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VIP 17: King vs. De Moraes PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pelco Akerei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pico The Beast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pico The Beast has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Pelco Akerei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pico The Beast!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Beast fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The Beast looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
The Beast tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Akerei manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The Beast fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A nice combination there by Akerei.
Akerei is looking to slow The Beast down with leg kicks.
Akerei throws a series of punches but The Beast avoids them all with ease.
The Beast takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Akerei swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The Beast is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Akerei's jab looks to have found its range, popping The Beast under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akerei throws a combination. The Beast tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Akerei connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed The Beast momentarily.
Akerei scores with the left hand. The Beast knows he should have avoided that one.
Akerei fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Akerei scoring well with a low kick there.
The Beast uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Akerei.
Pico The Beast seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akerei throws a head kick that The Beast semi-blocks.
The Beast is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Akerei lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Akerei is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Akerei scores with a sloppy right hand. The Beast should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akerei pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces The Beast back to the cage. Akerei follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Akerei lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
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!
Akerei buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The Beast shoots in but no luck this time.
Pelco Akerei has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pico The Beast.
The Beast shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Akerei pinned against the cage. Akerei gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pelco Akerei is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Beast misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akerei scores with a jab.
Nice jab there from Akerei.
Akerei is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nice shot by Akerei.
Akerei throws a quick inside leg kick.
Akerei connects with a leg kick. The Beast looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A cross from Akerei lands.
Akerei lands with a cross.
Akerei connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akerei scores with a hook.
Akerei lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Akerei stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Akerei misses with a series of wild punches.
A nice leg kick lands there from Akerei.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Beast avoids a punch combination nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Akerei dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on The Beast. That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pelco Akerei dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Some wild striking there from Akerei.
Akerei swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The Beast fails to land the takedown.
Pelco Akerei is winning the standup battle so far.
Akerei throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Beast sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Akerei connects with a solid leg kick.
A combination from Akerei does no damage.
Akerei lands a lovely overhand right.
Akerei really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A big left from Akerei misses.
The Beast is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akerei lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The Beast's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Akerei connects with a leg kick. The Beast looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Akerei with a jab.
Akerei misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but The Beast might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Akerei has got the better of the exchanges.
Akerei feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to The Beast's calf.
Akerei misses with the combination.
Pelco Akerei is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Akerei lands with a right hand.
The Beast has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Beast takes one on the button.
Akerei takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Akerei connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The Beast moves away from the strike by Akerei.
Akerei fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches The Beast on the side of the head.
The Beast shoots in but no luck this time.
Akerei lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Akerei buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Akerei throws a jab but it's blocked by The Beast.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akerei feints a jab promting The Beast to slip. Akerei then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. The Beast slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Akerei fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and The Beast has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Akerei shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. The Beast eats them both and turns towards Akerei to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Akerei leaves The Beast with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pelco Akerei has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pico The Beast.
A decent looking cross lands there for Akerei.
Akerei scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akerei tries to bum rush The Beast with a series of wild strikes but The Beast uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The Beast's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Akerei connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! The Beast scrambles back to his feet.
The Beast misses with a takedown
and Akerei connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Akerei misses with a hook.
Akerei fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches The Beast on the side of the head.
The Beast shoots in looking for a takedown but Akerei manages to keep the fight standing, pushing The Beast's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Beast shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Akerei as he jumps to the side.
Akerei is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Beast can do to turn this around?
The Beast takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pelco Akerei 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!
Akerei misses with a double jab.
Akerei looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Akerei, right into the meat.
The Beast misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Akerei to counter with a crisp jab.
Akerei lands a head kick. The Beast smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The Beast is trying desperately to land a takedown but Akerei is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for The Beast.
A good leg kick by Akerei.
A right-left combo lands from Akerei.
Akerei lands a jab to the head.
Akerei throws a series of punches but The Beast moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Akerei.
The Beast takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The Beast on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Akerei turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Akerei jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The Beast defending well as Akerei loads up on a big left hand.
