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LFC 11 Karoa vs Berzins PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johny Rico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rico is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bolt Thrower - The IVth Crusade . Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Johny Rico enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Carlos Knight!
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, Johny Rico!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Sandra Marshall and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rico lands a slapping body shot.
Knight gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rico wants to control from the top but Knight keeps moving.
Knight really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Knight trying to control the position here.
Rico postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rico tries to free his leg and advance position but Knight is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rico advances position into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rico has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Knight!
Rico throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Rico thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Knight on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Knight tries to get out of the position.
Rico sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Knight slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Rico is looking to stall here but Knight recovers full guard.
Knight wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rico stands and throws Knight's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Knight tries to improve position but can't.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Rico has eaten all the pies!
Who's going to make the next move?
Knight definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Rico tries to score with some ground and pound. Knight controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Knight gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Knight is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rico wants to control the pace but Knight is squirming around nicely.
Rico throws some wild stikes that Knight manages to avoid easily.
Knight wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Rico.
Rico throwing strikes here but Knight is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Rico punching from mount but Knight doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Rico sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Rico sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rico content just to control the position here.
Rico punching from mount but Knight doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Rico looking to ground and pound but Knight is blocking nicely.
Knight is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rico avoids the attempt from Knight to control.
Rico punching from mount but Knight doing a good job of avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johny Rico dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rico scores with a takedown into Knight's guard.
Knight wants to sweep here but Rico controlling him for the moment.
Rico looking to sit in guard and control but Knight gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Knight preventing the sweep.
Knight's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Rico trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rico looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight with a nice head shot there.
Rico is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Knight slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Rico looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Knight shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Rico wants to control but Knight is keeping busy.
Rico wants to improve his position but Knight is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Knight lands with a punch from half guard.
Johny Rico has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knight not doing much here.
Rico is trying to get back to full guard.
Knight thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rico tries to roll over but Knight keeps him under control.
Rico wants to control but Knight is keeping busy.
Rico works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Knight wants to control from the top but Rico keeps moving.
Knight is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Carlos Knight wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Rico throws a good cross that connects.
Rico feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Rico with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rico postures up.
Rico trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Knight lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Rico!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knight putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Knight lands a nice shot to the head.
Rico keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rico wants to control but Knight is having none of it.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Knight cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
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 Carlos Knight will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Knight gets a takedown into half guard.
Knight throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Knight takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Rico trying to control here.
Knight controlling the action here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Knight seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Rico for as long as he can get away with.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Carlos Knight wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Knight drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight passes Rico's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Rico is looking for a sweep. Knight is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rico is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Knight controlling the action here.
Rico wants to get back to full guard.
Rico is staying active underneath Knight, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Rico trying to control here.
Rico avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Knight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Knight is trying to control the action in half guard but Rico is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We're going to have a standup here because Carlos Knight wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Rico fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Knight to the ground. Rico is now in Knight's guard.
Knight pulls Rico in close to prevent any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rico looking to sit in guard and control but Knight gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rico tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rico is pulling down on Knight's head. It's preventing any offense from Knight, at least for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight is stalling in the full guard.
Rico wants to sweep here but Knight controlling him for the moment.
Rico controls Knight momentarily but Knight frees himself.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Knight shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rico manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Rico is trying to control the position but Knight postures up.
Knight is pushing down on Rico's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rico is fighting to maintain full guard but Knight has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rico wants to get back to full guard.
Knight is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Rico wants to get back to full guard.
Rico is trying to control but can't.
Rico tries to get to full guard but Knight has control of the leg.
Knight trying to control the pace.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rico is looking to control Knight's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rico avoid being mounted?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Johny Rico.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Knight is defended easily by Rico.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Knight showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Knight has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 29:29
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 28:29
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jay Fall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buster Knott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knott has chosen Kanye West vs. The xx - Touch The Sky (Carlos Serrano Mix) as his entrance music. Buster Knott has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
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176 lbs
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Counter fighter
Very quick |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jay Fall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Buster Knott!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Winston Alpacca and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Knott. No joy for Fall on that attempt.
