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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nigel Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladislav Vasilev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nigel Diaz has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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170 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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, Nigel Diaz!
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, Vladislav Vasilev!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz throws the left hand but Vasilev avoids the punch easily.
Diaz with a hook.
It looks like Vladislav Vasilev has been cut.
Vasilev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diaz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vasilev takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Vasilev ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Vasilev misses with an uppercut
and Diaz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vasilev swings for the body but Diaz moves out of range.
Vasilev ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Vasilev ducks right into an uppercut from Diaz.
Diaz throws a hook to the side of Vasilev's head but Vasilev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice defenses there by Diaz.
Diaz loads up on a big right hand but Vasilev slips the punch.
Vasilev 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.
Diaz misses with a hook. Vasilev ducked under it nicely.
Vasilev connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vasilev throws a leg kick but Diaz checks it.
A swing and a miss from Diaz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a looping left.
Diaz keeps the fight on the outside.
Diaz blocks a leg kick.
Diaz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Vasilev throws a leg kick but Diaz checks it.
Diaz has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Basics -LOD- in the buildup to the fight.
Diaz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vasilev slips under a jab from Diaz.
Jab from Diaz.
Some wild striking there from Diaz.
Good exchange - Vasilev coming out on top.
Diaz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Vasilev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diaz moves away.
Nigel Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diaz scores with a punch to the head.
Vasilev is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vasilev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Vasilev misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Diaz misses the target.
Vasilev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vasilev tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vasilev moves forwards but Diaz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Vasilev moves into the clinch successfully.
Vasilev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vasilev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diaz lands a shoulder strike.
Vasilev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz lands a shoulder strike.
Vasilev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diaz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diaz is pushing Vasilev up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Vasilev works on Diaz's body with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz lands a body shot.
Vasilev tries to work over Diaz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vasilev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch but Vasilev keeps him there for the moment.
Diaz misses with the head strike.
Diaz misses with some punches.
Vasilev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diaz's elbow.
Diaz swings wildly with an uppercut but Vasilev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vasilev misses with a hook from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Vasilev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vasilev takes one to the side of the head.
Vasilev moves away from the strike by Diaz.
Diaz connects with the punch.
Vasilev is still on wobbly legs! Can Diaz finish him?
Diaz misses with a few strikes there.
Diaz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vasilev misses with a jab to the body
and Diaz rattles Vasilev with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Vasilev tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Diaz dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Vasilev stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Nigel Diaz!
Nigel Diaz decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Willy Fistur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Worf Roshenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fistur comes to the cage accompanied by FATE. Roshenko comes into a darkened arena with his song building. QoNos Death Swell kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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285 lbs
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273 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Willy Fistur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Worf Roshenko!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Peter Branson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roshenko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fistur can pounce on him.
Fistur scores with a head kick. Roshenko tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Roshenko tries to work over Fistur's front leg with a kick but Fistur checks it.
Roshenko throws a series of punches but Fistur avoids them all with ease.
Fistur clinches.
Fistur lands a right hand.
Roshenko looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fistur tries to land knees in the clinch but Roshenko avoids the damage to the body.
Roshenko trying to stall but Fistur improves his position.
Fistur tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fistur lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Roshenko managing to block the knees to the body from Fistur.
Roshenko tries to score a body lock takedown but Fistur shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Roshenko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fistur goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fistur can't find room to land a body shot as Roshenko controls the action.
Roshenko letting Fistur take a breather here.
Fistur misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Roshenko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fistur with a knee to the head.
Fistur tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fistur stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fistur tries to land knees in the clinch but Roshenko avoids the damage to the body.
Roshenko avoiding damage as Fistur throws knees to the body.
Fistur lands a knee to the body.
Fistur lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Roshenko looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fistur escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Both fighters circling a little - Fistur finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Fistur throws a head kick that half lands.
Fistur gets a clinch.
Fistur misses with a knee to the head.
Fistur escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fistur connects with a right hand. Roshenko shakes it off.
Fistur fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Roshenko.
Willy Fistur is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fistur lands a big head kick that sends Roshenko tumbling to the mat! Fistur takes a step backwards and waves Roshenko back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Roshenko is rocked!
It looks like Worf Roshenko has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fistur scores with a kick to the midsection.
Roshenko is still on wobbly legs! Can Fistur finish him?
Fistur finds Roshenko's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Roshenko flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Fistur lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Roshenko will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Willy Fistur!
In his post fight interview, Willy Fistur started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
In defeat, Worf Roshenko stepped up to the mic, saying 'It is a good day to die.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tiger Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adewale Akinnuoye Agbaje (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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255 lbs
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285 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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tiger Reed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Adewale Akinnuoye Agbaje!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Bart Greer and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akinnuoye Agbaje tries a head kick but it misses.