Akerei scores with a sloppy right hand. The Beast should have avoided that one.
Akerei lands a lovely overhand right.
Pico The Beast has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Beast misses with a takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Akerei lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The Beast uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Akerei.
Akerei pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces The Beast back to the cage. Akerei follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A nice combination there by Akerei.
Akerei lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Akerei throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akerei missing with a left hand there. The Beast was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Akerei is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The Beast tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Akerei manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The Beast has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Akerei.
Akerei is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The Beast gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Akerei.
The Beast misses with a takedown attempt - Akerei sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pelco Akerei has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pico The Beast.
Akerei throws out a powerful jab.
The Beast tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Beast will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Akerei swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by The Beast.
Akerei darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The Beast fails with the takedown
and Akerei counters with a nice low kick that buckles The Beast's knee momentarily.
The Beast on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab by Akerei.
Akerei connects with a right hand. The Beast shakes it off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pelco Akerei showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Akerei 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pelco Akerei!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Crawford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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245 lbs
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265 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Anthony Crawford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Aaron Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crawford's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jenkins under the eye.
Jenkins looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Crawford lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jenkins looks to clinch
and Crawford cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Crawford displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jenkins.
Jenkins shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Crawford as he avoids it easily.
Crawford lands with a nice combination. Jenkins backs away looking to recover.
Crawford connects with a body shot that sends Jenkins's belly button to the back.
Jenkins has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Crawford lands a lovely overhand right.
Crawford lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Crawford connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Crawford scores with a nice right hand.
Jenkins tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Crawford counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawford comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Crawford throws a series of strikes that have Jenkins backpedaling.
Crawford lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jenkins takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Crawford is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Crawford takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Crawford changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jenkins takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Crawford moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jenkins shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Crawford counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Anthony Crawford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aaron Jenkins.
Jenkins needs to keep his hands up - Crawford had a free shot at his head there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Crawford to score with a decent uppercut.
Crawford cracks Jenkins with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Crawford lands with a right hand.
Aaron Jenkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crawford scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jenkins moves forwards but Crawford connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Crawford scores with the left hand. Jenkins knows he should have avoided that one.
Jenkins has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Left hook, right uppercut from Crawford.
Jenkins with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Crawford to score with a decent uppercut.
Crawford lands an overhand right.
Anthony Crawford is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crawford throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jenkins stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Crawford takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Crawford darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Crawford.
A left lands for Crawford.
Jenkins misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jenkins tries to clinch
and Crawford counters with a right hand to the body.
Crawford's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Crawford duly obliges.
Danga de danga de dang - Crawford scores with a four punch combination!
Crawford lands a nice shot that snaps Jenkins's head back.
Crawford lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Crawford lands an overhand right.
Jenkins fails with the takedown.
Jenkins looks for a takedown but Crawford sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins shoots in for a double leg but Crawford sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jenkins shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Crawford defends it nicely.
Crawford jabs Jenkins to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jenkins tries to move into range but Crawford moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jenkins moves forwards but Crawford connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Crawford connects with a nice looking jab.
Crawford is working the combinations to good effect here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jenkins takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Crawford lands with an uppercut that bounces Jenkins off the cage and back into range.
Crawford scores with a punch to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Crawford dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jenkins walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Aaron Jenkins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crawford scores with the left hand. Jenkins knows he should have avoided that one.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jenkins is defended easily by Crawford.
Crawford throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jenkins on the side of the head.
Crawford lands a jab.
Crawford connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Crawford connects with a jab.
A jab from Crawford finds it's way through Jenkins's defenses.
Jenkins is trying desperately to land a takedown but Crawford is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Jenkins.
Crawford thuds a left hand into Jenkins's body.
Jenkins is breathing heavily.
Crawford lands with a hook. Jenkins tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawford listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Crawford goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Crawford's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jenkins under the eye.
Jenkins is rocked!
