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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darby Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin Nickoson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gordon comes to the cage accompanied by United Booty Foundation. 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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215 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart |
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Darby Gordon!
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, Benjamin Nickoson!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gordon circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gordon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nickoson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gordon counters with a two punch combo.
Nickoson looks to clinch
and Gordon counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gordon stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nickoson looks to clinch
and Gordon counters with a series of strikes that sends Nickoson to the canvas! Gordon follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
Nickoson is rocked!
Gordon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nickoson is still in real trouble! Can Gordon finish him?
Gordon throws an elbow that misses. Nickoson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gordon's guard. Nice move by Nickoson!
Nickoson seems to have recovered his senses.
Gordon has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gordon has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Gordon keeping full guard, as Nickoson tries to pass.
Nickoson trying to control but Gordon is working from the bottom.
We're going to have a standup here because Darby Gordon wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Nickoson tries to clinch
and Gordon counters with a straight right hand.
Nickoson tries to clinch up
and Gordon counters with a straight right hand.
Nickoson wants to clinch but Gordon slips to the side
and Gordon counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Nickoson to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Gordon!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Darby Gordon!
Our winner, Darby Gordon, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Last Least (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Huang Tze Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Least kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is R.E.M. - It's The End Of The World . Huang Tze Long will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Last Least!
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, Huang Tze Long!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, David Hoff and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tze Long darts in and clinches Least up against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Tze Long.
Tze Long lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Tze Long.
Least tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nice body punch from Tze Long.
Least is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Least is trying to break free.
Tze Long digs a right hand underneath Least's ribcage. Least let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tze Long lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Least or not.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Least is trying to drag Tze Long to the mat but Tze Long just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Least definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Last Least. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Least looking for a takedown.
Tze Long works on Least's body with a couple of short punches.
Tze Long working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tze Long lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tze Long stalling in the clinch.
Tze Long lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Least or not.
Least is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tze Long to keep the fight standing.
Tze Long trying to stall but Least improves his position.
Tze Long looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tze Long prevents the takedown attempt.
Tze Long works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Least is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Tze Long scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tze Long lands a shoulder strike.
Tze Long lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Least is looking for a takedown.
Tze Long is leaning against Least and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tze Long creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Tze Long.
Tze Long lands a right hand.
Tze Long trying to stall but Least improves his position.
Tze Long lands with a light punch inside.
Tze Long lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Least or not.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right handed body shot lands from Tze Long.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tze Long.
Least is rocked!
Nice body punch from Tze Long.
Oh Least is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tze Long makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
It looks like Last Least has been cut.
Tze Long lands an uppercut.
Tze Long floors Least with a big punch on the inside! Least is trying to recover but Tze Long dives into side control.
Tze Long tries for a kimura but Least is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tze Long tries for a kimura but Least is defending well.
Least is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Tze Long asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Least tries to improve position but can't.
Least seems to have got his legs back now.
Tze Long wants to lay and pray for a moment but Least keeps working.
Least is looking for a sweep.
Tze Long tries for a kimura but Least is defending well.
Tze Long working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tze Long thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Tze Long is looking to take a break and control but Least is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tze Long looking to control but instead Least has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Tze Long is trying to work for a kimura but Least is defending well.
Least trying to hold on to Tze Long's head to control him but Tze Long postures up.
Least is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tze Long is trying to control. Least wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Least looks like he's trying to stand up.
Tze Long is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Least defends it well.
Least wants to get back to full guard.
Least is trying to stand.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Least tries to get to full guard but Tze Long has control of the leg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Least looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Least is defending against the submission attempts here by Tze Long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Huang Tze Long dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Last Least's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tze Long defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Least.
Tze Long has managed to clinch.
Least changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tze Long fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tze Long clinches up against the cage.
Least wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Last Least. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tze Long managing to block the knees to the body from Least.
Least is trying to drag Tze Long to the mat but Tze Long just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Tze Long lands with a right to the head.
Tze Long will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Least up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Least drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tze Long gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A right handed body shot lands from Tze Long.
