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HCC Fight Night 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sam Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sammi Milako (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sam Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sammi Milako!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Milako looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Milako pushes him off.
Smith slips under a jab from Milako.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Milako swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Milako tries for a takedown but Smith sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Milako decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Smith wants to stand back up but Milako manages to pass into side control.
Smith is trying to get back to his feet.
Milako scoring with punches from side control.
Milako working the head and body with strikes.
Smith is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Smith takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Milako controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Milako on the ground.
Smith tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Milako working away.
Milako has hold of Smith's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Smith tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Milako cranks the arm and Smith screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Smith, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Sammi Milako!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Butch Abbas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jax Mellon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mellon is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Over - Drake. Butch Abbas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Butch Abbas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jax Mellon!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mellon checks a low kick from Abbas.
Mellon looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Mellon dodges the punch combination from Abbas.
A nice leg kick lands there from Abbas.
Mellon closes the distance and clinches up with Abbas, looking for a takedown. Mellon pushes Abbas against the cage but Abbas circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Abbas lands with a thumping leg kick.
Abbas is looking to slow Mellon down with leg kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abbas lands a big right hand that sends Mellon crashing to the mat! Abbas stays standing though and waves Mellon back to his feet!
Mellon is rocked!
It looks like Jax Mellon has been cut.
Abbas lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mellon is still on wobbly legs! Can Abbas finish him?
Abbas lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Mellon is looking to close the distance but Abbas sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Mellon crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Mellon is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Butch Abbas!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lock Bresnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jampage Rackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lock Bresnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jampage Rackson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bresnar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rackson jabs Bresnar right on the nose. Bresnar blinks but takes it well.
Rackson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rackson misses with a wild body shot.
Rackson lands a nice hook to Bresnar's body. Bresnar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Good work by Bresnar as he checks the leg kick.
Rackson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bresnar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rackson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bresnar looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bresnar throws a right hand that Rackson ducks under and follows up with a left that Rackson also avoids with ease.
Bresnar punishes Rackson's body with a nice straight punch.
Bresnar throws a right hand that Rackson ducks under and follows up with a left that Rackson also avoids with ease.
Rackson shoots in for a takedown but Bresnar shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rackson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bresnar lands with a cross.
Rackson wants to clinch.
Rackson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rackson throws a jab but it's blocked by Bresnar.
A left and a right from Bresnar both land. Nice combination.
Rackson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rackson works over Bresnar's head and body with a nice combination.
Bresnar tries to clinch but Rackson is having none of it.
Bresnar takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bresnar is breathing heavily.
Bresnar misses with a combination
and Rackson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bresnar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rackson.
Bresnar slips a jab and a cross from Rackson.
Bresnar staying out of range there.
Rackson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rackson misses with a leg kick.
Lock Bresnar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rackson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bresnar at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice combination there by Rackson.
Rackson tries to clinch up.
Bresnar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rackson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rackson tries to clinch there but Bresnar circles away.
Rackson works Bresnar's body with a nice hook.
Rackson lands the left hand.
Rackson tries to score with a low kick but Bresnar moves his leg out of the way.
Rackson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bresnar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rackson throws a sloppy body shot
and Bresnar counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rackson swinging wildly here.
Rackson swings for the body but Bresnar moves out of range.
Rackson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bresnar doesn't seem bothered though.
Bresnar avoids the body shot from Rackson.
Rackson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rackson scores with a hook.
Bresnar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bresnar moves away.
Rackson tries to score with a low kick but Bresnar moves his leg out of the way.
Bresnar has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rackson finds it's way round the side to connect with Bresnar's head.
Rackson throws a chopping leg kick but Bresnar manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rackson has Bresnar up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rackson breaks from the clinch.
Rackson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bresnar takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rackson's corner calls for a 1-2. Rackson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bresnar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bresnar misses with the combination.
Rackson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bresnar as he avoids it easily.
Lock Bresnar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jampage Rackson.
Rackson has closed the distance and engaged Bresnar in a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bresnar is trying to break free.
Rackson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bresnar is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jampage Rackson dominated that 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.
Rackson clinches up against the cage.
Rackson breaks the clinch.
Lock Bresnar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jampage Rackson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rackson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bresnar.
Bresnar misses with a combination
and Rackson counters with a left to the body.
Bresnar takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rackson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bresnar counters with a left to the body.
Bresnar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rackson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rackson walks into a straight right hand from Bresnar.
Rackson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rackson shoots in and drives through. Bresnar sprawls well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Bresnar.
