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AFL 6 Topmaia vs Merridew PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Mad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has chosen AC/DC - Thunderstruck as his entrance music. Carlos Jones looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Mad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Carlos Jones!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones stuffs the takedown.
We've been informed that Jones has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Mike Mad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Mad fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mad shoots for a takedown but Jones saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Mad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mad fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jones avoids it really well and circles away.
Mad closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mad lands a knee to the body.
Jones takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mad has Jones pressed against the cage, preventing Jones from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nice elbow from Mad.
Mad with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mad obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mad gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Mad.
Jones takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mad crunches a lovely knee into Jones's ribcage.
Mad leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mad definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mad landing knees to the body.
Mad using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mad working Jones over with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jones takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mad utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mad unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jones lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mad is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mad unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mad holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mad connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jones's face.
Mad content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mad lands a damaging elbow.
Mad unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mad comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mad.
Jones takes an elbow to the temple.
Mad unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jones lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mad scores with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Mad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mad lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mad utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mad gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mad comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mad landing knees to the body.
Mad lands an elbow inside.
Mad will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jones up against the cage.
Mad lands an elbow that stopped Jones in his tracks for a moment.
Jones being controlled against the cage.
Mad with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Mad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mad lands an elbow inside that Jones shrugs off.
Mad crunches a lovely knee into Jones's ribcage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mad with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mad obliges.
Mad lands a knee to the body.
Mad lands a nice elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mad obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mad.
Mad lands a nice elbow.
Mad leaning against his opponent.
Mad is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mad working Jones over with knees to the body.
Mad lands an elbow that stopped Jones in his tracks for a moment.
A knee to the head by Mad.
Jones is rocked!
Mad lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Mad dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mad clinches with his opponent.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mad.
A knee to the head by Mad.
Mad lands an elbow inside.
Mad is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Come on Mad - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Mad lands a knee to the body.
Mad landing knees to the head.
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Mad finish him?
Mad lands a damaging elbow.
Mad lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mad lands a damaging elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mad.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Mad lands a knee to the body.
Mike Mad has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mad connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jones's face.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mad landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mad lands a good knee to the midsection. Jones won't want to take too many of those.
Mad using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mad landing knees to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mad.
Mad working Jones over with knees to the body.
Mad lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jones takes a knee to the side of the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mad drops Jones with a big knee straight up the middle! Jones is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Mad tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Mad has Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Mad has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Jones - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Mad, and another! Jones is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Mike Mad!
In defeat, Carlos Jones stepped up to the mic, saying 'I would like to thank my manager, my fans, my sponsors and my gym. I will be back hungry and ready for a battle.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Blanca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damon Wank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damon Wank has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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256 lbs
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250 lbs
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Solid boxing
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Charlie Blanca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Damon Wank!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wank scores with a hook to the body. Blanca takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wank takes a swing at Blanca's ribcage but misses.
Wank changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wank looks to score with a jab to the body but Blanca is just out of range.
Wank throws a right and a left that Blanca avoids nicely.
Wank paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like Charlie Blanca has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wank misses with a double jab
and Blanca counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Damon Wank has been cut.
Wank throws a jab but it's blocked by Blanca.
Blanca misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wank.
Wank misses with a hook. Blanca ducked under it nicely.
Wank waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blanca.
Blanca throws a hook but Wank avoids it easily.
Wank pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wank darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
No joy there for Blanca, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blanca scores with the left hand. Wank knows he should have avoided that one.
Wank moves into range and connects with a jab.
Blanca just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Blanca. Beautiful body shot.
Wank avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wank is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Blanca hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Damon Wank!
Damon Wank 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Showman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isaac Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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, Tyler Showman!
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, Isaac Frost!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frost shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Showman sprawls well. Showman wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Frost gets slowly back to his feet.
Showman swats away the attempt to clinch by Frost.
Showman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Showman crunches a lovely knee into Frost's ribcage.
Frost has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Showman avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Showman with a knee to the head.
Frost tries to score a body lock takedown but Showman shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tyler Showman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Isaac Frost.
Showman is pressed up against the cage. Frost has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Showman down to the mat. Showman avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Frost closes the distance looking to clinch
and Showman makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Frost really felt that one!
