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VIP 39: Champion Quarterfinals PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Craig Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Holmes (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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170 lbs
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168 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Craig Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Thomas Holmes!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmes gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Knight wants to get up but he can't break Holmes's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Holmes is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Knight has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Holmes is proving hard to escape from.
Holmes wants to stand but Knight is controlling the position.
Knight trying to stand up but can't free himself from Holmes's guard.
Holmes is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Holmes can do anything to dispel that myth.
Knight is looking to stand up but Holmes won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes is looking to stand up but Knight isn't so interested in that idea.
Knight would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Knight really is a fat lump.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Knight shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Holmes as he avoids it easily.
Knight shoots in and drives through. Holmes sprawls well.
Holmes feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Knight sprawling to the canvas! Knight rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Holmes finish him?!
It looks like Craig Knight has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holmes circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Knight to the canvas! Knight doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Holmes keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Holmes!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daisuke Takaku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Nguyen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas Nguyen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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159 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Daisuke Takaku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Thomas Nguyen!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takaku goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nguyen moves into range and clinches up with Takaku.
Nguyen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Takaku looking to stall.
Takaku keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nguyen's efforts to push away.
Nguyen holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nguyen throws a punch but it's blocked by Takaku.
Nguyen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nguyen.
Nguyen is pushing Takaku up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nguyen misses with the head strike.
Nguyen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Takaku throws a punch but it's blocked by Nguyen.
Nguyen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nguyen lands a left hand.
Nguyen blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Nguyen.
Stalling in the clinch from Nguyen.
Takaku tries to work over Nguyen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nguyen lands with a right to the head.
Nguyen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Takaku tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nguyen's elbow.
Nguyen lands a hook that snaps the head of Takaku backwards.
Nguyen stalling in the clinch.
Nguyen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Takaku working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Nguyen.
Takaku swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nguyen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Takaku misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nguyen lands a nice uppercut.
Takaku misses with a hook from the clinch.
Takaku misses with a punch on the inside.
Come on Nguyen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Takaku lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nguyen backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nguyen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nguyen.
Nguyen stalling.
Takaku throws a punch but it's blocked by Nguyen.
Nguyen blocks an uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Takaku throws a head punch that misses.
Nguyen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nguyen.
Nguyen lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nguyen.
A short uppercut from Nguyen.
Takaku throws a punch but it's blocked by Nguyen.
Takaku misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Takaku working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nguyen has Takaku pushed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Takaku.
Nguyen misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Takaku fails to land.
Nguyen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nguyen just leaning against Takaku, taking a breather.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nguyen.
Takaku misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nguyen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Nguyen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nguyen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Takaku presses Nguyen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Takaku misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Nguyen.
Takaku misses with a hook from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Takaku takes a shot to the head.
Takaku swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nguyen gets through Takaku's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nguyen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Nguyen scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takaku is leaning against Nguyen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nguyen looks winded!
Takaku lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Takaku doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Takaku misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Takaku scores with a nice short uppercut.
Takaku misses with a punch on the inside.
Takaku makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nguyen has a couple of punches blocked by Takaku.
Takaku working aggressively here.
Nguyen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Takakus head.
Takaku misses with the head strike.
Takaku tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nguyen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Takaku looks to score with a jab to the body but Nguyen is just out of range.
Nguyen lands a right hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Takaku.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takaku misses with a straight right.
Takaku tries to clinch there but Nguyen circles away.
Nguyen misses the shot to the body.
A combination from Takaku does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Thomas Nguyen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Thomas Nguyen's cut.
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.
Takaku looks to land a left hand but Nguyen moved out of range nicely.
Takaku throws a series of strikes that have Nguyen backpedaling.
Nguyen looks to throw the jab but Takaku is out of range.
Takaku doesn't manage to clinch there - Nguyen circles away.
Takaku showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nguyen.
Nguyen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Takaku connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Takaku throws a series of punches but Nguyen avoids them all with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nguyen. Takaku does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nguyen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Takaku misses the target.
Takaku ducks under a wild hook from Nguyen.
Nguyen moves in looking to clinch but Takaku pushes him off.
Takaku ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Takaku pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Takaku dodges the punch combination from Nguyen.
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!
Takaku slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takaku misses with the combination.
