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DCF Fight Night #13 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ronald Schultz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Haitu (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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150 lbs
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153 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ronald Schultz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Roger Haitu!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Schultz.
Schultz looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Haitu tries to bum rush Schultz with a series of wild strikes but Schultz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Haitu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Haitu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Haitu throws a series of punches but Schultz avoids them all with ease.
Schultz lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Haitu tries to bum rush Schultz with a series of wild strikes but Schultz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Schultz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Haitu avoids it really well and circles away.
Haitu doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schultz dives in and grabs Haitu's left leg, looking for a takedown. Haitu pushes down on Schultz's head and hops out.
Haitu lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronald Schultz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haitu scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Haitu uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A right-left combo lands from Haitu.
Haitu looks to land a combination but Schultz avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from Haitu.
Schultz feinted with a counter takedown.
Haitu tries to bum rush Schultz with a series of wild strikes but Schultz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Haitu throws a right hand that Schultz ducks under and follows up with a left that Schultz also avoids with ease.
A punch combination from Haitu misses.
Haitu keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Haitu is looking for the big counter here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haitu throws a series of strikes that have Schultz backpedaling.
Schultz is rocked!
Roger Haitu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
OH! Schultz has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Haitu smells blood and charges in for the finish! Haitu unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Schultz sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Roger Haitu!
Roger Haitu decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rhys Duch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mateusz Filakis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rhys Duch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mateusz Filakis!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filakis connects with a leg kick. Duch looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Filakis lands a jab to Duch's midsection.
Filakis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Duch stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Filakis misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Duch.
Filakis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Duch.
It looks like Rhys Duch has been cut.
Filakis connects with an inside leg kick.
Filakis's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Filakis duly obliges.
Filakis throws a series of punches but Duch avoids them all with ease.
Duch wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Filakis scores with a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Filakis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Duch stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Filakis swats away the attempt to clinch by Duch.
Filakis lands a nice looking kick to the body. Duch takes a step back to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duch dives in and grabs Filakis's left leg, looking for a takedown. Filakis pushes down on Duch's head and hops out.
Filakis lands a big right hand that sends Duch crashing to the mat! Filakis stays standing though and waves Duch back to his feet!
Duch is rocked!
Filakis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Oh Duch is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Filakis lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Duch crumples to the floor! Filakis milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mateusz Filakis!
Our winner, Mateusz Filakis, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wenutu Halai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Bones The Coke Fiend (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Wenutu Halai has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Wenutu Halai seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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195 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wenutu Halai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johnny Bones The Coke Fiend!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halai takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The Coke Fiend uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Halai.
We've been told by Halai's head coaches at Island Warriors that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The Coke Fiend looks for the body kick but Halai saw that one coming.
A big right from Halai misses.
The Coke Fiend takes the fight into the clinch.
The Coke Fiend throws an elbow but it misses.
The Coke Fiend trying to land knees to the body.
The Coke Fiend is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Halai is defending well for now.
Halai avoiding damage as The Coke Fiend throws knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on The Coke Fiend - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Halai landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, The Coke Fiend just misses with a elbow thrown towards Halai's brow.
Halai lands a knee to the body.
Halai putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has The Coke Fiend in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Halai trying to control the position but instead, The Coke Fiend has worked for underhooks and has pushed Halai into the cage.
Halai crunches a lovely knee into The Coke Fiend's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from The Coke Fiend.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. The Coke Fiend obliges.
Halai will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning The Coke Fiend up against the cage.
The Coke Fiend on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The Coke Fiend misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Halai.
Knees to the body from The Coke Fiend.
Halai throws a knee to the head but misses.
The Coke Fiend lands an elbow that stopped Halai in his tracks for a moment.
Halai letting The Coke Fiend take a breather here.
The Coke Fiend misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Halai.
The Coke Fiend on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Halai tries to land a knee to the head but The Coke Fiend blocks with his arms.
Halai avoiding damage as The Coke Fiend throws knees to the body.
The Coke Fiend misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Halai obliges.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, The Coke Fiend just misses with a elbow thrown towards Halai's brow.
