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QFC Tournament 882 Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikhail Uinikskyh (ranked 5978 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drzony Napalony (ranked 3579 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mikhail Uinikskyh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Drzony Napalony!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uinikskyh defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Napalony.
Napalony is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
No luck for Uinikskyh with that takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Uinikskyh. No joy for Napalony on that attempt.
Horrible takedown attempt by Napalony or perhaps it was just good defense by Uinikskyh, which made it look bad.
Mikhail Uinikskyh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Drzony Napalony.
Napalony shoots in looking for a takedown but Uinikskyh manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Napalony's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Uinikskyh feinted with a counter takedown.
Napalony drives through and clinches with Uinikskyh against the cage.
Uinikskyh jumps guard.
Uinikskyh looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Napalony got a little sloppy there for a moment and Uinikskyh has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Napalony has managed to get both his arms back between Uinikskyh's legs - danger averted.
Uinikskyh is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Napalony is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Napalony being controlled here momentarily.
Napalony trying to control the position from guard on top but Uinikskyh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Napalony wants to get up but he can't break Uinikskyh's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Uinikskyh looking for a sweep. Not yet Uinikskyh, not yet.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Napalony in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Napalony gets tackled into the cage by Uinikskyh. Uinikskyh maintains the clinch.
Uinikskyh dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
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.
Uinikskyh is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Napalony trying to land knees to the body.
Uinikskyh looking for a takedown.
Napalony tries to pull guard but Uinikskyh won't allow it.
Uinikskyh tries to pull guard but Napalony forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Uinikskyh jumps guard.
Uinikskyh utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Uinikskyh working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Napalony has passed into half guard!
Uinikskyh is not content to let Napalony control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Napalony stalling.
Uinikskyh punching from the bottom.
Uinikskyh keeping control of the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
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.
Napalony is trying hard to land a takedown here. Uinikskyh sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Uinikskyh closes the distance and clinches up with Napalony, looking for a takedown. Uinikskyh pushes Napalony against the cage but Napalony circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Uinikskyh has closed the distance and engaged Napalony in a clinch.
Uinikskyh wants a takedown.
Napalony tries to break the clinch but Uinikskyh is controlling the position.
Napalony can't get the takedown.
Napalony gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Uinikskyh.
Uinikskyh drops down looking for an ankle pick but Napalony pulls his leg out and moves away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Napalony keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikhail Uinikskyh dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Napalony shoots in and gets a takedown into Uinikskyh's guard.
Uinikskyh is wriggling around but Napalony manages to pass to half guard.
Uinikskyh is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Napalony's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Napalony's back!
Mikhail Uinikskyh overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Uinikskyh is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Napalony has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Napalony is really stuck here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Even with his hooks in, Uinikskyh manages to miss with strikes from the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uinikskyh keeps control of the position as Napalony tries to break free.
Uinikskyh keeps control of the position easily here as Napalony tries to buck him off.
Napalony covering up well and avoiding damage.
Napalony is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's two 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.
Uinikskyh throwing sloppy strikes.
Napalony avoids the strikes from Uinikskyh.
Napalony is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Napalony is having to fend off submission attempts from Uinikskyh, who is looking to sink in the choke. Uinikskyh doesn't have the hooks in though and Napalony manages to reverse position! He's now on top, in his opponent's guard.
Uinikskyh is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Napalony works his way to full guard. Good work.
Uinikskyh throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Uinikskyh with a flurry of punches that miss.
Uinikskyh is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Napalony can do to turn this around?
Napalony pulls Uinikskyh in to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Uinikskyh stands and steps away. Napalony gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Uinikskyh swats away the attempt to clinch by Napalony.
Uinikskyh shoots in and drives through. Napalony sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nice sprawl there from Uinikskyh as Napalony shoots in.
Uinikskyh looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Uinikskyh shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Napalony but Napalony pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Napalony changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Napalony looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Uinikskyh displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Napalony.
Napalony is breathing heavily.
Uinikskyh will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikhail Uinikskyh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Uinikskyh shoots for a takedown but Napalony saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Napalony throws a counter combo.
Napalony tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Uinikskyh paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Napalony misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikhail Uinikskyh dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Uinikskyh closes the distance and clinches up with Napalony, looking for a takedown. Uinikskyh pushes Napalony against the cage but Napalony circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Uinikskyh misses with a takedown
and Napalony connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Napalony shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Uinikskyh as he avoids it easily.