Nguyen throws a jab when Takaku was well out of range.
Nguyen throws a jab but it's blocked by Takaku.
Nguyen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Takaku circles away quickly and effectively.
Nguyen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Takaku misses the target.
Takaku swings for the body but Nguyen moves out of range.
Nguyen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That has opened up Thomas Nguyen's cut even more.
Takaku misses with an uppercut.
Danga de danga de dang - Nguyen scores with a four punch combination!
Nguyen misses the jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Nguyen as he connects with a hook.
Daisuke Takaku is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Nguyen got wobbled bad by a big combination! Takaku presses forward with punches and knees until Nguyen stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Nguyen closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daisuke Takaku!
In his post fight interview, Daisuke Takaku started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edvan De Moraes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Herst (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Herst has chosen Mr Crowley as his entrance music. Edvan De Moraes has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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230 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Brawler
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Edvan De Moraes!
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, Damian Herst!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Moraes thuds his shin into the meat of Herst's side.
De Moraes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Herst tries to close the distance and clinch up but De Moraes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
De Moraes lands with a thumping leg kick.
De Moraes misses with an uppercut.
Herst looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
De Moraes definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
De Moraes wants to get back to his feet.
Herst sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. De Moraes defending well though.
Herst wants to lay and pray for a moment but De Moraes keeps working.
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!
Herst wants to work for an arm triangle but De Moraes is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
De Moraes has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Herst is working away from the top position though.
Herst sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herst seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. De Moraes is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Damian Herst!
Post fight, Damian Herst took to the microphone: '*growls incoherently*'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maikel Da Silva Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimo Ovaska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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205 lbs
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217 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Maikel Da Silva Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kimo Ovaska!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ovaska pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Souza shoots in for a double leg but Ovaska sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Souza misses with a low kick.
Ovaska chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Souza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Souza misses its intended target.
Ovaska drops Souza with a beautiful combination! Souza stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Ovaska is looking for the KO!
It looks like Maikel Da Silva Souza has been cut.
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!
Souza throws a wild body kick that Ovaska sees coming a mile off.
Souza pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ovaska misses with a head kick.
Souza ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ovaska displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Souza.
Ovaska throws a chopping leg kick but Souza manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nice defenses there by Souza.
Souza fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ovaska, pushing him back against the cage.
Ovaska manages to break the clinch.
Ovaska throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza looks for a takedown but Ovaska sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maikel Da Silva Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Souza takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ovaska misses with a low kick.
Ovaska cracks Souza with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Souza tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Ovaska pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Souza is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kimo Ovaska!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roy Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Shields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson comes to the cage accompanied by Simple Man. Tyrone Shields has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Roy Nelson's chin.
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242 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Roy Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tyrone Shields!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shields fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Shields dives in and grabs Nelson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nelson pushes down on Shields's head and hops out.
We've been told by Nelson's head coaches at The Pit that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nelson looks to throw the jab but Shields is out of range.
A combination from Nelson does no damage.
Nelson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shields sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shields fails with the takedown
and Nelson makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Shields really felt that one!
Roy Nelson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyrone Shields.
Nice sprawl there from Nelson as Shields shoots in.
Shields keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shields throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nelson's waist but Nelson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Shields off to one side.
Shields shoots and misses
and Nelson counters with a stiff right hand.
Nelson throws an overhand right that lands on Shields's shoulder, as Shields tries to avoid the shot.
Shields tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nelson swivels and escapes.
Shields walks into a straight right hand from Nelson.
It looks like Tyrone Shields has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Shields in his tracks.
Shields fails with the takedown
and Nelson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Shields looks winded!
A slapping leg kick lands for Nelson.
Nelson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shields moves away.
Shields shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nelson sprawls well. Nelson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Shields gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nelson thows a body kick. Shields tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Shields gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nelson lands a front kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nelson just misses with a punch to the body.
Nelson pushes Shields away with a front kick.
Nelson misses with a wild body shot.
Nelson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nelson feints and then cracks Shields's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shields down.
Shields gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nelson lunges at Shields with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Shields's hand.
Shields ducks right into an uppercut from Nelson.
A good leg kick by Nelson.
Nelson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shields is trying desperately to land a takedown but Nelson is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Shields.
