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DCF Fight Night #12 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jake Gurel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Jackson (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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jake Gurel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fred Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gurel definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jackson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fred Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown attempt by Jackson or perhaps it was just good defense by Gurel, which made it look bad.
Gurel appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Gurel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jackson connects with a leg kick. Gurel looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gurel closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Jackson quickly recovers to half guard.
Gurel seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jackson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gurel is looking to advance position but Jackson won't allow it.
Gurel looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Gurel slows the pace down in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is staying active underneath Gurel, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Still in half guard, Gurel seems content to control.
Gurel has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gurel stalling away here and it's allowed Jackson to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gurel throws a big right hand that misses.
Gurel gets to his feet - Jackson follows without any prompting.
Jackson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gurel shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jackson but Jackson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice defenses there by Gurel.
Gurel tries to counter with a takedown but Jackson is quick to defend against it.
Gurel tries to land a leg kick but Jackson saw it coming and moves away.
Gurel connects with a jab.
Jackson misses with a looping right.
Jackson throws a head kick that half lands.
Jackson walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Gurel drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Jackson swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Gurel's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fred Jackson!
Fred Jackson was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
Jake Gurel spoke after the fight, saying 'You win some, you lose some. Today I lost. Tomorrow I will win. Its that simple'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Destin Craven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tolik Diodor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diodor has chosen Ashtmatic as his entrance music. Tolik Diodor has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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170 lbs
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181 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Destin Craven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tolik Diodor!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Craven throws a push kick but Diodor slaps the foot to one side.
Craven is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diodor.
Diodor takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Diodor unleashes a big counter combination but Craven bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Diodor misses with a takedown attempt - Craven sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Craven scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Craven works to advance to full mount. Diodor defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Craven content just to control the position here.
Diodor is bucking up trying to escape but Craven cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Craven is working for a guillotine from mount but Diodor frees his head quite easily.
Craven throwing strikes here but Diodor is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Craven throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Diodor because Craven loaded up on that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diodor can't escape the position.
Diodor really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Craven. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Diodor avoids a series of strikes thrown by Craven.
Diodor taking shots to the head.
Craven looking for a guillotine from mount but Diodor is having none of it.
Craven sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Diodor is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
BOOM! Craven connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Diodor holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Craven tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Craven content just to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craven unloads with some shots from mount but Diodor bucks and avoids them well.
Diodor tries to reverse the position but Craven maintains control.
Craven 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.
Craven unloads with some shots from mount but Diodor bucks and avoids them well.
Craven is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Diodor has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Diodor!
This has been an exciting period of action!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Craven is on top in guard.
Diodor being controlled here, momentarily.
Craven passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craven tries to advance to mount but can't.
Craven is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Diodor will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Craven postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
A lull in the action here.
Craven moves into full mount!
Craven content just to control the position here.
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.
Craven misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Craven throwing strikes but Diodor recovers to half guard. A much better position.
Craven is pressing down on Diodor's thigh, looking to free his foot. Diodor is holding on for now.
Craven is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Diodor sees it coming and defends easily.
Diodor blocking the ground and pound attempt from Craven.
Craven is looking to take a break and control but Diodor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Craven sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Diodor defending well though.
Diodor on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Destin Craven dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jab, jab by Craven - just one landing.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Craven lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Diodor has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Diodor and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Craven is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Craven fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Craven throws a body punch but Diodor moves out of range.
Diodor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Craven has taken the fight to the clinch.
Craven has hold of one of Diodor's legs. Diodor is fighting the takedown attempt but Craven gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Craven tries to free his leg and advance position but Diodor is retaining full guard.
Craven is stalling in the full guard.
Craven throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Craven content to stall in guard here.
Craven tries to free his leg and advance position but Diodor is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Craven postures up.
Craven controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Craven blocks a head kick by Diodor.
Craven wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Diodor misses with a two punch combination.
Craven moves out of range as Diodor throws a body kick.
Craven ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diodor moves away.
Diodor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Craven manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Craven scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Diodor is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craven gets the takedown into side control.
Diodor is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Craven looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Craven throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Craven looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diodor struggling a bit here.