Least is looking to take this one to the mat.
Tze Long lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tze Long throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Leasts head.
Nice body punch from Tze Long - that landed with a thud.
A right hand to the body from Tze Long.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tze Long.
Tze Long scores with a shoulder strike.
Tze Long throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Still in the clinch, Tze Long scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short left from Tze Long.
A left hand lands to the body for Tze Long.
Tze Long scores with a hook to the body.
Tze Long lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tze Long is leaning against Least and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tze Long stalling in the clinch but Least improves position.
Tze Long has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tze Long makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tze Long is working Least over against the cage.
Tze Long lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Tze Long.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tze Long.
Tze Long stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tze Long creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tze Long is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tze Long throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Least goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tze Long prevents it.
Tze Long working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hook to the body lands for Tze Long.
Tze Long lands a right hand that snaps the head of Least backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Tze Long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tze Long throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tze Long works on Least's body with a couple of short punches.
Tze Long lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Huang Tze Long seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tze Long trying to control the position but instead, Least has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tze Long into the cage.
Tze Long makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tze Long throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Least tries to score a body lock takedown but Tze Long shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tze Long cracks Least with a nice body shot.
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!
Tze Long lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tze Long working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tze Long lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tze Long lands a body shot.
Tze Long lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tze Long.
Least has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tze Long is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Tze Long presses Least against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tze Long lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Least or not.
Tze Long is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Tze Long lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tze Long lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Least.
Tze Long lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Tze Long.
Tze Long throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tze Long scores with a nice hook to the head.
Least throws a head punch that misses.
Tze Long lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tze Long lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tze Long lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tze Long lands a nice uppercut.
Tze Long presses Least against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Least drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tze Long pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tze Long throws a series of punches but Least moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Huang Tze Long showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Last Least's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Least moves into the clinch.
Least tries to score a body lock takedown but Tze Long shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tze Long presses Least against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tze Long.
Tze Long lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tze Long is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Least wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tze Long is trying to maintain a safe position but Least gets an underhook and turns Tze Long into the cage.
Tze Long lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A hook to the body from Tze Long.
Tze Long scores with a shot to the side of Least's head.
Least 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 right handed body shot lands from Tze Long.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short left from Tze Long.
Tze Long dips a shoulder and cracks Least with a mighty uppercut! Least falls back against the cage and Tze Long unloads with a barrage of strikes! Least is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Tze Long screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Huang Tze Long!
In defeat, Last Least stepped up to the mic, saying 'I suck...I really do. I should find something else to do with my life.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dude Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Love comes to the cage accompanied by Dude Love . I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Peter Bennett was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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188 lbs
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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, Dude Love!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Peter Bennett!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennett swings away with a body shot that misses
and Love counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bennett avoids the head kick by Love.
Bennett throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A head kick misses from Bennett.
Good work by Love as he checks the leg kick.
Love blocks a jab.
Bennett takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A low kick from Bennett is predictable there
and Love connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bennett.
Sloppy strikes there by Bennett.
Love knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bennett on the ground.
Bennett in side control lands a decent elbow.
Bennett is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Love knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Love can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett grinds an elbow into Love's temple.
Love definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Love on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Love tries to get out of the position.
Bennett working away.
Bennett fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Love struggling a bit here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bennett throws a strike aimed at the side of Love's head but Love avoids it well.
Bennett scoring with punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Love is looking for a sweep.
Bennett tries for a kimura but Love is defending well.
Bennett misses with the ground and pound.
Bennett postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Love tries to improve position but can't.
Bennett fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Love regains half guard there - taking advantage of Bennett's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
We've been informed that Bennett has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Bennett is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bennett wants to take a breather but Love is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Bennett 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.
Bennett throws a leg kick that is checked
and Love counters with a nice leg kick.
Bennett misses with a hook
and Love counters with a stiff right hand.
Bennett looks to score with a jab to the body but Love is just out of range.
Bennett closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Love quickly recovers to half guard.
