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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tatu Kamia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Denis Lebedev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tatu Kamia could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Denis Lebedev's chin.
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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, Tatu Kamia!
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, Denis Lebedev!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Lebedev.
Lebedev connects with a nice looking jab.
A combination from Lebedev does no damage.
Denis Lebedev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kamia gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lebedev.
Kamia takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lebedev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lebedev scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kamia in his tracks.
Lebedev fails to land with a series of punches.
Lebedev throws a right hand that Kamia ducks under and follows up with a left that Kamia also avoids with ease.
Lebedev will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lebedev keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kamia walks into a stiff left hand from Lebedev.
Lebedev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lebedev swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kamia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lebedev throws a series of punches but Kamia avoids them all with ease.
Lebedev swinging wildly here.
Kamia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice cross by Lebedev.
Danga de danga de dang - Lebedev scores with a four punch combination!
Kamia misses with a takedown attempt - Lebedev sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kamia with a poor takedown
letting Lebedev counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tatu Kamia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lebedev lands with a right hand.
Kamia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kamia looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Lebedev!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kamia passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Lebedev!
Kamia wants to take Lebedev's back here but Lebedev is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kamia working for a submission but Lebedev is keeping him at bay.
Kamia looking to control but Lebedev is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kamia punching from mount but Lebedev doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Kamia is working for a guillotine from mount but Lebedev frees his head quite easily.
Kamia moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Lebedev has worked his arm free - good work by Lebedev!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamia passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Lebedev!
Kamia moves to the back position.
Lebedev defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kamia throwing sloppy strikes.
We've been informed that Lebedev has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Kamia looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Lebedev taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tatu Kamia!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hubert J Farnsworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Scribbles (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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hubert J Farnsworth!
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, Scott Scribbles!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Winston Alpacca and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Scribbles misses.
Farnsworth definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A left and a right from Farnsworth both land. Nice combination.
Farnsworth throws a big shot that misses.
Scribbles misses with a body kick.
Farnsworth scores with a nice right hand.
Farnsworth misses with a body shot.
Farnsworth is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Scribbles.
Scribbles misses with a body kick.
Farnsworth takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Scribbles ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Farnsworth. Scribbles does a little dance to reset his feet.
Scribbles swings away with a body shot that misses
and Scribbles takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good leg kick by Scribbles there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Scribbles misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Scribbles tries to score with a low kick but Farnsworth moves his leg out of the way.
Farnsworth cracks Scribbles with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scribbles lands a big head kick that sends Farnsworth tumbling to the mat! Scribbles takes a step backwards and waves Farnsworth back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Farnsworth is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Farnsworth is aggressively charging in as Scribbles backs up avoiding any damage. Scribbles tosses out a jab and Farnsworth runs right into it face first! Farnsworth is out cold! Scribbles dropped down on all fours and is barking in Farnsworth's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Scott Scribbles!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chocolate Al (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darby Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Al's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Magnetic Eyes. The crowd seem to be enjoying Gordon's choice of entrance music: United Booty Foundation. Darby Gordon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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216 lbs
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215 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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chocolate Al!
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, Darby Gordon!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gordon throws a jab but it's blocked by Al.
Gordon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gordon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Al stuns Gordon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gordon 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.
Al uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gordon.
Al connects with a body shot that sends Gordon's belly button to the back.
Al throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Al misses with a hook.
Al throws a right hand that misses
and Gordon counters with a three punch combo that has Al backing up. Al nods at Gordon to acknowledge the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gordon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gordon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Al fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gordon manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Al lands a head shot.
Gordon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Al moves away.
Al throws a body punch but Gordon moves out of range.
Al looks to land a right hand but Gordon moved out of range.
Al throws a lazy uppercut
and Gordon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Al swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gordon counters with a left and a right that stings Al.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gordon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Al throws a hook but Gordon blocks it.
Al lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gordon was well out of range. Poor timing from Al.
Gordon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Al.
Al misses with a straight right.
Al is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
A jab from Al misses.
Gordon lands a body shot.
Al misses with a wild combination.
Al throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gordon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Al throws an overhand right that lands on Gordon's shoulder, as Gordon tries to avoid the shot.
Al listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al dips to his left and cracks Gordon with an uppercut!
Gordon's jab looks to have found its range, popping Al under the eye.
Al swings for the body but Gordon moves out of range.
Al keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gordon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Al throws a hook to the side of Gordon's head but Gordon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Al loads up on a big right hand but Gordon slips the punch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gordon darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gordon takes a swing at Al's ribcage but misses.
Gordon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Al waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gordon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Al tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gordon was well out of range. Poor timing from Al.
Gordon connects with a nice looking jab.
Gordon lands a nice looking body shot.
Gordon blocks a jab.
Al throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Gordon misses its intended target.
Chocolate Al seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Al misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gordon 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.
Gordon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Al.
Al goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Darby Gordon will probably get the nod.
That's time! Al's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The fighters circling - Al throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters circling - Gordon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Al misses with a hook. Gordon ducked under it nicely.
