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The Island Season 2, 205 lbs, Round 1 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kali FaYa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Belcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kali FaYa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jake Belcher!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belcher shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as FaYa sprawls well. FaYa wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Belcher gets slowly back to his feet.
FaYa definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Belcher throws a body punch but FaYa moves out of range.
FaYa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
FaYa's jab looks to have found its range, popping Belcher under the eye.
FaYa thows a body shot but no joy.
Belcher slips a jab and a cross from FaYa.
Belcher misses with a body shot.
Belcher avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
FaYa lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Belcher sprawling to the canvas. FaYa follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Belcher hang on?
Belcher is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Belcher is pressing down on FaYa's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Belcher keeping moving, preventing FaYa from controlling successfully.
Belcher has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
FaYa looking to sit in guard and control but Belcher gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
FaYa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Belcher pushing down on FaYa's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Belcher performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Belcher is trying to control the action in half guard but FaYa is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Belcher content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Belcher thows a huge punch but FaYa dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
FaYa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Belcher.
Belcher looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Belcher is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for FaYa!
FaYa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
FaYa taking shots to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belcher punishing his opponent with strikes.
It looks like Kali FaYa has been cut.
Belcher controlling from the full mount.
Belcher with good strikes from the mount here!
Belcher putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Belcher working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Belcher lands a heavy elbow.
FaYa is rocked!
A big strike lands for Belcher! That's really hurt FaYa and he's turned his back - Belcher keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Belcher jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Belcher!
Jake Belcher seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Stanley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Horay Sheet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stanley comes to the cage accompanied by Frotch Retirement Jam. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Max Stanley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Horay Sheet!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stanley gets tackled into the cage by Sheet. Sheet maintains the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Stanley takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Stanley lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Sheet is defending against the submission attempts here by Stanley.
Stanley is working for a kimura but Sheet is defending it quite comfortably.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sheet is refusing to be controlled, as Stanley sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanley in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Sheet tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Stanley!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Max Stanley!
An intense looking Max Stanley took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'BACK ON TRACK AAAAAAHIYOYOYOYOYOYOBACKAKAKAKAKAKAKYEAHYEAHYEAHYEAHYEAHHHHH!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ve Topmaia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tatu Kamia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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199 lbs
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ve Topmaia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tatu Kamia!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Topmaia shoots in and drives through. Kamia sprawls well.
Topmaia shoots in but Kamia avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Topmaia tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kamia swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ve Topmaia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Topmaia fails with the takedown.
Topmaia fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kamia avoids it really well and circles away.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kamia.
Kamia is looking to take a break and control but Topmaia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kamia is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Topmaia knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kamia tries to move to mount but Topmaia blocks the move with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamia stands up.
Topmaia is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kamia sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Topmaia tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kamia counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Topmaia working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kamia doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kamia manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Topmaia keeping moving, preventing Kamia from controlling successfully.
Topmaia wants to get back to his feet but Kamia is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Topmaia keeping full guard, as Kamia tries to pass.
Topmaia is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Topmaia wants to stand up but Kamia has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Topmaia is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kamia is just riding it out for now. Topmaia eventually gives up the hold.
Topmaia is trying to work for a kimura but Kamia is defending well.
Kamia looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Topmaia wants to stand but Kamia has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Kamia moves into full guard.
Kamia is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Topmaia actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Topmaia is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kamia is looking to take a break and control but Topmaia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Topmaia is in trouble now - Kamia has advanced to mount!
Topmaia stops Kamia from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Topmaia is trying to stand up.
Topmaia holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Kamia tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Topmaia prevents Kamia from taking his back.
Kamia won't let Topmaia get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Topmaia trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Kamia can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Topmaia is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Topmaia regains half guard.
Kamia uses his free foot to push down on Topmaia's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Topmaia.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Topmaia wants to try and get back to his feet.
Poor strikes thrown by Kamia there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Kamia trying to control but Topmaia is having none of it.
Kamia wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Topmaia avoids a series of strikes thrown by Kamia.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Topmaia is looking to improve his position but Kamia isn't that keen on the idea.
You get the feeling that Topmaia really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Kamia fails to advance to Topmaia's back.
Kamia can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Topmaia is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tatu Kamia dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Topmaia goes for a double leg but Kamia avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kamia continues to drive forward.
Topmaia is trying to drag Kamia to the mat but Kamia just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Topmaia is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Topmaia wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Topmaia is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kamia gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ve Topmaia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kamia turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kamia is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Topmaia knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Topmaia tries to buck Kamia off but Kamia is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamia looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Topmaia is trying to get back to his feet.
Kamia has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Topmaia!
Topmaia is in all sorts of trouble here.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Kamia. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Topmaia really wants to buck Kamia off and get back to his feet.
Kamia tries to control but Topmaia wriggling away.
Topmaia tries to reverse the position but Kamia maintains control.
Kamia jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Topmaia manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Topmaia is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Kamia has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The strikes coming from Kamia are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Topmaia is pushing Kamia's head away, looking to escape. Kamia manages to hold on to the position though.
Kamia is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Topmaia is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Topmaia is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamia is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Topmaia has escaped the position, nice work there.
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!
Topmaia gets back to half guard.
Topmaia is looking to escape.
Topmaia looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Topmaia is refusing to be controlled, as Kamia sits in half guard.
Topmaia is looking to escape.
Topmaia looking for submissions off his back.
Kamia is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Topmaia doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kamia.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamia is working for a submission of some sort.
Topmaia looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kamia seems to be looking for submissions.
Kamia is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Topmaia has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Kamia. Oh but Topmaia has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Kamia goes limp - he's gone! Topmaia jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ve Topmaia!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Yates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bowie Kuhn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yates comes to the cage accompanied by Here comes Tecca Nina - Tech N9ne. The crowd seem to be enjoying Kuhn's choice of entrance music: walk. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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201 lbs
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205 lbs
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Aaron Yates!
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, Bowie Kuhn!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yates looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kuhn is fending him off so far but Yates persists. Nope, Kuhn circles away and we're back to standing.
Yates scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Bowie Kuhn has been cut.
Kuhn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yates looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Yates stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Yates shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kuhn is trying to defend but Yates finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yates is working for a submission of some sort.
Yates wants to pass the guard but Kuhn is defending well.
Yates definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
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.
Kuhn is looking to control Yates's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kuhn avoid being mounted?
Yates is pressing down on Kuhn's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kuhn is holding on for now.
Kuhn is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Yates's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Yates's back!
Yates trying to control the hands but Kuhn won't let him.
Kuhn trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Kuhn really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Yates.
Yates rolls, trying to escape but Kuhn keeps control of the position.
Kuhn trying to control momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuhn is trying to stick to Yates's back but Yates is turning into Kuhn. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Kuhn's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Yates.