The Coke Fiend effectively controlling the action here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, The Coke Fiend just misses with a elbow thrown towards Halai's brow.
Halai avoiding damage as The Coke Fiend throws knees to the body.
The Coke Fiend throws an elbow but it misses.
The Coke Fiend pushes off an throws an elbow but Halai leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
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!
The Coke Fiend tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Halai avoids it.
Halai trying to control the position but instead, The Coke Fiend has worked for underhooks and has pushed Halai into the cage.
The Coke Fiend missing with knees to the body.
The Coke Fiend throws an elbow but it misses.
The Coke Fiend misses with an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Coke Fiend leaning his opponent against the cage.
The Coke Fiend pushes off an throws an elbow but Halai leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The Coke Fiend lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Wenutu Halai has been cut.
Halai is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The Coke Fiend is trying to maintain a safe position but Halai gets an underhook and turns The Coke Fiend into the cage.
The Coke Fiend tries to land knees in the clinch but Halai avoids the damage to the body.
Halai lands a good knee to the midsection. The Coke Fiend won't want to take too many of those.
Knees in the clinch landing for The Coke Fiend.
The Coke Fiend slows down the pace here.
Halai blocks an elbow strike.
The Coke Fiend landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Halai is breathing heavily.
Halai tries to land a knee to the head but The Coke Fiend blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Coke Fiend missing with knees to the body.
Halai missing with knees to the body.
Halai avoids a wild elbow strike from The Coke Fiend.
Halai lands a nice knee to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as The Coke Fiend takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd are getting on The Coke Fiend's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
The Coke Fiend pushes off an throws an elbow but Halai leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The Coke Fiend on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The Coke Fiend unloads a knee to the mid-section.
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!
Halai tries to stall but The Coke Fiend uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The Coke Fiend trying to land knees to the body.
The Coke Fiend tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Halai avoids it.
The Coke Fiend unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The Coke Fiend pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The Coke Fiend misses with an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Bones The Coke Fiend dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wenutu Halai's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The Coke Fiend throws a lazy head kick
enabling Halai to counter with a crisp jab.
The Coke Fiend drives through and clinches with Halai against the cage.
The Coke Fiend has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Halai as The Coke Fiend tries to tie him up.
The Coke Fiend throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Halai missing with knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for The Coke Fiend. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Halai misses with a knee to the head.
Halai takes a knee to the side of the body.
The Coke Fiend taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Coke Fiend blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Halai throws a knee to the head but misses.
The Coke Fiend controlling the action here for a moment.
The Coke Fiend throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Coke Fiend is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Halai is defending well for now.
Halai managing to block the knees to the body from The Coke Fiend.
Halai blocks an elbow strike from The Coke Fiend.
Halai stalling against the cage.
Come on The Coke Fiend - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Halai avoiding damage as The Coke Fiend throws knees to the body.
Halai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. The Coke Fiend is defending well for now.
Halai avoids a wild elbow strike from The Coke Fiend.
The Coke Fiend lands a good knee to the midsection. Halai won't want to take too many of those.
Halai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The Coke Fiend.
The Coke Fiend missing with knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from The Coke Fiend.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The Coke Fiend throws an elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halai is trying to stall.
Halai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. The Coke Fiend is defending well for now.
The Coke Fiend unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The Coke Fiend unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Halai blocks an elbow strike from The Coke Fiend.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, The Coke Fiend just misses with a elbow thrown towards Halai's brow.
Halai avoids the elbow strike from The Coke Fiend, against the cage.
The Coke Fiend landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The Coke Fiend is struggling to control the position.
Halai avoids the elbow strike from The Coke Fiend, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Coke Fiend working Halai over with knees to the body.
Halai avoids the elbow strike from The Coke Fiend, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for The Coke Fiend.
Halai being controlled against the cage.
The Coke Fiend creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halai missing with knees to the body.
The referee calls for The Coke Fiend to work.
The Coke Fiend pushes off an throws an elbow but Halai leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Halai misses with a knee strike.