Crawford drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Jenkins right on the button. Jenkins goes down! Crawford follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Crawford gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Crawford!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rasmus Jeyaratnam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edgar Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edgar Martinez will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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195 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
Very quick |
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rasmus Jeyaratnam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Edgar Martinez!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez clinches.
Martinez tries to throw a body punch but Jeyaratnam avoids it by throwing Martinez back against the cage.
Martinez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jeyaratnam blocks an uppercut.
Jeyaratnam is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Martinez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Martinez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jeyaratnam goes for a takedown attempt but Martinez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Martinez moves into the clinch.
Martinez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jeyaratnam as Martinez tries to tie him up.
Martinez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Martinez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Martinez throws a punch but it's blocked by Jeyaratnam.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Martinez is struggling to control the position.
Martinez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Martinez misses with a body punch.
Martinez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Martinez misses with a punch on the inside.
Martinez manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Martinez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jeyaratnam gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Martinez is trying to stand back up but Jeyaratnam is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jeyaratnam looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jeyaratnam stops Martinez from getting back to his feet.
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!
Jeyaratnam is looking to advance position but Martinez won't allow it.
Jeyaratnam lands with a punch from half guard.
Jeyaratnam lands with a punch from half guard.
Jeyaratnam throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jeyaratnam seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Martinez is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeyaratnam lands strikes from half guard.
Nice strikes from Jeyaratnam there.
Martinez is trying to stand up here but Jeyaratnam is controlling him well.
Jeyaratnam working over Martinez with some ground and pound. Martinez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jeyaratnam missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jeyaratnam throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martinez taking some punishment here, with Jeyaratnam in his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Martinez is trying to stand.
Martinez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Martinez wants to get back to his feet.
Martinez is trying to escape back to his feet but Jeyaratnam uses the scramble to pass into side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martinez is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Jeyaratnam has just dragged him back down to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rasmus Jeyaratnam dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Martinez closes the distance and clinches.
Jeyaratnam has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Martinez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Martinez misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Martinez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Martinez misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Martinez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martinez.
Jeyaratnam prevents a body shot from Martinez.
Jeyaratnam's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Martinez throws a head punch that misses.
Martinez is fighting off a takedown attempt but Jeyaratnam is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Martinez to the mat. Martinez regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Martinez wants to stand and escape but Jeyaratnam is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeyaratnam working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Martinez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jeyaratnam is controlling him.
Jeyaratnam distracts Martinez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Martinez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jeyaratnam content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jeyaratnam won't allow Martinez to get back to his feet.
Jeyaratnam wants to control from the top but Martinez keeps moving.
Jeyaratnam landing with the ground and pound.
Martinez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jeyaratnam is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jeyaratnam trying to control the position from guard on top but Martinez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martinez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jeyaratnam is controlling him.
Jeyaratnam wants to control from the top but Martinez keeps moving.
Jeyaratnam content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Martinez wants to stand and escape but Jeyaratnam is having none of it.
Jeyaratnam might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is breathing heavily.
Jeyaratnam trying to control the position from guard on top but Martinez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jeyaratnam stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Martinez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jeyaratnam is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jeyaratnam landing some decent shots from guard.
Jeyaratnam postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Martinez is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Jeyaratnam dives into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jeyaratnam lands a decent elbow from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martinez is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Check out the look on Jeyaratnam's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Martinez is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Jeyaratnam asserts his dominance and retains side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jeyaratnam works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rasmus Jeyaratnam dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Jeyaratnam misses with a leg kick.
Edgar Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martinez gets a clinch.
Jeyaratnam works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Jeyaratnam stops Martinez from standing up.
Martinez is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Martinez is looking to stand back up but Jeyaratnam counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Martinez.
Martinez wants to get back to his feet.
Jeyaratnam scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rasmus Jeyaratnam overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Martinez is trying to stand back up but Jeyaratnam is controlling him
Martinez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeyaratnam landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nice strikes from Jeyaratnam there.
Martinez is trying to stand back up but Jeyaratnam is controlling him
Jeyaratnam wants to control but Martinez is keeping him busy.