Rackson throws a body punch but Bresnar moves out of range.
Rackson misses the jab.
Rackson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bresnar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bresnar rushes Rackson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rackson breaks the clinch.
Bresnar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bresnar swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rackson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rackson throws a leg kick but Bresnar sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Rackson as he connects with a hook.
Bresnar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rackson lands with a straight right. Bresnar didn't see that one coming.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rackson.
Rackson throws a right and a left that Bresnar avoids nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Rackson as he connects with a hook.
Rackson scores with a shot to the body.
Rackson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bresnar as he avoids it easily.
Rackson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bresnar.
Rackson lands with an uppercut that bounces Bresnar off the cage and back into rage.
Nice shot lands for Rackson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bresnar tries to clinch but Rackson moves away
and Rackson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rackson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bresnar counters with a left and a right that stings Rackson.
Rackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Rackson scores with a four punch combination!
Bresnar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rackson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rackson dodges the punch combination from Bresnar.
Rackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bresnar.
Good exchange - Rackson coming out on top.
Bresnar throws a right and a left that Rackson avoids nicely.
Rackson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bresnar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rackson scores with a shot to the body.
Rackson misses the body punch
and Bresnar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bresnar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rackson throws a right hand that Bresnar ducks under and follows up with a left that Bresnar also avoids with ease.
A combination from Bresnar does no damage.
Rackson cracks a nice hook into Bresnar's ribs.
Bresnar slips a jab from Rackson.
Bresnar misses with a combination
and Rackson counters with a right hand to the body.
Bresnar throws a series of punches but Rackson moves out of range.
Bresnar throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Rackson to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jampage Rackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Bresnar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Rackson throws out a leg kick but Bresnar moves out of range and Rackson only half commits.
Bresnar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bresnar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A left lands for Rackson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rackson throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Bresnar to counter with a crisp jab.
Bresnar misses with a double jab
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Rackson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rackson throws a jab when Bresnar was well out of range.
Rackson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bresnar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bresnar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rackson misses with a low kick.
Rackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Bresnar is just out of range.
Bresnar takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rackson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bresnar loads up on a big right hand but Rackson slips the punch.
Bresnar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rackson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bresnar tries to clinch up.
Rackson closes the distance and clinches.
Rackson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rackson is looking to clinch.
Rackson throws a body punch but Bresnar moves out of range.
Bresnar swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rackson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rackson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bresnar misses with a hook. Rackson ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rackson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rackson with a nice cross.
Rackson takes the fight into the clinch.
Rackson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bresnar avoids it.
Rackson breaks from the clinch.
Good work by Bresnar as he checks the leg kick.
Rackson scores with a body shot.
Rackson lands with a nice body punch.
Bresnar looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rackson throws a solid leg kick but Bresnar takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rackson.
Rackson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bresnar rather than just go for the knockout.
Rackson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bresnar looks to land a right hand but Rackson moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rackson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rackson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bresnar keeps the fight on the outside.
Rackson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rackson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bresnar counters with a nice body shot.
Rackson throws a one two combo.
Rackson jabs at Bresnar's body.
Rackson clinches.
Rackson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bresnar tries to circle away but Rackson has him pinned against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Bresnar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rackson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bresnars head.
Jampage Rackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rackson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bresnar up against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Rackson's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Rackson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rackson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lock Bresnar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bresnar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rackson to score with a decent uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jampage Rackson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rackson 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jampage Rackson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Casey Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Voodoo King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rock comes to the cage accompanied by Eye of the Tiger. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Casey Rock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Voodoo King!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Rock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rock shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has King pinned against the cage. King gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
King lands with a right hand.
Rock fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rock shoots in for a double leg but King sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Casey Rock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rock shoots in and drives through. King sprawls well.
Rock feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Rock lands a couple of elbows.
Rock throwing strikes but missing.
Rock got a little sloppy there for a moment and King has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rock has managed to get both his arms back between King's legs - danger averted.
King lands some strikes from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King is trying to control the position but Rock postures up.
King looking for a sweep. Not yet King, not yet.
King working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rock.
Rock preventing the sweep.
Rock distracts King with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if King can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rock with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rock fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rock avoids the head kick by King.
Rock shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with King but King pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rock tries to clinch but King moves out of range.
King throws an overhand right that lands on Rock's shoulder, as Rock tries to avoid the shot.
Rock looks for a takedown but King sprawls well.
King circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rock moves away.
King stuffs the takedown attempt from Rock. Rock gets slowly back to his feet.