The Coke Fiend throws an elbow that misses.
Halai managing to block the knees to the body from The Coke Fiend.
The Coke Fiend pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by The Coke Fiend.
Halai takes an elbow to the temple.
The Coke Fiend creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Halai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A bit of stalling here from The Coke Fiend.
Halai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Coke Fiend missing with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, The Coke Fiend just misses with a elbow thrown towards Halai's brow.
The Coke Fiend is pushing Halai up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The Coke Fiend throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The Coke Fiend creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Johnny Bones The Coke Fiend seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Knees to the body from Halai.
The Coke Fiend lands an elbow that stopped Halai in his tracks for a moment.
The Coke Fiend lands a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Coke Fiend pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Halai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. The Coke Fiend is defending well for now.
Halai letting The Coke Fiend take a breather here.
The Coke Fiend tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Halai avoids it.
Halai just leaning against The Coke Fiend, taking a breather.
Halai is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Bones The Coke Fiend showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Wenutu Halai's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
The Coke Fiend fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Halai.
The Coke Fiend fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Halai, pushing him back against the cage.
Halai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The Coke Fiend avoids it.
The Coke Fiend blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The Coke Fiend looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The Coke Fiend missing with knees to the body.
The Coke Fiend throws an elbow but it misses.
The Coke Fiend on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The Coke Fiend missing with knees to the body.
The Coke Fiend misses with an elbow strike.
The Coke Fiend landing knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Coke Fiend content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The Coke Fiend utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Halai takes an elbow to the forehead.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Halai blocks an elbow strike from The Coke Fiend.
The Coke Fiend creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Coke Fiend working Halai over with knees to the body.
The Coke Fiend displaying some good clinch control by pressing Halai up against the cage.
The Coke Fiend lands an elbow just above Halai 's eye.
The Coke Fiend tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Halai avoids it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as The Coke Fiend takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The Coke Fiend missing with knees to the body.
The Coke Fiend lands a good knee to the midsection. Halai won't want to take too many of those.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The Coke Fiend missing with knees to the body.
The Coke Fiend throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Halai blocks the elbow strike.
The Coke Fiend lands a good knee to the midsection. Halai won't want to take too many of those.
The Coke Fiend tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Halai avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, The Coke Fiend throws an elbow but misses.
The Coke Fiend taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The Coke Fiend stalling in the clinch.
The Coke Fiend continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
The Coke Fiend throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The Coke Fiend missing with knees to the body.
The Coke Fiend scores a nice knee to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, The Coke Fiend just misses with a elbow thrown towards Halai's brow.
Halai blocks an elbow strike from The Coke Fiend.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The Coke Fiend avoids it.
Halai managing to block the knees to the body from The Coke Fiend.
The Coke Fiend blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The Coke Fiend pushes off an throws an elbow but Halai leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The Coke Fiend is pushing Halai up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The Coke Fiend lands a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halai avoiding damage as The Coke Fiend throws knees to the body.
The Coke Fiend has Halai pushed against the cage.
The Coke Fiend throws an elbow that misses.
Halai blocks an elbow strike.
Halai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The Coke Fiend putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Halai in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The Coke Fiend is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The Coke Fiend has Halai pressed against the cage.
The Coke Fiend slows down the pace here.
The Coke Fiend lands a nice knee to the body.
The Coke Fiend landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Halai dodges an elbow strike from The Coke Fiend.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Coke Fiend lands an elbow inside that Halai shrugs off.
Halai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The Coke Fiend leaning against his opponent.
Halai letting The Coke Fiend take a breather here.
The Coke Fiend is pushing Halai up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The Coke Fiend utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wenutu Halai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Coke Fiend misses with an elbow strike.
Johnny Bones The Coke Fiend is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Coke Fiend pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Halai trying to land knees to the body.
Halai stalling in the clinch but The Coke Fiend improves position.
The Coke Fiend misses with an elbow strike.
The Coke Fiend landing knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Bones The Coke Fiend comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got The Coke Fiend winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 26:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 26:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Bones The Coke Fiend!