Frost looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Frost goes for a takedown attempt but Showman pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Frost tries to keep at a distance but Showman has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Showman avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Showman is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Showman breaks from the clinch.
Tyler Showman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Showman moves into the clinch successfully.
Showman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Frost or not.
Showman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Showman bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Showman drives through and clinches with Frost against the cage.
Showman working Frost over with knees to the body.
Showman scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Showman lands a good knee to the midsection. Frost won't want to take too many of those.
Showman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Showman obliges.
Showman has picked Frost up - he's going for a ride! Showman dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Frost is not content to let Showman control the position.
Showman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Showman tries to stand but can't do so whilst Frost controls his leg.
Frost pushes Showman off looking to stand but Showman dives back in and keeps control.
Frost tries to roll over but Showman keeps him under control.
Showman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Frost tries to kick Showman off but Showman keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Showman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Frost on the ground.
Frost moves into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Showman wants to stand but Frost has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Showman passes into half guard.
Showman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Frost trying to hold on to Showman's head to control him but Showman postures up.
Frost moves into full guard.
Frost looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Frost wants to stand up but Showman is controlling him.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Showman stopping the sweep attempt from Frost.
Frost is looking to stand up but Showman isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frost working a defensive guard here.
Showman looking to pass the guard.
Showman gets to his feet - Frost follows without any prompting.
Showman closes the distance and clinches.
Showman is pressed up against the cage. Frost has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Showman down to the mat. Showman avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Showman moves into the clinch.
Showman looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Frost is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Showman is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Showman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Showman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Showman dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Showman moves into the clinch.
Showman wants to take the fight to the mat but Frost manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Showman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Showman lands an elbow inside that Frost shrugs off.
Showman working Frost over with knees to the body.
Showman digs a right hand underneath Frost's ribcage. Frost let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Showman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Frost can do to turn this around?
Frost is looking to take this one to the mat.
Frost takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A hook to the body from Showman.
Showman breaks the clinch.
Showman clinches with his opponent.
Showman stops a takedown attempt from Frost.
Frost is breathing heavily.
Showman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Showman breaks the clinch.
Showman shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Frost eats them both and turns towards Showman to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Showman moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Showman landing knees to the head.
Showman scores a nice knee to the body.
Showman working Frost over with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Showman.
Showman breaks the clinch.
Tyler Showman is winning the standup battle so far.
Showman rushes Frost and presses him up against the cage.
Showman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Frost tries for a takedown but Showman sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tyler Showman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Isaac Frost.
Showman has managed to clinch.
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!
Showman lands a body shot in the clinch.
Showman tries to score a body lock takedown but Frost shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Showman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Showman gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Showman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Showman instigates a clinch.
Showman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Frost shoots in for a takedown but Showman shows good takedown defense.
Showman really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Showman closes the distance and clinches.
Showman breaks from the clinch.
Frost throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Showman's waist but Showman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Frost off to one side.
Showman takes the fight into the clinch.
Showman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Showman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Frost has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Showman.
Showman rushes Frost and presses him up against the cage.
Frost looking for a takedown.
Frost drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Showman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Showman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Showman clinches up with Frost and pushes him back against the cage.
Frost is looking for a takedown.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Showman obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Showman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Showman has hold of one of Frost's legs. Frost is fighting the takedown attempt but Showman gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Showman is pushing down on Frost's leg trying to pass to half guard. Frost is fighting to maintain full guard but Showman has managed to sneak the leg through.
Showman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Showman is looking to advance position but Frost won't allow it.
Showman passes into side control, despite Frost's attempt to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frost is looking for a sweep.
Showman stands up.
Showman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Showman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Showman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Showman scores a nice knee to the body.
Showman connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Showman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Showman scoring well with a low kick there.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Showman dominated that second round.
That's time! Showman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Showman lands a big head kick that sends Frost tumbling to the mat! Showman takes a step backwards and waves Frost back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Frost is rocked!
It looks like Isaac Frost has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Showman lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Frost falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tyler Showman!
After the big win, Tyler Showman made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Ace of Spades Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jake Severart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jake Severart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Damian Maia!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maia misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Maia goes for a double leg but Severart avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Severart continues to drive forward.