Kuhn working a defensive guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Bowie Kuhn was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Yates avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yates takes a swing at Kuhn's ribcage but misses.
Yates looks for a takedown but Kuhn sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Yates. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yates closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kuhn circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice sprawl there from Kuhn as Yates shoots in.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuhn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yates lands a nice looking body shot.
Kuhn slips under a jab from Yates.
Kuhn stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kuhn wants it to stay on the feet.
Yates takes a swing at Kuhn's ribcage but misses.
Kuhn drops his hands momentarily and Yates takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Yates throws a nice looking combination but Kuhn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yates fails to land the takedown.
Yates lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kuhn backs up against the cage.
Kuhn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yates throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Kuhn as Yates shoots in.
Yates pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yates doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kuhn counters with a slapping leg kick.
We've been informed that Kuhn has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Yates is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yates swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kuhn counters with a nice low kick that buckles Yates's knee momentarily.
Kuhn defending well as Yates loads up on a big left hand.
Nice sprawl there from Kuhn as Yates shoots in.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yates fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Yates swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Yates dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bowie Kuhn's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kuhn.
Kuhn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yates is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nice shot by Yates.
Yates throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yates looks to score with a jab to the body but Kuhn is just out of range.
A big right from Yates misses.
Yates gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kuhn counters with a leg kick.
Donk. Yates catches Kuhn right on the button with a cross.
Yates closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kuhn circles away.
Kuhn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yates.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Yates.
Yates scores with a nice strike.
Yates dips to his left and cracks Kuhn with an uppercut!
Yates thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kuhn misses with a straight left.
Yates throws an off balance right hand
and Kuhn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A big right from Yates misses.
Nice uppercut there from Yates.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuhn displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Yates.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Yates. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yates tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kuhn swivels and escapes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yates rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kuhn counters with a low kick, right behind Yates 's knee.
Yates misses with a body shot.
Good shot there by Yates.
Yates misses the shot to the body.
Kuhn misses with a looping right.
Yates takes a swing at Kuhn's ribcage but misses.
Kuhn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yates.
Kuhn slaps away a takedown attempt from Yates, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Yates tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yates misses with a looping right.
Yates swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kuhn counters by clinching up.
Yates blocks an elbow strike.
Kuhn displaying some good clinch control by pressing Yates up against the cage.
Kuhn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kuhn throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kuhn lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Aaron Yates has been cut.
Kuhn lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kuhn utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kuhn lands a good knee to the midsection. Yates won't want to take too many of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yates blocks a body shot from Kuhn.
Yates lands a body shot in the clinch.
Yates managing to block the knees to the body from Kuhn.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right handed body shot lands from Kuhn.
Yates takes an elbow to the temple.
Yates scores with a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kuhn.
Kuhn landing knees to the head.
Yates is trying to break free.
Kuhn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yates blocks it with crossed arms.
Kuhn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yates blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yates blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yates blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yates dodges an elbow strike from Kuhn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Aaron Yates will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kuhn avoids the body shot from Yates.
Kuhn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yates paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kuhn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yates. Kuhn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yates darts in looking for a takedown but Kuhn gets double underhooks and turns Yates into the cage.
Yates working aggressively here.
Good body shot from Kuhn.
Kuhn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yates has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kuhn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yates has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kuhn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yatess head.
Kuhn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kuhn pushes Yates back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kuhn scores with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuhn putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Yates in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Yates wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yates tries to break the clinch but Kuhn is controlling the position.
Yates is trying to break the clinch but Kuhn has him pressed against the cage.
Kuhn is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Yates doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yates tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kuhn throws an elbow that misses.
Kuhn lands an elbow that stopped Yates in his tracks for a moment.
Kuhn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yates's efforts to push away.
Bowie Kuhn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A knee to the head by Kuhn.
Yates has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuhn with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yates wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kuhn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yates.
Kuhn utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yates is trying to push Kuhn away but Kuhn has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Yates blocks an uppercut.
Kuhn is working Yates over against the cage.
Knees to the body from Kuhn.
Kuhn throws a punch but it's blocked by Yates.
Kuhn lands a nice elbow.
Yates wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yates is trying to push Kuhn away but Kuhn has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kuhn lands a good knee to the midsection. Yates won't want to take too many of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuhn missing with knees to the body.
Kuhn tries to land knees in the clinch but Yates avoids the damage to the body.
Kuhn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kuhn landing knees to the body.
Kuhn lands a nice elbow.
Yates blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yates misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kuhn lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kuhn has Yates pressed against the cage, preventing Yates from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Yates takes an elbow to the forehead.
Yates avoids the elbow strike from Kuhn, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kuhn.
Nice elbow from Kuhn.
Kuhn working Yates over with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Kuhn.
Kuhn lands an elbow just above Yates 's eye.
Kuhn working Yates over with knees to the body.
Yates takes a knee right on the jaw!
Aaron Yates's cut is getting worse.
Kuhn tries to land knees in the clinch but Yates avoids the damage to the body.
Kuhn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kuhn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yates avoids it.
Kuhn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kuhn lands an uppercut.
Yates tries to break the clinch but Kuhn is controlling the position.
Kuhn with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kuhn digs a right hand into Yates's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yates's gas tank.
Kuhn comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Yates is trying to force a seperation but Kuhn has the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bowie Kuhn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Yates 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 for Bowie Kuhn!
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight for Bowie Kuhn!
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight for Bowie Kuhn!
Bowie Kuhn wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Bowie Kuhn thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Aaron Yates spoke after the fight, saying 'Ill be back'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamezdin Shraf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdel Adrian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shraf comes to the cage accompanied by O.C. - time's up . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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20
212 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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209 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jamezdin Shraf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Abdel Adrian!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adrian misses with a hook. Shraf ducked under it nicely.
Adrian circles away from the clinch attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Shraf misses the target.
Adrian misses the jab.
Shraf wants to clinch
and Adrian counters with a crisp one two that drops Shraf! Adrian thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Shraf to his feet! Shraf is in big trouble!
Shraf is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adrian defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Shraf.
Shraf gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Adrian points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Shraf wakes up just in time to hear Adrian thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Abdel Adrian!
During a confident post fight interview, Abdel Adrian thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikey Havoc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hubert J Farnsworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Havoc comes into the arena with Ready Steady Go blaring out of the sound system. Mikey Havoc has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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216 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mikey Havoc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hubert J Farnsworth!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Sandra Marshall and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Havoc rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Farnsworth moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Farnsworth jabs Havoc right on the nose. Havoc blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Mikey Havoc has been cut.
Farnsworth connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Havoc showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Farnsworth.
Farnsworth throws a body punch but Havoc moves out of range.