Rock wants to clinch.
Rock wants to clinch up but King keeps it at a distance.
Rock fails with an attempt to clinch.
King slaps away a takedown attempt from Rock, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Casey Rock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rock is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rock tries to close the distance and clinch but King swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rock will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rock closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Rock lands in his opponent's guard.
Rock 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King 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.
King is adopting a defensive guard.
King working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rock stopping the sweep attempt from King.
King preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
King looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
King wants to sweep but no luck.
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.
King is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
King avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rock tries to clinch up but King circles away and keeps his distance.
Rock is looking to clinch.
Rock moves in looking to clinch but King pushes him off.
Rock wants to clinch.
Rock wants to clinch.
Rock is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A cross from Rock lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Voodoo King 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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rock tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rock tries to clinch there but King circles away.
King looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
King got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rock has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, King has managed to get both his arms back between Rock's legs - danger averted.
King throws a big right hand that misses.
King won't allow Rock to sweep him here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
King postures up.
King stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rock swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rock tries to land a sweep but no joy.
King thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
King won't allow Rock to sweep him here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rock doesn't succeed with the takedown
and King counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by King.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
King lands a couple of elbows.
Rock avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
King distracts Rock with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
King really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rock. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rock looking to hit a scissor sweep but King is one step ahead there.
Rock looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
King must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rock wants to stand and escape but King is having none of it.
King lands a couple of elbows.
King postures up and lands a big shot to Rock's brow.
King postures up and lands a big shot to Rock's brow.
Rock lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for King!
King sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rock tries to pass to full mount but King defends it.
King is looking to improve his position.
King moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
King looking for a sweep. Not yet King, not yet.
Rock postures up in King's guard and throws a big left but King blocks it.
Rock won't allow King to sweep him here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rock is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in King's half guard.
King trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King is looking for a sweep. Rock is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rock sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. King defending well though.
King works his way to full guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rock cracks King with a solid left hand.
Rock will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
King wants to sweep but no luck.
King is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Rock wants to improve his position but King is controlling well.
Rock trying to control but King postures up.
King lands strikes from half guard.
Rock is looking to improve his position.
Rock trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
King working the head and body with strikes.
Rock won't allow King to pass to mount.
King seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rock is trying to get back to full guard.
Rock trying to control from the bottom.
King is trying to control the action in half guard but Rock is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rock trying to control here.
Rock works his way to full guard. Good work.
King with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A lazy left from King finds it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rock tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and King counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Rock's guard now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Voodoo King showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rock with a poor takedown
and King counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
King looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rock with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
King seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rock has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. King is working away from the top position though.
King looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
King seems to be working for a kimura but Rock defends the submission attempt.
Rock is looking to escape.
King looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
King winds up and cracks Rock with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
King throwing shots but Rock is blocking nicely.
King takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
King trying to mount his opponent but Rock defends it.
King missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock wants to improve his position but King is controlling well.
King thows a huge punch but Rock dodges it nicely.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
King takes a kick to the side of the head.
Rock tries to clinch but fails miserably
and King counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Rock is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst King is controlling him.
King content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
King advances position into side control!
Rock wants to get back to his feet but King drags him back down.
Rock tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rock is working to avoid the ground and pound but King connects with a decent elbow.
Check out the look on King's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
King wants to take a breather but Rock manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for King.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
King is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
King trying to control but Rock is working from the bottom.
Rock throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
King is working Rock over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
King slips nicely into half guard.
King scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
King sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rock defending well though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rock manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rock tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rock is trying to control the position but King postures up.
Voodoo King has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rock has momentary wrist control but King slips an elbow through the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock pushes King off and gets back to his feet.
No luck for King with that takedown attempt.
Rock tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and King counters with a single leg into guard. Rock didn't expect that.
King lands a couple of digs.
Rock is trying to control the position but King postures up.
Rock 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.
Rock wants to stand but King is controlling the position.
King looking to pass the guard.
Rock 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rock wants to stand but King is controlling the position.
King cracks Rock with a solid left hand.
King trying to control but Rock is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rock.
Rock tries to clinch up but King circles away and keeps his distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rock.
King lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King misses with a series of wild punches.
Rock looks to clinch
and King counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Rock!
Casey Rock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Voodoo King is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice elbow there by King.
And that's the end of the fight!
Voodoo King comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well King 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Voodoo King!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maxwell Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and TJ Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams has chosen Kings and Queesn - Aerosmith as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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275 lbs
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2 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Maxwell Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, TJ Williams!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams shoots for a double leg takedown but Brown sprawls well. He's pushed Williams's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brown looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A punch combination from Williams misses.