Al throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Al throws an off balance right hand
and Gordon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gordon throws a big shot that misses.
Al just misses with a punch to the body.
Al misses the shot to the body.
Gordon fails to land with a series of punches.
Al 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.
Al swings widly with a right hand
and Gordon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Al misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al misses with a double jab
and Gordon lands a stunning uppercut that sends Al to the mat!
Al is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Gordon thows a huge punch but Al dodges it nicely.
Oh Al is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Al keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Al seems to have got his legs back now.
Gordon throwing shots but Al is blocking nicely.
Al on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Al tries to get out of the position.
Gordon thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Al's head.
Gordon throwing shots but Al is blocking nicely.
Al is trying to control but can't.
Gordon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gordon wants to stand up but Al is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gordon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gordon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gordon throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Al to regain full guard.
Gordon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Al looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gordon postures up in Al's guard and throws a big left but Al blocks it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gordon postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gordon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Al lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Gordon!
Gordon really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gordon holds on for dear life, controlling Al's posture momentarily.
Al takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gordon is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gordon tries to hold on but Al postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gordon is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gordon tries to hold on but Al pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darby Gordon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Gordon misses with a two punch combination.
Al misses with a wild combination.
Darby Gordon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gordon tests Al's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Al feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gordons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Al misses with a combination
and Gordon counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Chocolate Al has been cut.
Al throws a big shot that misses.
Gordon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gordon throws a series of punches but Al avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Al clobbers Gordon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Al misses with a hook to the body
enabling Gordon to counter with a crisp jab.
Al takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Al just misses with a punch to the body.
Al misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gordon.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Al misses with an uppercut.
Al throws a shot from downtown. Gordon moves away and avoids it.
Al is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gordon.
Gordon defending well as Al loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al misses with a wild combination.
Gordon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gordon lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Al looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Al doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Chocolate Al has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Al takes a swing at Gordon's ribcage but misses.
Gordon misses with a wild combination.
Al throws a hook but Gordon avoids it easily.
Gordon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Al sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al throws a sloppy body shot
and Gordon counters with a two punch combo.
Al throws a nice looking combination but Gordon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gordon getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gordon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gordon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Al throws a right and a left that Gordon avoids nicely.
Gordon moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Al goes down! Can Gordon finish him!?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gordon wants to control from the top but Al keeps moving.
Gordon postures up in Al's guard and throws a big left but Al blocks it.
Darby Gordon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gordon trying to control but Al is working from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Darby Gordon hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Al throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gordon counters with a left to the body.
Al throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Al moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Al swings for the body but Gordon moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gordon avoids the body shot from Al.
Al throws a looping overhand right but Gordon ducks down to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darby Gordon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gordon has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darby Gordon!
A relieved looking Darby Gordon 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Ribeiro (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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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, Mike Hunt!
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, Thiago Ribeiro!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt moves in looking to clinch but Ribeiro pushes him off.
Hunt looks to clinch
and Ribeiro counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hunt won't be happy with that.
Ribeiro tries to move into full mount but can't pass Hunt's legs.
Hunt is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Ribeiro is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
A nice elbow there by Ribeiro.
Ribeiro thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Ribeiro postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hunt looks a forlorn figure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunt working to try and regain half guard.
Ribeiro tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Hunt is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Hunt and Ribeiro has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Hunt takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Ribeiro scoring with punches and elbows.
Ribeiro is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Hunt's shoulder. That is not cool.
Hunt is trying to improve his position.
Ribeiro tries to move to mount but Hunt blocks the move with his legs.
Hunt is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro not doing much here.
Ribeiro is pressing down on Hunt's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hunt is holding on for now.
Ribeiro prevents Hunt from improving his position.
Ribeiro is pressing down on Hunt's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hunt is holding on for now.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Thiago Ribeiro hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Hunt tries to clinch
and Ribeiro counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt wants to hit a switch here but Ribeiro passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Hunt there!
Ribeiro controlling from the full mount.
Ribeiro landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ribeiro controlling from the full mount.
Ribeiro is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Hunt has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Hunt!
Ribeiro is looking for a triangle but Hunt pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Hunt has passed into side control.
Ribeiro sneaks back into half guard.
Ribeiro is refusing to be controlled, as Hunt sits in half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ribeiro keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hunt is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Ribeiro still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Ribeiro has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Ribeiro dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hunt tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ribeiro counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ribeiro performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Ribeiro is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Ribeiro looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hunt regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro passes to full mount!
Ribeiro controlling his opponent.
Let's hope that Ribeiro has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ribeiro's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Thiago Ribeiro was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Hunt gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ribeiro slips nicely into half guard.
Ribeiro looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro controlling the action here.
Hunt wants to get back to full guard.
Ribeiro controlling the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Thiago Ribeiro was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Hunt closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ribeiro decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hunt's guard.