Reed thows a body shot but no joy.
Reed swings for the body but Akinnuoye Agbaje moves out of range.
Reed misses with a wild body shot.
Reed drives through and clinches with Akinnuoye Agbaje against the cage.
Akinnuoye Agbaje wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Akinnuoye Agbaje has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Akinnuoye Agbaje.
Reed avoiding damage.
Akinnuoye Agbaje lands with a left to the head.
Akinnuoye Agbaje misses with a punch on the inside.
Akinnuoye Agbaje lands a nice uppercut.
Akinnuoye Agbaje pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Reed creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Akinnuoye Agbaje's defenses.
Akinnuoye Agbaje fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Akinnuoye Agbaje throws a head punch that misses.
Akinnuoye Agbaje takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Adewale Akinnuoye Agbaje has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed throws an elbow that misses.
Akinnuoye Agbaje takes an elbow to the temple.
Reed lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Reed misses with an elbow strike.
Reed creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Akinnuoye Agbaje's defenses.
Akinnuoye Agbaje working aggressively here.
Reed lands an elbow inside.
Akinnuoye Agbaje throws a head punch that misses.
Reed lands an elbow inside that Akinnuoye Agbaje shrugs off.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Akinnuoye Agbaje softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Reed lands an elbow inside.
Reed stalling.
Akinnuoye Agbaje's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Akinnuoye Agbaje's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Reed keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Akinnuoye Agbaje's efforts to push away.
Reed lands a nice elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Akinnuoye Agbaje fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed lands an elbow inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reed comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Reed.
Akinnuoye Agbaje blocks an elbow strike.
Akinnuoye Agbaje misses with a hook from the clinch.
Akinnuoye Agbaje wants to break the clinch but can't.
Akinnuoye Agbaje looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Reed taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Reed gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Reed blocks an uppercut.
Akinnuoye Agbaje being controlled against the cage.
Reed blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Akinnuoye Agbaje lands a hook to the side of the head.
Akinnuoye Agbaje lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Reed backwards.
Reed blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reed avoids a wild elbow strike from Akinnuoye Agbaje.
Reed pushes off an throws an elbow but Akinnuoye Agbaje leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed displaying some good clinch control by pressing Akinnuoye Agbaje up against the cage.
Reed comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Reed lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Akinnuoye Agbaje lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Akinnuoye Agbaje is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Reed is keeping busy.
Reed lands an elbow inside that Akinnuoye Agbaje shrugs off.
That has opened up Adewale Akinnuoye Agbaje's cut even more.
Reed pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Reed lands an elbow inside.
Akinnuoye Agbaje tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reed lands a damaging elbow.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Akinnuoye Agbaje breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Akinnuoye Agbaje throws a head kick but Reed moves out of range.
Reed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Akinnuoye Agbaje moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed has closed the distance and engaged Akinnuoye Agbaje in a clinch.
Akinnuoye Agbaje takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reed gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Akinnuoye Agbaje looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Reed has Akinnuoye Agbaje pushed against the cage.
Reed prevents Akinnuoye Agbaje from breaking the clinch.
Reed lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Akinnuoye Agbaje misses with a punch on the inside.
Reed lands an elbow inside that Akinnuoye Agbaje shrugs off.
The cut above Adewale Akinnuoye Agbaje's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Akinnuoye Agbaje fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Akinnuoye Agbaje throws a punch but it's blocked by Reed.
Akinnuoye Agbaje misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the fighters up against the cage, Reed throws an elbow but misses.
Reed taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Akinnuoye Agbaje comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Tiger Reed has been cut.
Reed lands a nice elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiger Reed dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Akinnuoye Agbaje misses with a head kick.
Reed seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Reed tries to keep at a distance but Akinnuoye Agbaje has taken the fight into the clinch.
Reed slowing the pace effectively.
Reed blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Akinnuoye Agbaje trying to land knees to the body.
Reed has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Come on Reed - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tiger Reed has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Akinnuoye Agbaje tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Akinnuoye Agbaje is looking to break free of the clinch but Reed has double underhooks.
Akinnuoye Agbaje misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Reed.
Reed creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Akinnuoye Agbaje's defenses.
Reed lands a nice elbow.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Reed here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Reed lands a damaging elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akinnuoye Agbaje blocks an elbow strike.
Reed gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Akinnuoye Agbaje blocks an elbow strike from Reed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Reed creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Akinnuoye Agbaje! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Reed.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tiger Reed!
A very excited looking Tiger Reed made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adam Tetahiti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pollux Ulysses (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pollux Ulysses has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Adam Tetahiti's chin.