Williams moves into the clinch.
Williams jumps into guard, dragging Brown to the mat.
Williams preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Brown passes Williams's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Brown is thwarting Williams's attempts to control the position.
Brown seems to be working for a kimura but Williams defends the submission attempt.
Williams moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Brown postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Williams is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Brown, into his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams preventing the sweep.
Brown wants to get back to his feet but Williams is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Williams got a little sloppy there for a moment and Brown has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Williams has managed to get both his arms back between Brown's legs - danger averted.
Brown wants to stand and escape but Williams is having none of it.
Williams stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Maxwell Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown doesn't manage to clinch there - Williams circles away.
Brown darts in trying to clinch
so Williams counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Williams looks gassed!
Brown manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Brown goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Williams turns into him and now he's in Brown's guard.
Brown wants to stand but Williams is controlling the position.
Brown looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Williams puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Brown works his way to full guard. Good work.
Williams gets to his feet - Brown follows without any prompting.
Brown clinches but Williams breaks the clinch
and Williams counters with a nice double leg into side control. Brown won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Brown makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Brown tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Williams counters by clinching up.
Williams drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brown misses with a knee strike.
Williams on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brown landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Brown throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brown blocks the elbow strike.
Brown lands an elbow inside.
Brown is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Williams is defending well for now.
Brown throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Williams blocks it with crossed arms.
Brown breaks the clinch.
Brown throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands with a kick to the ribs.
Brown connects with a solid leg kick.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Williams moves out of range easily.
Brown cracks a nice hook into Williams's ribs.
Brown clinches with his opponent.
Williams is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Maxwell Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of TJ Williams.
Brown is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Brown scores with a shot to the side of Williams's head.
Brown breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brown looks to clinch
and Williams counters by clinching up.
Brown breaks the clinch.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Williams tries to keep at a distance but Brown has taken the fight into the clinch.
Brown breaks from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown is looking to clinch but Williams is avoiding it.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brown tries to clinch but Williams is having none of it.
Brown darts in and clinches Williams up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but TJ Williams will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Williams wants to clinch up but Brown keeps it at a distance.
Williams is looking to clinch but Brown is avoiding it.
Brown pushes Williams up against the cage in a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Brown landing knees to the head.
Brown landing knees to the head.
Williams wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Williams working hard to break the clinch.
Williams avoiding damage as Brown throws knees to the body.
Williams on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brown throws an elbow but it misses.
Brown throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brown misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Williams.
Brown goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brown wants to break the clinch but can't.
Williams is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knees in the clinch landing for Brown.
Brown pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Brown as the two fighters clinch.
Brown lands a nice shot to the body.
Brown misses with a knee strike.
Brown lands an uppercut.
Brown with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown tries to land a knee to the head but Williams blocks with his arms.
Brown scores with a knee to the head.
Brown cracks Williams with a nice body shot.
Brown prevents a takedown attempt there.
Brown tries to land knees in the clinch but Williams avoids the damage to the body.
A short body shot lands from Brown as the two fighters clinch.
Brown prevents Williams from breaking the clinch.
Brown comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Brown looking to throw knees to the head but Williams is blocking nicely.
Williams blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brown gets underhooks to prevent Williams's takedown attempt.
Brown breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt
and Williams counters with a single leg into guard. Brown didn't expect that.
Williams throws a big right hand that misses.
TJ Williams has got the better of the ground game so far.
Williams tries to free his leg and advance position but Brown is retaining full guard.
Brown not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Williams is looking to advance position but Brown has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Brown there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Brown with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Brown with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Williams manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Brown seems to be working for a kimura but Williams defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams gets back to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brown accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brown drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Williams manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Brown has Williams in his guard.
Brown wants to stand up but Williams is controlling him.
Brown pushes Williams off and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams looks for a takedown but Brown sprawls well.
Maxwell Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of TJ Williams.
Brown tries to clinch but Williams is having none of it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brown. That's going to slow Williams down.
Brown darts in trying to clinch
and Williams counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Brown is looking to clinch but Williams is avoiding it.
Williams takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Brown is looking to clinch but Williams is avoiding it.
Brown tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Brown throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brown looking to throw knees to the head but Williams is blocking nicely.
Brown has Williams pressed against the cage, preventing Williams from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxwell Brown dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Williams fails with a takedown attempt.