Craven misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craven tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Craven has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
A lull in the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diodor managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Craven.
Craven connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Diodor some visible discomfort.
The strikes coming from Craven are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Craven is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Diodor is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Craven cracks Diodor with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Craven throws an elbow but Diodor slips to the side and avoids it well.
Craven advances nicely into full mount.
Diodor trying desperately to get to his feet.
Diodor is bucking up trying to escape but Craven cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Craven stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Craven! Diodor is out on his feet! Craven rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Diodor is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Diodor is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Destin Craven!
After the fight, Destin Craven was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tyrus Rex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robbie Lawler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rex comes to the cage accompanied by We Never Come In Peace. Tyrus Rex has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tyrus Rex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Robbie Lawler!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rex shoots in looking for a takedown. Lawler tries to sprawl out of it but Rex keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lawler manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lawler pushes Rex up against the cage in a clinch.
Rex swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lawler is leaning against Rex and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lawler lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rex backwards.
Lawler effectively controlling the action here.
A right hand to the body from Lawler.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawler's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A nice left hand lands by Lawler.
Lawler cracks Rex with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rex prevents Lawler from breaking the clinch.
Lawler lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lawler digs a right hand underneath Rex's ribcage. Rex let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rex is breathing heavily.
Lawler lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lawler stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lawler lands with a left to the head.
Lawler lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rex backwards.
Lawler breaks from the clinch.
Lawler is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lawler connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rex. Rex circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rex is rocked!
Lawler moves in close and cracks Rex with a massive right hand! Rex, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Lawler!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Robbie Lawler!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Greiner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Greiner has chosen August Burns Red - Spirit Breaker as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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213 lbs
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217 lbs
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Henry Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Greiner!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greiner throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Jones counters by moving into the clinch.
Greiner takes a knee to the side of the body.
Greiner takes a knee to the side of the body.
Greiner takes a shot to the head.
Jones misses with some punches.
Greiner blocks an uppercut.
Greiner wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jones lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Greiner slips a straight right by Jones.
Greiner on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Greiner throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A shot in the inside from Greiner.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Greiner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Greiner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Greiner avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
Greiner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Greiner is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greiner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Greiner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Greiner throws a combination that misses
and Jones counters with a head kick.
Jones bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Greiner's head backwards.
Greiner throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
Greiner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A jab from Greiner misses.
Greiner misses with a wild body shot.
Jones is looking to counter the offense by Greiner and move into the clinch.
Jones scores with the left hand. Greiner knows he should have avoided that one.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Greiner moved out of range nicely.
Jones sets himself, and Greiner steps forward looking for the clinch! Jones avoids it this time.
Greiner wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Greiner clinches up against the cage.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Greiner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Greiner throws a big shot that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Greiner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greiner rushes Jones and presses him up against the cage.
Greiner pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Greiner scores with a knee to the head.
Greiner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Greiner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones tries to work over Greiner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Greiner swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
I was talking to Jones's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Greiner looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Greiner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Greiner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Greiner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones throws a series of punches but Greiner moves out of range.
Greiner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Greiner. That did some damage!
Greiner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones is looking to slow Greiner down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Greiner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Greiner is looking to clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Greiner lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jones has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jones and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jones swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jones has closed the distance and engaged Greiner in a clinch.
Jones utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jones lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Jones.
Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Greiner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jones. That's going to slow Greiner down.
Greiner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones throws a head kick but Greiner moves out of range.
Jones misses with a leg kick.
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Greiner closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Greiner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Greiner breaks the clinch.
Jones dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Greiner. That did some damage!
Greiner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Greiner with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jones to score with a decent uppercut.
Greiner misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Greiner slips the punch.
Jones cracks Greiner with an open hand slap.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Greiner is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Jones wants to slow Greiner down by chopping away at his legs.
Greiner cracks the inside of Jones's front leg.
Greiner takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones connects with a looping right hand.
Greiner throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Greiner tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Greiner throws the left hand but Jones avoids the punch easily.
Jones is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Greiner misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Jones dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Greiner.
Jones throws a body punch but Greiner moves out of range.
Jones stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jones lands a jab to the nose.