Havoc misses with a wild body shot.
Havoc looks to land a combination but Farnsworth avoids it well.
Havoc misses the jab.
Havoc throws a hook but Farnsworth avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Havoc misses its intended target.
Farnsworth fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Havoc jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Farnsworth throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Havoc looks to land a left hand but Farnsworth moved out of range nicely.
Havoc lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Farnsworth at a distance.
Havoc lands with a nice combination. Farnsworth backs away looking to recover.
Havoc scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Havoc missing with a left hand there. Farnsworth was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Farnsworth tries to move into range but Havoc moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Havoc misses with the combination.
Farnsworth throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Farnsworth shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Havoc eats them both and turns towards Farnsworth to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Havoc blocks a jab.
Havoc throws a low kick but it's checked well by Farnsworth.
Farnsworth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Havoc misses with an uppercut.
Farnsworth 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.
Farnsworth uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mikey Havoc seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Havoc rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Farnsworth moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Havoc swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Havoc throws a hook but Farnsworth avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Havoc takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mikey Havoc's cut is getting worse.
Havoc misses with the combination.
Farnsworth throws a shot from downtown. Havoc moves away and avoids it.
Havoc throws a right and a left that both miss.
Havoc seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Farnsworth throws the left hand but Havoc avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Havoc misses its intended target.
Farnsworth takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Havoc slips a straight right by Farnsworth.
Havoc slips under a jab from Farnsworth.
Havoc throws a right and a left that both miss.
Farnsworth stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Havoc misses with an uppercut.
Farnsworth throws a lazy right hand but Havoc sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Havoc looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Farnsworth is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Havoc uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Farnsworth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farnsworth misses with a wild body shot.
Havoc misses with a hook to the body
letting Farnsworth counter with a right hand.
Farnsworth throws out a loose jab but Havoc uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slow jab from Havoc misses its intended target.
Farnsworth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Havoc.
Havoc throws out a loose jab but Farnsworth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Havoc misses with a combination
and Farnsworth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Farnsworth swings away with a body shot that misses
and Havoc counters with a one-two to the body.
Havoc misses with a lunging right hand
and Farnsworth counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mikey Havoc's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Farnsworth scores with a jab. Havoc acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice cross by Havoc.
A left and a right from Farnsworth both land. Nice combination.
Havoc swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Havoc scores with a crisp jab that stopped Farnsworth in his tracks.
Farnsworth is rocked!
Havoc sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Farnsworth's defenses. It connects perfectly with Farnsworth's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mikey Havoc!
An out of breath Mikey Havoc thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darko Markovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darby Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gordon has chosen United Booty Foundation as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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26
217 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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27
215 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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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, Darko Markovic!
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, Darby Gordon!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gordon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Markovic.
We've been told by Markovic's head coaches at Shitty Training Facility (Product Recall) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A lazy left from Gordon finds it's target.
Markovic looks to land a left hand but Gordon moved out of range nicely.
Gordon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Markovic circles away quickly and effectively.
Gordon throws a front kick that sends Markovic stumbling back into the cage.
Gordon connects with a crisp jab.
It looks like Darko Markovic has been cut.
Gordon connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Markovic to the floor! Gordon dives in looking for the finish!
Markovic is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Markovic blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gordon.
Oh Markovic is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Markovic makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Markovic.
Gordon postures up in Markovic's guard and throws a big left but Markovic blocks it.
Gordon landing with the ground and pound.
Gordon won't allow Markovic to sweep him here.
Gordon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Markovic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Markovic seems to have got his legs back now.
Markovic is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Markovic keeping full guard, as Gordon tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gordon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gordon working some strikes from top position.
Gordon throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Markovic keeping moving, preventing Gordon from controlling successfully.
Markovic not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gordon working some strikes from top position.
Markovic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gordon.
Gordon with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gordon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markovic is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gordon with a flurry of punches that miss.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Markovic is on top in guard.
Gordon wants to stand but Markovic is controlling the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gordon is controlling Markovic's posture.
Gordon is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Markovic won't allow Gordon to sweep him here.
Markovic throwing strikes but missing.
Markovic trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markovic prevents Gordon from getting back to his feet.
Gordon wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Gordon can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Markovic controls the pace.
Gordon controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Darby Gordon.
Markovic misses with a looping left.
Markovic looks to throw the jab but Gordon is out of range.
Gordon blocks a jab.
Markovic takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gordon cracks Markovic with a good jab.
Markovic throws a jab when Gordon was well out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gordon.
Markovic misses with a two punch combination.
Markovic misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Markovic throws a looping overhand right but Gordon ducks down to avoid it.
Gordon misses with a head kick.
Markovic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gordon fails to land with a series of punches.
Markovic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gordon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gordon slips a straight right by Markovic.
Gordon has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Markovic is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Markovic misses with a wild combination.
Gordon moves into the clinch.
Gordon breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gordon goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Gordon lands with a slapping head kick.
Markovic misses with a looping right.
Gordon clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darby Gordon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darko Markovic's cut.
That's time! Markovic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Markovic throws an off balance right hand
and Gordon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gordon clinches up with Markovic and pushes him back against the cage.
Gordon scores with a hook to the body.
Gordon lands an elbow that stopped Markovic in his tracks for a moment.
Gordon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Markovic.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gordon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gordon cracks Markovic with an uppercut from hell and Markovic crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Gordon's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Darko Markovic's cut is getting worse.
Gordon postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Markovic covers up, he's hurt! Gordon keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Gordon and the ref steps in to end the fight! Gordon can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darby Gordon!
Darby Gordon decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mach II (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Nichols (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). II's entrance music is Ace of Spades. A fine choice. This should be fireworks!
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27
221 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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197 lbs
4 - 6 - 0 |
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mach II!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Scott Nichols!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Dirk Anderson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nichols shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nichols fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but II is out of range.
II throws a series of punches but Nichols moves out of range.
II falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nichols counters with a three punch combo that has II backing up. II nods at Nichols to acknowledge the strikes.
Nice body punch from Nichols.
A jab from Nichols does it's job there.
II swings widly with a right hand
and Nichols counters with a one-two to the body.
II moves forwards but Nichols connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nichols throws a series of punches but II avoids them all with ease.
II swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
II decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Nichols looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
II is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Nichols keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nichols tries to push off, looking to stand up, but II manages to move to mount!
II 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nichols tries to buck II off but he can't manage it.
II thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
II lands a heavy elbow.
II sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Nichols really doesn't want to stay on the ground with II. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
II throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
II working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Nichols looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by II! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Mach II!