Ribeiro stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hunt swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've been informed that Ribeiro has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hunt bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ribeiro's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ribeiro is striking off his back. Hunt thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Hunt wants to stand but Ribeiro has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Hunt prevents Ribeiro from improving his position.
Ribeiro preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ribeiro lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Ribeiro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Hunt is looking to clinch but Ribeiro is avoiding it.
Hunt tries to clinch there but Ribeiro circles away.
Hunt stuffs the takedown attempt from Ribeiro. Ribeiro gets slowly back to his feet.
Hunt tries to clinch
and Ribeiro counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ribeiro.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunt wants to stand but Ribeiro is controlling the position.
Ribeiro content to stall in guard here.
Hunt trying to keep a closed guard but Ribeiro is proving a slippery customer.
Hunt can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ribeiro controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Thiago Ribeiro hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Ribeiro closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hunt circles away.
Hunt closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ribeiro counters with a takedown into side control.
Ribeiro passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Hunt!
Hunt tries to hold on but Ribeiro postures up.
Ribeiro controlling his opponent.
Thiago Ribeiro has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Thiago Ribeiro wasn't active enough on the ground.
Hunt tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ribeiro counters with a single leg into guard. Hunt didn't expect that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hunt manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Ribeiro wants to control but Hunt is having none of it.
Ribeiro can't escape the position.
Hunt jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Ribeiro is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Ribeiro and Hunt has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Ribeiro is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hunt's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro is trying to control but can't.
Hunt is trying to control. Ribeiro wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hunt is stalling here. Ribeiro is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Hunt seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Ribeiro has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Hunt is trying to work for a sweep but Ribeiro has mounted him!
Ribeiro lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hunt hang on?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hunt is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hunt tries to lock up and control but Ribeiro gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mike Hunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thiago Ribeiro is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ribeiro takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thiago Ribeiro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ribeiro winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiago Ribeiro!
A very excited looking Thiago Ribeiro 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kael Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terrance Lambert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lambert is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Victory-Biggie Smalls. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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135 lbs
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139 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kael Coleman!
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, Terrance Lambert!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coleman jabs Lambert to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lambert connects with a solid leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Lambert.
Lambert keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lambert misses the shot to the body.
Lambert scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Coleman doesn't seem bothered though.
Lambert leaves Coleman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lambert misses with a wild body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Coleman.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kael Coleman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lambert lands a nice shot that snaps Coleman's head back.
Coleman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Coleman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lambert circles away.
Lambert ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Coleman slips under a jab.
Coleman feints and as Lambert raises his hands in defense, Coleman changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lambert is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Coleman is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman looking to pass the guard.
Coleman has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coleman stands up and waves to Lambert to follow him.
Coleman looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Coleman stops Lambert from getting back to his feet.
Coleman wants to pass the guard but Lambert is defending well.
Lambert is trying to stand.
Coleman stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Lambert to get to his feet.
Lambert throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The fighters circling - Lambert throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lambert takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Terrance Lambert is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Coleman.
Lambert throws a leg kick but Coleman moved away.
Coleman slips under a jab.
Coleman fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lambert avoids it really well and circles away.
Coleman drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Coleman grinds an elbow into Lambert's temple.
Lambert is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Coleman's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Lambert is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Coleman asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Coleman tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Lambert wants to get back to his feet.
Coleman swings around for an armbar but Lambert sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Coleman's guard.
Coleman trying to control the position.
Lambert wanted to stand there but Coleman had control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman working a defensive guard here.
Lambert has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Coleman is proving hard to escape from.
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!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kael Coleman.
Coleman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lambert swivels and escapes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Coleman fails with a takedown attempt.
Lambert lands a right hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kael Coleman dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lambert tries to keep at a distance but Coleman has taken the fight into the clinch.
Coleman tightens his grip and picks Lambert up, before dumping him to the ground. Lambert manages to land in guard.
Coleman drops back looking for a leg! Lambert is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lambert manages to kick Coleman off! Coleman jumps back into Lambert's guard.
Coleman passes into half guard.
Kael Coleman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lambert wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Coleman seems to be looking for submissions.
Lambert looks like he's trying to stand up.
Coleman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Coleman throwing shots but Lambert is blocking nicely.
Coleman decides to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lambert throws a body punch but Coleman moves out of range.
Coleman blocks a low kick nicely.
Lambert throws an overhand right that lands on Coleman's shoulder, as Coleman tries to avoid the shot.
Coleman shoots in and gets a takedown into Lambert's guard.
Lambert is looking to stand up but Coleman isn't so interested in that idea.
Coleman stands up and waves to Lambert to follow him.
Lambert connects with a right hand. Coleman shakes it off.
Lambert misses with an attempted mid kick.
Coleman dives in and grabs Lambert's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lambert pushes down on Coleman's head and hops out.
Lambert misses with a low kick as Coleman jumps back.
Lambert darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lambert clobbers Coleman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lambert connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coleman shoots and misses
and Lambert holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Coleman fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kael Coleman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The referee calls for Coleman to work.