Jones moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jones lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jab from Greiner.
No joy there for Greiner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Greiner can do to turn this around?
Greiner is looking to clinch.
Greiner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Jones was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Greiner throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Henry Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones throws the kick towards the body but Greiner avoids it.
Matt Greiner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Greiner rushes Jones and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Greiner lands with a short shot to the head.
Jones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Stalling in the clinch from Jones.
A short uppercut from Jones.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Greiner controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Greiner breaks the clinch.
Greiner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Greiner.
Greiner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Decent striking displayed by Jones there.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Greiner lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Greiner misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
A clash of legs there as Jones blocks the low kick.
Greiner checks a low kick from Jones.
Jones lands a nice hook to Greiner's body. Greiner takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jones closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Greiner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Greiner blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greiner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Greiner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Greiner is out of range.
Greiner walks into a straight right hand from Jones.
Jones scores with a three punch combo!
A chopping leg kick lands by Jones.
Greiner has managed to clinch.
Greiner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Greiner checks a leg kick.
Greiner throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jones fires out a quick counter leg kick but Greiner just manages to avoid it.
Matt Greiner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Greiner misses with an uppercut
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Greiner tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jones clinches.
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.
Greiner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greiner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jones throws a right hand that misses
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jones works Greiner's body with a nice hook.
Jones slips a jab from Greiner.
Jones appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Greiner slips a jab from Jones.
Jones throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jones lunges at Greiner with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Greiner's hand.
Greiner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
Jones lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Greiner wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Greiner.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A leg kick checked by Greiner.
Greiner throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Greiner throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jones stalks Greiner and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Greiner's face. Greiner staggers backwards, shaken.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greiner takes a jab right on the kisser.
Greiner forces Jones back against the cage and clinches.
Greiner breaks the clinch.
Jones instigates a clinch.
Jones lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Greiner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A good leg kick by Jones.
Greiner throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Jones misses with a body shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jones.
Jones lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Greiner at a distance.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Greiner avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones pushes Greiner up against the cage in a clinch.
Greiner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Greiner tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Jones throws a wild body kick that Greiner sees coming a mile off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Jones dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Greiner ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Greiner scores with a shot to the body.
Greiner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Greiner was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Jones tries to clinch up.
Jones moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromGreiner.
Greiner moves out of range of the strikes.
Jones sets himself, and Greiner steps forward looking for the clinch! Jones avoids it this time.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Greiner moves out of range easily.
Jones avoids the body shot from Greiner.
Jones takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jones throws a hook but Greiner avoids it easily.
Jones avoids the head kick by Greiner.
Greiner throws a sloppy head kick
and Jones counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greiner takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Greiner lands with a hook. Jones tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Greiner clinches up with Jones and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greiner presses Jones against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Greiner.
Jones tries a body shot but Greiner blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Greiner just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jones's brow.
Jones working aggressively here.
Greiner takes a shot to the head.
Greiner avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Jones avoiding damage as Greiner throws knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Jones.
A right hook to the body lands for Greiner.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Greiner.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Greiner is trying to break the clinch but Jones is controlling him.
Greiner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Greiner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Greiner lands a two punch combo.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a wild body kick that Greiner sees coming a mile off.
Jones lands the left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Greiner is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Greiner walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jones checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jones is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Greiner.
Greiner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Greiner gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Greiner.
Greiner throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Jones takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Jones throws a nice outside leg kick.
Greiner's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Greiner darts in and clinches Jones up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Greiner.
Greiner has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Greiner throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Greiner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Greiner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jones.
Greiner walks into a stiff left hand from Jones.
Jones swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Greiner.
Greiner throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Greiner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Greiner doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Jones seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Greiner lands a head kick!
Jones fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jones digs a good body shot into Greiner's ribs.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Greiner.
Greiner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
Jones wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Greiner lands a slapping body shot.
Matt Greiner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greiner doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones moves out of range as Greiner strikes.
Jones throws a right hand that Greiner ducks under and follows up with a left that Greiner also avoids with ease.
As Jones backs off Greiner throws a huge counter combo but Jones manages to avoid it all.
Jones throws a front kick that sends Greiner stumbling back into the cage.