Johnny Bones The Coke Fiend managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Sin City Allstars, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Borys Mankowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gareth Fawkes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mankowski comes to the cage accompanied by Kękę -Wyjebane. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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162 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Borys Mankowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gareth Fawkes!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mankowski looking to score a takedown here. Fawkes is defending well but Mankowski drives through and ends up in Fawkes's guard.
Mankowski looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Mankowski's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fawkes working a defensive guard here.
Mankowski sitting in guard here, content to control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fawkes can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mankowski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fawkes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fawkes being controlled here, momentarily.
Further stalling from Mankowski.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mankowski.
Mankowski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mankowski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fawkes.
Fawkes looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Borys Mankowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fawkes throws a right hand that misses
and Mankowski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
No luck for Mankowski with that takedown attempt.
A little jabbing left from Fawkes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fawkes missing with a left hand there. Mankowski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fawkes gets caught napping as Mankowski dives in and scores a takedown. Fawkes manages to retain guard.
Mankowski showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Mankowski has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Mankowski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mankowski is pushing down on Fawkes's leg trying to pass to half guard. Fawkes is fighting to maintain full guard but Mankowski has managed to sneak the leg through.
Mankowski perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Mankowski wants to pass the guard but Fawkes is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mankowski with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Mankowski is looking to advance position but Fawkes won't allow it.
Fawkes trying to hold on to Mankowski's head to control him but Mankowski postures up.
Mankowski controlling the action here.
Mankowski seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Fawkes for as long as he can get away with.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Fawkes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mankowski looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fawkes looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Borys Mankowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mankowski gets the takedown into side control.
Fawkes dodges the ground and pound from Mankowski.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee asks Mankowski politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Mankowski prefers to stall for the moment though.
Mankowski is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Fawkes looks calm but he's in trouble here. Mankowski gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Fawkes is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Mankowski lets go of the hold and Fawkes can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Borys Mankowski!
A victorious Borys Mankowski thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fred Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asen Arsov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fred Jackson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Asen Arsov's chin.
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180 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fred Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Asen Arsov!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arsov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jackson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Arsov throws a right hand that Jackson ducks under and follows up with a left that Jackson also avoids with ease.
Jackson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Arsov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Arsov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A combination from Jackson does no damage.
Jackson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Arsov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Arsov misses with a two punch combination.
Arsov misses with a two punch combination.
Jackson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Jackson checks a leg kick.
Jackson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Jackson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson misses with a looping right.
Arsov is looking for the big counter here.
Arsov throws a right and a left that Jackson avoids nicely.
Jackson swings for the body but Arsov moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Arsov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A bone on bone clash there as Jackson blocks the leg kick.
Jackson throws a low kick but Arsov avoids it.
Jackson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Arsov's waist but Arsov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jackson off to one side.
Jackson cracks a nice hook into Arsov's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arsov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Arsov 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.
Jackson dodges the punch combination from Arsov.
Asen Arsov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Arsov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Some wild striking there from Arsov.
Arsov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Arsov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice side step and Arsov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jackson checks a leg kick.
Arsov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jackson.
Jackson connects with a right hand. Arsov shakes it off.
Jackson lands with a nice combination. Arsov backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Asen Arsov has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arsov misses with a wild combination.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Arsov slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson checks a leg kick nicely.
Arsov throws a body shot but no joy.
Arsov drops his hands momentarily and Jackson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Arsov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jackson is looking to wear down Arsov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Arsov tries to bum rush Jackson with a series of wild strikes but Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jackson moves into range and clinches up with Arsov.
Jackson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Arsov moves out of range of the body kick.
Jackson dodges the punch combination from Arsov.
Jackson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Arsov, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Jackson fails to land.
Arsov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jackson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jackson lands a head kick that stumbles Arsov and the fighters go to the mat.
Arsov is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arsov keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Arsov is still in real trouble! Can Jackson finish him?
Arsov seems to have recovered his senses.
Jackson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jackson wants to pass the guard but Arsov is keeping the position.
