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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bowie Kuhn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Natural Tahuti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuhn kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is walk. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bowie Kuhn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Natural Tahuti!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tahuti misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've been told by Kuhn's head coaches at Elite Training Facility that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tahuti throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kuhn makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tahuti - that will leave a mark!
Tahuti throws a sloppy head kick and Kuhn moves out of range easily.
Tahuti throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kuhn holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Tahuti on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kuhn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kuhn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tahuti tries to pull guard but Kuhn holds him up against the cage and eventually Tahuti drops back down to his feet.
Tahuti is looking to break free of the clinch but Kuhn has double underhooks.
Kuhn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tahuti wants a takedown but no success here.
Kuhn tries to land knees in the clinch but Tahuti avoids the damage to the body.
Tahuti is looking to control Kuhn's arms but Kuhn gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tahuti has his back to the cage.
Tahuti tries to pull guard but Kuhn forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bowie Kuhn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Natural Tahuti.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kuhn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuhn has Tahuti pushed against the cage.
Kuhn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tahuti's efforts to push away.
Tahuti is trying to break the clinch but Kuhn is controlling him.
Tahuti avoiding damage as Kuhn throws knees to the body.
Kuhn tries a knee to the head but Tahuti blocks it.
Kuhn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kuhn throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tahuti trying to land knees to the body.
Kuhn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tahuti avoids it.
Kuhn has Tahuti pushed against the cage.
Kuhn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuhn tries to land knees in the clinch but Tahuti avoids the damage to the body.
Kuhn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kuhn looking to throw knees to the head but Tahuti is blocking nicely.
Kuhn misses with the head strike.
Tahuti is trying to break free.
Tahuti tries to break the clinch but Kuhn is controlling the position.
Kuhn misses with a knee to the head.
Tahuti trying to stall but Kuhn improves his position.
Tahuti controlling the action here for a moment.
Tahuti tries to land knees in the clinch but Kuhn avoids the damage to the body.
Tahuti tries to pull guard but Kuhn won't allow it.
Still in the clinch, Kuhn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kuhn throws an elbow but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tahuti drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kuhn gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kuhn working Tahuti over with knees to the body.
Kuhn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tahuti wants to get back to striking at distance but Kuhn won't allow it.
Tahuti has had enough of the clinch but Kuhn keeps him there for the moment.
Tahuti on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Kuhn.
Kuhn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tahuti avoids it.
We've been informed that Tahuti has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Tahuti has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kuhn swings wildly with an uppercut but Tahuti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuhn utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kuhn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tahuti wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kuhn obliges.
Tahuti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kuhn.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuhn misses with a knee to the head.
A short left from Kuhn.
Tahuti pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tahuti prevents a body shot from Kuhn.
Tahuti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kuhn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short right from Kuhn on the inside.
Tahuti avoiding damage as Kuhn throws knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuhn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tahuti is defending well for now.
Tahuti wants to get back to striking at distance but Kuhn won't allow it.
Kuhn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tahuti is defending well for now.
Kuhn throws an elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bowie Kuhn dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kuhn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tahuti paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tahuti closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Bowie Kuhn has been cut.
Natural Tahuti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tahuti throws a sloppy head kick and Kuhn moves out of range easily.
Kuhn blocks a head kick by Tahuti.
Tahuti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tahuti ducks under a wild hook from Kuhn.
Tahuti lands with a nice combination. Kuhn backs away looking to recover.
Tahuti misses with a few strikes there.
Tahuti darts in and clinches Kuhn up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuhn can't find room to land a body shot as Tahuti controls the action.
Tahuti is trying to push Kuhn away but Kuhn has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kuhn scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tahuti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kuhn.
Tahuti on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kuhn tries to work over Tahuti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kuhn tries a body shot but Tahuti blocks it.
Kuhn has Tahuti pressed against the cage, preventing Tahuti from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tahuti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tahuti thuds his right hand into Kuhn's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tahuti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tahuti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tahuti misses with a wild combination.
Tahuti looks for the body kick but Kuhn saw that one coming.
Nice uppercut there from Tahuti.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tahuti looks to land a combination. Kuhn sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Tahuti misses with a few strikes there.
Tahuti has managed to clinch.
Kuhn pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tahuti drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kuhn gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuhn trying to land knees to the body.
Kuhn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tahuti avoids it.