Williams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brown tries to clinch up.
Brown rushes Williams and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Brown is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Williams is defending well for now.
Brown tries to land a knee to the head but Williams blocks with his arms.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Williams.
Brown manages to break the clinch.
Brown moves in looking to clinch but Williams pushes him off.
Brown has taken the fight to the clinch.
Williams has Brown 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 Brown tumbling to the mat - Williams dives into Brown's guard.
Brown has his feet on Williams's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Brown tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Williams takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Williams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown tries to clinch up but Williams circles away and keeps his distance.
Brown tries to clinch up.
Brown tries to clinch up but Williams circles away and keeps his distance.
Brown tries to clinch up.
Williams tries to clinch up.
Brown uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Williams.
Brown tries to clinch but fails miserably
so Williams counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Williams stopping the sweep attempt from Brown.
Williams wants to pass the guard but Brown is keeping the position.
Brown wants to stand and escape but Williams is having none of it.
Williams throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Brown wants to stand but Williams is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown is looking for a triangle but Williams pushes his legs off easily.
Brown wants to get back to his feet but Williams is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Williams chips away with some ground and pound.
Williams stops Brown from standing up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Brown gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Williams to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Williams working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Brown will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Williams loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brown working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Williams doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Williams manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown working a defensive guard here.
Brown looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Williams scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Brown manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Brown swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Williams is now in Brown's guard. A big mistake from Brown there, giving up the dominant position!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Williams's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams preventing the sweep.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Williams's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Williams stops Brown from standing up.
Brown utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brown scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Williams blocks a head kick by Brown.
Williams wants to clinch up but Brown keeps it at a distance.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Brown closes the distance but Williams moves to the side
and Williams counters with a shoot takedown. Brown fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown wants to stand but Williams is controlling the position.
Williams has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Williams's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that's the end of the fight!
TJ Williams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Williams 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... TJ Williams!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Richard Luimes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robbie Wilon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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4 - 2 - 0 |
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2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Richard Luimes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Robbie Wilon!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Wilon misses.
A slow jab from Wilon misses its intended target.
Luimes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wilon.
Luimes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wilon.
Luimes shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Wilon is looking to stand up but Luimes isn't so interested in that idea.
Luimes trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wilon thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Luimes trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Luimes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wilon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wilon is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Luimes trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wilon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Luimes circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilon throws a jab when Luimes was well out of range.
Wilon throws a jab but it's blocked by Luimes.
Luimes doesn't manage to clinch there - Wilon circles away.
Wilon throws a right and a left that Luimes avoids nicely.
Luimes instigates a clinch.
Wilon misses with a punch on the inside.
Luimes has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wilon is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Wilon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wilon is trying to maintain a safe position but Luimes gets an underhook and turns Wilon into the cage.
Wilon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Luimes has hold of one of Wilon's legs. Wilon is fighting the takedown attempt but Luimes gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Wilon keeping moving, preventing Luimes from controlling successfully.
Luimes drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Luimes jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Luimes sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Wilon's guard.
Luimes trying to mount his opponent but Wilon defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luimes is looking for a kimura but Wilon is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Luimes to get the leverage.
Luimes is breathing heavily.
Luimes prevents Wilon from standing back up.
Luimes is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Wilon is just riding it out for now. Luimes eventually gives up the hold.
Luimes seems to be looking for submissions.
Wilon wants to get back to his feet.
Luimes is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Wilon sees it coming and defends easily.
Luimes is trying to control. Wilon wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilon is defending against the submission attempts here by Luimes.
Wilon manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Wilon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wilon throws a nice looking combination but Luimes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wilon gets caught flat footed, as Luimes shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Wilon wants to stand but Luimes is controlling the position.
Luimes sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Wilon's guard.
Wilon wants to stand back up but Luimes manages to pass into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luimes thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Wilon is looking to get back to his feet here but Luimes is keeping cool and he's managed to take Wilon's back.
Wilon showing good submission defense here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilon holding both Luimes 's hands and preventing any damage.
Wilon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Luimes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Luimes is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Wilon with him. Wilon is trying to defend but Luimes has an arm under the chin now! Wilon grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Richard Luimes!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ele Loxo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Tretiak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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155 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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216 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ele Loxo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vladimir Tretiak!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loxo slaps away a takedown attempt from Tretiak, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Loxo misses with a series of wild punches.
Loxo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tretiak looks to score with a jab to the body but Loxo is just out of range.
Loxo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tretiak uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Loxo.