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196 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Adam Tetahiti!
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, Pollux Ulysses!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Daniel Franklin and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tetahiti with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tetahiti throws a series of punches but Ulysses moves out of range.
Ulysses swings for the body but Tetahiti moves out of range.
Tetahiti slips a straight right by Ulysses.
Tetahiti seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Tetahiti thows a body shot but no joy.
Ulysses throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tetahiti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tetahiti missing with a left hand there. Ulysses was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ulysses gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tetahiti.
Ulysses looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tetahiti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Tetahiti.
Tetahiti connects with a looping right hand.
Ulysses looks to land a right hand but Tetahiti moved out of range.
Ulysses swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tetahiti counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ulysses thinking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tetahiti slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tetahiti just misses with a punch to the body.
Ulysses thows a body shot but no joy.
Tetahiti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adam Tetahiti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ulysses throws a hook to the side of Tetahiti's head but Tetahiti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tetahiti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tetahiti swings for the body but Ulysses moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tetahiti misses the shot to the body.
Tetahiti missing with a left hand there. Ulysses was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tetahiti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ulysses sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Ulysses misses its intended target.
Ulysses throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ulysses takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tetahiti thows a body shot but no joy.
Tetahiti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ulysses.
Ulysses misses with a wild body shot.
Ulysses thows a body shot but no joy.
Tetahiti scores with a jab to the head.
Tetahiti throws the left hand but Ulysses avoids the punch easily.
Ulysses walks into a straight right hand from Tetahiti.
Ulysses misses with a looping left.
Tetahiti thows a body shot but no joy.
Tetahiti jabs at Ulysses's body.
Ulysses takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tetahiti throws a looping overhand right but Ulysses ducks down to avoid it.
Ulysses throws a shot from downtown. Tetahiti moves away and avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ulysses takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Tetahiti just misses with a punch to the body.
Tetahiti takes one to the chin there.
Tetahiti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ulysses manages to avoid it.
Tetahiti is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ulysses avoids the body shot from Tetahiti.
Sloppy strikes from Ulysses. Those never looked like landing.
A jab from Tetahiti finds it's way through Ulysses's defenses.
Tetahiti throws a big shot that misses.
A big right from Tetahiti misses.
Tetahiti lands a nice shot to the body.
Tetahiti lands a body shot.
Ulysses throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ulysses, as that shot connected.
A jab from Tetahiti misses.
Ulysses ducks under a wild hook from Tetahiti.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ulysses ducks under a wild hook from Tetahiti.
Tetahiti swings widly with a right hand
and Ulysses counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tetahiti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tetahiti cracks a nice hook into Ulysses's ribs.
Ulysses just misses with a punch to the body.
Ulysses ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tetahiti moves away.
Ulysses slips under a jab from Tetahiti.
Tetahiti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ulysses manages to avoid it.
Ulysses misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ulysses throws a hook to the side of Tetahiti's head but Tetahiti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ulysses connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tetahiti. Tetahiti circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tetahiti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ulysses keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tetahiti.
Ulysses throws the left hand but Tetahiti avoids the punch easily.
Tetahiti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ulysses.
Ulysses is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tetahiti.
Tetahiti misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tetahiti lands a jab to the nose.
Ulysses avoids the body shot from Tetahiti.
Tetahiti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ulysses.
Tetahiti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ulysses was well out of range. Poor timing from Tetahiti.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ulysses tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tetahiti was well out of range. Poor timing from Ulysses.
A shot to the liver by Ulysses. Beautiful body shot.
Tetahiti connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ulysses. Ulysses circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ulysses lands a right hook to the body.
Tetahiti thows a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Tetahiti misses.
Ulysses scores with a hook to the body. Tetahiti takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A lazy left from Tetahiti finds it's target.
Tetahiti swings for the body but Ulysses moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ulysses misses with a body shot.
Tetahiti lands a head shot.
Ulysses throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tetahiti on the side of the head.
Ulysses misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Tetahiti dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Tetahiti. Ulysses does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tetahiti just misses with a punch to the body.
Tetahiti lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheers as Tetahiti lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ulysses doesn't seem phased though.
Ulysses keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tetahiti.
Ulysses tries to bum rush Tetahiti with a series of wild strikes but Tetahiti uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A lazy left from Tetahiti finds it's target.
Tetahiti misses with an uppercut. Ulysses saw that one coming.
Tetahiti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ulysses.
Tetahiti slips under a jab from Ulysses.
Ulysses misses the shot to the body.
Tetahiti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd cheers as Tetahiti lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ulysses doesn't seem phased though.
Ulysses moves away from the strike by Tetahiti.