Jeyaratnam lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jeyaratnam is trying to control the action in half guard but Martinez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Martinez wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jeyaratnam lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jeyaratnam looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Martinez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Martinez can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jeyaratnam scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jeyaratnam in particular looking to stall.
Martinez is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeyaratnam lands strikes from half guard.
Jeyaratnam wants to control but Martinez is keeping him busy.
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. Jeyaratnam connects with a nice short shot to Martinez's temple.
Jeyaratnam wants to pass the guard but Martinez is defending well.
Jeyaratnam prevents Martinez from standing back up.
Martinez scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Jeyaratnam manages to mount him!
Jeyaratnam lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jeyaratnam looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Martinez covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rasmus Jeyaratnam!
An out of breath and clearly excited Rasmus Jeyaratnam thanked Cobra Labs - 146Q Energy for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zander Pochinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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185 lbs
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191 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Anderson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zander Pochinski!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva drives through with a takedown into guard.
Silva preventing the sweep.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pochinski can do anything to dispel that myth.
Pochinski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Pochinski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pochinski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
Pochinski looking for a sweep. Not yet Pochinski, not yet.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pochinski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Silva trying to control but Pochinski is working from the bottom.
Silva passes Pochinski's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Silva looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pochinski with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pochinski defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pochinski taking some punishment here, with Silva in his half guard.
Silva seems to be working for a kimura but Pochinski defends the submission attempt.
Pochinski tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pochinski is looking to get back to full guard here but Silva has managed to pass to side control instead.
Silva trying to control the position but Pochinski is working away.
Silva in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pochinski tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Silva wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Silva working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Silva lands a decent elbow from side control.
Pochinski trying to remain calm as Silva controls from the top position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pochinski is not content to let Silva control the position.
Silva advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a big elbow.
The referee warns Pochinski that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Pochinski really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Pochinski can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Pochinski is working to get back to half guard.
Silva putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva working for a submission but Pochinski is keeping him at bay.
Silva in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pochinski is in a horrible position here. Silva smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Silva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Silva raining down shots from the mount!
Pochinski is looking to improve his position but Silva isn't that keen on the idea.
Silva cracks Pochinski with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pochinski is looking to escape.
Pochinski keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Silva 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.
Silva wants to clinch.
Pochinski stuns Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pochinski lands with a hook. Silva tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pochinski slips a jab from Silva.
Silva gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Pochinski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Pochinski slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pochinski connects with a nice looking jab.
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pochinski digs a good body shot into Silva's ribs.
Silva walks into a stiff left hand from Pochinski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pochinski scores with a nice right hand.
A jab lands there for Pochinski.
Pochinski lands a nice shot to the body.
Zander Pochinski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Pochinski has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pochinski lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pochinski punishes Silva's body with a nice straight punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pochinski connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Silva scrambles back to his feet.
Nice cross by Pochinski.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pochinski lands a nice shot to the body.
Pochinski fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Silva on the side of the head.
Pochinski lands a really nice looking cross but Silva seems unphased.
Pochinski with a nice cross.
Silva tries to clinch up but Pochinski circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pochinski scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pochinski lands with a shot to the body.
Zander Pochinski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pochinski digs a good body shot into Silva's ribs.
Pochinski scores with a punch to the head.
Silva's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pochinski connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Silva scrambles back to his feet.
Pochinski scores with a sloppy right hand. Silva should have avoided that one.
Pochinski lands a lovely overhand right.
Pochinski scores with a nice strike.
Silva is rocked!
Pochinski swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Silva.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pochinski walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Silva drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Pochinski swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Silva's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zander Pochinski!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between McFritz Ichiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Barry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shawn Barry is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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180 lbs
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176 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, McFritz Ichiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shawn Barry!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Barry closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like McFritz Ichiro has been cut.
Barry thuds a left hand into Ichiro's body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Barry!
Ichiro is rocked!
and Barry counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Ichiro! He's just covering up as Barry starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shawn Barry!