Uinikskyh is looking for a counter combo.
Napalony stuffs the takedown attempt from Uinikskyh. Uinikskyh gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikhail Uinikskyh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Napalony jumps guard but Uinikskyh stands there with Napalony around his waist. Napalony gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Uinikskyh goes for a takedown in the clinch but Napalony prevents it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Napalony tries a body shot but Uinikskyh blocks it.
Uinikskyh has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Napalony is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Napalony is working for takedown but Uinikskyh is calmly controlling the position for now.
Uinikskyh drags the fight down to the ground.
Napalony engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Napalony trying to control the position from guard on top but Uinikskyh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two 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.
Napalony drops back looking for a leg! Uinikskyh is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Uinikskyh manages to kick Napalony off! Napalony jumps back into Uinikskyh's guard.
Uinikskyh working a defensive guard here.
Uinikskyh keeping moving, preventing Napalony from controlling successfully.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Napalony stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Uinikskyh swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Napalony shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Uinikskyh as he jumps to the side.
Uinikskyh moves into range and clinches up with Napalony.
Uinikskyh keeps control of Napalony as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Uinikskyh escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Uinikskyh shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Napalony as he jumps to the side.
Napalony misses with a two punch combination.
Uinikskyh dives in and grabs Napalony's left leg, looking for a takedown. Napalony pushes down on Uinikskyh's head and hops out.
Uinikskyh shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Napalony defends it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Napalony dives in for a single leg takedown but Uinikskyh sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Napalony circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice defenses there by Napalony.
Napalony fails with an attempt to clinch.
Uinikskyh closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Napalony is trying to stall.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Uinikskyh escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Drzony Napalony has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mikhail Uinikskyh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Uinikskyh fails with the takedown.
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 Mikhail Uinikskyh.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Uinikskyh, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Mikhail Uinikskyh!
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for Mikhail Uinikskyh!
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for Mikhail Uinikskyh!
Mikhail Uinikskyh wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Desway Hunkuless (ranked 3561 p4p, 0 weight class) and Escanor Sama (ranked 3530 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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220 lbs
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218 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
Very confident |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Desway Hunkuless!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Escanor Sama!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunkuless avoids the head kick by Sama.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sama or perhaps it was just good defense by Hunkuless, which made it look bad.
Sama drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hunkuless throws his legs up looking for a submission but Sama uses it to pass to side control.
Hunkuless is trying to improve his position.
Sama has control of an arm but Hunkuless manages to advance to Sama's back!
Sama tries to escape but Hunkuless has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Hunkuless is riding his opponent, not letting Sama buck him off.
Sama is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunkuless wants to control but Sama is keeping busy.
Sama looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
You can see the frustration on Sama's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Hunkuless is looking for the choke from the back position but Sama is controlling his hands well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
What can Sama do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Sama staying busy and making it hard for Hunkuless to control.
Hunkuless has good solid back control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunkuless knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sama on the ground.
Sama is in bad spot here.
Sama keeps trying to improve his position.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Hunkuless controlling the positon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sama looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hunkuless controlling the position well here. Sama rolled but Hunkuless kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sama trying to control the hands but Hunkuless won't let him.
Hunkuless has good solid back control 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.
Hunkuless is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Sama is defending well though. Hunkuless let's go of the attempt for now.
What can Sama do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Hunkuless has the hooks in. Sama is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sama trying to control the position but Hunkuless manages to sink in the hooks.
Hunkuless is riding his opponent, not letting Sama buck him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Desway Hunkuless dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hunkuless decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sama manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Hunkuless with a poor takedown
and Hunkuless takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sama scores with a kick to the body.
Sama shoots in for a double leg but Hunkuless sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice sprawl there from Hunkuless as Sama shoots in.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Hunkuless.
Hunkuless circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hunkuless will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sama is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Sama tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hunkuless sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sama somewhat.
Hunkuless appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Desway Hunkuless has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Escanor Sama.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunkuless throws a jab when Sama was well out of range.
Sama tries to counter with a clinch but Hunkuless shakes him off and moves away.
Hunkuless drives through and clinches with Sama against the cage.
Sama tries to score a body lock takedown but Hunkuless shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hunkuless is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sama is defending well.