Jackson stands and steps away. Arsov gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Jackson misses with a kick to the body.
Arsov misses with a two punch combination.
Jackson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jackson. That's going to slow Arsov down.
Jackson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Arsov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arsov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jackson counters with a head kick that drops Arsov!
Jackson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Jackson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jackson slips nicely into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arsov wants to get back to his feet.
Jackson works his foot free and advances to mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Arsov is surviving well by controlling Jackson's body position as best he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Jackson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Asen Arsov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A combination from Arsov does no damage.
Arsov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Fred Jackson has been cut.
Jackson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Arsov in his tracks.
Arsov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jackson to score with a decent uppercut.
Arsov connects with a leg kick. Jackson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Arsov works over Jackson's head and body with a nice combination.
Arsov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jackson breaks the clinch.
Arsov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice body kick there by Jackson.
Arsov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Arsov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Arsov misses with a wild combination.
Fred Jackson is winning the standup battle so far.
Arsov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jackson circles away quickly and effectively.
Jackson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Arsov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Arsov does no damage.
Jackson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Arsov tries to avoid it but Jackson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Arsov to the ground. Arsov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Arsov misses with a series of wild punches.
Arsov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Arsov avoids the head kick by Jackson.
Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Arsov avoids the head kick by Jackson.
Arsov misses with a double jab.
Arsov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jackson throws a counter high kick but Arsov was just alert enough to avoid it.
Fred Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Arsov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jackson.
Arsov is breathing heavily.
Jackson lands a jab to the head.
Jackson misses with a few strikes there.
Jackson lands a jab to the nose.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arsov's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Arsov duly obliges.
No joy there for Arsov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arsov fails to land with a series of punches.
Arsov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
Arsov moves away from the strike by Jackson.
Arsov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Arsov tries to bum rush Jackson with a series of wild strikes but Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Asen Arsov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson rushes Arsov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jackson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Jackson.
Arsov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Arsov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Arsov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Arsov. Those never looked like landing.
Arsov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jackson feints and then cracks Arsov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Arsov down.
Arsov throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arsov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jackson throws a quick inside leg kick.
It looks like Jackson has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Jackson scores with a hook.
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Arsov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jackson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
It looked like Jackson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jackson throws a shot from downtown. Arsov moves away and avoids it.
Jackson shoots in looking for a takedown but Arsov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jackson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jackson tries for a takedown but Arsov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fred Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Arsov wants to land a leg kick but Jackson is out of range.
Arsov misses with the combination.
A big left from Jackson misses.
That kick from Arsov tenderised Jackson's leg. Jackson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Arsov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jackson finds it's way round the side to connect with Arsov's head.
Arsov throws a leg kick but Jackson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Arsov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arsov looks to land a combination but Jackson avoids it well.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses.
Jackson throws a hook to the side of Arsov's head but Arsov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jackson is looking to land body kicks.
Jackson darts in and clinches Arsov up against the cage.
Jackson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Arsov just stands there and leans against the cage.
Arsov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Arsov with a nice cross.
Jackson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Arsov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Arsov is looking for the big counter here.
Arsov throws a series of punches but Jackson avoids them all with ease.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson looks to land a combination but Arsov avoids it well.
Jackson misses with a head kick.
Arsov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jackson dodges the punch combination from Arsov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Asen Arsov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Arsov misses with a double jab.
A shot to the liver by Jackson. Beautiful body shot.
Arsov moves away from the strike by Jackson.
A telegraphed right hand from Jackson misses the target.
Arsov unleashes a big counter combination but Jackson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Jackson lands with an uppercut that bounces Arsov off the cage and back into range.
Arsov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Arsov lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Arsov tries to bum rush Jackson with a series of wild strikes but Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jackson tried to counter with a leg kick but Arsov avoided it.
Jackson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd cheers as Jackson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Arsov doesn't seem phased though.
Jackson scores with the left hand. Arsov knows he should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Arsov tries to avoid it but Jackson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Arsov to the ground. Arsov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Arsov unleashes a big counter combination but Jackson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Jackson dodges the punch combination from Arsov.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Arsov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Arsov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Arsov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws a wild body kick that Arsov sees coming a mile off.
