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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tarmi Ricmi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Wesson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricmi comes into the arena with DOOOOBERMAN !!! blaring out of the sound system. Wesson has chosen Imperial March as his entrance music. Dean Wesson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tarmi Ricmi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dean Wesson!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Michael Johnstone and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ricmi misses with the combination.
Wesson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sloppy strikes from Ricmi. Those never looked like landing.
Ricmi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wesson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ricmi pinned against the cage. Ricmi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ricmi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wesson.
Ricmi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ricmi misses with the combination.
Wesson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wesson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ricmi defends it nicely.
Ricmi looks to score with a jab to the body but Wesson is just out of range.
Ricmi misses the shot to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Ricmi. No joy for Wesson on that attempt.
Tarmi Ricmi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dean Wesson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricmi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wesson counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Ricmi!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ricmi is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Wesson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Wesson is looking to take a break and control but Ricmi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wesson prevents Ricmi from escaping the position.
Wesson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ricmi wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricmi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wesson on the ground.
Wesson is working to tighten his grip on Ricmi's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Ricmi has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Wesson is really squeezing tight and eventually Ricmi passes out! Wesson breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Dean Wesson!
After the big win, Dean Wesson made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Atlantis and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikey Havoc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Tauber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Havoc's entrance music is Jesus I Was Evil. A fine choice. Tauber has chosen Toss it Up as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mikey Havoc!
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, Alex Tauber!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Havoc drives through and clinches with Tauber against the cage.
Havoc lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tauber backwards.
Havoc tries to circle away but Tauber has him pinned against the cage.
Havoc scores with a nice hook to the head.
It looks like Alex Tauber has been cut.
Come on Havoc - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Havoc keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tauber's efforts to push away.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Havoc is pressed up against the cage. Tauber has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Havoc down to the mat. Havoc avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Havoc rushes Tauber and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Havoc stalling.
Havoc gets through Tauber's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Havoc gets through Tauber's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Havoc wants to break free but Tauber has control.
Havoc lands an uppercut.
Havoc lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tauber keeps control of Havoc as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Havoc lands a shoulder strike.
Tauber struggles to land a body shot inside as Havoc controls his hands.
Havoc working hard to break the clinch.
Tauber manages to break the clinch.
Tauber looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Havoc thuds a left hand into Tauber's body.
Havoc fails to land with a series of punches.
Tauber on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Havoc gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Havoc lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Havoc throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Taubers head.
Nice body punch from Havoc - that landed with a thud.
Tauber looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Havoc lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tauber backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Havoc lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Havoc lands a left hand.
Havoc lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Havoc.
Tauber tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Havoc just stands there and leans against the cage.
Havoc looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Mikey Havoc has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Tauber.
Havoc lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Havoc manages to break the clinch.
Havoc cracks Tauber with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That has opened up Alex Tauber's cut even more.
Havoc sends Tauber crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Havoc is motioning to the referee to let Tauber up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Tauber is rocked!
Havoc plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Tauber to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Tauber just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mikey Havoc!
A relieved looking Mikey Havoc thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Timur Amirmoez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Belcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Timur Amirmoez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jake Belcher!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belcher closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Amirmoez's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Belcher postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Amirmoez looking for a sweep. Not yet Amirmoez, not yet.
Belcher trying to move into half guard but instead Amirmoez has managed to sweep!
Amirmoez trying to control the position from guard on top but Belcher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Belcher wants to sweep but no luck.
Belcher seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Belcher bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Amirmoez's guard.
Amirmoez definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Amirmoez looking for subs off his back but Belcher has passed one foot through into half guard.
Belcher content to control rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belcher lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Belcher missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Belcher is taking a breather. Amirmoez says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Amirmoez wants to improve his position but Belcher is controlling well.
Amirmoez trying to control but Belcher postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belcher lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Belcher looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Amirmoez is trying to get back to full guard.