Ulysses misses with a body shot.
Tetahiti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ulysses.
Ulysses steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tetahiti.
Tetahiti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ulysses throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tetahiti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ulysses rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tetahiti counters with a left to the body.
Ulysses thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tetahiti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ulysses.
Tetahiti tries to bum rush Ulysses with a series of wild strikes but Ulysses uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tetahiti lands a jab to Ulysses's midsection.
Tetahiti fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ulysses on the side of the head.
Ulysses avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ulysses feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tetahitis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tetahiti avoids the body shot from Ulysses.
Ulysses thuds his right hand into Tetahiti's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tetahiti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ulysses.
Tetahiti slips a straight right by Ulysses.
Tetahiti looks to land a right hand but Ulysses moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tetahiti lands the left hand.
Tetahiti slips under a jab.
Ulysses cracks Tetahiti with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tetahiti's corner calls for a 1-2. Tetahiti obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ulysses thows a body shot but no joy.
Ulysses has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ulysses takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ulysses just misses with a punch to the body.
Ulysses ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tetahiti moves away.
Ulysses uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tetahiti.
Tetahiti scores with a jab.
Tetahiti staying out of range there.
Tetahiti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tetahiti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ulysses was well out of range. Poor timing from Tetahiti.
Tetahiti throws a shot from downtown. Ulysses moves away and avoids it.
Ulysses missing with a left hand there. Tetahiti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tetahiti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tetahiti scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tetahiti thuds his right hand into Ulysses's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ulysses throws a shot to the body.
Ulysses ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ulysses uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tetahiti.
Tetahiti throws a shot from downtown. Ulysses moves away and avoids it.
Ulysses throws a hook but Tetahiti avoids it easily.
Tetahiti throws a looping overhand right but Ulysses ducks down to avoid it.
Tetahiti moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ulysses takes a swing at Tetahiti's ribcage but misses.
Tetahiti with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tetahiti fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ulysses on the side of the head.
Ulysses lunges at Tetahiti with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tetahiti's hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tetahiti fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tetahiti connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ulysses. Ulysses circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ulysses gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ulysses slips a straight right by Tetahiti.
Adam Tetahiti is winning the standup battle so far.
Tetahiti defending well as Ulysses loads up on a big left hand.
Ulysses with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tetahiti to score with a decent uppercut.
Ulysses connects with a crisp jab.
A jab from Ulysses misses.
Tetahiti tests Ulysses's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tetahiti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tetahiti throws the left hand but Ulysses avoids the punch easily.
A nice combination there by Ulysses.
The fighters circling - Ulysses throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ulysses takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ulysses throws a shot from downtown. Tetahiti moves away and avoids it.
Tetahiti throws a body punch but Ulysses moves out of range.
Ulysses ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Tetahiti dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ulysses throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tetahiti staying out of range there.
Ulysses looks to land a left hand but Tetahiti moved out of range nicely.
Tetahiti misses with a series of wild punches.
Ulysses looks to land a right hand but Tetahiti moved out of range.
Nice defenses there by Ulysses.
Ulysses avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ulysses lands a two punch combo.
Tetahiti connects with a body shot.
Tetahiti looks to land a left hand but Ulysses moved out of range nicely.
Ulysses throws a hook but Tetahiti blocks it.
A big right from Ulysses misses.
Tetahiti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ulysses circles away quickly and effectively.
Ulysses thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tetahiti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ulysses takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tetahiti. Ulysses does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ulysses thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tetahiti misses the shot to the body.
Tetahiti avoids the body shot from Ulysses.
Tetahiti looks to throw the jab but Ulysses is out of range.
Tetahiti tries to bum rush Ulysses with a series of wild strikes but Ulysses uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tetahiti misses the shot to the body.
Tetahiti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ulysses was well out of range. Poor timing from Tetahiti.
Ulysses throws a lazy right hand but Tetahiti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ulysses throws a series of strikes that have Tetahiti backpedaling.
A swing and a miss from Ulysses.
Ulysses just misses with a punch to the body.
Tetahiti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ulysses throws out a powerful jab.
Tetahiti misses the shot to the body.
Ulysses displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tetahiti throws out the jab.
Adam Tetahiti is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tetahiti swings for the body but Ulysses moves out of range.
Ulysses pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slow jab from Ulysses misses its intended target.
Ulysses throws an overhand right that lands on Tetahiti's shoulder, as Tetahiti tries to avoid the shot.
Ulysses uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tetahiti.
Ulysses tries to bum rush Tetahiti with a series of wild strikes but Tetahiti uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ulysses misses with a hook. Tetahiti ducked under it nicely.