Coleman changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lambert fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Coleman shoots in for a double leg but Lambert sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice sprawl there from Lambert as Coleman shoots in.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Coleman dives in and grabs Lambert's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lambert pushes down on Coleman's head and hops out.
Coleman takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Coleman.
Lambert keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Terrance Lambert seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman blocks a leg kick.
Coleman staying out of range there.
Lambert misses with a low kick.
Coleman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lambert.
Coleman tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lambert sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Coleman somewhat.
Kael Coleman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Lambert as Coleman shoots in.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lambert. Coleman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lambert moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A left lands for Lambert.
Lambert pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lambert.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Coleman or perhaps it was just good defense by Lambert which made him look bad.
Lambert misses with a looping left.
Lambert wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Coleman shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Coleman showed some decent athleticism there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lambert makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Lambert leaves Coleman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lambert lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Coleman clinches up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Coleman can't get the takedown.
Coleman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lambert.
Coleman tries to land knees in the clinch but Lambert avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kael Coleman will probably get the nod.
That's time! Coleman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Lambert ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Coleman moves away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Coleman.
Lambert throws a head kick but Coleman moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Coleman.
Coleman closes the distance and clinches up with Lambert, looking for a takedown. Coleman pushes Lambert against the cage but Lambert circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kael Coleman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lambert looks to throw the jab but Coleman is out of range.
Coleman shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lambert defends it nicely.
Coleman shoots in looking for a takedown. Lambert tries to sprawl out of it but Coleman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lambert manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lambert lands a jab to the head.
Coleman throws the kick towards the body but Lambert avoids it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lambert waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Coleman.
Coleman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lambert tries to avoid it but Coleman manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lambert to the ground. Lambert escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Horrible takedown by Coleman or perhaps it was just good defense by Lambert which made him look bad.
Coleman keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lambert swings widly with a right hand
and Coleman counters with a right hand to the body.
Coleman shoots for a double leg takedown but Lambert sprawls well. He's pushed Coleman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lambert scores with a shot to the body.
Coleman gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lambert lands a nice looking body shot.
A jab from Lambert does it's job there.
Coleman is rocked!
Lambert throws a jab but it's blocked by Coleman.
Oh Coleman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Coleman defending well as Lambert loads up on a big left hand.
Lambert looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lambert loads up on a big right hand but Coleman slips the punch.
Lambert misses with a straight right.
Lambert throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lambert rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Coleman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lambert misses with an uppercut. Coleman saw that one coming.
Coleman defending well as Lambert loads up on a big left hand.
Lambert waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Coleman.
No joy there for Lambert, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Coleman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lambert.
Lambert loads up on a big right hand but Coleman slips the punch.
Coleman shoots and misses
and Lambert counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Coleman has his takedown stuffed
and Lambert counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kael Coleman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lambert throws a series of punches but Coleman avoids them all with ease.
Coleman moves out of range of the strikes.
Lambert swinging wildly here.
Coleman slips a straight right by Lambert.
Coleman slips under a jab.
A punch combination from Lambert misses.
Lambert throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lambert misses with the combination.
Coleman ducks under a wild hook from Lambert.
Coleman is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lambert sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lambert lands a big head kick that sends Coleman to the canvas! Lambert follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Terrance Lambert!
A less than humble Terrance Lambert 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cus Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rostam Borodakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
200 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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25
193 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rostam Borodakov!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borodakov shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jr's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Borodakov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Borodakov forces his way into half guard.
Borodakov is trying to control. Jr wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Borodakov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jr on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jr tries to get out of the position.
Borodakov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Borodakov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jr keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jr is not content to let Borodakov control the position.
Borodakov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jr has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Borodakov is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jr avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Borodakov.
Jr keeping control of the position.
Jr keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Borodakov thows a huge punch but Jr dodges it nicely.
Jr is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Borodakov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jr defends it well.
Jr is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borodakov content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Jr is staying active underneath Borodakov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Borodakov frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Jr knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Borodakov on the ground.
Borodakov working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Borodakov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Borodakov looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Borodakov landing punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borodakov thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Borodakov fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Borodakov throwing strikes here but Jr is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Jr is trying to escape the mount.
Borodakov avoids the attempt from Jr to control.
Borodakov lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Borodakov raining down shots from the mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jr is desperately trying to improve his position but Borodakov has a good base and remains in mount.
Jr is squirming around, avoiding Borodakov's attempts to control the action.
Jr tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Borodakov working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Borodakov in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jr is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rostam Borodakov dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Jr.
Borodakov avoids a kick to the body.
Borodakov's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Borodakov duly obliges.
It looks like Cus Jr has been cut.
Borodakov looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Borodakov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Borodakov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rostam Borodakov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Borodakov throws a big elbow that misses.
Borodakov drops back looking for a leg! Jr is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jr manages to kick Borodakov off! Borodakov jumps back into Jr's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Borodakov throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Borodakov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Borodakov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Borodakov wants to control from the top but Jr keeps moving.
Borodakov tries to free his leg and advance position but Jr is retaining full guard.