Kuhn tries to land knees in the clinch but Tahuti avoids the damage to the body.
Kuhn prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kuhn swings wildly with an uppercut but Tahuti uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuhn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tahuti jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kuhn walks away with a smile on his face. Tahuti gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bowie Kuhn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Natural Tahuti.
Tahuti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuhn.
Tahuti with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A head kick from Tahuti lands but Kuhn takes it in his stride.
Tahuti scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Natural Tahuti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuhn has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kuhn takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tahuti lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kuhn's sensitive parts.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tahuti. Kuhn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kuhn stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tahuti.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Tahuti as he checks the leg kick.
Tahuti is looking to land body kicks.
Natural Tahuti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kuhn misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tahuti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tahuti has closed the distance and engaged Kuhn in a clinch.
Kuhn controlling the action here for a moment.
Kuhn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kuhn working Tahuti over with knees to the body.
Tahuti is breathing heavily.
Kuhn missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kuhn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tahuti is defending well for now.
Kuhn lands a right hand.
Kuhn pushes Tahuti back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Natural Tahuti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bowie Kuhn's cut.
That's time! Kuhn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Kuhn misses with a low kick as Tahuti jumps back.
Kuhn takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kuhn takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tahuti thumps Kuhn with a low kick.
Tahuti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tahuti misses with a head kick.
Tahuti throws a head kick but Kuhn moves out of range.
Tahuti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tahuti misses with a few strikes there.
Tahuti takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kuhn avoids the head kick by Tahuti.
Tahuti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kuhn circles away quickly and effectively.
Kuhn slips a jab and a cross from Tahuti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tahuti will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tahuti misses with the combination.
No joy there for Tahuti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tahuti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kuhn.
Tahuti misses with a few strikes there.
Kuhn lands with a hook. Tahuti tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tahuti slips under a jab.
Tahuti throws a body punch but Kuhn moves out of range.
Kuhn clinches.
Tahuti blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kuhn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tahuti is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuhn with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tahuti wants a takedown.
Tahuti blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tahuti has Kuhn pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kuhn manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kuhn tries a knee to the head but Tahuti blocks it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kuhn.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuhn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tahuti avoids a wild elbow strike from Kuhn.
Kuhn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tahuti backwards.
Kuhn cracks Tahuti with a nice body shot.
Bowie Kuhn has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kuhn obliges.
Kuhn misses with a knee to the head.
Tahuti avoiding damage as Kuhn throws knees to the body.
Kuhn lands with a right to the head.
Tahuti on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Kuhn.
Nice body punch from Kuhn.
Kuhn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tahuti avoids it.
Kuhn landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kuhn trying to land knees to the body.
Tahuti looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kuhn - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tahuti is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kuhn is keeping busy.
Kuhn working Tahuti over with knees to the body.
Good body shot from Kuhn.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuhn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kuhn lands a right hand.
Kuhn pushes Tahuti back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuhn manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kuhn landing knees to the body.
Kuhn scores a nice knee to the body.
Kuhn gets through Tahuti's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Kuhn.
Tahuti avoiding damage as Kuhn throws knees to the body.
Kuhn works on Tahuti's body with a couple of short punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kuhn.
Kuhn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kuhn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Kuhn.
Kuhn landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kuhn creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tahuti's defenses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bowie Kuhn showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kuhn 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 29:28
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bowie Kuhn!
Our winner, Bowie Kuhn, 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Fredrikson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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265 lbs
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245 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jimmy Fredrikson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Frank Scott!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fredrikson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Scott looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Fredrikson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Scott.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Scott in particular looking to stall.
Fredrikson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fredrikson tries to get out of the position.
Fredrikson is looking to improve his position.
Scott scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Scott decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scott's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fredrikson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Scott scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like Frank Scott has been cut.
Fredrikson throws a jab but it's blocked by Scott.
Scott closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fredrikson circles away.
Fredrikson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fredrikson sends Scott crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Fredrikson is motioning to the referee to let Scott up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Scott defending well as Fredrikson loads up on a big left hand.
Fredrikson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Scott.
Scott looks winded!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Scott crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Fredrikson - the referee stops the clock and Scott gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Fredrikson. Scott manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredrikson instigates a clinch.
Fredrikson has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Scott - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Fredrikson, and another! Scott is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Jimmy Fredrikson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Abbot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bigg Moe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abbot comes to the cage accompanied by Primative. Moe is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: polly cover my son justin. Tony Abbot has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tony Abbot!