Greiner gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jones.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jones, right into the meat.
Greiner takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Jones thinks about countering with a body kick.
Nice defenses there by Greiner.
Jones moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromGreiner.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Greiner moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jones connects with a high kick.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Greiner.
Jones tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Greiner manages to circle out of the way.
A big left from Jones misses.
Greiner closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Greiner lunges at Jones with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jones's hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Henry Jones.
Well Jones has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for Henry Jones!
Judge Josh West scores the fight for Henry Jones!
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Henry Jones!
Henry Jones wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Henry Jones made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diego Aragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trent Punchy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diego Aragon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Trent Punchy!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Aragon checks a leg kick.
Nice cross by Aragon.
Aragon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Punchy moves away.
Punchy misses the shot to the body.
Punchy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Punchy tries a quick counter leg kick but Aragon is wise to it.
Aragon has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Lightning Kicks (MaxID260K) in the buildup to the fight.
Punchy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Aragon.
Punchy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Aragon to score with a decent uppercut.
A cross from Aragon lands.
Aragon lands a jab to Punchy's midsection.
Aragon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Punchy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Aragon.
Punchy has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Punchy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aragon misses the body punch
and Punchy counters with a stiff right hand.
Aragon lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punchy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Aragon scores with a three punch combo!
Aragon fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Aragon stuns Punchy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Punchy misses with a double jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Aragon.
Aragon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Punchy's sensitive parts.
Aragon lands a jab-cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aragon punishes Punchy's body with a nice straight punch.
Aragon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Punchy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Aragon throws a lazy uppercut
letting Punchy counter with a right hand.
Aragon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Punchy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Aragon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punchy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Aragon digs a good hook to Punchy's body.
Aragon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Aragon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Aragon scores with a body shot.
Punchy blocks a head kick by Aragon.
Punchy lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Aragon connects with a crisp jab.
Punchy checks a leg kick.
Punchy is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Diego Aragon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aragon looks to score with a jab to the body but Punchy is just out of range.
Aragon loads up on a big right hand but Punchy slips the punch.
A head kick misses from Aragon.
Punchy is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Aragon 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.
Aragon throws a sloppy head kick and Punchy moves out of range easily.
Aragon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aragon throws a push kick but Punchy slaps the foot to one side.
Punchy looks to land a combination but Aragon avoids it well.
Punchy darts in looking for a takedown but Aragon gets double underhooks and turns Punchy into the cage.
Jab, jab by Aragon - just one landing.
Aragon misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Punchy! But no joy.
Aragon misses with a body shot.
Punchy wants to counter the offense by Aragon and move into the clinch position.
Aragon lunges at Punchy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Punchy's hand.
Punchy tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A solid body kick from Aragon.
Aragon is looking to wear down Punchy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Aragon looks to score with a jab to the body but Punchy is just out of range.
Aragon thumps Punchy with a low kick.
Aragon fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Aragon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Punchy wants to counter the offense by Aragon and move into the clinch position.
Aragon punishes Punchy's body with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punchy works over Aragon's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Diego Aragon has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aragon lands with a slapping head kick.
Punchy avoids the head kick by Aragon.
Aragon is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd cheers as Aragon lands an impressive looking overhand right. Punchy doesn't seem phased though.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Aragon.
Aragon lands with an overhand left.
Aragon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Aragon scoring well with a low kick there.
Aragon throws out a powerful jab.
Aragon lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Punchy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Aragon misses the shot to the body.
Punchy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Aragon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Diego Aragon's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Punchy lands with a good body shot.
A head kick misses from Aragon.
Punchy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Punchy takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Punchy lands a really nice looking cross but Aragon seems unphased.
Aragon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Punchy manages to avoid it.
Trent Punchy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aragon scores with a head kick. Punchy tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Punchy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Punchy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Aragon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aragon tries to land a leg kick but Punchy saw it coming and moves away.
Aragon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
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!
Aragon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Punchy.
Aragon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aragon slips a jab from Punchy.
Aragon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Punchy.
Aragon throws a solid leg kick but Punchy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Aragon.
Punchy is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Punchy misses with a body kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Punchy might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Aragon has got the better of the exchanges.