Ulysses just misses with a punch to the body.
Ulysses takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Tetahiti misses.
Tetahiti paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tetahiti swings widly with a right hand
and Ulysses connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ulysses lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ulysses tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tetahiti was well out of range. Poor timing from Ulysses.
A slow jab from Ulysses misses its intended target.
Ulysses looks to land a left hand but Tetahiti moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ulysses loads up on a big right hand but Tetahiti slips the punch.
Ulysses gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tetahiti thows a body shot but no joy.
Tetahiti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tetahiti cracks Ulysses with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tetahiti scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ulysses moves out of range as Tetahiti strikes.
Tetahiti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ulysses.
Tetahiti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ulysses was well out of range. Poor timing from Tetahiti.
Tetahiti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tetahiti swings for the body but Ulysses moves out of range.
Tetahiti jabs Ulysses to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tetahiti misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ulysses throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tetahiti ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ulysses swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tetahiti lands with an overhand left.
Tetahiti with a nice cross.
Tetahiti throws an overhand right that lands on Ulysses's shoulder, as Ulysses tries to avoid the shot.
Tetahiti looks to land a right hand but Ulysses moved out of range.
Tetahiti moves away from the strike by Ulysses.
Ulysses thows a body shot but no joy.
Tetahiti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ulysses throws out the jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tetahiti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tetahiti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tetahiti ducks under a wild hook from Ulysses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tetahiti.
Jab by Tetahiti.
Pollux Ulysses has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tetahiti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Adam Tetahiti.
Well Tetahiti has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Tetahiti!
A relieved looking Adam Tetahiti thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sheldon Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Butch Copeland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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180 lbs
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175 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sheldon Cooper!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Butch Copeland!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Copeland's guard.
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.
Copeland trying to keep a closed guard but Cooper is proving a slippery customer.
Copeland is looking for a triangle but Cooper pushes his legs off easily.
Copeland looking for a guillotine here but Cooper defends easily.
Copeland is looking for a triangle here but Cooper uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Copeland can't do much from the bottom here.
Cooper trying to control the position but Copeland is working away.
Cooper in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Copeland is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Cooper's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Copeland regains full guard. Nicely done.
Copeland escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cooper gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cooper has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Copeland is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cooper is aware though and is defending well.
Copeland had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cooper defends it easily.
Cooper wants to control from the top but Copeland keeps moving.
Copeland is adopting a defensive guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Copeland keeping moving, preventing Cooper from controlling successfully.
Copeland working for a triangle but Cooper defends it easily.
Cooper slips nicely into half guard.
Copeland is looking for a sweep. Cooper is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
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!
Copeland is refusing to be controlled, as Cooper sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Copeland wants to get back to full guard.
Cooper wants to control but Copeland is keeping him busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Sheldon Cooper.
Cooper drives through and clinches with Copeland against the cage.
Cooper pulls guard effortlessly.
Cooper throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Copeland escapes and throws Cooper's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Cooper tries to improve position but can't.
Cooper sneaks back into half guard.
Copeland trying to control the action but Cooper is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Copeland is working away from the top position though.
Well, if Copeland is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Copeland is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Cooper has managed to free his arm - good work.
Cooper manages to get to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cooper is trying to keep Copeland in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sheldon Cooper will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Copeland drives through with a takedown into Cooper's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Copeland looking to sit in guard and control but Cooper gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Copeland is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cooper defends well.
Copeland is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cooper is aware though and is defending well.
Copeland looking for a sweep. Not yet Copeland, not yet.
Copeland looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Cooper passes into side control.
Cooper thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Copeland is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Copeland struggling a bit here.
Cooper remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Cooper has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Cooper trying to control the action but Copeland is working from the bottom.
Copeland tries to buck Cooper off but Cooper is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Copeland manages to get back to half guard.
Copeland looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cooper trying to control the action but Copeland is working from the bottom.
Cooper is trying to work for a kimura but Copeland is defending well.
Copeland is trying to get back to full guard.
Cooper trying to control the action but Copeland is working from the bottom.
Copeland trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Cooper is looking for a kimura here.
Copeland tries to roll over but Cooper keeps him under control.
Cooper is looking to advance position but Copeland won't allow it.
Butch Copeland has got the better of the ground game so far.
Copeland wants to control but Cooper is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Cooper looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Copeland is looking to control Cooper's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Copeland avoid being mounted?
Cooper trying to control from half guard but Copeland is working away.
Cooper is thwarting Copeland's attempts to control the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Copeland holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Butch Copeland.
Copeland shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Copeland avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cooper keeping moving, preventing Copeland from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Butch Copeland showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cooper shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Copeland as he jumps to the side.