Sama is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hunkuless gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sama is breathing heavily.
Hunkuless turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Sama is looking for a sweep.
Hunkuless decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Hunkuless finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sama pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hunkuless is out of range and Sama settles back down.
Hunkuless fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Sama to the ground. Hunkuless is now in Sama's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sama has his feet on Hunkuless's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hunkuless lunges at Sama with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sama's hand.
Hunkuless tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sama defends well and Hunkuless ends up having to push Sama into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Sama is looking to clinch but Hunkuless is avoiding it.
Hunkuless looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hunkuless.
Sama feints the counter takedown.
Sama will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sama fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hunkuless stalks Sama and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sama's face. Sama staggers backwards, shaken.
Hunkuless looking to score a takedown here. Sama is defending well but Hunkuless drives through and ends up in Sama's guard.
Sama isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Hunkuless stacks Sama on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Hunkuless!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunkuless takes a little break here. Sama wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Hunkuless is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sama can do to turn this around?
Hunkuless has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Hunkuless prevents Sama from escaping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hunkuless cracks Sama with a big elbow.
Hunkuless is staying tight to Sama's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Hunkuless trying to control the action but Sama is working from the bottom.
Hunkuless wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sama, who protects the arm well.
Hunkuless will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sama trying to remain calm as Hunkuless controls from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Desway Hunkuless dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A head kick by Sama misses
and Hunkuless counters with a series of strikes. Sama will be more careful next time no doubt.
A head kick misses from Sama.
Hunkuless fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hunkuless falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sama counters with a series of strikes. Hunkuless will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sama fails with an attempt to clinch.
Desway Hunkuless is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sama shoots in and drives through. Hunkuless sprawls well.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sama.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunkuless clinches with his opponent.
Sama takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hunkuless has Sama pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sama jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hunkuless walks away with a smile on his face. Sama gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Desway Hunkuless has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Escanor Sama.
Sama tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hunkuless sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sama somewhat.
Sama misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hunkuless lands a big head kick that sends Sama tumbling to the mat! Hunkuless takes a step backwards and waves Sama back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Sama is rocked!
Hunkuless looks to land a combination but Sama avoids it well.
Sama with the counter takedown but Hunkuless avoids it easily.
Sama is still on wobbly legs! Can Hunkuless finish him?
Sama doesn't manage to clinch there - Hunkuless circles away.
Hunkuless closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sama seems to have recovered his senses.
Hunkuless pulls guard effortlessly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunkuless seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Sama passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunkuless is looking to improve his position.
Hunkuless controlling the position for now.
Sama sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hunkuless defending well though.
Hunkuless is looking to improve his position.
Hunkuless kicks Sama off and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sama checks a leg kick.
Sama stuffs the takedown attempt from Hunkuless. Hunkuless gets slowly back to his feet.
Hunkuless clinches up with Sama and pushes him back against the cage.
Sama can't break the clinch.
Sama tries to stall but Hunkuless uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sama jumps guard and drags Hunkuless to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Hunkuless won't allow Sama to sweep him here.
Hunkuless stands up over Sama, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunkuless content to stall in guard here.
Sama looking for a sweep. Not yet Sama, not yet.
Hunkuless engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Sama had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hunkuless defends it easily.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Hunkuless trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Desway Hunkuless showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hunkuless 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 for Desway Hunkuless!
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight for Desway Hunkuless!
Judge Josh West scores the fight for Desway Hunkuless!
Desway Hunkuless wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rumpel Stiltskin (ranked 5937 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mufasa Reeves (ranked 5941 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rumpel Stiltskin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mufasa Reeves!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stiltskin has closed the distance and engaged Reeves in a clinch.
Stiltskin stalls.
Reeves jumps guard but Stiltskin turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Knees to the body from Reeves.
Stiltskin is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Stiltskin breaks from the clinch.
Reeves throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stiltskin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Stiltskin gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Stiltskin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Reeves wants to get back to his feet.
Stiltskin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reeves is trying to maintain the position but Stiltskin is very close to passing his half guard.
Stiltskin perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Stiltskin has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Stiltskin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's two 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.
Stiltskin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Stiltskin controlling the pace.
Stiltskin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reeves trying to hold on to Stiltskin's head to control him but Stiltskin postures up.
Stiltskin slips a nice elbow through Reeves's hands, connecting with Reeves's forehead.