A combination from Arsov does no damage.
Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jackson jabs at Arsov's body.
Arsov tries to bum rush Jackson with a series of wild strikes but Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jackson tried to counter with a leg kick but Arsov avoided it.
Arsov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jackson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Arsov tries to bum rush Jackson with a series of wild strikes but Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Arsov dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
Jackson shoots in and gets a takedown into Arsov's guard.
Jackson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson drops back looking for a leg! Arsov is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Arsov manages to kick Jackson off! Jackson jumps back into Arsov's guard.
Arsov wants to get back to his feet but Jackson passes into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson moves nicely into side control.
Jackson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Arsov has escaped the position, nice work there.
Arsov is not content to let Jackson control the position.
Arsov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jackson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson controls the position.
Jackson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Arsov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Arsov can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jackson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Jackson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jackson tries to score with some ground and pound. Arsov controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Fred Jackson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Arsov managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Jackson.
Arsov is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Jackson working the ground and pound but Arsov is defending the strikes.
Arsov is letting Jackson control him for a moment.
Jackson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Arsov keeps working.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fred Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jackson 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fred Jackson!
Fred Jackson decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Coles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Halloway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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206 lbs
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212 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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KO power |
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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 Hilo, Dennis Coles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jeff Halloway!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Coles there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Halloway wants to clinch up but Coles keeps it at a distance.
Nice cross by Coles.
It looks like Jeff Halloway has been cut.
Coles scores with a body shot.
Halloway shoots in for a takedown but Coles shows good takedown defense.
Coles pushes Halloway up against the cage in a clinch.
Good body shot from Coles.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Coles.
Coles lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Halloway backwards.
A hook to the body from Coles.
Halloway looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Coles softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
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!
Halloway trying to control the position but instead, Coles has worked for underhooks and has pushed Halloway into the cage.
Coles pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Halloway shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Coles but Coles pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice straight punches there by Coles. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Coles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coles moves into range and clinches up with Halloway.
Nice body punch from Coles - that landed with a thud.
Halloway looks winded!
Coles makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Coles lands an uppercut.
I was talking to Coles's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Halloway tries to pull guard but Coles holds him up against the cage and eventually Halloway drops back down to his feet.
Dennis Coles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff Halloway.
Coles lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Halloway backwards.
Coles creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Halloway with a big uppercut! Halloway tries to clinch up but Coles pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Halloway to the mat! Halloway covers up and Coles unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Dennis Coles!
Our winner, Dennis Coles, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Destin Craven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milan Vukovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vukovic comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Yellow Claw - DJ Turn It Up kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Milan Vukovic will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
7 - 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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Milan Vukovic!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Craven takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Craven lands a nice hook to Vukovic's body. Vukovic takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vukovic pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Craven back to the cage. Vukovic follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Craven jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Craven jabs at Vukovic's body.
Vukovic fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Craven checks it well.
Craven gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Vukovic shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Craven pinned against the cage. Craven gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Vukovic walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear 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!
Vukovic darts in looking for a takedown but Craven gets double underhooks and turns Vukovic into the cage.
Vukovic throws a hook but Craven avoids it easily.
Vukovic just misses with a punch to the body.
Vukovic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Craven.
Vukovic is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Craven scores with a takedown into Vukovic's guard.
Craven advances position into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Craven trying to control the position but Vukovic is working away.
Craven tries to move to mount but Vukovic blocks the move with his legs.
Vukovic 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.
Vukovic is not content to let Craven control the position.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Vukovic parries the strikes from Craven easily there. Craven is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Vukovic to escape.
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!
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 two 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.
Craven is looking to take a break and control but Vukovic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
An elbow from Craven crashes against the mat.
Vukovic prevents Craven from improving position.
Craven looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Vukovic defending against the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Vukovic can do anything to dispel that myth.
Craven postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craven tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The strikes coming from Craven are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Craven trying to control the action but Vukovic is working from the bottom.