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, Bigg Moe!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moe takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Bigg Moe has been cut.
Abbot misses with a looping left.
Abbot scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abbot with a jab.
Abbot shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Moe as he avoids it easily.
Abbot steps in with a hook that catches Moe right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Abbot follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Moe looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Abbot!
After the fight, Tony Abbot 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.
The defeated Bigg Moe had this to say: 'sorry to fans'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Danny Barns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crushing Cows (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Danny Barns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Crushing Cows!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Sandra Marshall and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cows gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Barns counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Barns.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Cows not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Barns working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barns working some strikes from top position.
Barns wants to control from the top but Cows keeps moving.
Barns pushes down on Cows's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Barns thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cows's head.
Cows wants to get back to full guard.
Cows wants to control but Barns is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Barns trying to control from half guard but Cows is working away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cows moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Cows working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barns.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barns got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cows has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Barns has managed to get both his arms back between Cows's legs - danger averted.
Cows is trying to keep Barns in close.
Barns postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cows wants to sweep here but Barns controlling him for the moment.
Barns throws a big elbow that misses.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Barns's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cows is on top in guard.
Cows missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Barns has momentary wrist control but Cows slips an elbow through the middle.
Cows is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cows wants to control from the top but Barns keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barns working a defensive guard here.
Cows stopping the sweep attempt from Barns.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cows accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Barns has momentary wrist control but Cows slips an elbow through the middle.
Barns pulls Cows in to control the position.
Barns is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cows defends well.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cows accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Barns will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cows throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barns is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Barns looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cows is one step ahead there.
Barns working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cows doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cows manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cows throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cows is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Barns working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cows.
Barns keeping moving, preventing Cows from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cows postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cows accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cows wants to control from the top but Barns keeps moving.
Barns trying to control the position.
Cows throws an elbow that misses. Barns uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cows's guard. Nice move by Barns!
Cows has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barns wants to pass the guard but Cows is keeping the position.
Cows is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Crushing Cows will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Barns throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Cows was covering up waiting for the punch and Barns finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Barns scoring with punches to the head and body.
Cows preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cows is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Barns wants to control from the top but Cows keeps moving.
Barns scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cows looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cows pulls Barns in close to his closed guard and prevents Barns from doing any damage or advancing position.
Cows keeping moving, preventing Barns from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Barns won't allow Cows to sweep him here.
Barns postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Barns is stalling in the full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Danny Barns.
Cows ducks under a wild hook from Barns.
The fighters circling - Cows throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cows changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Barns looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Cows working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Cows is looking to take a break and control but Barns is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cows might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Barns haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cows throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Barns is looking to reverse the position.
Barns is working to avoid the ground and pound but Cows connects with a decent elbow.
Barns on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Barns tries to get out of the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barns takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The ground and pound from Cows seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Cows in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Cows in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Check out the look on Cows's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Barns can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cows is putting a hurting on Barns here, landing some big shots from side control.
Barns wants to control but Cows postures up.
Crushing Cows has got the better of the ground game so far.
Barns regains half guard.
Cows not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Barns wants to get back to full guard.
Barns manages to get to full guard.
Cows working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
My spies in Island Premium 20x CT's inform me that Cows has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Cows stopping the sweep attempt from Barns.
Cows trying to control the position from guard on top but Barns is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cows avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cows looking to sit in guard and control but Barns gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Barns throws a strike but Cows rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cows content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cows missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cows scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cows's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Crushing Cows showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Cows fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Barns to the ground. Cows is now in Barns's guard.
Barns is trying to keep Cows in close.
Barns keeping full guard, as Cows tries to pass.
Barns avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cows wants to control from the top but Barns keeps moving.
Cows chips away with some ground and pound.
Barns looking to control.
Cows passes Barns's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Cows throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cows thows a huge punch but Barns dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barns looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cows looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Barns is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cows pulls his head out easily.
Barns blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cows.
Cows throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Barns is concentrating on defense, preventing Cows from advancing position.
Cows is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Barns is bucking up trying to escape but Cows cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Danny Barns has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cows is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Barns can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Cows landing strikes from the mount.
Cows cracks Barns with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice elbow there by Cows.