Shawn Barry took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Cobra Labs - 146Q Energy for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikhail Nis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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183 lbs
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183 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, George Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mikhail Nis!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling eachother endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Nis looks to score with a jab to the body but Rogers is just out of range.
Nis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nis misses with a jab to the body
and Rogers makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rogers throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Rogers misses its intended target.
Nice uppercut there from Rogers.
Rogers avoids the body shot from Nis.
Nis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rogers.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nis's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rogers connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nis scrambles back to his feet.
Nis swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rogers counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rogers throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rogers lands a jab.
Nis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rogers.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rogers lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nis swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Rogers 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.
Rogers throws a lazy right hand but Nis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rogers misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rogers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Nis with that takedown attempt.
Nis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Rogers misses with an uppercut. Nis saw that one coming.
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.
Rogers thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nis just misses with a punch to the body.
Nis throws a sloppy body shot
and Rogers counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rogers circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Nis to the canvas! Nis doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Rogers keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Rogers!
George Rogers took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Cobra Labs - 146Q Energy for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pio Iafeta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kent Tunge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kent Tunge has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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168 lbs
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164 lbs
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pio Iafeta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kent Tunge!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iafeta tries to clinch up but Tunge circles away and keeps his distance.
Iafeta looks to land a combination but Tunge avoids it well.
Tunge blocks a head kick by Iafeta.
Nice uppercut there from Tunge.
Iafeta with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tunge to score with a decent uppercut.
Iafeta fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tunge avoids it really well and circles away.
Tunge wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Iafeta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Iafeta could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Tunge lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Tunge misses with the combination.
Iafeta takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Iafeta wants to clinch.
Tunge displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Iafeta fails to land the takedown.
Iafeta shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pio Iafeta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tunge ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kent Tunge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Iafeta moves in looking to clinch but Tunge pushes him off.
Tunge feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Iafetas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tunge throws a right hand that Iafeta ducks under and follows up with a left that Iafeta also avoids with ease.
Iafeta fails with the takedown.
Iafeta looks for a takedown but Tunge sprawls well.
Tunge throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tunge jabs at Iafeta's body.
Tunge misses with a series of wild punches.
A jab lands there for Tunge.
Iafeta tries to clinch there but Tunge circles away.
Tunge tries to bum rush Iafeta with a series of wild strikes but Iafeta uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tunge cracks a nice hook into Iafeta's ribs.
Kent Tunge is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Iafeta throws a leg kick but Tunge sees it coming and moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Tunge there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iafeta shoots in looking for a takedown. Tunge tries to sprawl out of it but Iafeta keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tunge manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Iafeta throws the left hand but Tunge avoids the punch easily.
Tunge throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Iafeta on the side of the head.
Iafeta takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tunge misses with a double jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Iafeta.
Tunge lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Iafeta shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tunge as he jumps to the side.
Tunge lands a jab to the head.
Iafeta shoots in looking for a takedown but Tunge manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Iafeta's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tunge avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tunge feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Iafetas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Some wild striking there from Tunge.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tunge throws a right hand that Iafeta ducks under and follows up with a left that Iafeta also avoids with ease.
Jab, jab by Tunge - just one landing.
Iafeta has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tunge connects with a single shot there.
Tunge misses with a few strikes there.
Iafeta tries to clinch up but Tunge circles away and keeps his distance.
Tunge is working the combinations to good effect here.
Tunge tests Iafeta's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Iafeta misses the shot to the body.
Iafeta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tunge misses with a double jab.
Iafeta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tunge fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tunge with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Iafeta takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tunge has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Tunge lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Iafeta backs up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iafeta closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Tunge did well to prevent Iafeta getting side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tunge scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Iafeta manages to mount him!
Iafeta lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Tunge is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Iafeta locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Tunge is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pio Iafeta!
Pio Iafeta was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexandre Casta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Bazzottia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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25
163 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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167 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Excellent MT
Determined |
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alexandre Casta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marco Bazzottia!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Casta throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Casta swings widly with a right hand
and Bazzottia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Alexandre Casta has been cut.