Amirmoez trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Belcher manages to pass to mount!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Amirmoez is trying desperately to improve position.
Belcher raining down shots from the mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belcher scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Amirmoez tries to reverse the position but Belcher maintains control.
Belcher lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Amirmoez hang on?
Amirmoez is trying to escape the mount.
Amirmoez takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Belcher landing shots from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belcher connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Belcher with good strikes from the mount here!
Belcher putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Amirmoez is rocked!
Belcher connects with a bit shot that sees Amirmoez covering up! More strikes from Belcher and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Belcher is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Belcher!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Will Tefft (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Zero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Max Zero is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Will Tefft!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Max Zero!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zero lands a high kick!
Zero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zero shoots in and gets a takedown into Tefft's guard.
Zero throwing strikes from guard but Tefft blocks nicely.
Tefft definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Zero drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Zero seems to have locked his on tight now - Tefft screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Zero, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Max Zero!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Takeshi Kurosawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kostas Papadakis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kurosawa comes to the cage accompanied by One Mic. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Takeshi Kurosawa!
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, Kostas Papadakis!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurosawa scores with a kick to the midsection.
A swing and a miss from Kurosawa.
Papadakis looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
An inside leg kick lands from Kurosawa.
Kurosawa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kurosawa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kurosawa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kurosawa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kurosawa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Papadakis's sensitive parts.
Kurosawa cracks the inside of Papadakis's front leg.
Kurosawa throws a sloppy head kick and Papadakis moves out of range easily.
Kurosawa throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Papadakis's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kurosawa lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Papadakis avoids the head kick by Kurosawa.
Nice body kick from Kurosawa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurosawa lands a nice looking kick to the body. Papadakis takes a step back to recover.
Kurosawa throws a nice head kick!
Kurosawa is looking to slow Papadakis down with leg kicks.
Kurosawa definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kurosawa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Kurosawa enables Papadakis to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kurosawa manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kurosawa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Papadakis lands a couple of digs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Papadakis drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Papadakis jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Papadakis advances position into side control!
Papadakis landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papadakis taking a breather here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Papadakis is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Kurosawa is trying to escape and Papadakis transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Kurosawa is forced to tap! Nice work there by Papadakis! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kostas Papadakis!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Kostas Papadakis waved his t-shirt featuring Atlantis's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dirk Pretorious (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Draven Noxus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Draven Noxus is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dirk Pretorious!
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, Draven Noxus!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pretorious dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Noxus. That did some damage!
Pretorious throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pretorious.
Pretorious moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Pretorious.
Pretorious definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A jab from Pretorious finds it's way through Noxus's defenses.
Pretorious throws a head kick that misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Noxus blocks the leg kick.
Nice body kick from Pretorious.
A head kick misses from Pretorious.
Pretorious throws a body kick that misses.
Noxus moves out of range as Pretorious throws a body kick.
Nice jab there from Pretorious.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pretorious scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pretorious misses with a head kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pretorious.
Pretorious misses with a body kick.
Pretorious throws a leg kick which misses Noxus's front leg but catches the back leg as Noxus tries to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Pretorious.
Pretorious lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pretorious throws a head kick but Noxus moves out of range.
Noxus takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Noxus avoids the head kick by Pretorious.
Pretorious lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pretorious tries to land a front kick but Noxus steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
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!
Pretorious throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pretorious lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Noxus blocks a low kick nicely.
Pretorious throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pretorious thows a body kick. Noxus tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nice body kick there by Pretorious.
Pretorious tries a head kick but it misses.
Pretorious pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pretorious scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noxus takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Noxus moves out of range of the body kick from Pretorious.
Noxus bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Noxus lands a decent elbow from side control.
Noxus in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Noxus lands a decent elbow from side control.
Pretorious is working to avoid the ground and pound but Noxus connects with a decent elbow.
Noxus has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Noxus in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Pretorious is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Draven Noxus!
