Nicolopus has got the better of the ground game so far.
Shinra wants to sweep but no luck.
Shinra keeping moving, preventing Nicolopus from controlling successfully.
Shinra wants to stand but Nicolopus is controlling the position.
Nicolopus trying to control but Shinra is working from the bottom.
Nicolopus controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Nicolopus working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nicolopus trying to control but Shinra is working from the bottom.
Trios Nicolopus has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Nicolopus throws a series of punches but Shinra avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nicolopus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nicolopus scores with a takedown into Shinra's guard.
Nicolopus showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Shinra trying to control the position.
Nicolopus slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Nicolopus wants to control from the top but Shinra keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nicolopus is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Trios Nicolopus hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nicolopus has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Shinra is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Shinra manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Shinra lands a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shinra trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trios Nicolopus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Trios Nicolopus's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Nicolopus throws a low kick but Shinra avoids it.
Shinra has closed the distance and engaged Nicolopus in a clinch.
Nicolopus will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Shinra up against the cage.
Shinra will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nicolopus up against the cage.
Shinra has clasped his hands together around Nicolopus's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Nicolopus tries to buck Shinra off but Shinra is having none of it.
Nicolopus sneaks back into half guard.
Nicolopus wants to control but Shinra is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinra wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nicolopus keeps working.
Shinra looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shinra throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nicolopus is not content to let Shinra control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Rufus Shinra.
Nicolopus moves into the clinch successfully.
Shinra stops a takedown attempt from Nicolopus.
Shinra prevents the takedown attempt.
Shinra working hard to break the clinch.
Nicolopus goes for a takedown in the clinch but Shinra prevents it.
Rufus Shinra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trios Nicolopus.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinra wants the takedown. Nicolopus is fighting it off but Shinra persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Nicolopus's guard against the cage.
Shinra pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nicolopus is keeping the position for now.
Nicolopus keeping moving, preventing Shinra from controlling successfully.
Nicolopus trying to control the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shinra throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nicolopus bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Shinra's guard.
Nicolopus wants to control from the top but Shinra keeps moving.
Nicolopus stays in close to Shinra's body and controls the position.
Nicolopus drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Nicolopus jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinra looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nicolopus is one step ahead there.
Nicolopus 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.
Nicolopus drops back looking for a leg! Shinra is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Shinra manages to kick Nicolopus off! Nicolopus jumps back into Shinra's guard.
Shinra looking for a guillotine here but Nicolopus defends easily.
Nicolopus thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nicolopus wants to control from the top but Shinra keeps moving.
Nicolopus is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nicolopus lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Shinra wants to stand and escape but Nicolopus is having none of it.
Nicolopus controls from within his opponent's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nicolopus lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Shinra knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nicolopus on the ground.
Nicolopus with a nice head shot there.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Trios Nicolopus.
I think Nicolopus has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Josh West scores the fight for Trios Nicolopus!
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight for Trios Nicolopus!
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight for Trios Nicolopus!
Trios Nicolopus wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jose Dimagiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hart is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Hide Your Tears. Jose Dimagiba has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
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177 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jose Dimagiba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Hart!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dimagiba closes the distance and clinches.
Hart pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dimagiba wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dimagiba thumps Hart with a low kick.
Dimagiba avoids the head kick by Hart.
Dimagiba closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Dimagiba on the inside.
Dimagiba lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Daniel Hart has been cut.
Hart with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hart gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hart trying to control the position from guard on top but Dimagiba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dimagiba knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hart on the ground.
Dimagiba is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dimagiba wants to pass the guard but Hart is defending well.
Hart is not content to let Dimagiba control the position.
Hart wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart keeps trying to improve his position.
Dimagiba has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Hart works to full guard.
Hart looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dimagiba slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dimagiba trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hart's guard.
Hart controlling Dimagiba's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dimagiba trying to control the position from guard on top but Hart is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jose Dimagiba.
A left and a right from Dimagiba both land. Nice combination.
Dimagiba fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dimagiba lands a front kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hart is defended easily by Dimagiba.
Hart throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dimagiba.
Hart misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dimagiba lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hart circles away quickly and effectively.
Hart throws the kick towards the body but Dimagiba avoids it.
Dimagiba forces Hart back against the cage and clinches.
Hart wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba scores with a shoulder strike.
Dimagiba is pressed up against the cage. Hart has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dimagiba down to the mat. Dimagiba avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jose Dimagiba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Hart.
Dimagiba tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hart swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dimagiba pushes Hart up against the cage in a clinch.
Dimagiba lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hart throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hart has Dimagiba pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dimagiba manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hart has Dimagiba pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dimagiba manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hart is trying to pull guard but Dimagiba has him pressed against the cage.
Good body shot from Dimagiba.
Dimagiba lands a nice elbow.
Dimagiba has Hart pressed against the cage, preventing Hart from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dimagiba breaks the clinch.
Hart throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dimagiba forces Hart back against the cage and clinches.
Dimagiba lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hart backwards.
Dimagiba tries a body shot but Hart blocks it.
Dimagiba lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hart wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dimagiba putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hart in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hart looks winded!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dimagiba.
Dimagiba lands a right hand.
Dimagiba throws an elbow but it misses.
Dimagiba lands a damaging elbow.
Hart goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dimagiba prevents it.
Hart takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hart is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dimagiba is defending well for now.
Dimagiba lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dimagiba lands an elbow just above Hart 's eye.
Dimagiba breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dimagiba darts in and clinches Hart up against the cage.
Dimagiba breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dimagiba scores with a jab.