Cows landing strikes from the mount and Barns is in trouble!
Cows landing strikes, looking to finish!
Cows dominating with strikes here.
Cows landing strikes, looking to finish!
Barns is rocked!
Cows lands a heavy elbow.
Oh Barns is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cows connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Cows looking to control but Barns is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
A big strike lands for Cows! That's really hurt Barns and he's turned his back - Cows keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Cows jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Crushing Cows!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Batista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Abbott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Batista comes to the cage accompanied by wrecking ball. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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285 lbs
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Excellent MT
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dave Batista!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, David Abbott!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Sandra Marshall and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batista throws a solid leg kick but Abbott takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Batista.
Batista throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Abbott's coach down at Island Premium 20x CT's was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Abbott's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Batista thumps Abbott with a low kick.
We've been told by Batista's head coaches at Clean and Green that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Batista misses with a head kick.
Batista takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Danga de danga de dang - Batista scores with a four punch combination!
Batista goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abbott digs a good hook to Batista's body.
Batista tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Abbott swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Batista misses with a head kick.
Abbott just misses with a punch to the body.
Batista takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Batista throws a sloppy head kick and Abbott moves out of range easily.
Batista avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A head kick misses from Batista.
Batista shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Abbott throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Batista lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batista lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Batista tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Batista fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Abbott lands a jab to the head.
Abbott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Batista manages to avoid it.
Abbott blocks a head kick by Batista.
Batista ducks under a wild hook from Abbott.
A jab lands there for Abbott.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abbott throws a body punch but Batista moves out of range.
Batista takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Abbott with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Batista is breathing heavily.
Batista takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Abbott checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Abbott misses with a straight left.
Batista misses with a double jab.
A combination from Abbott does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbott misses with a looping right.
Abbott moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Batista doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Abbott blocks a low kick nicely.
Batista needs to keep his hands up - Abbott had a free shot at his head there.
Abbott misses with an uppercut.
Abbott swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Batista attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Batista looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Batista drops his hands for a split second and Abbott immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Batista face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Abbott follows up with a right hand that knocks Batista into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). David Abbott!
The defeated Dave Batista had this to say: 'suck it'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Fadden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antonio Silva is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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149 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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Fadden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Antonio Silva!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fadden lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Fadden.
It looks like Antonio Silva has been cut.
Fadden clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the cage.
Fadden pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fadden scores with a sloppy right hand. Silva should have avoided that one.
Fadden closes the distance and clinches.
Fadden is pressed up against the cage. Silva has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Fadden down to the mat. Fadden avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Fadden drops Silva with a left right combo! Fadden follows him down to the ground into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva regains half guard.
Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Fadden wants to stand up but Silva manages to regain full guard.
Silva is looking to cinch up a triangle. Fadden throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Silva's body to avoid the submission. Silva has instead reached around Fadden's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Silva arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Antonio Silva!
A less than humble Antonio Silva misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Magnus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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156 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ethan Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mirko Magnus!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Sandra Marshall and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt moves out of range of the body kick from Magnus.
Magnus scores with a kick to the midsection.
A lazy left from Magnus finds it's target.
Good work by Hunt as he checks the leg kick.
Hunt looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hunt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Magnus.
Mirko Magnus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hunt throws a jab when Magnus was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunt. Magnus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Magnus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Magnus scores with a push kick.
Magnus misses with a low kick.
Hunt connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Magnus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
Magnus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Magnus slips under a jab.
Hunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hunt takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Magnus ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
Magnus throws a front kick that sends Hunt stumbling back into the cage.
Magnus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magnus scores with a leg kick.
Hunt misses with a looping right.
Magnus misses with a looping left.
Magnus misses with a hook. Hunt ducked under it nicely.
Hunt avoids the head kick by Magnus.
Magnus plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Magnus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hunt misses with a looping left.
Magnus swings for the body but Hunt moves out of range.
Magnus throws a right and a left that Hunt avoids nicely.
Hunt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Magnus lands a jab.
Hunt takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hunt takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Magnus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Magnus lands a glancing blow to the side of Hunt's head.
Magnus is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Magnus throws a head kick that misses.
Magnus looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magnus takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Magnus misses with a body shot.
Hunt misses the shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Magnus.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Magnus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hunt moves away.
Magnus is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Magnus throws a leg kick but Hunt sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hunt uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Magnus has time to react.