Bennett landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Love is concentrating on defense, preventing Bennett from advancing position.
Bennett looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bennett lands a nice short elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Love is not content to let Bennett control the position.
Bennett has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bennett throwing shots but Love is blocking nicely.
Bennett passes to full mount!
Bennett unloads with some shots from mount but Love bucks and avoids them well.
Bennett throwing strikes here but Love is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Bennett is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Love blocking the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Love is trying to escape the mount.
Love is in a horrible position here. Bennett smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bennett throws some wild stikes that Love manages to avoid easily.
Bennett landing shots from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bennett looking to control but Love is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bennett putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Love taking shots to the head.
Love holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Bennett tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Bennett fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Love holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Bennett tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Bennett looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bennett landing strikes from the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Love because Bennett loaded up on that one.
Bennett lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Love hang on?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bennett lands with some strikes.
Bennett scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Love?
Bennett working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Bennett in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Love is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bennett loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Love scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Bennett land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Bennett stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Bennett!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cus Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Thy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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200 lbs
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188 lbs
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cus Jr!
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, Peter Thy!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jr throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jr blocks a jab.
Thy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jr needs to keep his hands up - Thy had a free shot at his head there.
Thy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thy throws a big shot that misses.
Thy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thy misses with an uppercut.
Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thy throws out the jab.
Jr moves away from the strike by Thy.
Thy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nice shot lands for Thy.
Jr gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
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!
Thy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thy has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Thy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Thy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thy avoiding damage as Jr throws knees to the body.
Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thy lands a right hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thy.
Thy lands with a short shot to the head.
Thy lands a body punch.
Thy is trying to maintain a safe position but Jr gets an underhook and turns Thy into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jrs head.
It looks like Cus Jr has been cut.
Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thy stalling in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jr blocks an uppercut.
Jr looking to throw knees to the head but Thy is blocking nicely.
Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thy blocks a head kick by Jr.
Jr fakes the leg kick and cracks Thy in the body.
Thy swings for the body but Jr moves out of range.
Peter Thy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut there from Thy.
Thy swings for the body but Jr moves out of range.
Thy takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Thy thows a body shot but no joy.
Jr misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thy stuns Jr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A shot to the liver by Thy. Beautiful body shot.
Thy misses with a straight right.
Jr throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jr keeps Thy at a distance using the push kick.
Thy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jr misses with a leg kick.
Thy throws a looping overhand right but Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jr drops his hands momentarily and Thy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jr closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Thy sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Thy crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jr - the referee stops the clock and Thy gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jr. Thy manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Thy looks winded!
Jr thuds his shin into the meat of Thy's side.
Thy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jr throws a head kick but Thy moves out of range.
Jr definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jr moves out of range as Thy strikes.
Thy catches Jr with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thy misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thy misses with an uppercut.
A slow jab from Thy misses its intended target.
Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thy tries to bum rush Jr with a series of wild strikes but Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Thy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cus Jr's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Jr.
Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thy throws out the jab.
Thy throws a hook but Jr avoids it easily.
Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thy.
Thy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thy misses the shot to the body.
Thy misses with a straight right.
Thy thows a body shot but no joy.
Thy has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jr.
Thy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jr defending well as Thy loads up on a big left hand.
Thy takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thy misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thy.
Thy has closed the distance and engaged Jr in a clinch.
Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thy misses with a hook. Jr ducked under it nicely.
Thy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jr slips under a jab from Thy.
Thy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thy clobbers Jr with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Thy looks to land a right hand but Jr moved out of range.
Jr defending well as Thy loads up on a big left hand.
Jr takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Thy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jr has time to react.
Jr pushes Thy away with a front kick.
Thy is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Both fighters circling a little - Jr finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Thy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jr can pounce on him.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Thy crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jr - the referee stops the clock and Thy gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jr. Thy manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jr scores with a kick to the body.
Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jr lands a nice looking body kick.
Thy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thy 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.
Jr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thy. That did some damage!
Thy walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jr.
Jr throws a nice head kick!
