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GFC 9 - Fermier vs. Kurosawa PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Erick Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reggie Slaughter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Erick Silva has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Erick Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Reggie Slaughter!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Daniel Franklin and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva dives in for a single leg takedown but Slaughter sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Slaughter lands a right hand.
Silva tries to pull guard but Slaughter forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erick Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Slaughter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva clinches up against the cage.
Slaughter drags the fight down to the ground.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Slaughter is retaining full guard.
Slaughter keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Slaughter has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Clean and Green. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Silva is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Slaughter is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Slaughter has escaped and now he's on top!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is trying to control the position but Slaughter postures up.
Slaughter is looking to stand up but Silva won't let him.
Silva has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Slaughter has passed into side control.
Silva manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Silva is taking a breather. Slaughter says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Slaughter is refusing to be controlled, as Silva sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Slaughter to regain full guard.
Silva won't allow Slaughter to get back to his feet.
Silva stands and steps away. Slaughter gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Slaughter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Good work by Slaughter as he checks the leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Slaughter. Those never looked like landing.
Erick Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Slaughter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Slaughter counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Erick Silva has been cut.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
Slaughter stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Slaughter wants it to stay on the feet.
Slaughter stuffs the takedown attempt from Silva. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Slaughter stuffs the takedown.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva tries to clinch but Slaughter is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter connects with a jab.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Slaughter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Slaughter's corner calls for a 1-2. Slaughter obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slaughter clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the cage.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Slaughter wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva is trying to pull guard but Slaughter turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Slaughter manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reggie Slaughter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Erick Silva's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
Slaughter scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Silva tries to clinch but Slaughter is having none of it.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Slaughter pushes him off.
Slaughter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Slaughter shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Slaughter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Slaughter is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Slaughter is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, Slaughter circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Slaughter as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erick Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Slaughter manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Slaughter, up you get!
A combination from Slaughter does no damage.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown but Slaughter manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Silva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Slaughter shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Slaughter.
Reggie Slaughter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Slaughter walks forward, straight into a front kick from Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter stalks Silva and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Silva's face. Silva staggers backwards, shaken.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Slaughter shows good takedown defense.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Slaughter lands a left and a right that sends Silva crashing to the canvas! Slaughter dives into mount looking to finish!
Slaughter get's back to his feet.
Slaughter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Slaughter.
Slaughter blocks the body kick.
Silva is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter blocks a head kick by Silva.
Erick Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Slaughter's sensitive parts.
Slaughter avoids a punch combination nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silva is defended easily by Slaughter.
Slaughter scores with a hook to the body. Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Slaughter throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva darts in looking for a takedown but Slaughter gets double underhooks and turns Silva into the cage.
Slaughter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Slaughter's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Slaughter duly obliges.
Erick Silva's cut is getting worse.
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!
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva misses with a straight left.
Slaughter shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silva pinned against the cage. Silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Slaughter cracks Silva with a good jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reggie Slaughter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Erick Silva's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Slaughter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Slaughter drops Silva with a right and a left! Slaughter comes rushing in but Silva regains his composure and manages to keep Slaughter in guard.
Silva is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva looking to control.
Oh Silva is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Slaughter tries to stand but Silva is controlling from the bottom.
Slaughter decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Silva, up you get!
Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Slaughter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Slaughter sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Slaughter has managed to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Slaughter breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slaughter throws a left that rocks Silva and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Slaughter dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Silva regain composure!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slaughter stands up.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Slaughter pinned against the cage. Slaughter gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Silva.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erick Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Slaughter tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Silva is in Slaughter's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Slaughter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Slaughter instigates a clinch.
Slaughter gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Slaughter wanted to stand there but Silva had control of the position.
Slaughter stands up from Silva's guard - Slaughter perhaps looking for a knockout.
Slaughter tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for Slaughter on that attempt.
Silva throws a poor cross that misses
and Slaughter counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Slaughter.
Slaughter throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvas head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Slaughter as Silva tries to tie him up.
Slaughter goes for a takedown in the clinch but Silva prevents it.
Slaughter looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Still in the clinch, Slaughter scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to pull guard but Slaughter has him pressed against the cage.
Slaughter pulls guard successfully.
Silva lands a couple of digs.
Silva wants to control from the top but Slaughter keeps moving.