Casta throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bazzottia makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bazzottia blocks a jab.
A left lands for Casta.
Casta misses with a combination
and Bazzottia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Casta swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bazzottia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Casta.
Casta throws a combination that misses
and Bazzottia counters with a nice leg kick.
Casta missing with a left hand there. Bazzottia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bazzottia closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bazzottia dodges the punch combination from Casta.
Casta misses with a lunging right hand
and Bazzottia counters with an outside leg kick.
Casta throws a shot from downtown. Bazzottia moves away and avoids it.
Casta throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bazzottia counters with a nice low kick that buckles Casta's knee momentarily.
Casta is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Casta throws out a loose jab but Bazzottia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Casta misses with a combination
and Bazzottia counters with a good low kick that Casta was not able to check.
Casta throws a lazy uppercut
and Bazzottia counters with a good low kick that Casta was not able to check.
Bazzottia changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bazzottia connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Casta has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bazzottia.
Casta misses with a straight left.
Bazzottia feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Casta sprawling to the canvas! Casta rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Bazzottia finish him?!
Casta is rocked!
Casta throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Oh Casta is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bazzottia measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Casta! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Marco Bazzottia!
Marco Bazzottia 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 Gabriel Misitana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daisuke Takaku (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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165 lbs
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159 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gabriel Misitana!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Daisuke Takaku!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Misitana wants to clinch but Takaku slips to the side
and Takaku counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Misitana throws out a leg kick but Takaku moves out of range and Misitana only half commits.
Misitana swinging wildly here.
Takaku misses with a straight left.
Takaku lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Misitana at a distance.
Misitana tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Misitana misses with a body shot
and Takaku counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A combination from Misitana does no damage.
Misitana tries to bum rush Takaku with a series of wild strikes but Takaku uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Takaku misses the jab.
Misitana throws a looping overhand right but Takaku ducks down to avoid it.
Misitana throws a combination that misses
and Takaku makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Misitana fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takaku manages to avoid it.
Misitana will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takaku lands a really nice looking cross but Misitana seems unphased.
Misitana misses with a jab, cross combination.
Takaku throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Misitana fails to land with a series of punches.
Takaku avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Misitana looks to land a combination but Takaku avoids it well.
Misitana fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takaku manages to avoid it.
Takaku misses with a body shot.
Misitana lands an overhand right.
Misitana closes the distance and clinches.
Misitana is trying to break the clinch but Takaku has him pressed against the cage.
Misitana tries to break free but Takaku pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Misitana pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Misitana does no damage.
Takaku throws an overhand right that lands on Misitana's shoulder, as Misitana tries to avoid the shot.
Misitana throws out a powerful jab.
Misitana lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Takaku circles away quickly and effectively.
The fight stays on the outside here - Misitana looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Misitana wants to clinch up but Takaku keeps it at a distance.
Takaku keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Takaku lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Misitana just misses with a punch to the body.
Misitana rushes Takaku and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Misitana is trying to push Takaku away but Takaku has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takaku scores with a shoulder strike.
Takaku tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Takaku escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Misitana fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Misitana misses with a wild body shot.
Takaku thows a body shot but no joy.
Misitana doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Misitana takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Misitana digs a good body shot into Takaku's ribs.
Misitana is looking to clinch but Takaku is avoiding it.
Misitana throws a low kick but Takaku avoids it.
Misitana tries to clinch there but Takaku circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Misitana dodges the punch combination from Takaku.
Takaku circles away from the clinch attempt.
Misitana wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Misitana fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Takaku is out of range.
Takaku throws a series of punches but Misitana avoids them all with ease.
Takaku connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Misitana's hands.
Misitana takes a swing at Takaku's ribcage but misses.
Misitana wants to slow Takaku down by chopping away at his legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takaku takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Misitana fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Takaku avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Misitana throws a nice looking combination but Takaku bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Misitana dominated that round.