Nice body kick from Jr.
Jr scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Jr scores with a leg kick.
A head kick from Jr lands but Thy takes it in his stride.
Thy blocks a head kick by Jr.
Thy avoids the head kick by Jr.
Thy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jr throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jr lands with a nice body kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Jr.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thy 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.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Jr.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jr.
Jr misses with a head kick.
Thy misses with a looping left.
Thy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jr.
Thy just misses with a punch to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jr.
A good leg kick by Jr.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thy on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Thy tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cus Jr dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cus Jr's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Jr throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Thy.
Nice uppercut there from Thy.
Thy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jr.
Cus Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Thy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jr scores with a spinning back kick!
Jr delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jr connects with a solid leg kick.
Thy misses with a body shot.
Jr scores with a leg kick.
Thy tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jr throws a nice head kick!
Jr thows a body kick. Thy tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Thy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Thy takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Good leg kick by Jr there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jr connects with a leg kick. Thy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jr connects with a leg kick. Thy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jr throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jr thuds his shin into the meat of Thy's side.
Thy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jr. That's going to slow Thy down.
Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jr in his tracks.
Thy tries to clinch there but Jr circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jr throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thy fails to land with a series of punches.
Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thy avoids the head kick by Jr.
Thy lands a head shot.
Jr throws a head kick but Thy moves out of range.
Thy loads up on a big right hand but Jr slips the punch.
Jr takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Some wild striking there from Thy.
Jr defending well as Thy loads up on a big left hand.
Jr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thy's calf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thy avoids the head kick by Jr.
Jr cracks the inside of Thy's front leg.
Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thy.
Thy throws a hook but Jr blocks it.
Thy connects with a crisp jab.
Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thy.
Thy throws a jab when Jr was well out of range.
Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thy misses with a wild combination.
A slow jab from Thy misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jr.
Thy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A swing and a miss from Thy.
Jr throws a head kick that Thy semi-blocks.
Thy cracks Jr with a good jab.
Jr throws a front kick that sends Thy stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Thy moves out of range easily.
Jr lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jr blocks a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thy throws a big shot that misses.
Jr lands a front kick.
Thy might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Thy just misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cus Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jr has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cus Jr!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vin Diesel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stepan Razin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diesel comes to the cage accompanied by We Own It - 2 Chainz, Wiz Khalifa. Razin is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Oy Da Ne Vecher. Stepan Razin will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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265 lbs
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vin Diesel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Stepan Razin!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Razin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Razin stuns Diesel with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Razin stuffs the takedown attempt from Diesel. Diesel gets slowly back to his feet.
Razin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Diesel at a distance.
Diesel definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Razin closes the distance and clinches.
Razin is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Diesel is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Razin's coach down at Basics -LOD- was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Razin's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Razin pushes Diesel back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
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!
Diesel being controlled against the cage.
Razin tries to throw a body punch but Diesel avoids it by throwing Razin back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Razin lands a nice shot to the body.
Razin is working Diesel over against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Razin.
Diesel has Razin pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Razin manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vin Diesel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diesel is breathing heavily.
Razin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Razin scores with a nice hook to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Diesel is looking to take this one to the mat.
Razin lands a nice uppercut.
Razin lands with a short shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Razin leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Razin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Razin lands a left hand.
Razin is working Diesel over against the cage.
Razin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Razin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Razin.
Razin lands a hook that snaps the head of Diesel backwards.
Razin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Diesel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Diesel is rocked!
Razin pushes Diesel against the cage. Razin is working some dirty boxing. Razin pushes off with a quick right hook! Diesel goes down! Diesel tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Razin moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stepan Razin!
Stepan Razin 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 Mike Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jammie Jammie Jammie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jammie Jammie Jammie!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Winston Alpacca and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hunt tries to clinch but Jammie Jammie moves away
and Jammie Jammie counters with a two punch combo.
Jammie Jammie is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hunt.
It looks like Jammie Jammie Jammie has been cut.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jammie Jammie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No joy there for Hunt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jammie Jammie digs a good hook to Hunt's body.