Nelson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Roy Nelson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shields goes for a double leg but Nelson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Nelson continues to drive forward.
Nelson has Shields pushed against the cage.
Nelson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nelson misses with the head strike.
Shields blocks a body shot from Nelson.
Shields effectively controlling the action here.
Nelson is looking to control Shields's arms but Shields gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nelson has his back to the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson misses with a punch on the inside.
Shields blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nelson swings wildly with an uppercut but Shields uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nelson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nelson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nelson looking to slow down the pace here.
Shields slows down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shields.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shields leaning against his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nelson.
Nelson lands a hook that snaps the head of Shields backwards.
Nelson lands a left hand.
Shields prevents a body shot from Nelson.
Shields taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Shields.
Nelson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shields blocking some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shields.
Nelson misses with a punch on the inside.
Nelson misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Nelson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tyrone Shields's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Shields shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nelson as he jumps to the side.
Nelson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice body kick from Nelson.
Shields closes the distance and clinches up with Nelson, looking for a takedown. Shields pushes Nelson against the cage but Nelson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nelson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Shields takes a step back to recover.
Nelson just misses with a punch to the body.
Shields stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nelson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nelson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nelson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Shields's calf.
Shields looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nelson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shields is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Shields on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nelson. Nelson obviously looking to wear him down.
Shields is breathing heavily.
Nelson connects with a jab.
That has opened up Tyrone Shields's cut even more.
Good leg kick by Nelson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tyrone Shields seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nelson lands a big right hand that sends Shields crashing to the mat! Nelson stays standing though and waves Shields back to his feet!
Shields is rocked!
Roy Nelson is winning the standup battle so far.
Shields on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nelson. Nelson obviously looking to wear him down.
Shields is still on wobbly legs! Can Nelson finish him?
Shields has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Nelson.
Nelson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Shields takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Nelson sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Shields bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Roy Nelson!
Post fight, an emotional Roy Nelson said 'Id like to thank the fans and my sponsors KO Kings Cloth And Laundry also ProGear MMA Apparl Im only going to get better and better just give me the belt and save yourself the beating!!!!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior De Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sarah Jordan Two Delta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jordan Two Delta has chosen Clone Birth as his entrance music. Sarah Jordan Two Delta acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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216 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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213 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Decent boxing
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Junior De Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sarah Jordan Two Delta!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Silva throws a sloppy body shot
and Jordan Two Delta counters with a straight right hand.
Jordan Two Delta throws out a loose jab but De Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slow jab from De Silva misses its intended target.
De Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jordan Two Delta.
De Silva jabs Jordan Two Delta to the body, keeping him at a distance.
De Silva throws a lazy right hand but Jordan Two Delta sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Silva misses with a hook. Jordan Two Delta ducked under it nicely.
Jordan Two Delta takes a shot to the body in his stride.
De Silva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
De Silva misses with a few strikes there.
De Silva throws a hook to the side of Jordan Two Delta's head but Jordan Two Delta sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A swing and a miss from De Silva.
De Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jordan Two Delta.
Jordan Two Delta bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jordan Two Delta moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jordan Two Delta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Silva moves away.
De Silva misses with a looping right.
De Silva connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jordan Two Delta's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from De Silva both land. Nice combination.
Jordan Two Delta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Silva.
De Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jordan Two Delta.
Jordan Two Delta's coach down at A Certain Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Jordan Two Delta's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Jordan Two Delta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Silva.
De Silva throws a shot from downtown. Jordan Two Delta moves away and avoids it.
De Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jordan Two Delta circles away quickly and effectively.
Jordan Two Delta takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jordan Two Delta looks to land a right hand but De Silva moved out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from De Silva misses the target.
Junior De Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Silva throws a hook to the side of Jordan Two Delta's head but Jordan Two Delta sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Silva closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Jordan Two Delta! De Silva dives in looking to finish! Jordan Two Delta is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Junior De Silva!
Junior De Silva bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zorg Grabowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Solomon Samael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Samael's choice of entrance music: Warrior. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
275 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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25
265 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zorg Grabowski!
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, Solomon Samael!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooh!!! Grabowski has knocked Samael down with a huge combo! Grabowski steps away and waves a wobbly Samael back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Samael is rocked!
It looks like Solomon Samael has been cut.