Borodakov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jr works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Borodakov stopping the sweep attempt from Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borodakov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jr controls Borodakov momentarily but Borodakov frees himself.
Borodakov lands a couple of elbows.
Borodakov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jr avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jr keeping moving, preventing Borodakov from controlling successfully.
Borodakov wants to pass the guard but Jr is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borodakov trying to control the position from guard on top but Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Borodakov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jr working a defensive guard but Borodakov passes into half guard.
Borodakov trying to control the action but Jr is working from the bottom.
Borodakov working the head and body with strikes.
Borodakov winds up and cracks Jr with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Borodakov lands strikes from half guard.
Borodakov works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borodakov wants to control the pace but Jr is squirming around nicely.
Jr is trying to escape the mount.
Borodakov postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jr looks a forlorn figure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jr can't escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Borodakov lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Borodakov avoids the attempt from Jr to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rostam Borodakov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cus Jr'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. This is the final round!
Borodakov blocks a head kick by Jr.
Borodakov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jr, right into the meat.
Borodakov throws a right hand that Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Jr also avoids with ease.
Borodakov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jr. Jr obviously looking to wear him down.
Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Borodakov steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jr. That one must have hurt.
Jr misses with a low kick.
A combination from Borodakov does no damage.
Jr throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rostam Borodakov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Borodakov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Borodakov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jr thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Borodakov if he has to take too many more of those.
Borodakov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Borodakov.
Jr throws a quick inside leg kick.
Borodakov takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jr lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Nice body kick there by Jr.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jr.
Cus Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jr.
Jr cracks the inside of Borodakov's front leg.
Cus Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jr throws a leg kick which misses Borodakov's front leg but catches the back leg as Borodakov tries to avoid it.
Jr cracks the inside of Borodakov's front leg.
Jr throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jr plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Rostam Borodakov has been cut.
Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Borodakov 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.
Nice body kick from Jr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Borodakov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Borodakov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jr is looking to slow Borodakov down with leg kicks.
Jr throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jr lands a leg kick that knocks Borodakov off balance momentarily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jr.
Jr connects with an inside leg kick.
Jr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Borodakov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jr throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Borodakov.
Borodakov is rocked!
That kick from Jr tenderised Borodakov's leg. Borodakov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Borodakov is still on wobbly legs! Can Jr finish him?
Jr throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Borodakov crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Cus Jr!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Master Yoda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Huang Tze Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Huang Tze Long is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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135 lbs
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142 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Brawler
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Master Yoda!
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, Huang Tze Long!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoda tries to sprawl but Tze Long drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Yoda definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tze Long is trying to work for a kimura but Yoda is defending well.
Yoda is looking to improve his position.
Tze Long takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Yoda is trying to maintain the position but Tze Long is very close to passing his half guard.
Tze Long prevents Yoda from improving his position.
Yoda is looking to control Tze Long's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Yoda avoid being mounted?
Tze Long is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tze Long wants to take a breather but Yoda is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoda is defending against the submission attempts here by Tze Long.
Yoda wants to improve his position but Tze Long is controlling well.
Yoda won't allow Tze Long to pass to mount.
Tze Long is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Tze Long trying to control from half guard but Yoda is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tze Long is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Yoda wants to improve his position but Tze Long is controlling well.
Tze Long in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Yoda tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Tze Long!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Huang Tze Long!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between War Machine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drake Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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25
192 lbs
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25
198 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 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, Drake Wayne!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wayne tries to clinch
enabling Machine to counter with a crisp jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Machine.
Wayne tries to clinch but Machine moves out of range.
Machine scores with a sloppy right hand. Wayne should have avoided that one.
Wayne is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wayne is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Machine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Machine definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Machine keeps the fight on the outside.
Machine circles away from the clinch attempt
and Machine counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wayne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wayne looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wayne looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Machine throws out a loose jab but Wayne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Machine scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne darts in trying to clinch
and Machine counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wayne tries to clinch but Machine moves out of range.
Wayne tries to clinch but Machine moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wayne looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wayne doesn't manage to clinch there - Machine circles away.
Wayne tries to clinch up but Machine circles away and keeps his distance.
Machine throws a lazy right hand but Wayne sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wayne moves in looking to clinch but Machine pushes him off.
Machine swats away the attempt to clinch by Wayne.
Wayne tries to close the distance and clinch but Machine swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wayne slips under a jab from Machine.
Machine connects with a looping right hand.
Machine keeps the fight on the outside.
Wayne tries to close the distance and clinch but Machine swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wayne moves in looking to clinch but Machine pushes him off.
Wayne is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wayne closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Machine counter with a right hand.
Machine swats away the attempt to clinch by Wayne.
Wayne tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Machine manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wayne gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Machine avoids the elbow strike from Wayne, against the cage.
Machine is trying to break the clinch but Wayne has him pressed against the cage.
Wayne creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Machine's defenses.
Machine wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wayne lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Machine takes an elbow to the forehead.
Machine is trying to force a seperation but Wayne has the dominant position.