Jammie Jammie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A right-left combo lands from Hunt.
Jammie Jammie's coach down at Basics -LOD- was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Jammie Jammie's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hunt tries to clinch there but Jammie Jammie circles away.
Jammie Jammie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jammie Jammie misses with a series of wild punches.
Jammie Jammie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunt.
Jammie Jammie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hunt throws a series of punches but Jammie Jammie moves out of range.
Hunt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hunt doesn't manage to clinch there - Jammie Jammie circles away.
Hunt slips under a jab from Jammie Jammie.
Jammie Jammie misses with a looping right.
Hunt throws a low kick but Jammie Jammie avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt moves out of range of the strikes.
Hunt blocks a jab.
Jammie Jammie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hunt swinging wildly here.
Hunt tries to clinch but Jammie Jammie is having none of it.
Hunt keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jammie Jammie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jammie Jammie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hunt moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jammie Jammie thows a body shot but no joy.
Hunt misses with a few strikes there.
Hunt really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hunt tries to clinch there but Jammie Jammie circles away.
Jammie Jammie cracks Hunt with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hunt is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jammie Jammie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Oh Hunt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hunt moves out of range as Jammie Jammie strikes.
Jammie Jammie Jammie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jammie Jammie dances in with a quick combination. Hunt is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Jammie Jammie snaps Hunt's head back. Hunt stumbles backwards against the cage. Jammie Jammie steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Hunt's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Hunt just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jammie Jammie Jammie!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between War Machine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rostam Borodakov (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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193 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight 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, War Machine!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rostam Borodakov!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machine keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Borodakov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Borodakov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Machine.
Borodakov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Machine sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Borodakov somewhat.
Borodakov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Machine defends well and Borodakov ends up having to push Machine into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Machine is trying to break the clinch but Borodakov has him pressed against the cage.
Machine tries to break the clinch but Borodakov is controlling the position.
Machine is trying to break the clinch but Borodakov has him pressed against the cage.
Machine tries to circle away but Borodakov has him pinned against the cage.
Machine is trying to break the clinch but Borodakov has him pressed against the cage.
Machine takes a shot to the head.
Machine working hard to break the clinch.
Machine gets underhooks to prevent Borodakov's takedown attempt.
War Machine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rostam Borodakov.
Borodakov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borodakov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Machine.
Borodakov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Borodakov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Machine.
Borodakov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Machine cracks Borodakov with an open hand slap.
Horrible takedown by Borodakov or perhaps it was just good defense by Machine which made him look bad.
Borodakov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Machine.
Machine misses with a lunging right hand
letting Borodakov counter with a right hand.
Machine showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Borodakov.
Machine definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Borodakov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Machine is out of range and Borodakov settles back down.
A jab from Machine does it's job there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borodakov slips under a jab from Machine.
Jab by Machine.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Machine misses with an uppercut
and Borodakov counters with a series of strikes. Machine will be more careful next time no doubt.
Borodakov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Machine throws a jab but it's blocked by Borodakov.
Borodakov needs to keep his hands up - Machine had a free shot at his head there.
Borodakov moves away from the strike by Machine.
Machine waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Borodakov.
Borodakov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Machine lands a head shot.
Machine misses with a left hand
and Borodakov counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Machine there.
Borodakov is rocked!
A big right from Machine misses.
Borodakov is still on wobbly legs! Can Machine finish him?
Borodakov slips under a jab.
Machine missing with a left hand there. Borodakov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Borodakov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Machine.
War Machine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Borodakov.
Borodakov seems to have recovered his senses.
Borodakov goes for a double leg but Machine avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Machine continues to drive forward.
Machine is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Machine tries to break free but Borodakov pushes him back against the cage.
Machine wants to get back to striking at distance but Borodakov won't allow it.
Machine wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Borodakov trying to stall but Machine improves his position.
Borodakov goes for a takedown in the clinch but Machine prevents it.
Machine wants to break free but Borodakov has control.