Loxo throws a jab but it's blocked by Tretiak.
Horrible takedown by Tretiak or perhaps it was just good defense by Loxo which made him look bad.
Tretiak scores with a one two! Loxo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Tretiak throws a series of punches but Loxo avoids them all with ease.
Loxo moves out of range as Tretiak strikes.
Loxo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tretiak looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tretiak shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Tretiak was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Loxo's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Loxo is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tretiak landing strikes, looking to finish!
Tretiak lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Loxo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Loxo stops Tretiak from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tretiak avoids the attempt from Loxo to control.
Loxo is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Tretiak goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Loxo turns into him and now he's in Tretiak's guard.
Loxo slips nicely into half guard.
Tretiak moves into full guard.
Loxo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tretiak keeping moving, preventing Loxo from controlling successfully.
Tretiak manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Loxo manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loxo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tretiak defends it easily.
Tretiak with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tretiak stops Loxo from standing up.
Tretiak passes into half guard.
Tretiak is working for a kimura but Loxo is defending it quite comfortably.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tretiak is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Tretiak looks gassed!
Loxo kicks Tretiak off and gets back to his feet.
Loxo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Loxo is looking to clinch but Tretiak is avoiding it.
Loxo throws a sloppy head kick and Tretiak moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tretiak.
Ele Loxo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladimir Tretiak.
The fighters circling - Loxo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Loxo swinging wildly here.
Loxo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tretiak scores with a body shot.
Loxo misses with a looping right.
Tretiak tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Loxo swivels and escapes.
Tretiak throws a body punch but Loxo moves out of range.
Loxo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Decent striking displayed by Loxo there.
Tretiak slips a jab and a cross from Loxo.
A combination from Tretiak does no damage.
Loxo fails to land with a series of punches.
Loxo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Loxo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ele Loxo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tretiak will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Loxo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loxo tries to clinch but Tretiak is having none of it.
Loxo wants to clinch.
Loxo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tretiak lands with a shot to the body.
Tretiak keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Loxo.
Good shot there by Loxo.
Tretiak displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Loxo's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Loxo duly obliges.
A punch combination from Loxo misses.
Loxo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tretiak counters with a nice uppercut.
Tretiak throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Loxo sizes up Tretiak with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tretiak shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tretiak dominating with strikes here.
Tretiak scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vladimir Tretiak will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Loxo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tretiak moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Loxo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Loxo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tretiak checks it well.
Loxo throws a series of punches but Tretiak moves out of range.
Tretiak will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tretiak fails with the takedown.
Loxo stuffs the takedown.
Ele Loxo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladimir Tretiak.
Loxo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tretiak closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tretiak lands in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Loxo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tretiak is controlling him.
Loxo is looking to sinch up a triangle. Tretiak throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Loxo's body to avoid the submission. Loxo has instead reached around Tretiak's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Loxo arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ele Loxo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Philip Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dr Fun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dr Fun will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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210 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very strong |
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Philip Gray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dr Fun!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gray walks into a straight right hand from Fun.
It looks like Philip Gray has been cut.
The crowd cheers as Fun lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gray doesn't seem phased though.
Gray instigates a clinch.
Gray wants a takedown but no success here.
Fun wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gray looking for a takedown.
Gray has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Fun is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Philip Gray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gray wants a takedown.
Gray is trying to drag Fun to the mat but Fun just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Gray goes for a takedown in the clinch but Fun prevents it.
Gray tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Fun is pressed up against the cage. Gray has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Fun down to the mat. Fun avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Fun just misses with a punch to the body.
Fun lands with an uppercut that bounces Gray off the cage and back into rage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gray drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Fun preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fun has his hands on Gray's head, controlling the position.
Fun wants to get back to his feet but Gray is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gray scoring with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gray stands up and waves to Fun to follow him.
Fun misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gray walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gray is breathing heavily.
A lazy left from Fun finds it's target.
Philip Gray's cut is getting worse.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fun throws a jab when Gray was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fun throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fun throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gray takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gray misses with a takedown attempt - Fun sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Good shot there by Fun.
Philip Gray's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Fun has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gray pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fun pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fun connects with a jab.
Gray has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gray there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gray shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fun as he jumps to the side.
Fun scores with a nice right hand.
Fun lands a jab to the nose.
Fun scores with a jab to the head.
Fun 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.
Gray tries to bum rush Fun with a series of wild strikes but Fun uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fun is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gray had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Fun digs a good body shot into Gray's ribs.
Jab from Fun.