Machine dodges an elbow strike from Wayne.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wayne just misses with a elbow thrown towards Machine's brow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wayne.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wayne.
Machine tries to break free but Wayne pushes him back against the cage.
Machine avoids the elbow strike from Wayne, against the cage.
Machine takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wayne lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Machine wants to get back to striking at distance but Wayne won't allow it.
Machine dodges an elbow strike from Wayne.
Wayne creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Machine's defenses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wayne.
Wayne lands a nice elbow.
Machine wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Machine is trying to force a seperation but Wayne has the dominant position.
Wayne throws an elbow but it misses.
Machine is trying to force a seperation but Wayne has the dominant position.
Wayne pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wayne gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wayne has Machine pressed against the cage, preventing Machine from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Machine blocks an elbow strike from Wayne.
Wayne prevents Machine from breaking the clinch.
Machine tries to break free but Wayne pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machine has had enough of the clinch but Wayne keeps him there for the moment.
Machine looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nice elbow from Wayne.
Machine is looking to break free of the clinch but Wayne has double underhooks.
Machine is trying to break the clinch but Wayne has him pressed against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wayne gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like War Machine has been cut.
Machine wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wayne has him pressed against the cage.
Machine wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wayne has him pressed against the cage.
Wayne lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Machine blocks the elbow strike.
Machine tries to break free but Wayne pushes him back against the cage.
Wayne lands a nice elbow.
Wayne comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wayne pushes off an throws an elbow but Machine leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wayne lands a damaging elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wayne lands a damaging elbow.
Machine is rocked!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wayne just misses with a elbow thrown towards Machine's brow.
Oh Machine is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Machine has had enough of the clinch but Wayne keeps him there for the moment.
Machine is trying to break the clinch but Wayne has him pressed against the cage.
Machine seems to have got his legs back now.
Wayne gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wayne throws an elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drake Wayne dominated that round.
The cut man is working on War Machine's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Wayne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Machine.
Wayne defending well as Machine loads up on a big left hand.
Wayne wants to clinch but Machine slips to the side
and Machine counters with a straight right hand.
Wayne doesn't manage to clinch there - Machine circles away.
Wayne tries to close the distance and clinch up but Machine swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wayne shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wayne fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wayne clinches with his opponent.
Drake Wayne seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wayne lands a nice elbow.
Machine tries to break free but Wayne pushes him back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Wayne as the two fighters clinch.
Wayne comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Machine dodges an elbow strike from Wayne.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wayne lands an elbow that stopped Machine in his tracks for a moment.
Machine is trying to force a seperation but Wayne has the dominant position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wayne.
Nice elbow from Wayne.
Machine avoids the elbow strike from Wayne, against the cage.
Wayne lands an elbow that stopped Machine in his tracks for a moment.
Machine takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clinched against the cage, Wayne lands a big elbow that drops Machine! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Machine is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Drake Wayne!
Drake Wayne is the new middleweight champion!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron Mexico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kin Olplitzik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Olplitzik has chosen Kool G Rap & DJ Polo - Road To The Riches as his entrance music. The key to victory for Ron Mexico has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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25
265 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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25
264 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Counter fighter
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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, Ron Mexico!
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, Kin Olplitzik!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olplitzik tries for a takedown but Mexico circles away easily
and Mexico counters with a nice uppercut.
Olplitzik fails with the takedown.
Mexico throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Olplitzik connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mexico looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mexico lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mexico misses with a double jab
and Olplitzik counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mexico thinking.
Mexico misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Olplitzik fails with a takedown attempt.
Ron Mexico has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kin Olplitzik.
Nice shot lands for Mexico.
Olplitzik has his takedown stuffed
and Mexico counters with a series of strikes. Olplitzik will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mexico stuffs the takedown attempt from Olplitzik. Olplitzik gets slowly back to his feet.
Mexico throws a shot to the body.
Mexico misses with a series of wild punches.
Mexico misses the jab.
Mexico smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mexico scores with a jab.
Mexico misses with a wild body shot.
Mexico lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Olplitzik circles away quickly and effectively.
Olplitzik with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mexico to score with a decent uppercut.
Mexico looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mexico swinging wildly here.
Olplitzik avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mexico misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Olplitzik has eaten all the pies!
Mexico with a jab.
Olplitzik is trying desperately to land a takedown but Mexico is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Olplitzik.
Mexico misses with a double jab.
Mexico throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Olplitzik counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mexico thinking.
Mexico throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Olplitzik doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mexico counters with a straight right hand.
Mexico doesn't manage to clinch there - Olplitzik circles away.
Mexico throws an overhand right that lands on Olplitzik's shoulder, as Olplitzik tries to avoid the shot.
Mexico throws an overhand right that lands on Olplitzik's shoulder, as Olplitzik tries to avoid the shot.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Olplitzik.
Olplitzik has hold of Mexico's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Mexico tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Olplitzik cranks the arm and Mexico screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Mexico, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Kin Olplitzik!