Reeves trying to control but Stiltskin postures up.
Stiltskin keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reeves tries to clinch there but Stiltskin circles away.
Stiltskin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reeves with a lazy takedown attempt
and Stiltskin counters with a left and a right that stings Reeves.
Reeves looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Reeves throws a head kick that misses.
Stiltskin lands a nice looking body kick.
Reeves looks winded!
Reeves with a lazy takedown attempt
and Stiltskin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rumpel Stiltskin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mufasa Reeves.
Reeves is fighting off a takedown attempt but Stiltskin is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Reeves to the mat. Reeves regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Reeves is looking to stand back up but Stiltskin counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Reeves.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reeves is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Stiltskin working Reeves over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stiltskin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Stiltskin controlling the action here.
Stiltskin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Stiltskin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Stiltskin perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rumpel Stiltskin dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Reeves throws a combination that misses
and Stiltskin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Stiltskin.
Reeves breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reeves misses with the combination.
Stiltskin throws a head kick that misses.
Stiltskin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reeves can do to turn this around?
Reeves tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stiltskin dodges the punch combination from Reeves.
Reeves has a takedown stuffed.
Reeves tries to clinch but Stiltskin moves away
and Stiltskin counters with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stiltskin pushes Reeves up against the cage in a clinch.
Stiltskin decides to pull guard.
Stiltskin pulls Reeves in close to prevent any damage.
Stiltskin'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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Stiltskin.
Reeves tries to stand but Stiltskin is controlling from the bottom.
Stiltskin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Stiltskin tries to get out of the position.
Stiltskin pushes Reeves off and scrambles back to his feet.
Reeves swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Reeves fails with the takedown
and Stiltskin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Reeves is breathing heavily.
Stiltskin manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reeves is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Stiltskin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Reeves is one step ahead there.
Reeves throwing strikes but missing.
Stiltskin pushes Reeves off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
A good leg kick by Stiltskin.
Reeves swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stiltskin misses with a head kick.
Reeves throws a hook to the side of Stiltskin's head but Stiltskin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reeves throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stiltskin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Stiltskin is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Reeves is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Stiltskin scores with a couple of nice shots.
Reeves wants to get back to full guard.
Stiltskin postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Reeves to stand up.
A combination from Reeves does no damage.
Reeves throws a head kick that misses.
Rumpel Stiltskin is winning the standup battle so far.
Stiltskin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rumpel Stiltskin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stiltskin darts in and clinches Reeves up against the cage.
Stiltskin manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Stiltskin manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stiltskin has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Reeves is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Stiltskin manages to break the clinch.
Stiltskin shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Reeves is trying to defend but Stiltskin finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Stiltskin is controlling the pace.
Stiltskin winds up and cracks Reeves with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rumpel Stiltskin 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!
Reeves misses with a few strikes there.
Reeves misses with a head kick.
Reeves tries to clinch but Stiltskin is having none of it.
Reeves fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Reeves misses with a combination
and Stiltskin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Stiltskin.
Stiltskin ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Stiltskin no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Stiltskin kicks Reeves off and gets to his feet.
Stiltskin has managed to clinch.
Stiltskin jumps guard but Reeves stands there with Stiltskin around his waist. Stiltskin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Reeves wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stiltskin has him pressed against the cage.
Stiltskin breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stiltskin rushes Reeves and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Stiltskin pulls guard successfully.
Stiltskin kicks Reeves off and gets to his feet.
A head kick by Reeves misses
and Stiltskin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Stiltskin tries to pull guard but Reeves forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Stiltskin successfully pulls guard.
Reeves is looking to advance position but Stiltskin has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Stiltskin controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stiltskin lands with some strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reeves wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Stiltskin raining down shots from the mount!
Stiltskin controlling from mount.
Reeves regains half guard.
Reeves takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reeves is looking to control Stiltskin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Reeves avoid being mounted?
Stiltskin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Stiltskin takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Reeves is trying to control but can't.
Stiltskin slows the pace down in half guard.
Further stalling from Stiltskin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Stiltskin moves nicely into side control.
Mufasa Reeves has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stiltskin happy to just control the position for now.
Reeves tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stiltskin lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Reeves.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rumpel Stiltskin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stiltskin 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 for Rumpel Stiltskin!
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Rumpel Stiltskin!
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for Rumpel Stiltskin!