During a confident post fight interview, Draven Noxus thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Tuesday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hector Gomez told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Counter fighter
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shawn Tuesday!
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, Hector Gomez!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuesday misses with a looping left.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gomez.
A telegraphed right hand from Gomez misses the target.
Tuesday definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tuesday misses with a lunging right hand
and Gomez counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Shawn Tuesday has been cut.
Tuesday drops his hands momentarily and Gomez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tuesday shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gomez pinned against the cage. Gomez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tuesday misses with a left hand
and Gomez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gomez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tuesday at a distance.
Tuesday misses with a takedown attempt - Gomez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gomez has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Gomez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tuesday was well out of range. Poor timing from Gomez.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tuesday takes one on the button.
Tuesday shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gomez as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shawn Tuesday. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuesday shoots in for a takedown but Gomez shows good takedown defense.
Gomez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gomez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gomez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gomez connects with a solid leg kick.
Gomez thows a body shot but no joy.
Tuesday takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Tuesday lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gomez circles away quickly and effectively.
Tuesday takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gomez throws a series of punches but Tuesday moves out of range.
Tuesday shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gomez finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gomez connects with a body shot that sends Tuesday's belly button to the back.
Tuesday takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gomez slips a straight right by Tuesday.
Tuesday misses with a hook
and Gomez counters with a thumping low kick.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Tuesday. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gomez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tuesday fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Gomez.
Tuesday with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gomez to score with a decent uppercut.
Gomez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gomez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tuesday bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Gomez is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Tuesday is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Tuesday is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Tuesday!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Shawn Tuesday!
After the fight, Shawn Tuesday was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
In defeat, Hector Gomez stepped up to the mic, saying 'Show me a good loser, and I'll show you a loser.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Bonet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beastman Skelletor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beastman Skelletor has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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270 lbs
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280 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Scott Bonet!
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, Beastman Skelletor!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonet walks into a jab.
Bonet uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Skelletor.
Skelletor stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Skelletor's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Skelletor duly obliges.
It looks like Scott Bonet has been cut.
Bonet has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Basics -LOD- in the buildup to the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Skelletor misses.
Bonet tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Skelletor was well out of range. Poor timing from Bonet.
Bonet throws a sloppy head kick and Skelletor moves out of range easily.
Skelletor misses with a hook. Bonet ducked under it nicely.
Skelletor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Skelletor throws a big shot that misses.
Skelletor lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Skelletor.
Bonet slips under a jab.
Skelletor displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Skelletor throws a hook to the side of Bonet's head but Bonet sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonet throws a low kick but Skelletor moves out of range easily.
Skelletor slips under a jab from Bonet.
Bonet takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Skelletor looks to score with a jab to the body but Bonet is just out of range.
Skelletor is looking to clinch.
Bonet defending well as Skelletor loads up on a big left hand.
Bonet wants to land a leg kick but Skelletor is out of range.
Skelletor's coach down at Basics -LOD- was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Skelletor's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Skelletor scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Skelletor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bonet manages to avoid it.
Bonet slips under a jab from Skelletor.
Skelletor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bonet sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skelletor connects with the punch.
Skelletor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bonet displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Skelletor throws out the jab.
Bonet throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Skelletor.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bonet swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bonet moves away from the strike by Skelletor.
Skelletor forces Bonet back against the cage and clinches.
Bonet tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Skelletor smiles and moves away.
Bonet ducks right into an uppercut from Skelletor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skelletor lands with a hook. Bonet tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Skelletor takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Beastman Skelletor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Skelletor.
Skelletor checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bonet connects with an inside leg kick.
Bonet takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bonet throws out a leg kick but Skelletor moves out of range and Bonet only half commits.
Skelletor lands with an overhand left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A bone on bone clash there as Skelletor blocks the leg kick.
Skelletor throws a jab but it's blocked by Bonet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonet throws a leg kick but Skelletor sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Skelletor connects with a body shot.