That's time! Misitana's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Takaku throws a shot to the body.
Takaku throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Misitana is looking to wear down Takaku with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Misitana takes a swing at Takaku's ribcage but misses.
Gabriel Misitana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Misitana throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gabriel Misitana is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Misitana misses with an uppercut
and Takaku counters with a right hand to the body.
Takaku checks a leg kick nicely.
Misitana misses with a shot to the body
and Takaku counters with a one-two to the body.
Misitana moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Misitana tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Takaku was well out of range. Poor timing from Misitana.
Misitana fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Takaku looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Misitana moves away from the strike by Takaku.
Misitana rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Takaku moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Takaku lands a slapping body shot.
Takaku showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Misitana.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Misitana!
Misitana misses with a hook to the body
and Takaku counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Misitana takes one on the button.
Misitana dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Misitana lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Takaku circles away quickly and effectively.
Misitana throws a right and a left that both miss.
Misitana swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Misitana walks into a left hand.
Takaku stalks Misitana and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Misitana's face. Misitana staggers backwards, shaken.
Misitana just misses with a punch to the body.
Misitana misses with an uppercut
and Takaku counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A cross from Misitana lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Misitana swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Misitana just misses with a punch to the body.
Misitana falls off balance throwing a combination
and Takaku counters with a stiff right hand.
Misitana takes a body punch but keeps moving.
No joy there for Misitana, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Takaku throws a body punch but Misitana moves out of range.
Misitana misses with a wild body shot.
Takaku keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Takaku looks to land a combination but Misitana avoids it well.
Misitana misses with a series of wild punches.
Misitana falls off balance throwing a combination
and Takaku counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Misitana throws a right and a left that Takaku avoids nicely.
Gabriel Misitana is winning the standup battle so far.
Misitana swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Misitana tries to close the distance and clinch but Takaku swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Misitana swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Takaku scores with a hook to the body. Misitana takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Misitana misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Takaku counters with a left to the body.
Misitana misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Takaku to counter with a crisp jab.
Misitana looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice shot lands for Takaku.
Misitana wants to clinch up but Takaku keeps it at a distance.
Takaku thows a body shot but no joy.
Misitana throws a nice looking combination but Takaku bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Takaku lands a right hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Misitana tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Takaku manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Takaku avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Misitana misses with the combination.
Takaku scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Misitana doesn't seem bothered though.
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!
Nice jab there from Takaku.
Takaku displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Misitana is rocked!
It looks like Gabriel Misitana has been cut.
Misitana walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Takaku swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Daisuke Takaku!
Daisuke Takaku is the new lightweight champion!
After winning the bout, Daisuke Takaku thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Island King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edvan De Moraes (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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25
255 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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25
265 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, The Island King!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Edvan De Moraes!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King avoids the head kick by De Moraes.
De Moraes walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. King checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
De Moraes tries a low kick but King avoids it.
De Moraes is looking to score with low kicks.
De Moraes throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
King on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by De Moraes. De Moraes obviously looking to wear him down.
De Moraes attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
De Moraes throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
King fails with a takedown attempt.
De Moraes misses with a low kick as King jumps back.
De Moraes misses with a low kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from King.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Moraes is looking to chop away at King's legs.
De Moraes stuffs the takedown attempt from King. King gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Island King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King staying out of range there.
Good work by King as he checks the leg kick.
King takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Edvan De Moraes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Moraes misses with a leg kick.
King closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - King lands in his opponent's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if De Moraes can do anything to dispel that myth.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
De Moraes looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Moraes is looking to stand up but King isn't so interested in that idea.
King drops back looking for a leg! De Moraes is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and De Moraes manages to kick King off! King jumps back into De Moraes's guard.
King stopping the sweep attempt from De Moraes.
King advances position into side control!
King is working to tighten is grip on De Moraes's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. De Moraes has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but King is really squeezing tight and eventually De Moraes passes out! King breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). The Island King!
The Island King retains his heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, The Island King thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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