No luck for Cooper with that takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cooper.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sheldon Cooper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cooper instigates a clinch.
Cooper goes for a takedown attempt but Copeland pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Copeland misses with a wild body shot.
Copeland has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Copeland gets the takedown into side control.
Copeland fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Copeland goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Cooper rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Copeland's guard! Nice work there by Cooper!
Cooper trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cooper trying to control the position from guard on top but Copeland is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Copeland had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cooper defends it easily.
Cooper won't allow Copeland to sweep him here.
Cooper looking to pass the guard.
Cooper trying to control the position from guard on top but Copeland is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Copeland wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Cooper is now in half guard.
Copeland is looking to improve his position.
Copeland is defending against the submission attempts here by Cooper.
Copeland looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Copeland moves into full guard.
Cooper pushing down on Copeland's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper wants to pass the guard but Copeland is defending well.
Copeland manages to get to full guard.
Copeland has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Cooper has passed into side control.
Cooper wants to lay and pray for a moment but Copeland keeps working.
Cooper thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Copeland is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Copeland keeping control of the position.
Cooper controlling the pace.
Copeland wants to improve his position but Cooper is controlling well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Copeland manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Cooper slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Cooper wants to control for a moment but Copeland uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Copeland is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Butch Copeland just about did enough to take it.
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.
Cooper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Copeland paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Copeland keeps the fight on the outside.
Cooper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cooper fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Copeland pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cooper tries to clinch up.
Copeland shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Cooper napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Cooper tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cooper manages to work his way to half guard, despite Copeland's best efforts.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Copeland keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Copeland is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Copeland thows a huge punch but Cooper dodges it nicely.
Copeland missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Copeland wants to control but Cooper is keeping him busy.
Copeland is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Cooper sees it coming and defends easily.
Cooper is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Copeland is looking for a kimura but Cooper is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Copeland to get the leverage.
Copeland stalling away here and it's allowed Cooper to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Cooper keeping moving, preventing Copeland from controlling successfully.
Cooper trying to control the position.
Cooper is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Copeland is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Copeland is sitting in close to Cooper's body. Cooper has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Copeland is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Copeland is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Cooper.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Sheldon Cooper!
Sheldon Cooper retains his welterweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Wallace Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zongtang Tso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wallace Jr comes to the cage accompanied by We will rock you. William Wallace Jr could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Zongtang Tso's chin.
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25
240 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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285 lbs
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, William Wallace Jr!
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, Zongtang Tso!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wallace Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wallace Jr. Tso does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from Wallace Jr misses.
Wallace Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tso was well out of range. Poor timing from Wallace Jr.
Tso has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Wallace Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tso.
Wallace Jr misses with a body shot.
Tso dodges the punch combination from Wallace Jr.
Tso shoots in but no luck this time.
Tso moves into the clinch successfully.
Wallace Jr blocks an elbow strike from Tso.
Wallace Jr definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tso looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wallace Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Tso controls the action.
Wallace Jr takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like William Wallace Jr has been cut.
Tso lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wallace Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tso throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tso blocks a body shot from Wallace Jr.
Wallace Jr blocks an elbow strike from Tso.
Wallace Jr takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wallace Jr avoids a wild elbow strike from Tso.
Tso tries to throw a body punch but Wallace Jr avoids it by throwing Tso back against the cage.
Wallace Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tso misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tso creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wallace Jr tries to throw a body punch but Tso avoids it by throwing Wallace Jr back against the cage.
Tso lands with a left to the head.
Tso lands a nice shot to the body.
Wallace Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Tso uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tso pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tso pushes off an throws an elbow but Wallace Jr leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tso has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Wallace Jr is trying to keep an underhook but Tso manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Wallace Jr is looking for a sweep. Tso is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tso throwing shots but Wallace Jr is blocking nicely.
Tso not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tso slips a nice elbow through Wallace Jr's hands, connecting with Wallace Jr's forehead.
William Wallace Jr's cut is getting worse.
Tso throwing shots but Wallace Jr is blocking nicely.
Tso not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tso throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tso throwing shots but Wallace Jr is blocking nicely.
Tso throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tso not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tso missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tso thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wallace Jr's head.
Tso missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tso thows a huge punch but Wallace Jr dodges it nicely.
Wallace Jr is breathing heavily.
Wallace Jr avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tso.
Wallace Jr blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tso.
Tso throwing shots but Wallace Jr is blocking nicely.
Wallace Jr knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tso on the ground.
Tso throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tso passes to side control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tso looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Wallace Jr is avoiding damage well.
Tso throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Wallace Jr on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wallace Jr tries to get out of the position.
Tso fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Tso crashes against the mat.