Kin Olplitzik spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hard Hitter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elliotore Gesufale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Hard Hitter has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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163 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
4 - 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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Elliotore Gesufale!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gesufale moves into the clinch.
Nice elbow from Gesufale.
Gesufale lands an elbow inside that Hitter shrugs off.
Hitter definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gesufale creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hitter's defenses.
Gesufale landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hitter misses with a punch to the body.
A knee to the head by Gesufale.
Gesufale comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hitter misses with a body punch.
Gesufale blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gesufale landing knees 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!
Gesufale lands a good knee to the midsection. Hitter won't want to take too many of those.
Gesufale lands a nice elbow.
Gesufale working Hitter over with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Gesufale.
Hitter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gesufale lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gesufale lands an elbow that stopped Hitter in his tracks for a moment.
Gesufale scores with a knee to the head.
Gesufale lands a nice knee to the body.
Gesufale is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gesufale lands a nice elbow.
Gesufale throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hitter blocks it with crossed arms.
Gesufale connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hitter's face.
Gesufale blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitter working hard to break the clinch.
Hitter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gesufale connects with a knee to the head.
Gesufale is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gesufale with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Hitter.
Gesufale looking to throw knees to the head but Hitter is blocking nicely.
Gesufale landing knees to the head.
Hitter can't find room to land a body shot as Gesufale controls the action.
Hitter takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gesufale is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hitter misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Hitter fails to land.
Hitter takes an elbow to the temple.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gesufale obliges.
Gesufale blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Hitter.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gesufale lands a damaging elbow.
Gesufale creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hitter's defenses.
Gesufale unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hitter lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gesufale with a knee to the head.
Hitter misses with some punches.
Gesufale lands an elbow inside that Hitter shrugs off.
Gesufale lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hitter is trying to break the clinch but Gesufale is controlling him.
Hitter throws a punch but it's blocked by Gesufale.
Hitter can't find room to land a body shot as Gesufale controls the action.
Nice elbow from Gesufale.
Gesufale blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gesufale.
Hitter presses Gesufale against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hitter takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hitter takes an elbow to the temple.
Hitter takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gesufale obliges.
Gesufale lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gesufale crunches a lovely knee into Hitter's ribcage.
Gesufale landing knees to the head.
Hitter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gesufale landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hitter is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gesufale with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hitter takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gesufale with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gesufale pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gesufale blocks an uppercut.
Gesufale unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hitter lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gesufale comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hitter throws a punch but it's blocked by Gesufale.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gesufale obliges.
Gesufale looking to throw knees to the head but Hitter is blocking nicely.
Gesufale with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hitter wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gesufale landing knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hitter.
Gesufale trying to land knees to the body.
Gesufale gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hitter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gesufale throws an elbow that misses.
Gesufale throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hitter blocks it with crossed arms.
Gesufale connects with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hitter.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hitter misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Hitter fails to land.
Gesufale gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hitter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Hitter.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gesufale.
Hitter tries to throw a body punch but Gesufale avoids it by throwing Hitter back against the cage.
Gesufale lands a nice elbow.
Hitter misses with a body punch.
Gesufale lands a damaging elbow.
Hitter misses with the head strike.
Hitter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gesufale lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Hitter fails to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gesufale misses with a knee strike.
Gesufale lands a knee to the body.
Gesufale tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gesufale creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hitter's defenses.
Gesufale landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elliotore Gesufale dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gesufale tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hitter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hitter scores with the left hand. Gesufale knows he should have avoided that one.
Hitter scores with a decent looking hook.
Gesufale tries to clinch up but Hitter circles away and keeps his distance.
Gesufale wants to clinch up but Hitter keeps it at a distance.
Gesufale has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
A slow jab from Hitter misses its intended target.
Gesufale moves in looking to clinch but Hitter pushes him off.
Some wild striking there from Hitter.
Gesufale is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hitter lands a jab to Gesufale's midsection.
Gesufale uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hitter.
Gesufale showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hitter.
Hitter tries to keep at a distance but Gesufale has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gesufale unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitter takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gesufale looking to throw knees to the head but Hitter is blocking nicely.
Knees to the body from Gesufale.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gesufale looking to throw knees to the head but Hitter is blocking nicely.
Gesufale lands an elbow just above Hitter 's eye.
Gesufale lands an elbow inside.
Gesufale lands a damaging elbow.
Hitter misses with the head strike.
Gesufale lands an elbow that stopped Hitter in his tracks for a moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gesufale.
Gesufale lands an elbow that stopped Hitter in his tracks for a moment.
Gesufale comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gesufale.
Hitter takes a knee right on the jaw!
Elliotore Gesufale seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hitter takes a knee to the side of the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short left from Hitter.
A knee to the head by Gesufale.
Gesufale misses with a knee to the head.
Gesufale lands an elbow inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gesufale gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hitter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hitter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gesufale prevents a body shot from Hitter.
Hitter takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gesufale prevents a body shot from Hitter.
Gesufale blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gesufale looking to throw knees to the head but Hitter is blocking nicely.