Machine is looking to break free of the clinch but Borodakov has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machine is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Machine can't break the clinch.
Machine wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Machine is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Borodakov manages to break the clinch.
Borodakov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Machine swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Borodakov's coach down at Cozad The Island was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Borodakov's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Machine is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Borodakov misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Machine to counter with a crisp jab.
Machine connects with a nice looking jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Machine takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Machine throws an overhand right that lands on Borodakov's shoulder, as Borodakov tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Borodakov wants to clinch up but Machine keeps it at a distance.
Borodakov slips under a jab from Machine.
Borodakov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
War Machine dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice uppercut there from Machine.
Machine circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Borodakov to the canvas! Borodakov doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Machine keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). War Machine!
War Machine is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chocolate Al (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mercy Falls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Al comes to the cage accompanied by Magnetic Eyes. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight 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, Chocolate Al!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mercy Falls!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Falls tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Al was well out of range. Poor timing from Falls.
Al throws a poor cross that misses
and Falls connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Al rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Falls counters with a nice uppercut.
Falls has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Al loads up on a big right hand but Falls slips the punch.
Al cracks Falls with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Falls just misses with a punch to the body.
Falls uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Al.
Al throws a predictable looking body shot
and Falls counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Falls lands a body shot.
Al misses with an uppercut
and Falls cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Al throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Falls.
Al on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Al just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Falls. No joy for Al on that attempt.
Al throws an overhand right that lands on Falls's shoulder, as Falls tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falls slips a straight right by Al.
Falls throws out a powerful jab.
We've been hearing reports that Al has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Al misses with a hook
letting Falls counter with a right hand.
Falls lands with a shot to the body.
Mercy Falls is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Falls slips under a jab from Al.
Chocolate Al seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Al misses with a left hand
and Falls counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Falls slips a jab from Al.
Falls takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Al throws a shot from downtown. Falls moves away and avoids it.
Al connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Falls momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Falls steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Al.
Al throws a jab when Falls was well out of range.
Falls doesn't manage to clinch there - Al circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al missing with a left hand there. Falls was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Al throws a lazy uppercut
and Falls counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice body punch from Falls.
Falls fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Al manages to avoid it.
Al scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Al is breathing heavily.
Al controls the position.
Falls tries to buck Al off but Al is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falls is trying to escape the position but Al is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Chocolate Al.
A shot to the body from Al misses
and Falls counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A lazy left from Falls finds it's target.
Falls cracks a nice hook into Al's ribs.
Al misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Falls.
Al throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Falls stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Al fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Al just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al misses with a looping left.
Al takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A punch lands to the side of Al 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Falls defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Al.
Al shoots in for a takedown but Falls shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chocolate Al. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Falls thuds a left hand into Al's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Al. Falls does a little dance to reset his feet.
Falls scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Al doesn't seem bothered though.
Falls scores with a shot to the body.
Falls fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Falls wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Falls lands a right hook to the body.
Falls lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mercy Falls dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Al fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Falls manages to avoid it.
Al just misses with a punch to the body.
Al misses with a wild body shot.
Al uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Falls.
Al misses the shot to the body.
Al throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Al tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Falls was well out of range. Poor timing from Al.
Falls misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Al.
Falls fails in his attempt to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Al.
A big right from Al misses.
Al shoots in but no luck this time.
Falls with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Al throws an off balance right hand
and Falls counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al throws an off balance right hand
and Falls counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Falls lands a left and a right that send Al crashing to the mat, dazed. Falls thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Al is rocked!
It looks like Chocolate Al 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!
Falls lands a slapping body shot.
Oh Al is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Falls throws a shot to the body.
Al takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Falls ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Al seems to have got his legs back now.
Falls dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body punch from Falls.
Al takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Falls stuffs the takedown.
Falls throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Al takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Falls scores with a sloppy right hand. Al should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Falls.
Falls ducks under a wild hook from Al.
Mercy Falls seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Al ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Falls moves away.