A slapping leg kick lands for Aragon.
Aragon misses with a two punch combination.
The fighters circling - Aragon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Aragon misses with a head kick.
Punchy blocks a head kick by Aragon.
Aragon takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Diego Aragon is winning the standup battle so far.
Aragon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Punchy's head backwards.
Aragon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aragon looks to land a right hand but Punchy moved out of range.
A jab from Aragon does it's job there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punchy slips a jab from Aragon.
Aragon lands with a thumping leg kick.
Aragon throws a low kick but Punchy avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aragon jabs Punchy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Punchy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Punchy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aragon.
Punchy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Aragon attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Aragon connects with an inside leg kick.
Aragon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Punchy's sensitive parts.
Aragon thows a left - swing and a miss!
A countering left hand to the body from Punchy misses.
Aragon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Punchy can do to turn this around?
Aragon throws a nice looking combination but Punchy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Aragon misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Punchy counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Punchy throws a nice looking combination but Aragon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Aragon appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aragon throws a low kick, looking for Punchy's leg but Punchy calmly moves out of range.
Punchy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good leg kick by Aragon there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Aragon stuffs the takedown attempt from Punchy. Punchy gets slowly back to his feet.
Aragon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Punchy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Punchy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aragon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aragon connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Aragon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Aragon just misses with a punch to the body.
Aragon throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Punchy on the side of the head.
Punchy displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punchy takes one to the side of the head.
A good leg kick by Aragon.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aragon attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Aragon throws a head kick that misses.
Aragon misses with a wild body shot.
Diego Aragon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A solid body kick from Aragon.
A telegraphed right hand from Aragon misses the target.
Aragon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Punchy! But no joy.
Punchy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice defenses there by Punchy.
Aragon misses with a body kick.
A lazy body kick from Aragon
and Punchy counters with a straight right hand.
Aragon lands a head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Aragon dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Diego Aragon's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Aragon just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aragon. Punchy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aragon throws a leg kick that is checked
and Punchy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aragon misses with a body shot.
Aragon lands a lovely overhand right.
Aragon plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Aragon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Aragon throws a nice inside leg kick.
Punchy lands with a kick to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aragon pushes Punchy away with a front kick.
Punchy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Aragon counters with a low kick, right behind Punchy 's knee.
A nice leg kick lands there from Aragon.
Aragon lands with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Punchy avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aragon lands with a nice body punch.
Aragon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Punchy scores with the left hand. Aragon knows he should have avoided that one.
Punchy avoids the head kick by Aragon.
Aragon misses with a low kick as Punchy jumps back.
Aragon closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Aragon slips a jab and a cross from Punchy.
Aragon swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Aragon throws a low kick but Punchy moves out of range easily.
Aragon misses with a low kick.
Punchy misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aragon throws a leg kick which misses Punchy's front leg but catches the back leg as Punchy tries to avoid it.
Punchy throws a low kick but Aragon moves out of range easily.
Punchy avoids the body shot from Aragon.
Despite the aggression on Punchy's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Punchy moves out of range as Aragon throws a body kick.
Punchy throws out a counter right but Aragon avoids it with no problem.
Punchy moves out of range of the body kick.
Aragon misses with a body shot
and Punchy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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!
A nice leg kick lands there from Aragon.
Punchy misses with a straight right.
Punchy checks the leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Punchy. Those never looked like landing.
A low kick from Aragon is predictable there
and Punchy counters with a stiff right hand.
Punchy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Punchy as he checks the leg kick.
A head kick misses from Aragon.
Aragon sets himself, and Punchy steps forward looking for the clinch! Aragon avoids it this time.
Aragon tries a low kick but Punchy avoids it.
Punchy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Aragon closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Trent Punchy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Punchy checks the leg kick.
Punchy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Diego Aragon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Aragon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Punchy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Aragon throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Aragon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Aragon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aragon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Punchy throws a big shot that misses.
Aragon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice side step and Punchy releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punchy throws a leg kick but Aragon moved away.
A quick step to the side and Aragon tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice cross by Aragon.
Aragon cracks Punchy with an open hand slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aragon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Punchy. That did some damage!