Craven is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Vukovic is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Craven working away.
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.
Craven throws an elbow but Vukovic slips to the side and avoids it well.
Craven is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Craven thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Craven wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Vukovic, who protects the arm well.
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 is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Vukovic is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vukovic is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Destin Craven dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Some wild striking there from Craven.
Vukovic shoots in looking for a takedown but Craven manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Vukovic's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Craven looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Craven checks a leg kick nicely.
Craven avoids the body shot from Vukovic.
Vukovic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vukovic fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Vukovic throws a body shot but no joy.
Vukovic throws a body punch but Craven moves out of range.
Vukovic connects with a body shot that sends Craven's belly button to the back.
Craven has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vukovic finds it's way round the side to connect with Craven's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Craven misses.
Milan Vukovic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Craven goes for a double leg but Vukovic avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Vukovic continues to drive forward.
Vukovic cracks Craven with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Vukovic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Craven gets tackled into the cage by Vukovic. Vukovic maintains the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Craven can't get the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Craven.
Craven lands a good knee to the midsection. Vukovic won't want to take too many of those.
A shot in the inside from Craven.
Vukovic blocks a body shot from Craven.
Craven lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vukovic backwards.
Vukovic lands a left hand.
Craven is rocked!
Craven is trying to drag Vukovic to the mat but Vukovic just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Oh Craven is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Destin Craven. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch on the inside from Vukovic fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vukovic.
Vukovic misses with some punches.
Vukovic creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Vukovic misses with some punches.
Vukovic has a couple of punches blocked by Craven.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vukovic.
Vukovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vukovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Vukovic fails to land.
Vukovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vukovic misses with some punches.
Craven blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vukovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Craven blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vukovic misses with the head strike.
Vukovic working aggressively here.
Vukovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Craven.
Milan Vukovic seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Craven is trying to drag Vukovic to the mat but Vukovic just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Craven misses with a short punch on the inside.
Craven blocks an elbow strike.
Craven seems to have got his legs back now.
Craven pulls guard successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craven 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.
Craven might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Vukovic trying to control the position from guard on top but Craven is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Craven wants to sweep here but Vukovic controlling him for the moment.
Craven manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Vukovic manages to get himself to full guard.
Craven stays in close to Vukovic's body and controls the position.
Craven tries to free his leg and advance position but Vukovic is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craven wants to control from the top but Vukovic keeps moving.
Craven works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Vukovic avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Craven.
Craven content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Craven is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Vukovic is just riding it out for now. Craven eventually gives up the hold.
Craven is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
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.
Vukovic avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Craven.
Destin Craven overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vukovic is positioning himself well to prevent Craven advancing to mount.
Craven is trying to work for a kimura but Vukovic is defending well.
Craven is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Vukovic has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milan Vukovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Craven takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Vukovic slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Vukovic is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Craven goes for a double leg but Vukovic avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Vukovic continues to drive forward.
Craven misses with a straight right.
Vukovic drops Craven with a big left hand! Craven is injured, injured bad! Vukovic jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Milan Vukovic!
Milan Vukovic bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nick Maqsood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dancing Dave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dave has chosen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s76fTJKxUQc as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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165 lbs
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26
156 lbs
4 - 0 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nick Maqsood!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Dancing Dave!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dave misses with a head kick.
Dave throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Maqsood lands a head kick!
Maqsood throws a lazy head kick
and Dave counters with a nice body kick.
Maqsood throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dave throws a head kick that misses.
Dave scores with a jab to the head.
A head kick by Maqsood misses
and Dave counters with a nice uppercut.
Maqsood throws a lazy head kick
enabling Dave to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dave throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maqsood throws a head kick that misses
and Dave counters with a body kick that stops Maqsood in his tracks momentarily.
Maqsood is breathing heavily.
Maqsood takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Maqsood throws a sloppy head kick and Dave moves out of range easily.
Maqsood throws a lazy head kick
and Dave counters with a nice leg kick.
Dave scores with a kick to the body.