Al misses with an uppercut
and Falls counters with a crisp right hand that drops Al! Falls lets Al back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Falls throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Falls lands a big right hand that sends Al crashing to the mat! Falls stays standing though and waves Al back to his feet!
Al swings widly with a right hand
and Falls counters with a nice body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Falls. Al does a little dance to reset his feet.
Falls wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Falls stuns Al with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Falls dips to his left and cracks Al with an uppercut!
Al tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Falls defends well and Al ends up having to push Falls into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chocolate Al. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Falls - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Falls scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Falls.
Falls's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Falls thuds a left hand into Al's body.
Falls takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Al throws a lazy uppercut
and Falls counters with a nice right hand that sends Al toppling to the canvas! Al scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Falls finish him?!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Falls fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Falls jabs at Al's body.
Jab by Falls.
Al misses with a wild body shot.
Al throws a jab but it's blocked by Falls.
Al keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falls fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Falls scores with a jab to the body.
Falls jabs at Al's body.
Falls lands a right hook to the body.
Falls throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Al stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A shot to the liver by Falls. Beautiful body shot.
Al doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Falls as he connects with a hook.
Falls lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Falls lands a slapping body shot.
Al looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Falls fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Al looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice body punch from Falls.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mercy Falls showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chocolate Al's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Falls uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Al.
Nice body punch from Falls.
Al throws the left hand but Falls avoids the punch easily.
Falls tests Al's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Falls avoids the body shot from Al.
Falls lands with a shot to the body.
Al thows a left - swing and a miss!
Al closes the distance and clinches up with Falls, looking for a takedown. Al pushes Falls against the cage but Falls circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Falls punishes Al's body with a nice straight punch.
Falls lands a nice looking body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Al avoids the body shot from Falls.
Falls comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falls thuds a left hand into Al's body.
Falls changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Falls scores with a body shot.
Falls fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Falls lands a nice looking body shot.
Falls lands a head shot.
Falls lands a right hook to the body.
Falls dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Al takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Falls stuns Al with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Falls feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Als jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Falls comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falls connects with a nice looking jab.
Falls cracks Al with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Falls has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Al to stand back up!
Falls jabs at Al's body.
Falls ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Falls scores with a jab to the body.
Falls dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Falls there.
Falls comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Falls is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Al rather than just go for the knockout.
Nice body punch from Falls.
Oooooh!!! Falls has knocked Al down with a huge combo! Falls steps away and waves a wobbly Al back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Falls fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Falls ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Falls lands a nice hook to Al's body. Al takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Falls fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Falls ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The fight stays on the outside here - Falls looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Falls jabs Al to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Falls is looking to clinch.
Falls lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Al at a distance.
Falls connects with a body shot.
Al shoots in looking for a takedown. Falls tries to sprawl out of it but Al keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Falls manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Falls lands a jab to Al's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falls scores with a hook to the body. Al takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Falls swinging wildly here.
Al misses the body punch
and Falls counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Falls keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Falls stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Falls wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chocolate Al. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Falls connects with a crisp jab.
Nice body punch from Falls.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Falls thuds a left hand into Al's body.
Falls scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mercy Falls really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chocolate Al'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.
Falls ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Al jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Falls scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Al throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Falls connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Falls digs a good hook to Al's body.
Falls slaps away a takedown attempt from Al, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Falls ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Falls keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Falls dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Falls ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Falls digs a good body shot into Al's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falls darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Al swings for the body but Falls moves out of range.
Falls keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Al takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Al takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Al throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Falls sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Al on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Falls sends Al crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Falls is motioning to the referee to let Al up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Al dodges the punch combination from Falls.
Al waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Falls.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falls uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Al.
Falls scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Al rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Falls counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Al tries for a takedown but Falls sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chocolate Al. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Falls comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Al goes for a double leg but Falls avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Falls continues to drive forward.
Al blocks an uppercut.
Al is trying to break the clinch but Falls has him pressed against the cage.