After winning the bout, Mach II thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guy Cochrane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hermes Lykourgos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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25
218 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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26
213 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Guy Cochrane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hermes Lykourgos!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lykourgos bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lykourgos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No joy there for Cochrane, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lykourgos drops Cochrane with a beautiful combination! Cochrane stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Lykourgos is looking for the KO!
It looks like Guy Cochrane has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cochrane misses the shot to the body.
Cochrane tries to move into range but Lykourgos moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cochrane is rocked!
Cochrane backs away from a small jab... but Lykourgos lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Cochrane crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Lykourgos with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Hermes Lykourgos!
A very excited looking Hermes Lykourgos made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Longhold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jared The Subway Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Steve Longhold has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Steve Longhold seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Steve Longhold!
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, Jared The Subway Guy!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Longhold has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from The Subway Guy.
Longhold misses with the body kick
and The Subway Guy counters with a nice body kick.
Longhold blocks a head kick by The Subway Guy.
Longhold tries to score a power double leg takedown but The Subway Guy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Longhold somewhat.
Some wild striking there from Longhold.
We've been informed that The Subway Guy has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Longhold scores with a decent looking hook.
Longhold swats away the attempt to clinch by The Subway Guy.
Longhold looks to land a combination but The Subway Guy avoids it well.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Subway Guy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The Subway Guy tries to clinch up.
Longhold throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Steve Longhold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Subway Guy throws a sloppy head kick and Longhold moves out of range easily.
Longhold misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Longhold shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Longhold was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Longhold postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The Subway Guy is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The Subway Guy is trying to control Longhold's posture but Longhold avoids it.
Longhold landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Longhold in side control lands a decent elbow.
The Subway Guy can't do much from the bottom here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Longhold looking to punish the body of his opponent here but The Subway Guy is avoiding damage well.
The Subway Guy is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Longhold working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Longhold working the ground and pound but The Subway Guy is defending the strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Longhold in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The Subway Guy parries the strikes from Longhold easily there. Longhold is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable The Subway Guy to escape.
Longhold throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longhold controlling from side mount.
Longhold tries to score with some ground and pound. The Subway Guy controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Longhold is chipping away with strikes.
Longhold lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Longhold misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Longhold working the ground and pound from side control.
Longhold in side control, throwing shots but The Subway Guy defends.
The Subway Guy taking a bit of punishment here - Longhold scoring with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Subway Guy is trying to control Longhold's posture but Longhold avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Longhold lands a decent elbow from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Longhold lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Longhold 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.
The Subway Guy is looking to regain half guard here but Longhold keeps moving and retains side control.
The Subway Guy wants to control but Longhold postures up.
Longhold in side control lands a decent elbow.
Longhold working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Longhold trying to control the action but The Subway Guy is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Subway Guy gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Longhold dominated that round.
That's time! Longhold's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Longhold fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Subway Guy manages to avoid it.
Longhold thuds a left hand into The Subway Guy's body.
Longhold's jab looks to have found its range, popping The Subway Guy under the eye.
It looks like Jared The Subway Guy has been cut.
The Subway Guy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A slapping leg kick lands for The Subway Guy.
The Subway Guy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Longhold is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Longhold misses with a wild body shot.
Longhold throws a right hand that The Subway Guy ducks under and follows up with a left that The Subway Guy also avoids with ease.
Longhold tries for a takedown but The Subway Guy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Subway Guy stuffs the takedown.
Sloppy strikes from Longhold. Those never looked like landing.
The Subway Guy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Subway Guy drives through and clinches with Longhold against the cage.
The Subway Guy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Longhold is trying to drag The Subway Guy to the mat but The Subway Guy just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Longhold. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Subway Guy has had enough of the clinch but Longhold keeps him there for the moment.
Longhold has The Subway Guy pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. The Subway Guy manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
The Subway Guy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Longhold wants to break the clinch but can't.
The Subway Guy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Longhold.
The Subway Guy is trying to break free.
Longhold avoids the elbow strike from The Subway Guy, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Subway Guy breaks from the clinch.
The Subway Guy slips a jab from Longhold.
Longhold circles away from the clinch attempt.
Longhold misses with a body shot.
The Subway Guy wants to clinch.
Longhold looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Longhold finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The Subway Guy is looking to clinch but Longhold is avoiding it.
Longhold on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by The Subway Guy. The Subway Guy obviously looking to wear him down.
The Subway Guy tries to clinch there but Longhold circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longhold decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The Subway Guy is trying to stand back up but Longhold is controlling him
Longhold thows a huge punch but The Subway Guy dodges it nicely.
The Subway Guy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Longhold.
The Subway Guy tries to roll over but Longhold keeps him under control.
Longhold missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The Subway Guy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Longhold trying to control the action but The Subway Guy is working from the bottom.
The Subway Guy is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Longhold scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The Subway Guy wants to get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Subway Guy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Longhold slips a nice elbow through The Subway Guy's hands, connecting with The Subway Guy's forehead.
Longhold is keen to just control but The Subway Guy is a slippery customer.
Longhold throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Longhold looks to land a strike but The Subway Guy avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Subway Guy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Longhold defends well.
Longhold chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Longhold dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jared The Subway Guy's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
The Subway Guy moves in looking to clinch but Longhold pushes him off.
Longhold throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and The Subway Guy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Longhold using the Thai plumb to throw knees but The Subway Guy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Longhold digs a right hand underneath The Subway Guy's ribcage. The Subway Guy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The Subway Guy trying to control the position but instead, Longhold has worked for underhooks and has pushed The Subway Guy into the cage.
Longhold goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The Subway Guy tries to throw a body punch but Longhold avoids it by throwing The Subway Guy back against the cage.
The Subway Guy breaks from the clinch.
Longhold rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Subway Guy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The Subway Guy tries to clinch but Longhold is having none of it.
The Subway Guy moves out of range as Longhold throws a body kick.
Longhold misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Longhold throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. The Subway Guy tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Longhold is in The Subway Guy's guard.
Steve Longhold overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Longhold is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Longhold stops The Subway Guy from standing up.
Longhold with a flurry of punches that miss.
Longhold tries to free his leg and advance position but The Subway Guy is retaining full guard.
The Subway Guy wants to stand but Longhold is controlling the position.
Longhold lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Longhold sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed The Subway Guy's guard.
The Subway Guy is not content to let Longhold control the position.
Longhold scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Longhold trying to mount his opponent but The Subway Guy defends it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Longhold takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Longhold takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Longhold is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Longhold throwing shots but The Subway Guy is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longhold thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Longhold perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The Subway Guy is looking to control Longhold's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can The Subway Guy avoid being mounted?
The Subway Guy wants to get back to his feet.
Longhold is trying to control. The Subway Guy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The Subway Guy is trying to stand.