Knott with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fall counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Fall.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Fall seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Fall throws a big elbow that misses.
Fall is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Knott keeping full guard, as Fall tries to pass.
Fall slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Knott keeping full guard, as Fall tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Jay Fall wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Fall dodges the punch combination from Knott.
Fall decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Fall could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Fall is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fall stops Knott from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fall performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Fall looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Fall sitting and controlling from the half guard.
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!
We're going to have a standup here because Jay Fall wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Knott dives in for a single leg takedown but Fall sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Knott's coach down at Evil Emp-HEAD HUNTERS FIGHTCLUB 160pw EliteSparrin was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Knott's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knott wants to break free but Fall has control.
Fall has clasped his hands together around Knott's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Knott prevents Fall from moving into mount.
Knott is letting Fall control him for a moment.
Fall looks up at the clock and then as Knott takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Fall smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Fall is staying tight to Knott's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Fall misses with the ground and pound.
Fall looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
You can see the frustration on Knott's face as Fall controls the position.
Fall tries to move to mount but Knott blocks the move with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fall wants to control but Knott is keeping him busy.
Fall working the ground and pound but Knott is defending the strikes.
Fall remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fall looking to control but instead Knott has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Fall is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Knott reverses the position - he's now on top in Fall's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fall is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Fall dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Knott throws a big shot that misses.
Buster Knott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knott rushes Fall and presses him up against the cage.
Knott has Fall pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Knott pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Fall tumbling to the mat - Knott dives into Fall's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Knott trying to control the position from guard on top but Fall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Knott is pushing down on Fall's leg trying to pass to half guard. Fall is fighting to maintain full guard but Knott has managed to sneak the leg through.
Knott wants to control but Fall is keeping him busy.
Knott looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Knott seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fall does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knott thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fall's head.
Fall is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Knott trying to control from half guard but Fall is working away.
Fall is defending against the submission attempts here by Knott.
Knott throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Knott sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Knott is keen to just control but Fall is a slippery customer.
Fall wants to control but Knott is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Buster Knott wasn't active enough on the ground.
Knott throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knott throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fall sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Knott throws a chopping leg kick but Fall manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Knott takes the fight into the clinch.
Knott gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Knott is trying to control the action in half guard but Fall is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Fall on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fall tries to get out of the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fall tries to roll over but Knott keeps him under control.
Fall wants to control but Knott is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Fall is looking for a sweep. Knott is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fall is working hard here to advance position.
Knott is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Fall doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Knott.
Knott trying to control from half guard but Fall is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fall trying to get back to full guard but Knott takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Knott controlling the pace for now.
Fall tries to lock up and control but Knott gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Knott throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Knott can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fall is looking to escape.
Fall blocking the ground and pound.
Fall wants to hold on but Knott pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knott wants to control the pace but Fall is squirming around nicely.
Knott might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Fall haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Fall blocking the ground and pound.
Fall is looking to get to half guard.
Knott trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Fall avoids a series of strikes thrown by Knott.
Fall really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fall holds on for dear life.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buster Knott showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Knott scores with a leg kick.
Knott throws a low kick but Fall moves out of range easily.
Knott misses with a hook. Fall ducked under it nicely.
Knott moves into the clinch successfully.
Fall wants to take the fight to the mat but Knott manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Knott holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Fall is trying to drag Knott to the mat but Knott just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Fall tries for a takedown but Knott manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Fall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knott gets underhooks to prevent Fall's takedown attempt.
Fall wants a takedown but no success here.
Knott misses with a body punch.
Knott misses with a body punch.
Fall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knott has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knott.
Knott breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Knott throws a leg kick but Fall checks it.
Fall fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Knott.
Knott throws a looping overhand right but Fall ducks down to avoid it.
Fall slips a straight right by Knott.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Knott is defended easily by Fall.