Falls lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Falls's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Al rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Falls counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Falls lands with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Falls. Al does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al takes a jab right on the kisser.
Falls has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Al keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Falls jabs at Al's body.
Falls drops Al with a beautiful combination! Al stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Falls is looking for the KO!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Falls uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Al.
Falls ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Al connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Falls with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Al shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Al misses with a looping right.
Al takes a swing at Falls's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Falls counters with a crisp right hand that drops Al! Falls lets Al back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Falls dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Falls lands a jab to Al's midsection.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Al.
The fighters circle momentarily. Falls darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A shot to the body from Al misses
and Falls scores with a counter punch that sends Al to the canvas! Falls smells blood - he's punishing Al with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Al has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mercy Falls!
Mercy Falls is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hard Hitter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cao Grande (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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163 lbs
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166 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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hard Hitter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cao Grande!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hitter fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Grande looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hitter scores with a sloppy right hand. Grande should have avoided that one.
Hitter definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Grande takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Cao Grande has been cut.
Hitter throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Grande stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hitter fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Grande looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
BOOM! Hitter lands a beautiful left hook that drops Grande. Grande tries to recover but Hitter is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Grande lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hard Hitter!
After winning the bout, Hard Hitter 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Koji Sobando (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koji Sobando has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Frank Shamrock's chin.
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180 lbs
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169 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, Frank Shamrock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Koji Sobando!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobando changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Shamrock tries to avoid it but Sobando manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Shamrock to the ground. Shamrock escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Shamrock tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sobando defends well and Shamrock ends up having to push Sobando into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Sobando turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Sobando manages to end up in side control.
Shamrock is looking for a sweep.
Shamrock is working hard here to advance position.
You can see the frustration on Shamrock's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sobando trying to control the position but Shamrock is working away.
Shamrock regains half guard.
Shamrock is trying to control but can't.
Shamrock regains full guard. Nicely done.
Shamrock has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sobando can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sobando trying to control the position from guard on top but Shamrock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've been hearing good reports from Shamrock's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sobando throwing strikes from guard but Shamrock blocks nicely.
Shamrock escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sobando gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sobando trying to control but Shamrock is working from the bottom.
Shamrock is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sobando sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sobando throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobando's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sobando wants to control from the top but Shamrock keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Koji Sobando was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Sobando closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Shamrock is looking for a sweep.
Shamrock wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Shamrock tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shamrock gets back to half guard.
Shamrock looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Shamrock tries to get to full guard but Sobando has control of the leg.
Shamrock keeps control of the position for the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobando sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shamrock defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sobando not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sobando wants to free his trapped foot but Shamrock is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Shamrock keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Shamrock blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sobando.
Shamrock has a hand on Sobando's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Sobando takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Sobando looking to control but Shamrock is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sobando cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
We've been informed that Sobando has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Shamrock is squirming around, avoiding Sobando's attempts to control the action.
Shamrock is desperately trying to improve his position but Sobando has a good base and remains in mount.
Sobando throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Shamrock because Sobando loaded up on that one.
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!
Sobando trying to control but Shamrock is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shamrock is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sobando controlling from mount.
Shamrock is looking to improve his position but Sobando isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koji Sobando dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Shamrock.
Shamrock shoots in looking for a takedown but Sobando manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Shamrock's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Shamrock closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Shamrock in side control, throwing shots but Sobando defends.
Shamrock tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Shamrock cracks Sobando with a big elbow.
Shamrock lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Sobando down.
Shamrock looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Shamrock is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sobando has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Shamrock looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sobando gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Shamrock is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sobando sees it coming and defends easily.
Sobando is looking to control Shamrock's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sobando avoid being mounted?
Sobando is trying to stand up here but Shamrock is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobando manages to get to full guard.
Shamrock avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Shamrock missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Shamrock cracks Sobando with a solid left hand.
Shamrock drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Shamrock seems to have locked his on tight now - Sobando screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Shamrock, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Frank Shamrock!
During a confident post fight interview, Frank Shamrock thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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