Slaughter has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Silva off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Slaughter defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Silva.
Erick Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva dives in and grabs Slaughter's left leg, looking for a takedown. Slaughter pushes down on Silva's head and hops out.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reggie Slaughter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Slaughter winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reggie Slaughter!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ibario Leonit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Delivery Boy (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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ibario Leonit!
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, Delivery Boy!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, David Hoff and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Leonit.
Delivery Boy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Leonit throws a hook but Boy blocks it.
Boy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Leonit dodges the punch combination from Boy.
Leonit takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Boy fails to land with a series of punches.
Leonit throws out a loose jab but Boy uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fighters circling - Leonit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boy misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boy misses with the combination.
Boy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Leonit counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Delivery Boy has been cut.
Leonit lands a big right hand that sends Boy crashing to the mat! Leonit stays standing though and waves Boy back to his feet!
Boy is rocked!
Boy is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Leonit.
Boy misses with a leg kick.
Boy misses with a wild combination.
Leonit fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Boy square on the jaw! Damn, Boy is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ibario Leonit!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iranouf Drogba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Qing Wu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wu has chosen Mimosa - Psychedelic Stereo as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Qing Wu was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Iranouf Drogba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Qing Wu!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drogba.
Wu scores with a jab to the head.
Drogba moves into the clinch successfully.
Drogba drops Wu with a big knee straight up the middle! Wu is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
It looks like Qing Wu has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wu misses with a wild body shot.
Wu throws a hook to the side of Drogba's head but Drogba sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wu works the jab nicely.
Drogba fails in his attempt to clinch.
Drogba drives through and clinches with Wu against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Drogba fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drogba.
Drogba working aggressively here.
Drogba lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Drogba throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wu blocks it with crossed arms.
Come on Drogba - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Wu's coach down at Island Top Team was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Wu's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Drogba takes a shot to the head.
Drogba stalling the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogba is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wu is defending well for now.
Wu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Drogba tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Drogba creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wu's defenses.
Wu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Drogba leaning his opponent against the cage.
Drogba lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Drogba looking to throw knees to the head but Wu is blocking nicely.
Drogba drops Wu with a big knee straight up the middle! Wu is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Wu is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Wu misses.
Wu is still on wobbly legs! Can Drogba finish him?
Wu gets tackled into the cage by Drogba. Drogba maintains the clinch.
Wu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Drogba lands a big knee! That's hurt Wu! Oh, he's all over the place! Drogba lands another knee that sends Wu to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Iranouf Drogba!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gasan Magomedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harley Bailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bailey has chosen Grim Reaper Song as his entrance music. Gasan Magomedov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gasan Magomedov!
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, Harley Bailey!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magomedov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Magomedov avoids the head kick by Bailey.
Magomedov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bailey avoids the body shot from Magomedov.
Magomedov clinches with his opponent.
Bailey landing knees to the body.
Bailey lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Gasan Magomedov has been cut.
Bailey misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bailey throws an elbow but misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Magomedov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bailey putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Magomedov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bailey lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bailey is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bailey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Magomedov looking for a takedown.
Bailey is looking to control Magomedov's arms but Magomedov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bailey has his back to the cage.
Bailey lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Magomedov dodges an elbow strike from Bailey.
A head punch on the inside from Magomedov fails to land.
Bailey has picked Magomedov up - he's going for a ride! Bailey dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Magomedov is refusing to be controlled, as Bailey sits in half guard.
Bailey misses with a head shot. Magomedov uses the momentum to regain guard.
Bailey must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bailey working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov trying to strike off his back.
Magomedov seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Bailey trying to control the position from guard on top but Magomedov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Harley Bailey.
Bailey closes the distance and pushes Magomedov back into the cage.
Bailey pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bailey looking to slow down the pace here.
Bailey lands a good knee to the midsection. Magomedov won't want to take too many of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Magomedov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bailey lands an elbow that stopped Magomedov in his tracks for a moment.
Gasan Magomedov's cut is getting worse.
Magomedov blocks an elbow strike from Bailey.
Bailey has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Bailey stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bailey lands a nice elbow.
Gasan Magomedov's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Bailey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bailey throws a head kick that misses.
Harley Bailey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bailey instigates a clinch.
Bailey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bailey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bailey fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Magomedov, pushing him back against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bailey throws an elbow but misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Magomedov.