Longhold looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks The Subway Guy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Longhold trying to control from half guard but The Subway Guy is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Longhold not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The Subway Guy has hold of Longhold's hands but Longhold slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Longhold takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Longhold drops an elbow to the side of The Subway Guy's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Longhold trying to control from half guard but The Subway Guy is working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Well, if Longhold is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Jared The Subway Guy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Longhold is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Longhold showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Longhold, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight for Steve Longhold!
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight for Steve Longhold!
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Steve Longhold!
Steve Longhold wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Steve Longhold, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cus Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ragnar Lodbrok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lodbrok has chosen Glory and Gore as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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213 lbs
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cus Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ragnar Lodbrok!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jr scoring well with a low kick there.
Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lodbrok shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jr's guard.
Lodbrok with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jr has momentary wrist control but Lodbrok slips an elbow through the middle.
Lodbrok working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lodbrok trying to control the position from guard on top but Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lodbrok throwing strikes but missing.
Jr is trying to control the position but Lodbrok postures up.
Jr preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
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!
Lodbrok sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jr's guard.
Lodbrok throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lodbrok slows the pace down in half guard.
Lodbrok not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jr avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lodbrok.
Lodbrok is looking to advance position but Jr won't allow it.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lodbrok connects with a nice short shot to Jr's temple.
Lodbrok passes to full mount!
Lodbrok with good strikes from the mount here!
It looks like Cus Jr has been cut.
Lodbrok working the ground and pound effectively.
Cus Jr'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!
Lodbrok connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jr is rocked!
Cus Jr's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Cus Jr's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ragnar Lodbrok!
Ragnar Lodbrok decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kid Caskey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seijuro Akashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kid Caskey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Seijuro Akashi!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caskey throws a nice outside leg kick.
Caskey avoids the body shot from Akashi.
Akashi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Akashi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Akashi is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Caskey's half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Akashi looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Akashi not doing much here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caskey is staying active underneath Akashi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Akashi is trying for a kimura here. Caskey looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Akashi wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Seijuro Akashi!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dean Rollin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francois Duvalier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duvalier is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Voodoo Music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dean Rollin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Francois Duvalier!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Bart Greer and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rollin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duvalier moves away.
Duvalier throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rollin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rollin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rollin seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Duvalier thows a body shot but no joy.
Duvalier with a nice cross.
It looks like Dean Rollin has been cut.
Duvalier misses the shot to the body.
Rollin needs to keep his hands up - Duvalier had a free shot at his head there.
Rollin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Duvalier has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Rollin swings for the body but Duvalier moves out of range.
Rollin swings for the body but Duvalier moves out of range.
Duvalier clinches up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rollin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Duvalier scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Duvalier scores with a shoulder strike.
Rollin is rocked!
Duvalier misses with the head strike.
Oh Rollin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rollin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Duvalier has a couple of punches blocked by Rollin.
Rollin seems to have got his legs back now.
Duvalier lands with a light punch inside.
Rollin changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Duvalier fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Duvalier takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duvalier lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rollin is trying to pull guard but Duvalier turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Duvalier gets through Rollin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rollin wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dean Rollin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duvalier lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rollin backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Duvalier.
Duvalier unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Rollin! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Duvalier is unloading with more strikes now! Rollin drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Francois Duvalier!
In his post fight interview, Francois Duvalier started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brick Outhouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santos Goncalves (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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217 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brick Outhouse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Santos Goncalves!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Outhouse throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Santos Goncalves has been cut.
Outhouse scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Goncalves doesn't seem bothered though.
Outhouse lands with a right hand.
Outhouse defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Goncalves.
A lazy left from Outhouse finds it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goncalves tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Outhouse connects with a right hand. Goncalves shakes it off.
Goncalves tries to clinch up but Outhouse circles away and keeps his distance.
Goncalves misses with a takedown attempt - Outhouse sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Goncalves throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Outhouse's waist but Outhouse gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Goncalves off to one side.
Brick Outhouse has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Santos Goncalves.
Goncalves misses with an uppercut
and Outhouse counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Goncalves looks winded!
Outhouse throws out a powerful jab.
Goncalves fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Goncalves gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Goncalves tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Outhouse is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Goncalves buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Goncalves!! Goncalves is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Outhouse throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brick Outhouse!
Santos Goncalves was interviewed post fight and said 'whatever it is what it is'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Rekis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Lobas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rekis comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - Thunderstruck. Andy Lobas will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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210 lbs
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27
218 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Rekis!
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, Andy Lobas!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lobas scores with a jab.
Rekis shoots in for a takedown but Lobas shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lobas misses with a looping left.
Nice shot by Lobas.
Lobas misses with a wild combination.
Lobas swings for the body but Rekis moves out of range.
Lobas throws a leg kick but Rekis moved away.
Lobas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Andy Lobas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lobas lands with a nice body punch.
Lobas stuffs the takedown attempt from Rekis. Rekis gets slowly back to his feet.
Lobas misses with a looping left.
Nice shot by Lobas.
Lobas takes a swing at Rekis's ribcage but misses.
Lobas feints a jab promting Rekis to slip. Lobas then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rekis slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Rekis wants to clinch up but Lobas keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rekis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lobas lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lobas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lobas fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lobas lands a right hook to the body.
Rekis has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Rekis scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Rekis moves into full mount! Lobas won't be happy about that!
Lobas is bucking up trying to escape but Rekis cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Rekis lands a big elbow.
Lobas really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rekis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rekis connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The referee warns Lobas that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Lobas is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Rekis looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Rekis trying to control but Lobas is having none of it.
Lobas wants to hold on but Rekis pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rekis content just to control the position here.
Rekis breaks from Lobas's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Rekis landing strikes from the mount and Lobas is in trouble!
Rekis cracks Lobas with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
A nice elbow there by Rekis.
Rekis pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Lobas tries to hold on but Rekis postures up.
Rekis landing punches.
Rekis lands a heavy elbow.
Rekis lands with some strikes.
Rekis loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Lobas scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Rekis land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Rekis stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Rekis!
John Rekis thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Andy Lobas was interviewed post fight and said 'Thanks to my sponsor Atlantis and to all the fans! '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Homer Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lop Lopp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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27
215 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
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19
213 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Homer Simpson!
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, Lop Lopp!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopp scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Lopp throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Lopp passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Simpson!
Lopp working the ground and pound effectively.
Lopp throws a wild left hand from mount and Simpson manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Lopp throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Simpson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Simpson is defending against the submission attempts here by Lopp.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Simpson is controlling Lopp's trapped leg to prevent Lopp from advancing to side control.
Simpson trying to hold on to Lopp's head to control him but Lopp postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Simpson has hold of Lopp's hands but Lopp slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopp thows a huge punch but Simpson dodges it nicely.
Simpson trying to control here.