A slow jab from Punchy misses its intended target.
Punchy with a nice cross.
Aragon throws a shot from downtown. Punchy moves away and avoids it.
Punchy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Punchy misses with a hook. Aragon ducked under it nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Aragon.
Punchy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Aragon can pounce on him.
Aragon misses with a head kick.
A little jabbing left from Punchy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Aragon throws a leg kick which misses Punchy's front leg but catches the back leg as Punchy tries to avoid it.
Aragon scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Aragon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Aragon has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Diego Aragon!
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Diego Aragon!
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight for Diego Aragon!
Diego Aragon wins by unanimous decision!
Diego Aragon is the new middleweight champion!
Diego Aragon took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I have taken your belt... and your soul!'.
Trent Punchy was interviewed post fight and said 'Me Mum... she had it pretty hard ay. Lots of cock for cash.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cole Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milan Vukovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vukovic has chosen Yellow Claw - DJ Turn It Up as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Milan Vukovic is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cole Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Milan Vukovic!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vukovic drops Taylor with a left right combo! Vukovic follows him down to the ground into side control.
Taylor is rocked!
It looks like Cole Taylor has been cut.
Taylor looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Vukovic decides to stand up, so the ref orders Taylor to his feet.
Oh Taylor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vukovic drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Taylor's head, knocking him out cold! Vukovic is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Milan Vukovic!
Milan Vukovic decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taz Barry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dan Kim !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Taz Barry!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping body kick lands there for Kim .
Kim tries to land a front kick but Barry steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kim sets himself, and Barry steps forward looking for the clinch! Kim avoids it this time.
Kim keeps Barry at a distance using the push kick.
Kim throws a solid leg kick but Barry takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kim .
Kim walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Barry checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Barry has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kim .
Sloppy strikes from Kim . Those never looked like landing.
Barry shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Barry showed some decent athleticism there.
Kim 's coaches at White's ELITE Fitness Gym have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Barry trying to mount his opponent but Kim defends it.
Barry looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Barry trying to control from half guard but Kim is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Barry trying to control the action but Kim is working from the bottom.
Kim is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Barry stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Kim to get to his feet.
Kim pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Barry blocks a head kick by Kim .
Barry looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kim throws a head kick but Barry moves out of range.
Dan Kim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kim lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kim throws a shot from downtown. Barry moves away and avoids it.
Barry is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Barry ducks under a wild hook from Kim .
Barry tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kim manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kim lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kim throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barry.
Barry avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barry misses with a leg kick.
Kim throws a leg kick that is checked
and Barry counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Barry is stalling in the full guard.
Barry wants to control from the top but Kim keeps moving.
Kim knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Barry on the ground.
Kim being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barry drops back looking for a leg! Kim is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kim manages to kick Barry off! Barry jumps back into Kim 's guard.
Barry pushing down on Kim 's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Barry stalling.
Barry's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Barry lands with a punch from half guard.
Barry working Kim over with strikes.
Barry wants to take a breather but Kim is having none of it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Barry lands a nice short elbow.
Barry is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Barry controlling from the full mount.
Barry can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kim is looking to escape.
Barry is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Taz Barry will probably get the nod.
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.
Kim tries a head kick but it misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kim lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Barry has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Barry and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Barry drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kim defends it well.
Kim feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Barry's calf.
Kim throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kim tries a head kick but it misses.
A good leg kick by Kim .
Kim keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kim throws a shot from downtown. Barry moves away and avoids it.
Kim throws a leg kick that misses.
Barry clinches.
Barry looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kim is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Barry wants a takedown.
Kim is looking to break free of the clinch but Barry has double underhooks.
Kim is trying to force a seperation but Barry has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim manages to break the clinch.
Barry throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kim lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Barry has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Barry and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dan Kim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kim misses with a wild combination.
Kim looks to throw the jab but Barry is out of range.
Kim lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kim connects with an inside leg kick.
Barry blocks a low kick nicely.
Kim throws a head kick that misses
and Barry counters with a stiff right hand.
Kim throws a low kick but it's checked well by Barry.
A clash of legs there as Barry blocks the low kick.