Bailey content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bailey utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bailey is pushing Magomedov up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bailey with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bailey manages to pull guard.
Magomedov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Magomedov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Magomedov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Magomedov throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harley Bailey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gasan Magomedov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bailey decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bailey wants to stand up but Magomedov is controlling the position.
Magomedov is looking for a sweep. Bailey is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bailey scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Magomedov manages to get to full guard.
Bailey wants to stand but Magomedov has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey wants to pass the guard but Magomedov is keeping the position.
Magomedov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Magomedov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bailey wants to stand but Magomedov has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Magomedov keeping moving, preventing Bailey from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Magomedov is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Bailey frees his head nicely. Oh but Magomedov has switched to an armbar! Bailey is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Gasan Magomedov!
Harley Bailey was interviewed post fight and said 'He got me again, hat's off to him'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Igosh Tammih (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Farrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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180 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Igosh Tammih!
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, Harry Farrow!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Santiago Holmes and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farrow lands a jab to the nose.
Tammih misses with a straight left.
Jab from Farrow.
Tammih keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Farrow.
Farrow looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tammih takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tammih is rocked!
Tammih gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Farrow points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Tammih wakes up just in time to hear Farrow thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Harry Farrow!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Billy Ron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Soprano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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193 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Billy Ron!
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, Tony Soprano!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Ron misses.
Nice body kick from Soprano.
Ron dips to his left and cracks Soprano with an uppercut!
Soprano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ron takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Soprano looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ron misses with a few strikes there.
Ron throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Ron.
Good standup being displayed there by Ron as he connects with a hook.
Ron ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Soprano moves away.
Ron swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Soprano lands a head kick. Ron smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ron closes the distance and pushes Soprano back into the cage.
Ron taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Soprano swings wildly with an uppercut but Ron uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ron tries a body shot but Soprano blocks it.
Soprano has a couple of punches blocked by Ron.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ron misses with the head strike.
Ron tries to stall but Soprano uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Soprano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ron has a couple of punches blocked by Soprano.
Soprano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ron trying to control the position but instead, Soprano has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ron into the cage.
Soprano misses with the head strike.
Soprano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ron avoids a wild elbow strike from Soprano.
Ron blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ron lands with a right to the head.
Ron takes an elbow to the temple.
Soprano swings wildly with an uppercut but Ron uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ron misses with a body punch.
Ron tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Soprano gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Billy Ron has been cut.
Soprano looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ron is looking to control Soprano's arms but Soprano gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ron has his back to the cage.
A short right from Ron.
Ron misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ron scores with a shot to the side of Soprano's head.
Soprano creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ron's defenses.
Soprano gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Soprano.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ron throws a head punch that misses.
Soprano blocks an uppercut.
Soprano lands an elbow inside.
A short right from Ron.
Ron swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ron lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Soprano lands an elbow inside.
Ron blocks an uppercut.
Ron lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Soprano is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Soprano lands a damaging elbow.
Soprano lands a damaging elbow.
Ron misses with a punch on the inside.
Soprano lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ron has Soprano pushed against the cage.
Soprano swings wildly with an uppercut but Ron uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ron misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Soprano.
With the fighters up against the cage, Soprano throws an elbow but misses.
Soprano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Soprano misses with a punch on the inside.
Ron blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Soprano.
Soprano lands an elbow just above Ron 's eye.
Ron misses with a punch on the inside.
Ron misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ron tries to work over Soprano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Soprano lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Billy Ron's cut is getting worse.
Ron throws a punch but it's blocked by Soprano.
With the fighters up against the cage, Soprano throws an elbow but misses.
Ron lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ron works on Soprano's body with a couple of short punches.
Ron tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Soprano's elbow.
Soprano gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ron misses with some punches.
Ron blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Ron as the two fighters clinch.
Ron dodges an elbow strike from Soprano.
Soprano comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ron lands a nice shot to the body.
Ron misses with a body punch.
Ron throws a head punch that misses.
Soprano misses with some punches.
Soprano gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Billy Ron's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Soprano throws an elbow but it misses.
Ron throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Soprano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ron throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sopranos head.
Soprano lands a nice elbow.
Soprano misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Billy Ron will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Billy Ron's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ron fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Soprano throws a head kick but Ron moves out of range.