Dimagiba fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Dimagiba dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Hart's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Dimagiba lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Dimagiba scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Dimagiba fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hart shoots in for a takedown but Dimagiba shows good takedown defense.
Dimagiba doesn't manage to clinch there - Hart circles away.
Dimagiba closes the distance and clinches.
Dimagiba breaks from the clinch.
Dimagiba fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dimagiba lands with an overhand left.
Hart misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hart changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dimagiba tries to avoid it but Hart manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dimagiba to the ground. Dimagiba escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jose Dimagiba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hart looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dimagiba closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hart counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dimagiba won't be happy with that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dimagiba throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimagiba jabs Hart to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hart goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Dimagiba doesn't manage to clinch there - Hart circles away.
Jose Dimagiba is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dimagiba is looking to slow Hart down with leg kicks.
Hart thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dimagiba if he has to take too many more of those.
Dimagiba scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Dimagiba tries to clinch but Hart is having none of it.
Dimagiba pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hart back to the cage. Dimagiba follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Hart is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hart keeps the fight on the outside.
Hart keeps the fight on the outside.
Jose Dimagiba is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice takedown defense from Dimagiba. No joy for Hart on that attempt.
Jose Dimagiba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Hart.
Hart shoots in looking for a takedown. Dimagiba tries to sprawl out of it but Hart keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dimagiba manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hart is breathing heavily.
Dimagiba lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart clinches up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Dimagiba.
Hart tries a knee to the head but Dimagiba blocks it.
Dimagiba lands an elbow inside.
Dimagiba lands with a light punch inside.
Hart wants a takedown but no success here.
Hart taking a breather.
Hart pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Dimagiba scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Dimagiba.
Dimagiba works on Hart's body with a couple of short punches.
Hart takes an elbow to the temple.
Dimagiba lands with a short shot to the head.
Dimagiba scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hart avoids the elbow strike from Dimagiba, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hart throws a head kick but Dimagiba moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dimagiba checks a leg kick.
Dimagiba moves into the clinch.
Dimagiba breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dimagiba avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dimagiba tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hart looks for a takedown but Dimagiba sprawls well.
Dimagiba is looking to clinch.
Dimagiba scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hart gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dimagiba is trying to improve his position.
Dimagiba parries the strikes from Hart easily there. Hart is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Dimagiba to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dimagiba is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hart off and has taken his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba is not going to allow Hart to sit and survive in this position.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Dimagiba keeps control of the position as Hart tries to break free.
Dimagiba just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
A lull in the action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hart is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Hart tries to escape but Dimagiba has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Dimagiba dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Hart's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Dimagiba moves in looking to clinch but Hart pushes him off.
Dimagiba closes the distance and pushes Hart back into the cage.
Dimagiba breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hart tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dimagiba paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dimagiba dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hart. That did some damage!
The fight stays on the outside here - Hart looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A swing and a miss from Hart.
A combination from Dimagiba does no damage.
No luck for Hart with that takedown attempt.
Hart takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dimagiba fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice jab there from Dimagiba.
Dimagiba fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hart, pushing him back against the cage.
Dimagiba throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Dimagiba wants to get back to full guard.
Dimagiba won't allow Hart to pass to mount.
Hart sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dimagiba defending well though.
Hart wants to pass the guard but Dimagiba is defending well.
Hart takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hart wants to control but Dimagiba is keeping him busy.
Hart sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dimagiba defending well though.
Dimagiba makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dimagiba.
Dimagiba keeping full guard, as Hart tries to pass.
Dimagiba manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Hart shoots for a takedown but Dimagiba saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dimagiba feints and then cracks Hart's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hart down.
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!
Dimagiba throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hart.
Jose Dimagiba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dimagiba throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hart.
Dimagiba lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dimagiba looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dimagiba tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dimagiba moves into the clinch.
Dimagiba breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dimagiba cracks the inside of Hart's front leg.
Dimagiba avoids the head kick by Hart.
A head kick misses from Hart.
Dimagiba moves in looking to clinch but Hart pushes him off.
Hart takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hart avoids the head kick by Dimagiba.
Hart stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dimagiba.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hart avoids the elbow strike from Dimagiba, against the cage.
Hart changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dimagiba fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jose Dimagiba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Hart.
Dimagiba scores with a shot to the body.
Dimagiba tries to clinch there but Hart circles away.
Daniel Hart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dimagiba moves in looking to clinch but Hart pushes him off.
Hart closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dimagiba circles away.
Dimagiba wants to clinch.
Hart gets tackled into the cage by Dimagiba. Dimagiba maintains the clinch.
Hart blocks an elbow strike.
Jose Dimagiba has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dimagiba scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hart swats away the attempt to clinch by Dimagiba.
Hart finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dimagiba.
Hart's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dimagiba misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hart shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dimagiba as he avoids it easily.
Dimagiba pushes Hart up against the cage in a clinch.
Jose Dimagiba is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hart missing with knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Dimagiba.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hart is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dimagiba is keeping busy.
Dimagiba breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dimagiba is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hart can do to turn this around?
Dimagiba instigates a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Dimagiba showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dimagiba, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 for Jose Dimagiba!
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight for Jose Dimagiba!
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Jose Dimagiba!
Jose Dimagiba wins by unanimous decision!
Jose Dimagiba was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Calvancante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Kowalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mauricio Calvancante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alex Kowalski!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calvancante scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Calvancante is working to tighten his grip on Kowalski's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Kowalski has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Calvancante is really squeezing tight and eventually Kowalski passes out! Calvancante breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Mauricio Calvancante!
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