Gesufale creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hitter's defenses.
Gesufale prevents a body shot from Hitter.
Gesufale landing knees to the body.
Gesufale gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gesufale utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gesufale obliges.
Gesufale putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hitter in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hitter takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hitter lands a right hand.
Gesufale lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gesufale lands a nice elbow.
Gesufale misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hitter.
Hitter avoiding damage as Gesufale throws knees to the body.
Hitter managing to block the knees to the body from Gesufale.
Hitter lands a hook that snaps the head of Gesufale backwards.
Hitter avoiding damage as Gesufale throws knees to the body.
Gesufale tries to land a knee to the head but Hitter blocks with his arms.
Hitter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gesufale prevents a body shot from Hitter.
Hitter tries to throw a body punch but Gesufale avoids it by throwing Hitter back against the cage.
Hitter lands with a short shot to the head.
Gesufale tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hitter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hitter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hitter is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gesufale pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gesufale crunches a lovely knee into Hitter's ribcage.
Hitter takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gesufale blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hitter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gesufale has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gesufale tries a knee to the head but Hitter blocks it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gesufale throws an elbow but misses.
Hitter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hitter tries to break free but Gesufale pushes him back against the cage.
Hitter managing to block the knees to the body from Gesufale.
Gesufale crunches a lovely knee into Hitter's ribcage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gesufale prevents a body shot from Hitter.
Hitter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gesufale blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gesufale scores a nice knee to the body.
Gesufale lands an elbow inside that Hitter shrugs off.
Hitter lands a right hand.
Hitter lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gesufale or not.
Gesufale lands an elbow that stopped Hitter in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hitter swings wildly with an uppercut but Gesufale uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gesufale crunches a lovely knee into Hitter's ribcage.
Gesufale landing knees to the body.
Hitter working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elliotore Gesufale showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Hitter works over Gesufale's head and body with a nice combination.
Hitter paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A slow jab from Hitter misses its intended target.
Gesufale is looking to clinch but Hitter is avoiding it.
Gesufale is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gesufale tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hitter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hitter scores with a nice head shot.
Gesufale has closed the distance and engaged Hitter in a clinch.
Hitter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gesufale working Hitter over with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Gesufale.
A knee to the head by Gesufale.
Knees to the body from Gesufale.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gesufale lands a damaging elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gesufale comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gesufale lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gesufale lands a nice elbow.
Hitter tries to throw a body punch but Gesufale avoids it by throwing Hitter back against the cage.
Hitter throws a head punch that misses.
Gesufale blocks a body shot from Hitter.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gesufale.
A head punch on the inside from Hitter fails to land.
Hitter misses with a punch on the inside.
Gesufale lands a damaging elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gesufale.
Gesufale lands a knee to the head.
Hitter takes an elbow to the forehead.
A head punch on the inside from Hitter fails to land.
Gesufale creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hitter's defenses.
Gesufale lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gesufale lands a nice knee to the body.
Gesufale lands a knee to the body.
Gesufale connects with a knee to the head.
Gesufale lands a good knee to the midsection. Hitter won't want to take too many of those.
Hitter has a couple of punches blocked by Gesufale.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gesufale landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gesufale with a knee to the head.
Gesufale using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gesufale throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hitter blocks it with crossed arms.
Hitter cracks Gesufale with a nice body shot.
Hitter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hitter throws a head punch that misses.
Gesufale gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gesufale lands an elbow that stopped Hitter in his tracks for a moment.
Hitter lands a hook that snaps the head of Gesufale backwards.
Hitter tries to work over Gesufale's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knees to the body from Gesufale.
Gesufale lands a good knee to the midsection. Hitter won't want to take too many of those.
Gesufale tries to land a knee to the head but Hitter blocks with his arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hitter.
Hitter avoids a wild elbow strike from Gesufale.
Hitter misses with a punch to the body.
Gesufale blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gesufale lands a nice knee to the body.
Gesufale has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gesufale.
Gesufale tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gesufale utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hitter makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hitter misses with a body punch.
Nice elbow from Gesufale.
Gesufale connects with a knee to the head.
Gesufale blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Hitter as the two fighters clinch.
Gesufale trying to land knees to the body.
Hitter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hitter is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hitter struggles to land a body shot inside as Gesufale controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hitter.
Hitter misses with the head strike.
Hitter takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hitter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gesufale.
Hitter managing to block the knees to the body from Gesufale.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gesufale just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hitter's brow.
Gesufale throws an elbow but it misses.
Gesufale with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hard Hitter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hitter has a couple of punches blocked by Gesufale.
Hitter has a couple of punches blocked by Gesufale.
Gesufale lands a damaging elbow.
Gesufale landing knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gesufale using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hitter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hitter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hitter lands a shoulder strike.
Gesufale creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gesufale comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gesufale with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hitter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gesufale's elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hitter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gesufale looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hitter misses with a body punch.
Gesufale creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hitter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elliotore Gesufale comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gesufale winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elliotore Gesufale!
Elliotore Gesufale thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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