A jab from Hunt does it's job there.
Magnus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hunt stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Magnus.
Magnus throws a hook but Hunt blocks it.
Hunt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters circling a little - Magnus finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Magnus moves into range and connects with a jab.
Magnus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hunt with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Magnus to score with a decent uppercut.
Magnus uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hunt has time to react.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt avoids the body shot from Magnus.
Hunt paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hunt takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Magnus lands a nice hook to Hunt's body. Hunt takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Magnus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunt.
Magnus throws a leg kick but Hunt checks it.
Hunt rushes Magnus and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Hunt.
Magnus is trying to push Hunt away but Hunt has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hunt prevents Magnus from breaking the clinch.
Magnus is trying to force a seperation but Hunt has the dominant position.
Hunt digs a right hand underneath Magnus's ribcage. Magnus let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hunt lands with a left to the head.
A hook to the body from Hunt.
Hunt pushes Magnus back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magnus lands a right hand.
Magnus is looking to break free of the clinch but Hunt has double underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hunt.
Hunt stalls.
Hunt definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magnus takes a shot to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Magnus's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hunt stalling against the cage.
Hunt pushes Magnus back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Magnus has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Magnus tries to break free but Hunt pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hunt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Magnus tries to break free but Hunt pushes him back against the cage.
Magnus looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Magnus is trying to break free.
Magnus working hard to break the clinch.
Hunt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Magnus can't break the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hunt lands a left hand.
A short uppercut from Hunt.
Magnus is rocked!
Hunt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Magnuss head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mirko Magnus will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hunt on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Magnus. Magnus obviously looking to wear him down.
Magnus is still on wobbly legs! Can Hunt finish him?
Hunt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Magnus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Magnus is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hunt loads up on a big right hand but Magnus slips the punch.
Magnus seems to have recovered his senses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Magnus.
A good leg kick by Magnus.
Magnus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
Hunt checks a leg kick nicely.
Hunt takes a swing at Magnus's ribcage but misses.
Magnus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Magnus throws a leg kick but Hunt moved away.
Hunt throws a right and a left that both miss.
Magnus fakes the leg kick and cracks Hunt in the body.
Nice body punch from Hunt.
Hunt scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hunt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Magnus throws a leg kick but Hunt sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Magnus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt throws a lazy uppercut
and Magnus counters with a thumping low kick.
Hunt misses with the combination.
A big left from Hunt misses.
Magnus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Magnus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hunt.
Magnus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hunt.
Magnus misses with a hook.
Hunt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Magnus.
Magnus dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hunt. That did some damage!
Magnus staying out of range there.
Magnus lands a right hook to the body.
Magnus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Magnus throws a head kick that misses.
Magnus avoids the body shot from Hunt.
Magnus wants to slow Hunt down by chopping away at his legs.
Hunt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Magnus.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Magnus moves out of range of the strikes.
Magnus just misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt misses with a looping right.
An inside leg kick from Magnus misses.
Magnus goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Magnus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Magnus moves away.
Hunt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Magnus.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Magnus drops his hands momentarily and Hunt takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hunt is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A big right from Hunt misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Magnus. That's going to slow Hunt down.
Hunt avoids the body shot from Magnus.
Hunt scores with a punch to the head.
Hunt walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hunt tries to bum rush Magnus with a series of wild strikes but Magnus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A nice leg kick lands there from Magnus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magnus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hunt throws a body punch but Magnus moves out of range.
Magnus fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hunt checks it well.
Magnus wants to land a leg kick but Hunt is out of range.
Mirko Magnus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Magnus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hunt just misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Hunt has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hunt has Magnus pressed against the cage, preventing Magnus from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Magnus is trying to break free.
Magnus is trying to force a seperation but Hunt has the dominant position.
Hunt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A body shot lands from Hunt.
Hunt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Magnus backwards.
Hunt throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Magnus looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hunt stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt lands with a left to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hunt takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hunt works on Magnus's body with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Magnus is trying to break the clinch but Hunt has him pressed against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hunt.
Hunt throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Magnus is breathing heavily.
Hunt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Magnus backwards.
Magnus wants to get back to striking at distance but Hunt won't allow it.
Hunt works on Magnus's body with a couple of short punches.
Ethan Hunt has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hunt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Magnus avoids it.
Magnus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hunt controlling the action here for a moment.