Lopp missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lopp lands strikes from half guard.
Lopp missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lopp lands strikes from half guard.
Simpson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lopp.
Simpson trying to hold on to Lopp's head to control him but Lopp postures up.
Lopp not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lopp landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lopp thows a huge punch but Simpson dodges it nicely.
Lopp throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lopp not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lopp throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Simpson to regain full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Simpson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Simpson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Simpson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lopp defends well.
Lopp throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Simpson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lopp wants to control from the top but Simpson keeps moving.
Lopp chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopp in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Simpson looking for a sweep. Not yet Simpson, not yet.
Lopp is pushing down on Simpson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Simpson is fighting to maintain full guard but Lopp has managed to sneak the leg through.
Lopp not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Simpson taking some punishment here, with Lopp in his half guard.
Lopp thows a huge punch but Simpson dodges it nicely.
Lopp is trying to work for a kimura but Simpson is defending well.
Simpson is not content to let Lopp control the position.
Simpson wants to control but Lopp is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lopp thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Simpson's head.
Lopp throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopp throwing shots but Simpson is blocking nicely.
Lopp is trying to improve position by moving to mount. Simpson has hold of his neck though and manages to move into guard! All of a sudden, Lopp is in a lot of trouble! Simpson is straining to finish and he's done it! Lopp taps out! Amazing!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Homer Simpson!
Homer Simpson decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mang Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cortland Cartwright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cartwright has chosen St. Anger as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
200 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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27
219 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mang Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cortland Cartwright!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas tries to clinch there but Cartwright circles away.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Thomas was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
An elbow from Thomas crashes against the mat.
Cartwright can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cartwright manages to work his way to half guard, despite Thomas's best efforts.
Cartwright looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Thomas is thwarting Cartwright's attempts to control the position.
Cartwright is refusing to be controlled, as Thomas sits in half guard.
Cartwright has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Thomas. Oh but Cartwright has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Thomas goes limp - he's gone! Cartwright jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Cortland Cartwright!
After winning the bout, Cortland Cartwright thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trent Hangman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ratu Sachari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trent Hangman could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ratu Sachari's chin.
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19
214 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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25
205 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Trent Hangman!
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, Ratu Sachari!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sachari misses the shot to the body.
Hangman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hangman throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Ratu Sachari has been cut.
Sachari misses with a hook. Hangman ducked under it nicely.
Sachari on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hangman plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Sachari swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Sachari face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Trent Hangman!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eldrick Scrolls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rudolf Castile (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rudolf Castile will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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26
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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27
215 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Intelligent |
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Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eldrick Scrolls!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rudolf Castile!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castile connects with a looping right hand.
Scrolls shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Castile as he jumps to the side.
Castile cracks Scrolls with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Castile stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Castile wants it to stay on the feet.
Castile connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Scrolls takes the fight into the clinch.
Castile lands a left hand.
Castile's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Scrolls tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Castile paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Castile misses with a series of wild punches.
Castile avoids the head kick by Scrolls.
Castile lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castile cracks Scrolls with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Castile has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Scrolls to stand back up!
Scrolls is rocked!
Scrolls circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Castile. Scrolls falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Castile!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rudolf Castile!
An out of breath Rudolf Castile thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mercy Falls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Wolfar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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27
210 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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23
209 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mercy Falls!
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, Ivan Wolfar!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolfar looks to land a left hand but Falls moved out of range nicely.
Wolfar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Falls counters with a stiff right hand.
Wolfar misses with a right hand
and Falls connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wolfar misses with a straight left.
Wolfar throws a shot from downtown. Falls moves away and avoids it.
Wolfar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wolfar misses with a hook
and Falls counters with a nice uppercut.
Wolfar scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Falls uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wolfar.
Falls fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wolfar throws a shot from downtown. Falls moves away and avoids it.
Wolfar misses the body punch
and Falls counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wolfar throws a hook but Falls blocks it.
Wolfar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wolfar misses with a lunging right hand
and Falls scores with a counter punch that sends Wolfar to the canvas! Falls smells blood - he's punishing Wolfar with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Wolfar has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mercy Falls!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dimentor Boycoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexey Turshatov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turshatov has chosen War And Peace as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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26
215 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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190 cm
26
220 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dimentor Boycoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alexey Turshatov!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Santiago Holmes and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turshatov scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Turshatov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Turshatov wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Boycoff, who protects the arm well.
Boycoff on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Boycoff tries to get out of the position.
Turshatov moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boycoff is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Turshatov is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Boycoff is trying to escape and Turshatov transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Boycoff is forced to tap! Nice work there by Turshatov! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alexey Turshatov!
Alexey Turshatov 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Benedict (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Wimms (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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26
210 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
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216 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
KO power |
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Counter fighter
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joe Benedict!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jim Wimms!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benedict scores with the left hand. Wimms knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Jim Wimms has been cut.
Benedict tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wimms was well out of range. Poor timing from Benedict.
Wimms doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Benedict lands with an uppercut that bounces Wimms off the cage and back into range.
Benedict misses with a looping left.
Benedict misses the jab.
Benedict throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wimms on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benedict throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benedict tries to clinch up.
A lazy left from Benedict finds it's target.
Benedict stalks Wimms and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wimms's face. Wimms staggers backwards, shaken.
Wimms has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Benedict finds it's way round the side to connect with Wimms's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Benedict.
Benedict looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Benedict displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wimms.
Benedict lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wimms uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benedict.
Benedict misses with a jab, cross combination.
Benedict is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That has opened up Jim Wimms's cut even more.
Wimms is trying hard to land a takedown here. Benedict sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Benedict misses with a double jab.
Benedict moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wimms goes for a takedown attempt but Benedict pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Joe Benedict has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Wimms.
Benedict stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Benedict wants it to stay on the feet.
Benedict bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wimms's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benedict scores with a shot to the body.
Joe Benedict is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wimms gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Benedict.
Benedict tries to clinch but Wimms is having none of it.
Wimms gets tackled into the cage by Benedict. Benedict maintains the clinch.
Benedict fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wimms tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Benedict tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wimms goes for a takedown attempt but Benedict pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Benedict takes a swing at Wimms's ribcage but misses.
Wimms thows a body shot but no joy.
Benedict is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Wimms avoids the body shot from Benedict.
Benedict moves in looking to clinch but Wimms pushes him off.
Benedict connects with a nice looking jab.
The cut above Jim Wimms's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Benedict rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wimms moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Benedict. Those never looked like landing.
Benedict fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Benedict misses the shot to the body.
Benedict scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wimms doesn't seem bothered though.
Benedict shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Wimms eats them both and turns towards Benedict to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benedict misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wimms.
Benedict misses with a looping left.