Nick Maqsood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good standup being displayed there by Dave as he connects with a hook.
It looks like Nick Maqsood has been cut.
Dave scores with a nice body kick.
Dave throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dave throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dave throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dave.
Maqsood chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dave can pounce on him.
Maqsood gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dave.
Maqsood throws a head kick that misses
and Dave counters with a leg kick.
Dave fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Maqsood.
Maqsood throws a lazy head kick
and Dave counters with an inside leg kick.
Dave connects with an inside leg kick.
Dave lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maqsood throws a lazy head kick
and Dave connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dave scores with a kick to the body.
Dave lands with a good body shot.
Dave has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Dave throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Maqsood crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dancing Dave! Dancing Dave retains his lightweight title!
Dancing Dave really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that The GI Store (Vikai Gear) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Greg Madison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tino Kallio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kallio has chosen Atomic Rooster - Death Walks Behind You as his entrance music. Tino Kallio has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
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176 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Greg Madison!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Tino Kallio!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kallio lands a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Madison.
Madison looks to score with a jab to the body but Kallio is just out of range.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Kallio has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Madison scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Madison throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kallio throws a quick inside leg kick.
Madison throws a solid leg kick but Kallio takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Madison.
Madison fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kallio.
Tino Kallio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kallio throws a lazy body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Madison looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kallio throws a head kick but Madison moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kallio tries for a takedown but Madison sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
As Kallio tries to get set, Madison tries to push him back and clinch up but Kallio manages to avoid the attempt.
Kallio avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kallio with a poor takedown
and Madison counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kallio cracks the inside of Madison's front leg.
Madison lands with an uppercut that bounces Kallio off the cage and back into range.
Kallio misses with a looping right.
Madison tries to counter by clinching up but Kallio breaks away and moves out of range.
Kallio fails with the takedown
and Madison counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Greg Madison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tino Kallio.
Madison fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Madison pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kallio walks into a left hand.
Kallio closes the distance and clinches up with Madison, looking for a takedown. Kallio pushes Madison against the cage but Madison circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A head kick by Kallio misses
and Madison counters with a thumping low kick.
Kallio looks winded!
Kallio throws a one two combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kallio walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kallio looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Madison is fending him off so far but Kallio persists. Nope, Madison circles away and we're back to standing.
Madison is looking to slow Kallio down with leg kicks.
Kallio swinging wildly here.
Kallio takes one on the button.
Kallio closes the distance and clinches up with Madison, looking for a takedown. Kallio pushes Madison against the cage but Madison circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Madison fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kallio just manages to avoid it.
Kallio misses with a hook
and Madison counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kallio lets loose with a powerful body kick. Madison will feel that in the morning.
Kallio throws a sloppy head kick and Madison moves out of range easily.
Kallio fails with a takedown attempt.
It looked like Madison was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kallio.
Madison is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kallio ducks under a wild hook from Madison.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kallio has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Madison.
Kallio tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Madison defends well and Kallio ends up having to push Madison into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Madison lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kallio at a distance.
Madison displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kallio.
Madison is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kallio tries to clinch but Madison moves out of range.
Kallio turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Madison lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kallio doesn't seem phased though.
Kallio clinches.
Madison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kallio throws the kick towards the body but Madison avoids it.
As Kallio looks to move away, Madison throws a big counter combo but Kallio just gets out of the way.
Kallio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Madison throws a quick inside leg kick.
Madison is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madison cracks a nice hook into Kallio's ribs.
Madison scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kallio darts in looking for a takedown but Madison gets double underhooks and turns Kallio into the cage.
A head kick by Kallio misses
and Madison counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kallio shoots in for a double leg but Madison sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kallio doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Madison lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Madison scoring well with a low kick there.
Madison connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kallio momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kallio takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nice body punch from Madison.
Madison cracks Kallio with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Kallio looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Madison finish him?
Kallio is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Madison dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Madison lands an uppercut, right on the button! Kallio tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Greg Madison!
Greg Madison retains his welterweight title!
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