Knott lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knott shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fall sprawls well. Fall wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Knott gets slowly back to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Knott.
Knott throws a shot from downtown. Fall moves away and avoids it.
Knott takes a swing at Fall's ribcage but misses.
Nice sprawl there from Fall as Knott shoots in.
No luck for Knott with that takedown attempt.
Knott tries a low kick but Fall avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knott shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Knott swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Fall closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Fall slows the pace down in half guard.
Fall trying to pass the guard but Knott defending well.
Fall stalling.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knott trying to control from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Buster Knott comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Knott has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buster Knott!
After the fight, Buster Knott 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.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Blagojevic Batakovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Dobrik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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153 lbs
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159 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Blagojevic Batakovic!
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, Jan Dobrik!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Batakovic fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dobrik avoids it really well and circles away.
Batakovic shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dobrik pinned against the cage. Dobrik gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dobrik looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nice sprawl there from Dobrik as Batakovic shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blagojevic Batakovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Batakovic closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dobrik circles away.
Batakovic tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dobrik swivels and escapes.
Batakovic shoots in looking for a takedown. Dobrik tries to sprawl out of it but Batakovic keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dobrik manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Batakovic dives in and grabs Dobrik's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dobrik pushes down on Batakovic's head and hops out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dobrik swats away the attempt to clinch by Batakovic.
Batakovic has a takedown stuffed.
Batakovic shoots in and drives through. Dobrik sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batakovic fails to land the takedown.
Batakovic dives in for a single leg takedown but Dobrik sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Batakovic tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Batakovic is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dobrik pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Batakovic drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dobrik gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Batakovic.
Batakovic wants a takedown.
Batakovic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Batakovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No luck for Batakovic with that takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blagojevic Batakovic 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.
Dobrik gets tackled into the cage by Batakovic. Batakovic maintains the clinch.
Dobrik is trying to break free.
Batakovic tries to score a body lock takedown but Dobrik shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Batakovic goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dobrik prevents it.
Batakovic is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blagojevic Batakovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Batakovic has clasped his hands together around Dobrik's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Dobrik pushes Batakovic away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Batakovic gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Dobrik is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Batakovic wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dobrik, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dobrik tries to escape but Batakovic is in control.
Batakovic is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dobrik knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Dobrik tries to escape but Batakovic is in control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dobrik can do anything to dispel that myth.
Batakovic is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dobrik knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Batakovic is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dobrik is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Batakovic working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batakovic tries for a kimura but Dobrik is defending well.
Batakovic looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dobrik pushes Batakovic away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Batakovic gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Batakovic has an Americana. Dobrik didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Batakovic is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Batakovic hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Blagojevic Batakovic!
Our winner, Blagojevic Batakovic, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kant Gaunov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milan Zitska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Milan Zitska has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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150 lbs
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144 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Good knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kant Gaunov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Milan Zitska!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Zitska!
Gaunov moves in looking to clinch but Zitska pushes him off.
Kant Gaunov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zitska 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.
Gaunov is rocked!
The fight stays on the outside here - Gaunov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oh Gaunov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zitska shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gaunov defends it nicely.
Gaunov seems to have got his legs back now.
Gaunov tries to clinch up.
Gaunov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gaunov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zitska swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zitska circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zitska keeps the fight on the outside.
Zitska scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gaunov doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zitska scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zitska stands up and beckons Gaunov to his feet.
Gaunov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zitska misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zitska with a hook.
Zitska misses with the combination.
Zitska shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gaunov as he avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaunov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Zitska keeps the fight on the outside.
Zitska circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gaunov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zitska tests Gaunov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gaunov tries to close the distance and clinch but Zitska swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zitska lands with an overhand left.
A slapping body kick lands there for Gaunov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gaunov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gaunov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zitska has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Kant Gaunov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zitska keeps the fight on the outside.
Gaunov tries to clinch but Zitska moves out of range.