Wallace Jr parries the strikes from Tso easily there. Tso is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Wallace Jr to escape.
Tso working the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wallace Jr is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Tso misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Wallace Jr is looking for a sweep.
Check out the look on Tso's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Jeez, William Wallace Jr's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at William Wallace Jr's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Zongtang Tso!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdel Adrian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
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209 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Big Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Abdel Adrian!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Dirk Anderson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson dives in and grabs Adrian's left leg, looking for a takedown. Adrian pushes down on Johnson's head and hops out.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Adrian.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
Sloppy strikes from Johnson. Those never looked like landing.
Nice cross by Adrian.
It looks like Big Johnson has been cut.
Johnson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Johnson misses with a right hand
and Adrian counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Adrian sends Johnson crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Adrian is motioning to the referee to let Johnson up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adrian throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Adrian.
Johnson takes one on the button.
Adrian fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Johnson is rocked!
Big Johnson's cut is getting worse.
Adrian slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Johnson moves forwards but Adrian connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Adrian blocks a jab.
Johnson walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Adrian swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Abdel Adrian!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timi Kahuna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caesar Black Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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275 lbs
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275 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Timi Kahuna!
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, Caesar Black Jr!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black Jr looks to land a combination but Kahuna avoids it well.
Black Jr clinches with his opponent.
Black Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kahuna definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kahuna fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Black Jr avoids it really well and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Black Jr.
Black Jr throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Black Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kahuna tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Black Jr swivels and escapes.
Kahuna keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Black Jr.
Kahuna shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Black Jr is trying to stand.
Kahuna is working for a submission of some sort.
Kahuna is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black Jr manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Black Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Black Jr loads up on a big right hand but Kahuna slips the punch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Black Jr.
Black Jr throws a right hand that Kahuna ducks under and follows up with a left that Kahuna also avoids with ease.
A combination from Black Jr does no damage.
Black Jr throws a hook but Kahuna avoids it easily.
Kahuna shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Black Jr as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Timi Kahuna. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch combination from Black Jr misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black Jr moves into the clinch.
Kahuna gets control of Black Jr's arms and successfully pulls guard. Kahuna will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Black Jr trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kahuna's guard.
Black Jr wants to stand and escape but instead Kahuna has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Kahuna sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kahuna wants to control from the top but Black Jr keeps moving.
Black Jr really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kahuna. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Black Jr wants to get back to his feet but Kahuna is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahuna stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Black Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Black Jr is looking to stand back up but Kahuna counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Black Jr.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kahuna trying to control from half guard but Black Jr is working away.
Black Jr has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Kahuna is on him like a limpet, forcing Black Jr back against the cage.
Black Jr should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Black Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Caesar Black Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Black Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Black Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kahuna moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Black Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Black Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Kahuna.
Black Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Black Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black Jr feints a jab promting Kahuna to slip. Black Jr then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kahuna slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Black Jr misses with a two punch combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kahuna looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kahuna shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Black Jr is trying to defend but Kahuna finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
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!
Kahuna is trying to control. Black Jr wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kahuna is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kahuna is trying to control. Black Jr wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kahuna stops Black Jr from getting back to his feet.
Kahuna looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Caesar Black Jr will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Black Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Black Jr swinging wildly here.
Black Jr shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kahuna napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Black Jr stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Black Jr throws out a powerful jab.
Black Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Black Jr misses with a wild combination.
Black Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Black Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kahuna wants the takedown. Black Jr is fighting it off but Kahuna persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Black Jr's guard against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black Jr is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kahuna is controlling him.
Black Jr keeping moving, preventing Kahuna from controlling successfully.
Black Jr has his feet on Kahuna's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Kahuna has managed to clinch.
Black Jr tries to circle away but Kahuna has him pinned against the cage.
Kahuna is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Black Jr gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Black Jr tries to circle away but Kahuna has him pinned against the cage.
Kahuna pulls guard effortlessly.
Kahuna looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black Jr wants to get up but he can't break Kahuna's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kahuna is trying to keep Black Jr in close.
Kahuna has a closed guard, preventing Black Jr from standing up.
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!
Kahuna looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Black Jr wants to stand and escape but instead Kahuna has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahuna trying to control but Black Jr is working from the bottom.
Kahuna stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Black Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Black Jr wants to stand and escape but Kahuna is having none of it.
Black Jr wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Kahuna manages to pass to side control.
Kahuna is keen to just control but Black Jr is a slippery customer.
Kahuna is looking for a kimura but Black Jr is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kahuna to get the leverage.
Black Jr pushes Kahuna off looking to stand but Kahuna dives back in and keeps control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black Jr is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Black Jr is breathing heavily.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Black Jr is refusing to be controlled, as Kahuna sits in half guard.