Soprano avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Soprano takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ron throws a lazy right hand but Soprano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Soprano misses with a low kick.
Ron 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.
Soprano bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Soprano slips a jab and a cross from Ron.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Soprano as Ron tries to tie him up.
Ron is leaning against Soprano and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Billy Ron has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ron has a couple of punches blocked by Soprano.
Ron is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Soprano lands a damaging elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ron.
Ron scores with a shoulder strike.
Ron takes an elbow to the temple.
Soprano misses with the head strike.
Ron taking a breather.
Ron working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Soprano prevents a body shot from Ron.
Ron scores with a shot to the side of Soprano's head.
Soprano lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Soprano misses with the head strike.
Ron looking to slow down the pace here.
Ron scores with a shoulder strike.
Soprano is rocked!
Soprano misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soprano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ron lands a left hand.
Soprano is still on wobbly legs! Can Ron finish him?
Ron swings wildly with an uppercut but Soprano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ron avoids the elbow strike from Soprano, against the cage.
Ron throws a head punch that misses.
Soprano pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ron has a couple of punches blocked by Soprano.
Ron misses with some punches.
Soprano creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ron swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ron fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ron tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Soprano throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Ron fails to land.
Ron fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ron has a couple of punches blocked by Soprano.
Soprano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ron.
Ron misses with some punches.
Ron misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ron blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ron swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Soprano pushes off an throws an elbow but Ron leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ron throws a punch but it's blocked by Soprano.
Soprano seems to have recovered his senses.
Ron is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ron struggles to land a body shot inside as Soprano controls his hands.
Ron is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Soprano is keeping busy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ron.
Soprano creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Soprano lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Soprano comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soprano lands a nice elbow.
Jeez, Billy Ron's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Ron working aggressively here.
Ron taking a breather.
Ron doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ron lands a hook to the side of the head.
Soprano lands an elbow that stopped Ron in his tracks for a moment.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Billy Ron's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tony Soprano!
Billy Ron was interviewed post fight and said 'BULLSHIT!!'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doe is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Programmed For Battle. Doe has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Max Doe will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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275 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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251 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power |
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wanderlei Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Max Doe!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva scores with a jab to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Doe shoots in.
Silva definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Silva scores with the left hand. Doe knows he should have avoided that one.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Doe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
Silva closes the distance and pushes Doe back into the cage.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Silva pushes Doe back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Doe looks winded!
Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Doe backwards.
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Silva - that landed with a thud.
Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Doe backwards.
Silva lands with a left to the head.
Doe is rocked!
Silva lands a body shot.
Doe is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him?
Nice body punch from Silva - that landed with a thud.
Silva creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Doe's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Doe drops to his knees and Silva pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wanderlei Silva!
Wanderlei Silva took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Atlantis for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fardoche Fermier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takeshi Kurosawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kurosawa has chosen One Mic as his entrance music. Takeshi Kurosawa will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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200 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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19
195 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Excellent MT
Powerful |
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Fardoche Fermier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Takeshi Kurosawa!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fermier cracks Kurosawa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kurosawa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fermier was well out of range. Poor timing from Kurosawa.
Fermier has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Elite Training Facility in the buildup to the fight.
Kurosawa plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kurosawa throws a head kick that misses.
Fermier blocks a head kick by Kurosawa.
Takeshi Kurosawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fermier looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Kurosawa is looking to control Fermier's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kurosawa avoid being mounted?
Fermier throwing shots but Kurosawa is blocking nicely.
Fermier looks to land a strike but Kurosawa avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Fermier is working Kurosawa over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Fermier scoring with some ground and pound.
Fermier content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fermier working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kurosawa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fermier doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fermier manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fermier looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fermier scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fermier makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fermier content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fermier connects with a couple of short punches.
Fermier postures up.
Fermier cracks Kurosawa with a solid left hand.
Fermier is in close to Kurosawa's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kurosawa is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fermier lands a couple of elbows.
Kurosawa is still in real trouble! Can Fermier finish him?
Fermier working some strikes from top position.
Kurosawa is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fermier is controlling him.
Fermier might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fermier lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fermier arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Kurosawa's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Fardoche Fermier!
Fardoche Fermier very nearly forgot to thank DROPPIN BODIES amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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