Wimms swats away the attempt to clinch by Benedict.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Benedict forces Wimms back against the cage and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Benedict dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jim Wimms's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Benedict throws out a loose jab but Wimms uses good head movement to avoid it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Benedict.
Wimms dives in and scores a takedown into Benedict's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Wimms is fighting to break Benedict's control of his arms but Benedict is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Benedict being controlled here, momentarily.
Wimms loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Benedict wants to sweep here but Wimms controlling him for the moment.
Benedict is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wimms is stalling in the full guard.
Benedict knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wimms on the ground.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Benedict wants to clinch up but Wimms keeps it at a distance.
Benedict tries to clinch but Wimms is having none of it.
Wimms ducks under a wild hook from Benedict.
Benedict moves in looking to clinch but Wimms pushes him off.
Joe Benedict seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benedict fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Benedict looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wimms throws a jab but it's blocked by Benedict.
A slow jab from Benedict misses its intended target.
Benedict lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Benedict fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wimms, pushing him back against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Benedict.
Good body shot from Benedict.
Benedict is leaning against Wimms and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benedict swings wildly with an uppercut but Wimms uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wimms blocks an uppercut.
Benedict throws a punch but it's blocked by Wimms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedict swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Wimms fails to land.
Benedict tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Benedict lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wimms backwards.
Benedict lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wimms wants to take the fight to the mat but Benedict manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Wimms's coach down at Clean and Green was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Wimms's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Benedict is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wimms can do to turn this around?
Wimms prevents a body shot from Benedict.
A short uppercut from Benedict.
Jim Wimms's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Benedict controlling the action here for a moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wimms.
Benedict throws a head punch that misses.
Wimms blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedict working aggressively here.
Benedict lands with a light punch inside.
Wimms goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wimms tries to work over Benedict's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Benedict swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benedict misses with a punch on the inside.
Wimms has had enough of the clinch but Benedict keeps him there for the moment.
Benedict scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Benedict is pushing Wimms up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Wimms prevents a body shot from Benedict.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A right hand to the body from Benedict.
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!
Wimms takes a shot to the head.
Benedict taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Benedict dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jim Wimms's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Benedict throws the left hand but Wimms avoids the punch easily.
Wimms shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Benedict defends it nicely.
Benedict swinging wildly here.
Benedict smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Joe Benedict is winning the standup battle so far.
Wimms keeps the fight on the outside.
Benedict looks to clinch
and Wimms counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Benedict is not content to let Wimms control the position.
Benedict won't allow Wimms to pass to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wimms trying to control the action but Benedict is working from the bottom.
Wimms with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Wimms missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wimms is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jim Wimms.
Wimms fails to land the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedict lands a body shot.
A lazy left from Benedict finds it's target.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Benedict!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benedict throws the left hand but Wimms avoids the punch easily.
Benedict closes the distance and clinches.
Jim Wimms has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wimms has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Benedict is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Joe Benedict has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Wimms.
Wimms misses with a hook to the ribs.
Benedict lands with a right to the head.
Wimms misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wimms is pushing Benedict up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Joe Benedict is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedict doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Benedict prevents the takedown attempt.
Benedict throws a punch but it's blocked by Wimms.
Wimms blocks a body shot from Benedict.
A bit of stalling here from Benedict.
Wimms tries to score a body lock takedown but Benedict shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Wimms is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Benedict lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedict struggles to land a body shot inside as Wimms controls his hands.
Wimms looking to stall.
Wimms has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Benedict avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Wimms tries to throw a body punch but Benedict avoids it by throwing Wimms back against the cage.
Wimms wants a takedown but no success here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wimms.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wimms wants a takedown.
Wimms tries a body shot but Benedict blocks it.
Wimms throws a punch but it's blocked by Benedict.
Still in the clinch, Benedict scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Joe Benedict.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Benedict, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight for Joe Benedict!
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight for Joe Benedict!
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight for Joe Benedict!
Joe Benedict wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Joe Benedict thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shadi Vliegen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Merridew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Merridew has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shadi Vliegen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jack Merridew!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Merridew stuns Vliegen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Merridew 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.
Merridew throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vliegen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Merridew swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Vliegen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Merridew throws a jab when Vliegen was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Merridew. Vliegen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Merridew scores with a hook.
Vliegen tries to clinch there but Merridew circles away.
Merridew lands a lovely overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Merridew misses with an uppercut
and Vliegen counters by clinching up.
Merridew is trying to force a seperation but Vliegen has the dominant position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vliegen.
Merridew scores with a shot to the side of Vliegen's head.
Vliegen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Merridew struggles to land a body shot inside as Vliegen controls his hands.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Merridew lands a hook that snaps the head of Vliegen backwards.
Vliegen pushes Merridew back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Vliegen.
Vliegen has a couple of punches blocked by Merridew.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vliegen lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Merridew.
Merridew's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vliegen tries to clinch up but Merridew circles away and keeps his distance.
Merridew swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vliegen ducks under a wild hook from Merridew.
Merridew throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vliegen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A short left from Vliegen.
Merridew scores with a shot to the side of Vliegen's head.
Vliegen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Merridew blocks an uppercut.
Vliegen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Merridew doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Merridew creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Merridew breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vliegen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Merridew.
Merridew misses with a body shot.
Merridew thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vliegen tries to clinch but Merridew moves out of range.
Merridew steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vliegen.
Vliegen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vliegen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Merridew's head backwards.
Vliegen slips under a jab.
Merridew misses the shot to the body.
Merridew misses with a straight left.
Vliegen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vliegen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Merridew bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vliegen's head backwards.
Merridew wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Merridew misses the body punch
and Vliegen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Vliegen misses with a few strikes there.
Merridew changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jack Merridew seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donk. Merridew catches Vliegen right on the button with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Merridew fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Vliegen misses the target.
Merridew steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vliegen.
Merridew connects with a crisp jab.
Merridew looks to land a right hand but Vliegen moved out of range.
Merridew takes a swing at Vliegen's ribcage but misses.
Nice straight punches there by Vliegen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vliegen.
Vliegen rushes Merridew and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Merridew wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vliegen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice shot lands for Merridew.
Vliegen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Merridew throws out the jab.
Vliegen forces Merridew back against the cage and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Merridew misses with a body punch.
Merridew blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Merridew.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Merridew swings wildly with an uppercut but Vliegen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vliegen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Merridew backwards.
Merridew throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vliegens head.
Merridew escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Merridew misses with a hook
and Vliegen counters with a right hand to the body.
Vliegen scores with a shot to the body.
Merridew lands with a right hand.
Vliegen slips a straight right by Merridew.
Merridew is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Vliegen had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Merridew misses with a looping left.