Kahuna is looking to advance position but Black Jr won't allow it.
Kahuna is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Black Jr wants to get back to his feet.
Kahuna wants to lay and pray for a moment but Black Jr keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Caesar Black Jr will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kahuna is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Black Jr rushes Kahuna and presses him up against the cage.
Kahuna manages to pull guard.
Black Jr trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kahuna's guard.
Timi Kahuna overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Black Jr postures up.
Black Jr is looking to stand up but Kahuna won't let him.
Black Jr stands and steps away. Kahuna gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Black Jr throws a head kick but Kahuna moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black Jr gets a takedown into half guard.
Black Jr seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Black Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kahuna makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kahuna.
Kahuna trying to keep a closed guard but Black Jr is proving a slippery customer.
Kahuna lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Black Jr!
Kahuna can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Black Jr is looking to escape.
Black Jr is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kahuna working for a submission but Black Jr is keeping him at bay.
You get the feeling that Black Jr really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Kahuna looking to control but Black Jr is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Black Jr is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Black Jr defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Kahuna.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahuna is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Black Jr can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Black Jr tries to buck Kahuna off but he can't manage it.
Kahuna working for a submission but Black Jr is keeping him at bay.
Kahuna looking to control but Black Jr is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Black Jr is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Black Jr tries to buck Kahuna off but Kahuna takes his back!
Kahuna is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Black Jr won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Kahuna off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Timi Kahuna!
Timi Kahuna retains his heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alejandro Contreras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Cameron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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166 lbs
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163 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alejandro Contreras!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Max Cameron!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, David Hoff and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cameron throws a head kick but Contreras moves out of range.
Contreras lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
It looks like Max Cameron has been cut.
Contreras is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cameron.
Contreras misses with a jab, cross combination.
Contreras cracks Cameron with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cameron misses with a head kick.
Cameron looks to land a body kick but Contreras moved away.
Cameron looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Contreras closes the distance and pushes Cameron back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Contreras scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cameron tries to pull guard but Contreras holds him up against the cage and eventually Cameron drops back down to his feet.
Contreras works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Contreras lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cameron backwards.
Cameron can't get the takedown.
Cameron letting Contreras take a breather here.
Cameron wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Contreras has him pressed against the cage.
Contreras is working Cameron over against the cage.
Contreras lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cameron backwards.
A shot in the inside from Contreras.
Contreras lands a left hand.
Cameron is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Contreras lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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!
Contreras can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Contreras can't break the clinch.
Cameron tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Contreras just stands there and leans against the cage.
Alejandro Contreras has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Cameron.
Cameron successfully pulls guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Contreras looking to pass the guard.
Cameron is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Contreras is aware though and is defending well.
Contreras stays in close to Cameron's body and controls the position.
Cameron is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Contreras is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Contreras's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Cameron had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Contreras defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cameron looking for a guillotine here but Contreras defends easily.
Cameron is looking for a triangle but Contreras pushes his legs off easily.
We've been informed that Cameron has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cameron looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cameron is looking for a triangle but Contreras pushes his legs off easily.
Contreras has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Contreras controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Contreras got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cameron has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Contreras has managed to get both his arms back between Cameron's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alejandro Contreras dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Max Cameron's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Contreras lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Contreras.
Contreras throws a series of punches but Cameron avoids them all with ease.
A head kick misses from Cameron.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cameron.
Contreras stalks Cameron and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cameron's face. Cameron staggers backwards, shaken.
Cameron gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Cameron tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Contreras is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Cameron buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Cameron!! Cameron is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Contreras throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alejandro Contreras!
Alejandro Contreras retains his lightweight title!
A less than humble Alejandro Contreras misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alex The Lion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Patton (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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145 lbs
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155 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alex The Lion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rick Patton!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Lion uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Patton.
Patton 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.
The Lion tries to close the distance and clinch but Patton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've been told by The Lion's head coaches at Elite Training Facility that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Patton throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The Lion fails in his attempt to clinch.
The Lion tries to clinch there but Patton circles away.
Patton looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Patton prevents The Lion from standing back up.
Patton looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Patton lands with a punch from half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Lion is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Patton scores with a couple of nice shots.
Patton works his foot free and advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Patton with good strikes from the mount here!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The Lion's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Patton working The Lion over with strikes here.
The Lion really wants to buck Patton off and get back to his feet.
Patton landing strikes from the mount and The Lion is in trouble!
Patton scoring with strikes but The Lion is staying in there.
The Lion is rocked!
Patton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Patton pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Oh The Lion is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The Lion takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Patton's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rick Patton!
Rick Patton opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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