Severart gets control of Maia's arms and successfully pulls guard. Severart will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Severart will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Severart manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Maia shoots in but no luck this time.
Jake Severart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damian Maia.
No luck for Maia with that takedown attempt.
Severart misses with a wild combination.
Severart scores with a jab to the body.
Severart cracks Maia with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Severart lands a two punch combo.
Severart shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Maia eats them both and turns towards Severart to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maia gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Maia shoots in for a takedown but Severart shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Maia takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Severart.
Maia shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Maia doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Severart cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maia is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Severart throws a right and a left that both miss.
Maia misses with a takedown attempt
and Severart counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maia looks winded!
Maia shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Severart as he avoids it easily.
Severart connects with a body shot that sends Maia's belly button to the back.
Severart lands a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Severart shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Maia eats them both and turns towards Severart to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Jake Severart is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Severart fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Severart keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Severart keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Severart swinging wildly here.
Severart cracks Maia with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Severart lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Maia has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Severart finds it's way round the side to connect with Maia's head.
Maia is trying desperately to land a takedown but Severart is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Maia.
Maia looks for a takedown but Severart sprawls well.
Jake Severart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maia drops his hands momentarily and Severart takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Severart connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Maia tumbling to the canvas! Severart pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Maia was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jake Severart!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Homer Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Usain Bolt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bolt has chosen Could you be loved as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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Basic striking
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Homer Simpson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Usain Bolt!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Daniel Franklin and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolt has Simpson up against the cage in a clinch.
Bolt is pressed up against the cage. Simpson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bolt down to the mat. Bolt avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Simpson shoots in for a takedown but Bolt shows good takedown defense.
Simpson shoots in and drives through. Bolt sprawls well.
Simpson has been working on his balance at Island Conditioning, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Bolt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Homer Simpson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Simpson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Simpson showed some decent athleticism there.
Bolt is looking to control Simpson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bolt avoid being mounted?
Simpson is looking to advance position but Bolt won't allow it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bolt won't allow Simpson to pass to mount.
Bolt tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bolt is defending against the submission attempts here by Simpson.
Simpson trying to pass the guard but Bolt defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Bolt tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Bolt wants to control the action here but instead Simpson manages to pass to full mount!
Simpson wants to control but instead Bolt manages to regain half guard.
Simpson is looking to advance position but Bolt won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simpson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Bolt looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Simpson controlling the pace.
Simpson works his way into full mount!
Simpson trying to control but Bolt is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpson wants to take his opponent's back but Bolt doesn't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Simpson is working hard here to advance position.
Bolt is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Bolt tries to hold on but Simpson postures up.
Bolt is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bolt is squirming around, avoiding Simpson's attempts to control the action.
Bolt is looking to get to half guard.
We've been informed that Bolt has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simpson tries to control but Bolt wriggling away.
Simpson wants to finish this one by submission but Bolt is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Simpson.
Bolt wants to hold on but Simpson pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Simpson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bolt is trying to escape the mount.
Simpson moves to the back position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Homer Simpson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bolt has Simpson up against the cage in a clinch.
Bolt lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Simpson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bolt's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bolt's back!
Bolt trying to control the hands but Simpson won't let him.
I really don't envy Bolt right now.
Simpson is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Bolt defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Simpson not allowing Bolt to control his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolt is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Bolt is in bad spot here.
Simpson is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Bolt taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Simpson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Homer Simpson!
A victorious Homer Simpson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Usain Bolt had this to say: 'Congratulations to him, but it doesn't motivate me. I don't like losing anyways.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ve Topmaia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Merridew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Merridew has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
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215 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ve Topmaia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jack Merridew!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Topmaia has a takedown stuffed.
Merridew scores with a shot to the body.
Merridew stuns Topmaia with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice shot by Merridew.
Merridew fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Topmaia has a takedown stuffed.
A combination from Merridew does no damage.
Merridew lands a really nice looking cross but Topmaia seems unphased.
Merridew has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Merridew getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Topmaia.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ve Topmaia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Merridew clobbers Topmaia with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Merridew cracks Topmaia with a good jab.
Merridew's jab looks to have found its range, popping Topmaia under the eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Topmaia tries for a takedown but Merridew sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nice cross by Merridew.