Jeez, Philip Gray's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Fun lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fun lands with an overhand left.
Fun loads up on a big right hand but Gray slips the punch.
Fun thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fun works the jab nicely.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Philip Gray's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dr Fun!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Norm Bates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Myers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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21
239 lbs
1 - 4 - 0 |
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23
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Norm Bates!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jimmy Myers!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Myers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice takedown defense from Bates. No joy for Myers on that attempt.
Bates fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Myers avoids it really well and circles away.
Myers looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bates will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bates shoots in but Myers avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Norm Bates. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bates throws a nice looking combination but Myers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bates missing with a left hand there. Myers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Myers misses with a takedown
and Bates decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Myers's guard.
Bates gets to his feet. Myers looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Myers tries to clinch there but Bates circles away.
Myers scores with a jab to the jaw.
Myers checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bates connects with a single shot there.
Bates looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Myers!
Bates landing strikes from the mount and Myers is in trouble!
Bates looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Myers can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bates sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Bates punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bates is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Myers is surviving well by controlling Bates's body position as best he can.
Bates fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bates is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bates 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.
BOOM! Bates connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bates throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Myers because Bates loaded up on that one.
Bates avoids the attempt from Myers to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Myers is trying desperately to improve position.
Bates can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Myers is looking to escape.
Bates postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Myers looks a forlorn figure.
Bates with shots to the head and body - Myers looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bates looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Bates has hold of Myers's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Myers manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Bates is breathing heavily.
Bates avoids the attempt from Myers to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The referee warns Myers that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Myers is working to get back to half guard.
Myers really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bates. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bates thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Myers really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bates swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Myers is now in Bates's guard. A big mistake from Bates there, giving up the dominant position!
Myers wants to stand but Bates is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Myers working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bates's head.
Myers sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bates wants to sweep here but Myers controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Norm Bates dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bates tries for a takedown but Myers circles away easily
and Myers counters with a nice leg kick.
Bates with a poor takedown
and Myers counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Myers misses with a takedown
and Bates counters with a takedown into side control.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Bates here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Myers is trying to control Bates's posture but Bates avoids it.
Bates decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Myers changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bates tries to avoid it but Myers manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bates to the ground. Bates escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Myers shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bates sprawls well. Bates wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Myers gets slowly back to his feet.
Norm Bates has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Myers.
Myers is looking to clinch.
Myers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bates moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Myers tries for a takedown but Bates sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Myers misses with a takedown attempt - Bates sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Myers slips under a jab.
Myers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bates paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Myers misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bates shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Myers as he jumps to the side.
No joy there for Bates, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Myers shoots and misses
and Bates counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bates shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Myers as he avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Bates throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bates lands a glancing blow to the side of Myers's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bates misses with a leg kick.
Myers tries to clinch up
and Bates counters with a takedown into side control.
Bates is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Myers is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bates creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Norm Bates overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bates prevents Myers from escaping the position.
Bates stands up and beckons Myers to his feet.
Bates has a takedown stuffed.
Norm Bates seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bates throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bates.
Bates shoots in for a takedown but Myers shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Myers.
Myers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bates.
Bates looks to land a right hand but Myers moved out of range.
Myers defending well as Bates loads up on a big left hand.
Myers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Myers closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bates counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bates trying to control but Myers is working from the bottom.
Myers wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Myers not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bates wants to control from the top but Myers keeps moving.
Bates pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Myers is keeping the position for now.
Bates postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bates missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bates throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bates cracks Myers with a good jab.
Jimmy Myers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bates fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Myers gets a clinch.
Bates tries to score a body lock takedown but Myers shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bates can't break the clinch.
Bates wants to break free but Myers has control.
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 Norm Bates will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - 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.
Bates stuffs the takedown attempt from Myers. Myers gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice cross by Myers.
Bates throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Myers counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Myers shoots in but no luck this time.
Myers tries to clinch
and Bates counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bates misses with a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Bates.
A jab from Bates does it's job there.
Myers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bates moves away.
Myers takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Myers looks for a takedown but Bates sprawls well.
Norm Bates has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Myers.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bates. Myers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Norm Bates is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bates misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bates pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bates shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Myers as he jumps to the side.
Myers fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Myers closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bates counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big left from Bates misses.
Bates shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Myers but Myers pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bates scores with a one two! Myers had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bates misses with a double jab
and Myers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Myers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bates.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bates misses with a hook. Myers ducked under it nicely.