Rumpel Stiltskin wins by unanimous decision!
Mufasa Reeves was interviewed post fight and said 'I may have come up short this time, but ill be back and better than ever'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Itachi Uchiha (ranked 5871 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mastro Geppetto (ranked 5942 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Itachi Uchiha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mastro Geppetto!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Geppetto.
Geppetto misses with a few strikes there.
Uchiha is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Geppetto.
Uchiha looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Geppetto bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Uchiha's head.
It looks like Itachi Uchiha has been cut.
Uchiha misses with the body kick
and Geppetto counters with a straight right hand.
Geppetto drops Uchiha with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Uchiha looks back up at him and smiles so Geppetto waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Uchiha is rocked!
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!
Uchiha throws an overhand right that lands on Geppetto's shoulder, as Geppetto tries to avoid the shot.
A little jabbing left from Geppetto on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Oh Uchiha is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Geppetto displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Uchiha.
Uchiha seems to have got his legs back now.
Geppetto drops Uchiha with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Uchiha looks back up at him and smiles so Geppetto waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Geppetto lands a nice shot to the body.
Uchiha takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice takedown defense from Geppetto. No joy for Uchiha on that attempt.
Geppetto bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Uchiha's head backwards.
Uchiha misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uchiha fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Itachi Uchiha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A bone on bone clash there as Uchiha blocks the leg kick.
Geppetto keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Uchiha takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Uchiha darts in trying to clinch
and Geppetto counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Uchiha is breathing heavily.
Geppetto lands with a shot to the body.
Uchiha on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mastro Geppetto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Geppetto as Uchiha shoots in.
Uchiha doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Uchiha seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Geppetto shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Uchiha is backing up but Geppetto catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Uchiha covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Geppetto Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mastro Geppetto!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Bond (ranked 5990 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chael Sonnen (ranked 5592 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Bond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chael Sonnen!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bond gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sonnen to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Sonnen trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bond's guard.
Bond wants to sweep here but Sonnen controlling him for the moment.
Bond wants to get back to his feet but Sonnen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bond looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bond pulls Sonnen in close to prevent any damage.
Sonnen won't allow Bond to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bond controls Sonnen momentarily but Sonnen frees himself.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sonnen tries to sprawl but Bond drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Sonnen tries to kick Bond off in order to stand up. Bond Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Bond decides to stand back up.
Bond bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bond working the head and body with strikes.
Sonnen manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sonnen pushes Bond off looking to stand but Bond dives back in and keeps control.
Sonnen tries to roll over but Bond keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bond is looking for a kimura but Sonnen is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bond to get the leverage.
Bond is breathing heavily.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sonnen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sonnen wants to stand and escape but Bond is having none of it.
Bond trying to control but Sonnen is working from the bottom.
Bond prevents Sonnen from getting back to his feet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sonnen holds on and takes a little breather.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Let's hope that Sonnen has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen fails with the takedown.
Bond tries to land a front kick but Sonnen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bond looks to land a combination but Sonnen avoids it well.
Sonnen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sonnen is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bond's half guard.
Bond is trying to control but can't.
Sonnen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sonnen is looking for a kimura here.
Bond might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sonnen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sonnen 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.
Bond is looking to control Sonnen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bond avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chael Sonnen 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.
Bond scores with a takedown into Sonnen's guard.
Sonnen is wriggling around but Bond manages to pass to half guard.
Sonnen is trying to stand back up but Bond is controlling him
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bond connects with a nice short shot to Sonnen's temple.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bond is pressing down on Sonnen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sonnen is holding on for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sonnen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bond is working away from the top position though.
Bond is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen controls Bond momentarily but Bond frees himself.
Bond trying to control but Sonnen is working from the bottom.
Bond works over Sonnen with some ground and pound from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bond's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
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.
Bond stays in close to Sonnen's body and controls the position.
Sonnen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sonnen working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Bond has passed into half guard!
Bond tries to pass to full mount but Sonnen defends it.
Sonnen pushes Bond off looking to stand but Bond dives back in and keeps control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen is looking for a sweep. Bond is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sonnen wants to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sonnen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bond manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sonnen gets a double leg takedown into Bond's guard.
Sonnen is breathing heavily.
Bond looking to control.
Bond really is a fat lump.
Bond looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sonnen is one step ahead there.
Bond trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen 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.