Grabowski definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grabowski catches Samael with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Samael forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Zorg Grabowski!
A very excited looking Zorg Grabowski made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Dalit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Caldwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dexter Dalit has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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164 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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25
167 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick |
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dexter Dalit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jeff Caldwell!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Dalit misses its intended target.
Dalit clinches up against the cage.
Dalit lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Caldwell wants to break free but Dalit has control.
Good body shot from Dalit.
Dalit prevents Caldwell from breaking the clinch.
The referee calls for Dalit to work.
Caldwell tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dalit smiles and moves away.
Caldwell ducks under a wild hook from Dalit.
Dalit moves into the clinch successfully.
Dalit softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dalit's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fighters circling - Dalit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Caldwell blocks a jab.
Dalit pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalit drives through and clinches with Caldwell against the cage.
Dalit lands with a short shot to the head.
Caldwell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dalit has him pressed against the cage.
Dalit taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Dalit lands with a left to the head.
Dalit will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Caldwell up against the cage.
Caldwell jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dalit walks away with a smile on his face. Caldwell gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dalit circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Caldwell to the canvas! Caldwell doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Dalit keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dexter Dalit!
Dexter Dalit retains his lightweight title!
Dexter Dalit decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robinson Crusoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mu Talalelei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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26
215 lbs
9 - 0 - 0 |
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253 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Robinson Crusoe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mu Talalelei!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crusoe looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Talalelei is fending him off so far but Crusoe persists. Nope, Talalelei circles away and we're back to standing.
Talalelei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crusoe tries for a takedown but Talalelei circles away easily
and Talalelei counters with a right hand to the body.
Talalelei slaps away a takedown attempt from Crusoe, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robinson Crusoe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crusoe shoots in for a takedown but Talalelei shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Talalelei's coach down at The Pit was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Talalelei's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Talalelei throws a shot from downtown. Crusoe moves away and avoids it.
Crusoe tries to score a power double leg takedown but Talalelei sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Crusoe somewhat.
Talalelei misses with a hook. Crusoe ducked under it nicely.
Crusoe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Talalelei.
Talalelei slaps away a takedown attempt from Crusoe, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Talalelei defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Crusoe.
Crusoe fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Talalelei - just one landing.
Talalelei swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Crusoe misses with a takedown
and Talalelei makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Talalelei keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Talalelei pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Crusoe is defended easily by Talalelei.
Talalelei jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Crusoe gets a double leg takedown into Talalelei's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Crusoe drops back looking for a leg! Talalelei is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Talalelei manages to kick Crusoe off! Crusoe jumps back into Talalelei's guard.
Crusoe might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talalelei looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crusoe throws a big right hand that misses.
Crusoe is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Talalelei is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Crusoe wants to pass the guard but Talalelei is keeping the position.
Crusoe advances position into side control!
Crusoe tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talalelei struggling a bit here.
Crusoe cracks Talalelei with a big right hand but Talalelei just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Crusoe cracks Talalelei with a big right hand but Talalelei just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Talalelei managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Crusoe.
Talalelei takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Crusoe tries to score with some ground and pound. Talalelei controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Crusoe is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Talalelei knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crusoe tries to move into full mount but can't pass Talalelei's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talalelei is pushing Crusoe's head away, looking to escape. Crusoe manages to hold on to the position though.
Talalelei is being controlled here.
Crusoe scoring with punches and elbows.
Crusoe in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crusoe is trying to get an arm triangle but Talalelei is defending well.
Talalelei wants to get back to his feet but Crusoe drags him back down.
Crusoe wants to control but Talalelei is keeping him busy.
Crusoe working the ground and pound.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Crusoe throws a strike aimed at the side of Talalelei's head but Talalelei avoids it well.
Crusoe tries to move into full mount but can't pass Talalelei's legs.
Crusoe passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Talalelei!
Crusoe cracks Talalelei with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
It looks like Mu Talalelei has been cut.
Talalelei is in all sorts of trouble here.
Crusoe unloads with some shots from mount but Talalelei bucks and avoids them well.
Talalelei really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Crusoe. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Crusoe lands a big shot there that rocks Talalelei but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crusoe landing strikes from the mount.
Mu Talalelei's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mu Talalelei's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Robinson Crusoe!
Robinson Crusoe seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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