Bonet will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Skelletor lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bonet slips a straight right by Skelletor.
Skelletor slips under a jab from Bonet.
Bonet takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bonet throws a low kick but it's checked well by Skelletor.
Skelletor connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bonet misses with an attempted mid kick.
A head kick misses from Bonet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Beastman Skelletor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Scott Bonet's cut.
That's time! Bonet's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Skelletor throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bonet counters with a low kick, right behind Skelletor 's knee.
Bonet throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Skelletor on the side of the head.
It looks like Beastman Skelletor has been cut.
Skelletor cracks Bonet with an open hand slap.
Skelletor misses with a straight left.
Skelletor takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skelletor misses the shot to the body.
Bonet scores with a kick to the body.
Skelletor cracks Bonet with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Skelletor misses with a right hand
and Bonet counters with a nice low kick that buckles Skelletor's knee momentarily.
Bonet tries to land a front kick but Skelletor steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Skelletor misses with a left hand
and Bonet counters with a nice leg kick.
Beastman Skelletor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Skelletor is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skelletor blocks a leg kick.
Bonet looks for the body kick but Skelletor saw that one coming.
Skelletor checks a low kick from Bonet.
Bonet tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Skelletor was well out of range. Poor timing from Bonet.
Bonet misses with a wild body shot.
A shot to the body from Bonet misses
and Skelletor counters with a two punch combo.
Skelletor misses with a right hand
and Bonet counters with a good low kick that Skelletor was not able to check.
Bonet scores with a head kick.
Skelletor falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bonet counters with a low kick, right behind Skelletor 's knee.
Skelletor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A leg kick checked by Skelletor.
Bonet throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Skelletor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bonet was well out of range. Poor timing from Skelletor.
Bonet avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Skelletor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bonet is looking to chop away at Skelletor's legs.
Bonet uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Skelletor.
Bonet fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Skelletor manages to avoid it.
Skelletor throws an off balance right hand
and Bonet counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Skelletor thinking.
Skelletor misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skelletor forces Bonet back against the cage and clinches.
Skelletor lands a knee to the body.
Skelletor lands a nice uppercut.
Skelletor can't find room to land a body shot as Bonet controls the action.
Good body shot from Skelletor.
Bonet misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Skelletor lands a right hand.
Bonet misses with a punch to the body.
Bonet is trying to pull guard but Skelletor has him pressed against the cage.
Skelletor presses Bonet against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skelletor missing with knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Skelletor.
Skelletor connects with a knee to the head.
A right hand to the body from Skelletor.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Skelletor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skelletor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Skelletor lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Skelletor.
Skelletor digs a right hand underneath Bonet's ribcage. Bonet let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Skelletor stalling the fight.
Skelletor misses with a knee strike.
Skelletor lands an uppercut.
Skelletor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Skelletor prevents a body shot from Bonet.
Bonet goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Skelletor lands a shoulder strike.
A knee to the head by Skelletor.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Skelletor.
Skelletor lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Beastman Skelletor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Bonet's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Skelletor scores with a hook to the body. Bonet takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Skelletor lands a left and a right that send Bonet crashing to the mat, dazed. Skelletor thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Bonet is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skelletor misses the jab.
Oh Bonet is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bonet slips a jab from Skelletor.
Skelletor connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Bonet! He's out on his feet! Skelletor rushes in and drops Bonet with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Beastman Skelletor!
Beastman Skelletor managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Atlantis, into his post fight interview.
The defeated Scott Bonet had this to say: 'Show me a good loser, and I'll show you a loser.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Steiner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Aldridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steiner kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Steiner. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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198 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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180 cm
25
194 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Solid Muay Thai
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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, Ricky Steiner!
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, Scott Aldridge!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Daniel Franklin and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldridge looks to land a combination but Steiner avoids it well.
Aldridge cracks a nice hook into Steiner's ribs.