Sonnen wants to pass the guard but Bond is keeping the position.
Sonnen lands a couple of digs.
Bond is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sonnen gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sonnen looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Bond dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Sonnen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bond paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sonnen closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bond to the mat! Bond manages to get full guard.
Bond is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sonnen is aware though and is defending well.
Sonnen is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Sonnen won't allow Bond to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sonnen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sonnen preventing the sweep.
Bond trying to keep a closed guard but Sonnen is proving a slippery customer.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bond wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bond is looking to clinch but Sonnen is avoiding it.
Sonnen lands a two punch combo.
Sonnen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sonnen gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sonnen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sonnen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bond is aware though and is defending well.
Sonnen looking for a sweep. Not yet Sonnen, not yet.
Chael Sonnen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sonnen working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bond won't allow Sonnen to get back to his feet.
Bond stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sonnen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bond stopping the sweep attempt from Sonnen.
Sonnen scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bond shoots in but no luck this time.
Bond shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bond showed some decent athleticism there.
Sonnen makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bond is looking for a counter combo.
Sonnen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bond manages to avoid it.
Bond scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bond trying to control from Sonnen's half guard. Sonnen has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Sonnen managing to control the position.
Sonnen wants to stand up but Bond is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bond trying to control the position from guard on top but Sonnen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bond is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sonnen keeping moving, preventing Bond from controlling successfully.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bond wanted to stand there but Sonnen had control of the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chael Sonnen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sonnen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for Chael Sonnen!
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for Chael Sonnen!
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Chael Sonnen!
Chael Sonnen wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Johnson (ranked 6012 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vaso Bakocevic (ranked 5598 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joey Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vaso Bakocevic!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bakocevic throws a head kick that misses.
Bakocevic shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Johnson defends it nicely.
Bakocevic clinches with his opponent.
Johnson can't get the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bakocevic drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bakocevic breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakocevic throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Bakocevic looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Johnson!
Bakocevic wants to stand but Johnson has his arm trapped.
Johnson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bakocevic wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bakocevic trying to control the position but Johnson is working away.
You can see the frustration on Johnson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Johnson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bakocevic thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bakocevic is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Johnson will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Bakocevic working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson is trying to escape the position but Bakocevic is controlling the position.
Johnson tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Johnson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bakocevic wants to stand but Johnson has his arm trapped.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Johnson enables Bakocevic to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Johnson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bakocevic cracks Johnson with a solid left hand.
Bakocevic wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Bakocevic wants to pass the guard but Johnson is keeping the position.
Bakocevic is working Johnson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bakocevic wants to stand but Johnson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Bakocevic avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Bakocevic from controlling successfully.
Johnson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Johnson looking to control.
Bakocevic is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Let's hope that Bakocevic has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Johnson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vaso Bakocevic 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.
Johnson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Johnson counters with a series of strikes. Bakocevic will be more careful next time no doubt.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Bakocevic darts in and clinches Johnson up against the cage.
Bakocevic successfully pulls guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bakocevic throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bakocevic can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bakocevic trying to control the position.
Johnson stands up from Bakocevic's guard - Johnson perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakocevic closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Johnson tries to bench press Bakocevic off him but Bakocevic keeps the position.
Bakocevic is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Johnson is trying to control Bakocevic's posture but Bakocevic avoids it.
Bakocevic taking a breather here.
Bakocevic lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Johnson down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bakocevic content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Johnson tries to escape but Bakocevic is in control.
Johnson taking punishment in the form of punches.
Johnson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Bakocevic has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Johnson is trying to control Bakocevic's posture but Bakocevic avoids it.
Bakocevic working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Bakocevic works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bakocevic wants to stand but Johnson has his arm trapped.
Johnson taking a bit of punishment here - Bakocevic scoring with strikes.
Johnson is trying to get back to his feet.
Bakocevic is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bakocevic wants to stand but Johnson has his arm trapped.
Bakocevic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.
Johnson is pushing Bakocevic's head away, looking to escape. Bakocevic manages to hold on to the position though.
Bakocevic is chipping away with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bakocevic in side control lands a decent elbow.
A lull in the action here.
Johnson wants to control but Bakocevic postures up.
Johnson tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Bakocevic sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Johnson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson is trying to stand up.