Bates drives through with a takedown into guard.
Myers working a defensive guard here.
Myers has control of Bates's left arm, preventing Bates from doing any damage.
Bates missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bates throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bates throws and elbow that misses. Myers uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bates's guard. Nice move by Myers!
Bates seems keen to control Myers's posture.
Myers looking to sit in guard and control but Bates gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bates pushes down on Myers's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bates throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bates missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bates seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Myers does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bates missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bates throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bates is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bates stops Myers from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Myers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Myers shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bates pinned against the cage. Bates gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bates slaps away a takedown attempt from Myers, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bates doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Myers holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bates goes for a takedown attempt but Myers pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Myers closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bates counters with a right hand to the body.
Bates has a takedown stuffed.
Jimmy Myers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Norm Bates is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bates blocks a head kick by Myers.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jimmy Myers.
I think Bates has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Norm Bates!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Obadiah Jebadiah Ordway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Hanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ordway comes to the cage accompanied by Why Can't We Be Friends?. Hanson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Darker Side of Me by The Veer Union. This should be fireworks!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Obadiah Jebadiah Ordway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Hanson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ordway tries for a takedown but Hanson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ordway shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hanson as he jumps to the side.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hanson.
Hanson stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Ordway looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Hanson!
Ordway is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Hanson to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Hanson shrugs it off.
Ordway prevents Hanson from getting the reversal.
Ordway has hold of Hanson's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Hanson manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Ordway swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Hanson is now in Ordway's guard. A big mistake from Ordway there, giving up the dominant position!
Hanson gets to his feet. Ordway looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ordway avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hanson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ordway did well to prevent Hanson getting side control.
Hanson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hanson looks gassed!
Hanson prevents Ordway from standing back up.
Hanson is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Ordway wants to get back to his feet.
Hanson lands strikes from half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hanson lands a lovely overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ordway tries to keep at a distance but Hanson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hanson working Ordway over with knees to the body.
Hanson gets underhooks to prevent Ordway's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Obadiah Jebadiah Ordway. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hanson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hanson scores a nice knee to the body.
Ordway letting Hanson take a breather here.
Hanson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Ordway wants to pass the guard but Hanson is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ordway trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hanson's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hanson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ordway drops back looking for a leg! Hanson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hanson manages to kick Ordway off! Ordway jumps back into Hanson's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ordway drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hanson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hanson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hanson!
Ordway tries to escape but Hanson is in control.
Hanson decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Ordway swats away the attempt to clinch by Hanson.
Ordway tries to clinch there but Hanson circles away.
Ordway shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hanson moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ordway doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hanson counters by clinching up.
Hanson tries to stall but Ordway uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hanson gets underhooks to prevent Ordway's takedown attempt.
Hanson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ordway drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hanson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hanson breaks the clinch.
Hanson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ordway tries for a takedown but Hanson circles away easily
and Hanson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ordway is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hanson is controlling him.
Hanson gets to his feet. Ordway looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ordway tries for a takedown but Hanson circles away easily
and Hanson counters with a shoot takedown. Ordway fights it but they end up in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hanson thows a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Hanson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hanson misses with the combination.
Ordway tries for a takedown but Hanson circles away easily
and Hanson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ordway with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hanson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hanson.
Hanson gets to his feet. Ordway looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Hanson lands a high kick!
Ordway shoots and misses
and Hanson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hanson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Obadiah Jebadiah Ordway. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ordway is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hanson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hanson trying to control the position from guard on top but Ordway is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ordway is looking for a triangle but Hanson pushes his legs off easily.
Ordway has his foot on Hanson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hanson works his way back into a safe position though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hanson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanson stops Ordway from standing up.
Ordway manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Obadiah Jebadiah Ordway is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ordway tries for a takedown but Hanson circles away easily
and Hanson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hanson.
Ordway is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hanson wants to get up but he can't break Ordway's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Ordway looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ordway wants to get back to his feet but Hanson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ordway looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hanson stands up from Ordway's guard - Hanson perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ordway gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hanson counters with a shoot takedown. Ordway fights it but they end up in guard.
Hanson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Hanson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ordway doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hanson counters with a head kick.
Ordway misses with a takedown attempt
and Hanson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hanson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ordway wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hanson breaks the clinch.
Ordway gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hanson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hanson.
Hanson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ordway's guard.
Matt Hanson has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanson has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Ordway to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Hanson is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Ordway pulls down on the head and he's put Hanson to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Obadiah Jebadiah Ordway!
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