Aldridge looks to score with a jab to the body but Steiner is just out of range.
Nice cross by Aldridge.
Steiner tries to move into range but Aldridge moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Aldridge ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Steiner throws a left and a right that both miss
and Aldridge makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Steiner really felt that one!
Aldridge lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Steiner scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Steiner cracks Aldridge with a big right hand but Aldridge just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aldridge tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Steiner working the ground and pound.
A lull in the action here.
Aldridge tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Aldridge's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Aldridge is looking to regain half guard here but Steiner keeps moving and retains side control.
Steiner wants to take a breather but Aldridge manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Steiner.
Aldridge is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Steiner is aware though and is defending well.
Steiner postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Steiner has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Steiner wants to control from the top but Aldridge keeps moving.
Aldridge has his foot on Steiner's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Steiner works his way back into a safe position though.
Steiner is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Steiner postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Aldridge manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Steiner trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldridge can't control as he wanted to and Steiner manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aldridge trying to control the action but Steiner is working from the bottom.
Aldridge wants to stand but Steiner has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steiner tries to kick Aldridge off but Aldridge keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Aldridge is stalling here. Steiner is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Aldridge seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Steiner has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Aldridge looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aldridge tries to improve position but can't.
Steiner trying to control the action but Aldridge is working from the bottom.
Steiner creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Aldridge tries to improve position but can't.
Steiner wants to control but Aldridge is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steiner cracks Aldridge with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Steiner wants to control but Aldridge is keeping him busy.
Steiner throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Aldridge can do anything to dispel that myth.
Aldridge tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Steiner wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Steiner is putting a hurting on Aldridge here, landing some big shots from side control.
Steiner connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Aldridge some visible discomfort.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steiner lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Aldridge down.
Aldridge is looking to regain half guard here but Steiner keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Aldridge's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steiner working the body and head with strikes.
Aldridge tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Steiner lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Aldridge down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Steiner dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Aldridge.
Aldridge throws a head kick that misses.
Aldridge connects with a nice looking jab.
Aldridge connects with a good right hand that stumbles Steiner. Steiner circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Steiner takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Aldridge lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Aldridge.
Aldridge lands a nice shot to the body.
Aldridge throws a jab when Steiner was well out of range.
Aldridge connects with a jab.
Aldridge connects with a leg kick. Steiner looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Steiner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Aldridge displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Aldridge misses with a shot to the body
and Steiner counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steiner works over Aldridge with some ground and pound from guard.
Steiner trying to control the position from guard on top but Aldridge is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aldridge throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Aldridge wants to sweep but no luck.
Steiner is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Aldridge not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Steiner is pushing down on Aldridge's leg trying to pass to half guard. Aldridge is fighting to maintain full guard but Steiner has managed to sneak the leg through.
Aldridge is trying to get back to full guard.
Aldridge is breathing heavily.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Steiner connects with a nice short shot to Aldridge's temple.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Steiner connects with a nice short shot to Aldridge's temple.
Steiner is keen to just control but Aldridge is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldridge tries to roll over but Steiner keeps him under control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steiner takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Steiner throwing shots but Aldridge is blocking nicely.
Steiner lands with a punch from half guard.
Steiner lands strikes from half guard.
Steiner is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Aldridge won't allow Steiner to pass to mount.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Steiner connects with a nice short shot to Aldridge's temple.
Aldridge trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steiner is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Aldridge defends it well.
Aldridge has a hand on Steiner's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Steiner takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Aldridge tries to hold on but Steiner postures up.
Steiner trying to control but Aldridge is having none of it.
Aldridge is looking to get to half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Steiner's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Steiner fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Steiner lands a big shot there that rocks Aldridge but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Aldridge is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steiner connects with a bit shot that sees Aldridge covering up! More strikes from Steiner and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Steiner is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricky Steiner!
Ricky Steiner retains his middleweight title!
Ricky Steiner bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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