Bakocevic looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Bakocevic sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vaso Bakocevic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Johnson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Johnson gets caught flat footed, as Bakocevic shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Johnson controlling Bakocevic's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bakocevic can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bakocevic is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakocevic postures up.
Bakocevic scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bakocevic is pushing down on Johnson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Johnson is fighting to maintain full guard but Bakocevic has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bakocevic is taking a breather. Johnson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Bakocevic slips a nice elbow through Johnson's hands, connecting with Johnson's forehead.
Bakocevic is looking for a kimura but Johnson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bakocevic to get the leverage.
Johnson is looking to improve his position.
Bakocevic prevents Johnson from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bakocevic controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bakocevic stands up and waves to Johnson to follow him.
Johnson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bakocevic backs up against the cage.
Bakocevic closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bakocevic lands in his opponent's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bakocevic has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Johnson is proving hard to escape from.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bakocevic controlling from the top position.
Bakocevic tries to stand but Johnson is controlling from the bottom.
Johnson wants to sweep here but Bakocevic controlling him for the moment.
Johnson wants to control the position but Bakocevic says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
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.
Bakocevic is nestled in close to Johnson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Johnson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bakocevic drops an elbow to the side of Johnson's head.
Bakocevic prevents Johnson from standing back up.
Bakocevic content to control rather than advance.
Joey Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Vaso Bakocevic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bakocevic 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight for Vaso Bakocevic!
Judge Josh West scores the fight for Vaso Bakocevic!
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for Vaso Bakocevic!
Vaso Bakocevic wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emil Tequila (ranked 5512 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernesto Young (ranked 5870 p4p, 0 weight class). Tequila comes to the cage accompanied by ERRA - Drift. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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205 lbs
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200 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Emil Tequila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ernesto Young!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tequila on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Young misses with a few strikes there.
Young closes the distance and clinches.
Young pulls guard effortlessly.
Tequila is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tequila 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.
Tequila postures up and lands a big shot to Young's brow.
Tequila lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tequila is in close to Young's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tequila throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tequila with a nice head shot there.
Tequila cracks Young with a solid left hand.
Tequila postures up and lands a big shot to Young's brow.
Young has momentary wrist control but Tequila slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tequila throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Young works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tequila content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tequila stopping the sweep attempt from Young.
Tequila tries to free his leg and advance position but Young is retaining full guard.
Tequila throws a big elbow that misses.
Young looking for a guillotine here but Tequila defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tequila with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tequila landing some decent shots from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tequila accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tequila landing some decent shots from guard.
Tequila is in close to Young's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Young is adopting a defensive guard.
Tequila is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tequila stands up over Young, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tequila stands up over Young, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tequila is working Young over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tequila postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tequila working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Young's head.
Tequila scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Young wants to sweep but no luck.
Tequila keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Young's head.
Tequila postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Young looks winded!
Tequila is in close to Young's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tequila landing some decent shots from guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tequila working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Young's head.
Tequila is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tequila lands a couple of digs.
Young has momentary wrist control but Tequila slips an elbow through the middle.
Tequila connects with a couple of short punches.
Tequila postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tequila lands a couple of elbows.
Tequila landing with the ground and pound.
Tequila is in close to Young's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tequila postures up and lands a big shot to Young's brow.
Tequila is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tequila working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Young has momentary wrist control but Tequila slips an elbow through the middle.
Tequila connects with a couple of short punches.
Tequila really is a fat lump.
Tequila scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tequila cracks Young with a solid left hand.
Tequila postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tequila landing with the ground and pound.
Tequila postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tequila with a nice head shot there.
Tequila scoring with some ground and pound.
Tequila postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tequila with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tequila scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tequila postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the 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!
Tequila stands up over Young, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tequila makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tequila cracks Young with a solid left hand.
Tequila works over Young with some ground and pound from guard.
Tequila is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tequila cracks Young with a solid left hand.
Tequila scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tequila chips away with some ground and pound.
Tequila might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tequila is in close to Young's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tequila keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Young's head.
Tequila postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tequila cracks Young with a solid left hand.
Tequila landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tequila working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Young's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emil Tequila dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Tequila shoots in and bounces Young off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Tequila distracts Young with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tequila is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Young can do to turn this around?
Tequila lands a couple of digs.
Tequila connects with a couple of short punches.
Young working for a triangle but Tequila defends it easily.
Tequila is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tequila with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tequila lands a couple of digs.