Dan Kim is winning the standup battle so far.
Kim throws a jab but it's blocked by Barry.
Kim throws a solid leg kick but Barry takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kim .
Barry moves out of range as Kim throws a body kick.
Barry moves out of range of the leg kick from Kim .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barry tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kim manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kim uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barry.
Kim throws a body kick that misses.
Kim connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Barry rushes Kim and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Barry has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Kim uses from the top position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barry is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Kim trying to control the position from guard on top but Barry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barry not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kim stopping the sweep attempt from Barry.
Kim is sitting in close to Barry's body. Barry has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Kim is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Kim is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Barry.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Taz Barry!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Gattis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Krete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bobby Krete has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with James Gattis's chin.
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170 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Brawler
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Gattis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bobby Krete!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krete lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bobby Krete seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krete shoots in and bounces Gattis off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Krete throwing strikes but missing.
Krete stopping the sweep attempt from Gattis.
Krete really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gattis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Krete seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Gattis wants to stand up but Krete is controlling him.
Krete must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krete wants to get up but he can't break Gattis's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gattis wants to sweep here but Krete controlling him for the moment.
Krete is fighting to break Gattis's control of his arms but Gattis is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Gattis has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Gattis wants to stand and escape but Krete is having none of it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gattis wants to clinch.
Gattis leaves Krete with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gattis throws a big counter combination but Krete scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Krete closes the distance and pushes Gattis back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Krete is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gattis to keep the fight standing.
A short left from Krete.
Gattis stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gattis is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Krete can't fight it off and eventually Gattis manages to take the fight to the floor. Krete looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gattis stays in close to Krete's body and controls the position.
Gattis looking to pass the guard.
Gattis got a little sloppy there for a moment and Krete has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gattis has managed to get both his arms back between Krete's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gattis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gattis stands up from Krete's guard - Gattis perhaps looking for a knockout.
Gattis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Krete defends it nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Krete is defended easily by Gattis.
James Gattis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Krete.
Krete tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gattis counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Krete is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gattis just leaning against Krete, taking a breather.
Krete fails to pull guard.
Gattis is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gattis trying to land knees to the body.
Gattis putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Krete in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gattis throws an elbow that misses.
Gattis holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Krete leaning his opponent against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gattis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bobby Krete will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A head kick misses from Gattis.
Gattis gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Krete to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Gattis has his feet on Krete's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Krete gets the takedown into side control.
Gattis throws Krete to one side and escapes!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krete is looking to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Gattis. No joy for Krete on that attempt.
Gattis gets a takedown into half guard.
Gattis seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Krete does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gattis looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Krete is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gattis keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
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.
Krete wants to control but Gattis is keeping busy.
Krete is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
James Gattis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gattis looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Krete is trying to maintain the position but Gattis is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gattis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Krete keeps working.
Gattis working Krete over with strikes.
Gattis stands up and beckons Krete to join him on the feet.
Gattis clinches.
Gattis has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Krete regains guard immediately.
Krete has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Gattis off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Krete scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gattis scores with a takedown into Krete's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gattis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gattis lands a couple of digs.
Krete wants to get back to his feet but Gattis is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gattis trying to control the position from guard on top but Krete is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gattis got a little sloppy there for a moment and Krete has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gattis has managed to get both his arms back between Krete's legs - danger averted.
Gattis wants to control from the top but Krete keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Gattis dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Gattis shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Krete is trying to defend but Gattis finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Krete avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gattis.
Gattis slips a nice elbow through Krete's hands, connecting with Krete's forehead.
Gattis trying to control the action but Krete is working from the bottom.
Gattis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krete blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gattis.
Gattis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Krete keeps working.
Gattis decides to stand and escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krete fails to land the takedown.
Krete throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Gattis tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Krete is in Gattis's guard.
Gattis scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Krete misses with a head kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Krete tries to circle away but Gattis has him pinned against the cage.
Krete tries to pull guard but Gattis won't allow it.
Gattis has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Krete uses from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gattis holds on and takes a little breather.
Krete is posturing up here but Gattis has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Krete tries to roll out but it's too tight and Krete has to tap! Slick submission there by Gattis!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). James Gattis!
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