Gaunov walks straight into a right hand from Zitska - that's dropped him! Zitska jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Gaunov from any more punishment! Gaunov complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Milan Zitska!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between DeMarcus Bojan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Milpid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Milpid is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Stupify. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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146 lbs
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146 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, DeMarcus Bojan!
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, Jack Milpid!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Milpid shoots in looking for a takedown. Bojan tries to sprawl out of it but Milpid keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bojan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bojan shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Milpid manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bojan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bojan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bojan has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Bojan lands a couple of digs.
Milpid looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Milpid looking for a guillotine here but Bojan defends easily.
Milpid looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bojan is one step ahead there.
Bojan stays in close to Milpid's body and controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milpid controls Bojan momentarily but Bojan frees himself.
Bojan chips away with some ground and pound.
Bojan with a nice head shot there.
Milpid keeping moving, preventing Bojan from controlling successfully.
Bojan is pushing down on Milpid's leg trying to pass to half guard. Milpid is fighting to maintain full guard but Bojan has managed to sneak the leg through.
Milpid preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Bojan throwing shots but Milpid is blocking nicely.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Milpid is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bojan pulls his head out easily.
Milpid tries to roll over but Bojan keeps him under control.
Bojan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bojan not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bojan is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Milpid is defending against the submission attempts here by Bojan.
Milpid trying to control but Bojan postures up.
Bojan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Milpid is not content to let Bojan control the position.
Bojan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Milpid is looking to escape.
Milpid tries to roll over but Bojan keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milpid gets full guard.
Bojan chips away with some ground and pound.
Bojan wants to pass the guard but Milpid is keeping the position.
Bojan trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Milpid manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Milpid's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bojan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bojan lands strikes from half guard.
Milpid is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bojan looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bojan seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milpid actively working from the bottom here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bojan trying to mount his opponent but Milpid defends it.
Milpid looking for submissions off his back.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bojan lands a nice short elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bojan controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DeMarcus Bojan dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Milpid drives through with a takedown into Bojan's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Milpid looking to sit in guard and control but Bojan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bojan trying to control but Milpid is working from the bottom.
Milpid throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Bojan escapes and throws Milpid's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Bojan looks up at the clock and then as Milpid takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bojan smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Milpid trying to remain calm as Bojan controls from the top position.
Milpid takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Milpid is trying to escape the position but Bojan is controlling the position.
Bojan tries to move to mount but Milpid blocks the move with his legs.
Bojan is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Milpid knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bojan scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milpid tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Milpid takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Milpid is looking to reverse the position.
Milpid is still trying to improve position.
Bojan lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Milpid down.
Bojan lands a decent elbow from side control.
Bojan landing strikes.
Bojan scoring with punches from side control.
Bojan working the ground and pound from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Milpid is not content to let Bojan control the position.
Milpid tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bojan cracks Milpid with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Milpid is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bojan is looking to take a break and control but Milpid is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bojan taking a breather here.
Milpid looking for a sweep but Bojan has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Bojan pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bojan lands a big shot there that rocks Milpid but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bojan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Milpid wants to control but Bojan is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bojan lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Milpid hang on?
Bojan has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Milpid's face.
Bojan working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Milpid is rocked!
Bojan unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Milpid wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Bojan celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). DeMarcus Bojan!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Berzins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Morgan Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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185 lbs
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183 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Daniel Berzins!
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, Morgan Freeman !
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Dirk Anderson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berzins gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Berzins lands a nice elbow.
Freeman tries to pull guard but Berzins forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Berzins lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Morgan Freeman has been cut.
Berzins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Berzins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Freeman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Berzins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Freeman gets tackled into the cage by Berzins. Berzins maintains the clinch.
Freeman takes an elbow to the temple.
Berzins lands an elbow just above Freeman 's eye.
Berzins lands a damaging elbow.
Berzins lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Berzins comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Freeman is rocked!
Stalling in the clinch from Berzins.
Freeman is still on wobbly legs! Can Berzins finish him?
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!