A short left from Hunt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hunt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Hunt - that landed with a thud.
Still in the clinch, Hunt scores with a nice short uppercut.
Magnus is trying to force a seperation but Hunt has the dominant position.
Magnus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Hunt dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Magnus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunt was well out of range. Poor timing from Magnus.
Hunt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hunt scores with a punch to the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Magnus.
Hunt blocks a head kick by Magnus.
Magnus moves out of range of the strikes.
Hunt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A leg kick checked by Hunt.
Magnus is looking to slow Hunt down with leg kicks.
Magnus with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Magnus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Magnus goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hunt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Magnus manages to avoid it.
Magnus moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Magnus goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hunt avoids the head kick by Magnus.
A big left from Hunt misses.
Magnus throws a chopping leg kick but Hunt manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hunt lands with a right hand.
Magnus does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Magnus attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt blocks the body kick.
Magnus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hunt.
Hunt takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Magnus staying out of range there.
Hunt punishes Magnus's body with a nice straight punch.
Magnus takes a swing at Hunt's ribcage but misses.
Magnus connects with a single shot there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hunt, as that shot connected.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hunt, as that shot connected.
Hunt circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Magnus to the canvas! Magnus doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Hunt keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ethan Hunt!
Ethan Hunt was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alejandro Contreras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nigel Diaz (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alejandro Contreras!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nigel Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Sandra Marshall and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Contreras gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Contreras throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Diaz looking to stall.
Diaz has a couple of punches blocked by Contreras.
Diaz managing to block the knees to the body from Contreras.
Contreras lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Contreras throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Contreras lands a hook that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
A short uppercut from Contreras.
A short right from Contreras on the inside.
Contreras scores with a shot to the side of Diaz's head.
Contreras blocks an uppercut.
Contreras definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Contreras lands a hook that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Diaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Contreras lands with a left to the head.
Contreras lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Diaz is rocked!
A nice right hand lands inside from Contreras.
Diaz is still on wobbly legs! Can Contreras finish him?
Contreras pushes Diaz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Contreras's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Diaz trying to stall but Contreras improves his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Diaz scores with a shoulder strike.
Contreras lands a big right hand that drops Diaz! The killer instinct kicks in and Contreras finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Contreras!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alejandro Contreras!
Alejandro Contreras retains his lightweight title!
Alejandro Contreras bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
Nigel Diaz was interviewed post fight and said 'It's like, you know... Whatever man.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Berzins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Patton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dominic Berzins!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rick Patton!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patton throws a big shot that misses.
Berzins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Patton.
Patton misses with a combination
and Berzins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Patton lands an overhand right.
Patton swats away the attempt to clinch by Berzins.
Berzins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Berzins throws a hook but Patton blocks it.
Patton looks to throw the jab but Berzins is out of range.
Berzins throws a hook to the side of Patton's head but Patton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Patton looks to land a right hand but Berzins moved out of range.
Berzins swings for the body but Patton moves out of range.
Patton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Patton missing with a left hand there. Berzins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Berzins fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Patton looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Patton shoots in looking for a takedown. Berzins tries to sprawl out of it but Patton keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Berzins manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Patton misses with a left hand
and Berzins counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Berzins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Patton.
Patton looks to land a left hand but Berzins moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Patton takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Patton is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Patton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Patton has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Patton fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Patton throws a lazy uppercut
and Berzins counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Berzins has managed to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Patton has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Berzins avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dominic Berzins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Patton.
Berzins digs a right hand underneath Patton's ribcage. Patton let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Patton working hard to break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Berzins.
Nice body punch from Berzins - that landed with a thud.
Berzins pushes Patton back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Berzins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Berzins looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Berzins's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Patton tries for a takedown. No joy.
Patton has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Berzins avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Berzins.
Berzins lands a hook that snaps the head of Patton backwards.
Patton misses with the head strike.
Patton misses with the head strike.
Berzins gets through Patton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Berzins lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Berzins lands with a short shot to the head.
Berzins working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Patton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Berzins lands a left hand that snaps the head of Patton backwards.
Berzins lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Patton or not.
Patton goes for a takedown attempt but Berzins pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Patton misses with an uppercut. Berzins saw that one coming.
Berzins is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Patton hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dominic Berzins!
Dominic Berzins retains his featherweight title!
Dominic Berzins decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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