Tequila lands a couple of elbows.
Tequila working some strikes from top position.
Tequila lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Emil Tequila overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Young is breathing heavily.
Young is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tequila scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tequila landing with the ground and pound.
Tequila scoring with some ground and pound.
Tequila working some strikes from top position.
Tequila connects with a couple of short punches.
Tequila is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tequila lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tequila lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tequila scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tequila connects with a couple of short punches.
Tequila postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tequila postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tequila postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tequila chips away with some ground and pound.
Tequila working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Young's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tequila lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tequila postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tequila landing some decent shots from guard.
Tequila keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Young's head.
Tequila with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tequila postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tequila chips away with some ground and pound.
Tequila lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tequila stands up over Young, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tequila postures up and lands a big shot to Young's brow.
Tequila scoring with some ground and pound.
Tequila postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tequila is working Young over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tequila scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tequila chips away with some ground and pound.
Tequila makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tequila makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tequila's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tequila lands a couple of elbows.
Tequila is working Young over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tequila landing with the ground and pound.
Tequila scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tequila with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tequila working some strikes from top position.
Tequila scoring with some ground and pound.
Tequila landing some decent shots from guard.
Tequila is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tequila postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tequila chips away with some ground and pound.
Tequila landing with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tequila working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Young's head.
Tequila working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tequila connects with a couple of short punches.
Tequila working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tequila content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tequila makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Young has momentary wrist control but Tequila slips an elbow through the middle.
Young has momentary wrist control but Tequila slips an elbow through the middle.
Tequila chips away with some ground and pound.
Tequila scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tequila is in close to Young's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tequila chips away with some ground and pound.
Tequila works over Young with some ground and pound from guard.
Young controls Tequila momentarily but Tequila frees himself.
Tequila is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emil Tequila dominated that second round.
That's time! Tequila's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Tequila shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Young is trying to defend but Tequila finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Tequila working Young over with strikes.
Tequila working over Young with some ground and pound. Young looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tequila lands a nice short elbow.
Tequila looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Young has hold of Tequila's hands but Tequila slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Young wants to control but Tequila is keeping busy.
Young looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tequila is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Young takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Young on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tequila is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tequila working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tequila seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Young has hold of Tequila's hands but Tequila slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tequila is nestled in close to Young, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Tequila working Young over with strikes.
Tequila lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tequila takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tequila is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tequila is nestled in close to Young, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Young has hold of Tequila's hands but Tequila slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tequila working the head and body with strikes.
Tequila looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Tequila working over Young with some ground and pound. Young looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Young is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tequila scores with a couple of nice shots.
Young on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tequila working over Young with some ground and pound. Young looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tequila slips a nice elbow through Young's hands, connecting with Young's forehead.
Tequila winds up and cracks Young with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Tequila scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Tequila seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tequila looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Tequila working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ground and pound from Tequila.
Young on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tequila working Young over with strikes.
Tequila seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tequila lands with a punch from half guard.
Young has hold of Tequila's hands but Tequila slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tequila looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Young with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Tequila slips a nice elbow through Young's hands, connecting with Young's forehead.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tequila lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tequila landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Tequila looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Young with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Tequila looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Tequila lands strikes from half guard.
Tequila seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tequila lands strikes from half guard.
Tequila landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Tequila drops an elbow to the side of Young's head.
Tequila wants to pass the guard but Young is defending well.
Tequila seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tequila is nestled in close to Young, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Tequila working over Young with some ground and pound. Young looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tequila lands a nice short elbow.
Tequila is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young is looking to control Tequila's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Young avoid being mounted?
Tequila working over Young with some ground and pound. Young looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Young on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tequila lands strikes from half guard.
Tequila looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Young taking some punishment here, with Tequila in his half guard.
Tequila wants to pass to mount but Young is defending the position.
Young taking some punishment here, with Tequila in his half guard.
Tequila working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nice strikes from Tequila there.
Young has hold of Tequila's hands but Tequila slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tequila is nestled in close to Young, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ernesto Young has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tequila working over Young with some ground and pound. Young looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tequila lands a nice short elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Emil Tequila showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tequila, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight for Emil Tequila!
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Emil Tequila!
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for Emil Tequila!
Emil Tequila wins by unanimous decision!
A pretty intense looking Emil Tequila took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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