Clinched against the cage, Berzins lands a big elbow that drops Freeman ! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Freeman is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Berzins!
Daniel Berzins decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Josiah Mudzuri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shimmy Sinner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Josiah Mudzuri has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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194 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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188 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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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, Josiah Mudzuri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shimmy Sinner!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mudzuri is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sinner sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mudzuri is looking to clinch.
Sinner on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mudzuri misses with a straight left.
A head kick misses from Sinner.
Mudzuri looks to land a left hand but Sinner moved out of range nicely.
Mudzuri moves in looking to clinch but Sinner pushes him off.
Sinner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sinner avoids the body shot from Mudzuri.
Mudzuri needs to keep his hands up - Sinner had a free shot at his head there.
Mudzuri feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sinners jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mudzuri tries to clinch up but Sinner circles away and keeps his distance.
Sinner defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mudzuri.
Mudzuri lands with an uppercut that bounces Sinner off the cage and back into range.
Sinner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mudzuri was well out of range. Poor timing from Sinner.
Sinner displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mudzuri.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josiah Mudzuri. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sinner throws out a loose jab but Mudzuri uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mudzuri tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sinner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Sinner catches Mudzuri right on the button with a cross.
Mudzuri doesn't manage to clinch there - Sinner circles away.
Shimmy Sinner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sinner misses with a lunging right hand
so Mudzuri counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sinner is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mudzuri definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mudzuri pushing down on Sinner's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Mudzuri is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Sinner!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sinner can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mudzuri seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Sinner is holding on tight.
Mudzuri takes Sinner's back.
Mudzuri has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Sinner is defending well but eventually Mudzuri manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Sinner has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Josiah Mudzuri!
An intense looking Josiah Mudzuri took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I'm happy for Sinner because now he has seen the light. It was a good fight and I wish Sinner the best of luck in his task of becoming the Island's second-best middleweight.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Askren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Twyin Leoex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Askren comes into the arena with Kanye West-Stronger blaring out of the sound system. On his way into the cage it seems that Ben Askren has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Ben Askren seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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178 lbs
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175 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ben Askren!
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, Twyin Leoex!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Askren scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Leoex sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Leoex is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Askren looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Leoex is looking to control Askren's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Leoex avoid being mounted?
Leoex tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Askren has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Leoex has given up his back. Will we see Askren going for some submissions?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Askren looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Leoex taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ben Askren!
An out of breath Ben Askren thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brad Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nich DiMag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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160 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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165 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brad Shaw!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nich DiMag!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaw keeps the fight on the outside.
DiMag wants to clinch up but Shaw keeps it at a distance.
Shaw throws a body punch but DiMag moves out of range.
Shaw throws a lazy right hand but DiMag sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shaw has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
DiMag gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Shaw throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shaw advances to half guard.
Shaw not doing much here.
Shaw seems to be working for a kimura but DiMag defends the submission attempt.
Shaw has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can DiMag defend it? Shaw steps over the head and cranks it - DiMag is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Shaw!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Brad Shaw!
Brad Shaw is the new lightweight champion!
A very excited looking Brad Shaw 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Miron Karoa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel Berzins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Miron Karoa!
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, Samuel Berzins!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berzins lands with a good body shot.
Berzins scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Karoa doesn't seem bothered though.
Karoa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Berzins gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Berzins is working Karoa over against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Berzins.
Berzins lands a nice shot to the body.
Karoa is breathing heavily.
Berzins throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Karoa jumps guard but Berzins stands there with Karoa around his waist. Karoa gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Karoa jumps guard but Berzins turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Berzins lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Berzins scores with a shot to the side of Karoa's head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Berzins.
A short left from Berzins.
Berzins lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Berzins.
A nice right hand lands inside from Berzins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Berzins.
Karoa is rocked!
Berzins lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Oh Karoa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Berzins throws a big uppercut that drops Karoa! More strikes from Berzins and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Karoa lies dazed against the cage as Berzins celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samuel Berzins!
After winning the bout, Samuel Berzins thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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