Topmaia shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Merridew's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Merridew is pulling down on Topmaia's head to control his posture.
Topmaia drops back looking for a leg! Merridew is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Merridew manages to kick Topmaia off! Topmaia jumps back into Merridew's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Merridew is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Topmaia stands and steps away. Merridew gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Topmaia is looking to clinch.
Topmaia fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jack Merridew is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A lazy left from Merridew finds it's target.
Topmaia misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Merridew fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Topmaia shoots in looking for a takedown. Merridew tries to sprawl out of it but Topmaia keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Merridew manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Topmaia looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Topmaia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Topmaia fails to land the takedown.
Topmaia is breathing heavily.
A cross from Merridew lands.
Merridew wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Topmaia takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Merridew swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Merridew tests Topmaia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Topmaia tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Merridew swivels and escapes.
Left hook, right uppercut from Merridew.
Topmaia shoots in for a takedown but Merridew shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Topmaia dives in and grabs Merridew's left leg, looking for a takedown. Merridew pushes down on Topmaia's head and hops out.
Merridew connects with a body shot that sends Topmaia's belly button to the back.
Nice body punch from Merridew.
A jab from Merridew finds it's way through Topmaia's defenses.
Nice body punch from Merridew.
Merridew ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Topmaia takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Merridew.
Merridew lands a nice hook to Topmaia's body. Topmaia takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Topmaia walks into a straight right hand from Merridew.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Topmaia walks into a jab.
Topmaia looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Merridew is fending him off so far but Topmaia persists. Nope, Merridew circles away and we're back to standing.
Merridew lands a nice hook to Topmaia's body. Topmaia takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Merridew lands with a nice body punch.
Merridew with a hook.
Merridew is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Topmaia had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Merridew scores with a jab to the head.
Merridew lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Merridew leaves Topmaia with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Topmaia takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Merridew with a hook.
Merridew comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Merridew closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A left lands for Merridew.
Merridew sizes up Topmaia with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Merridew throws a one two combo.
Topmaia is rocked!
Merridew scores with a nice strike.
Oh Topmaia is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Topmaia fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Merridew avoids it really well and circles away.
Merridew connects with a body shot.
Topmaia looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Topmaia shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Merridew sprawls well. Merridew wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Topmaia gets slowly back to his feet.
Topmaia seems to have got his legs back now.
Merridew stuns Topmaia with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Merridew scores with a nice strike.
Topmaia with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Merridew to score with a decent uppercut.
Topmaia tries to move into range but Merridew moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Merridew lunges at Topmaia with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Topmaia's hand.
Merridew connects with a body shot.
Merridew fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Topmaia throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Merridew's waist but Merridew gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Topmaia off to one side.
Topmaia doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A cross from Merridew lands.
Nice cross by Merridew.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Merridew uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Topmaia has time to react.
Merridew comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Merridew stuffs the takedown attempt from Topmaia. Topmaia gets slowly back to his feet.
A left lands for Merridew.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Merridew dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Merridew leaves Topmaia with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Topmaia shoots in but no luck this time.
Merridew bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Topmaia tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Merridew defends well and Topmaia ends up having to push Merridew into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ve Topmaia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Merridew breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ve Topmaia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Merridew fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Merridew scores with a jab to the body.
Topmaia takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Merridew connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Topmaia's hands.
Merridew lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Merridew has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Merridew lands with a straight right. Topmaia didn't see that one coming.
Topmaia has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Merridew finds it's way round the side to connect with Topmaia's head.
Topmaia fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Merridew clobbers Topmaia with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Merridew lands a right hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A jab from Merridew finds it's way through Topmaia's defenses.
Merridew connects with a body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Merridew. No joy for Topmaia on that attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Merridew connects with a looping right hand.
A jab from Merridew does it's job there.
Merridew fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jack Merridew seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Merridew with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Merridew connects with a body shot that sends Topmaia's belly button to the back.
Topmaia has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Merridew finds it's way round the side to connect with Topmaia's head.
Topmaia fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Topmaia doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Merridew tests Topmaia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Topmaia misses with a takedown attempt
and Topmaia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Topmaia seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Merridew shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Topmaia is backing up but Merridew catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Topmaia covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Merridew Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Merridew!
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