Vliegen is looking to wear down Merridew with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Vliegen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Vliegen slips under a jab from Merridew.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vliegen lands with a good body shot.
Vliegen misses with a looping right.
Merridew misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Vliegen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Merridew lands a right hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Merridew dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nice defenses there by Merridew.
Merridew throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vliegen works over Merridew's head and body with a nice combination.
Vliegen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Merridew misses with a hook
and Vliegen counters with a stiff right hand.
Merridew misses with a straight right.
Merridew swings away with a body shot that misses
and Vliegen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Vliegen is struggling to control the position.
Merridew blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Merridew lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vliegen breaks the clinch.
Vliegen slips under a jab from Merridew.
Vliegen gets a clinch.
Vliegen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vliegen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Merridew.
Vliegen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Merridew misses with a hook. Vliegen ducked under it nicely.
Merridew misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vliegen.
Merridew tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vliegen was well out of range. Poor timing from Merridew.
Vliegen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vliegen takes one to the chin there.
Merridew throws a hook to the side of Vliegen's head but Vliegen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jack Merridew seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Merridew misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vliegen.
Jab by Vliegen.
Merridew lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vliegen at a distance.
Merridew takes a swing at Vliegen's ribcage but misses.
Vliegen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Merridew.
Merridew has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vliegen finds it's way round the side to connect with Merridew's head.
Merridew misses with a wild body shot.
Merridew throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vliegen moves out of range as Merridew strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vliegen missing with a left hand there. Merridew was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Merridew swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Merridew throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vliegen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vliegen takes a swing at Merridew's ribcage but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Merridew misses the target.
Merridew swings away with a body shot that misses
and Vliegen counters by moving into the clinch.
Vliegen lands an uppercut.
Vliegen lands a shoulder strike.
Shadi Vliegen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vliegen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Merridew backwards.
Merridew lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vliegen backwards.
Vliegen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Merridew connects with a good right hand that stumbles Vliegen. Vliegen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Merridew throws a shot from downtown. Vliegen moves away and avoids it.
Vliegen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Merridew.
A swing and a miss from Merridew.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vliegen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Merridews jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Merridew scores with a jab.
Merridew fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vliegen manages to avoid it.
Merridew throws a sloppy body shot
and Vliegen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vliegen misses with an uppercut. Merridew saw that one coming.
Merridew throws a jab when Vliegen was well out of range.
Good shot there by Vliegen.
Vliegen blocks a jab.
Vliegen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vliegen throws a shot from downtown. Merridew moves away and avoids it.
Vliegen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
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!
Merridew swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Vliegen misses.
Merridew lands with a good body shot.
A slow jab from Vliegen misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Merridew keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Merridew avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vliegen tries to clinch but Merridew is having none of it.
Merridew lands a head shot.
Merridew throws an overhand right that lands on Vliegen's shoulder, as Vliegen tries to avoid the shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Merridew as he connects with a hook.
Merridew throws a body punch but Vliegen moves out of range.
Merridew lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vliegen at a distance.
Merridew throws a big shot that misses.
Vliegen wants to clinch.
Vliegen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vliegen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Merridew tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vliegen was well out of range. Poor timing from Merridew.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jack Merridew will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Merridew lunges at Vliegen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vliegen's hand.
Vliegen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Merridew.
Vliegen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Vliegen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Merridew.
Merridew dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Merridew misses with a right hand
and Vliegen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Merridew throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vliegen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vliegen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Merridew tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vliegen was well out of range. Poor timing from Merridew.
Vliegen lands with an overhand left.
Vliegen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Merridew throws a right hand that misses
letting Vliegen counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good standup being displayed there by Merridew as he connects with a hook.
Merridew throws a hook but Vliegen blocks it.
Vliegen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vliegen staying out of range there.
Vliegen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Merridew.
Vliegen lands a right hook to the body.
A cross from Merridew lands.
Vliegen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Merridew.
Vliegen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Merridew manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Merridew cracks Vliegen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Merridew swings away with a body shot that misses
and Vliegen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Vliegen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Merridew gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Merridew looks to throw the jab but Vliegen is out of range.
Merridew throws a looping overhand right but Vliegen ducks down to avoid it.
Merridew closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Vliegen misses.
Vliegen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Merridew throws out the jab.
Merridew misses with a hook to the body
and Vliegen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Merridew misses with a body punch
and Vliegen counters with a nice uppercut.
Merridew swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Merridew has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A decent looking cross lands there for Merridew.
Merridew misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vliegen.
A jab from Merridew misses.
Merridew misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vliegen.
Merridew slips a jab and a cross from Vliegen.
A big left from Merridew misses.
Vliegen has Merridew up against the cage in a clinch.
Vliegen lands a body punch.
Vliegen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Merridew working hard to break the clinch.
Merridew misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Merridew.
Merridew misses with a punch to the body.
Vliegen misses with the head strike.
Vliegen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Merridew lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vliegen or not.
A right hand to the body from Merridew.
Merridew is looking to break free of the clinch but Vliegen has double underhooks.
Merridew tries to circle away but Vliegen has him pinned against the cage.
Vliegen lands a hook that snaps the head of Merridew backwards.
Merridew pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vliegen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Merridew.
Vliegen loads up on a big right hand but Merridew slips the punch.
Vliegen connects with a single shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Merridew loads up on a big right hand but Vliegen slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vliegen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Merridew takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A looping hook to the body misses from Merridew. Vliegen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vliegen misses with an uppercut. Merridew saw that one coming.
Vliegen works Merridew's body with a nice hook.
Merridew lands with a good body shot.
Vliegen misses with a straight left.
Merridew takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Good standup being displayed there by Merridew as he connects with a hook.
Merridew is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vliegen.
Vliegen tries to clinch up but Merridew circles away and keeps his distance.
Merridew keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vliegen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Merridew thows a body shot but no joy.
Merridew looks to score with a jab to the body but Vliegen is just out of range.
Vliegen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Shadi Vliegen.
I think Merridew has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight for Jack Merridew!
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight for Jack Merridew!
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight for Jack Merridew!
Jack Merridew wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Jack Merridew rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Domingo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tentin Quarantino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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222 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jorge Domingo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tentin Quarantino!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Dirk Anderson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Domingo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Quarantino.
Quarantino takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Domingo staying out of range there.
Domingo sizes up Quarantino with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Domingo cracks Quarantino with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Domingo lands with a right hand.
Domingo lands a two punch combo.
Quarantino is rocked!
Domingo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Quarantino's hands.
Quarantino is still on wobbly legs! Can Domingo finish him?
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Domingo connects with a body shot.
Quarantino backs away from a small jab... but Domingo lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Quarantino crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Domingo with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Jorge Domingo!
A relieved looking Jorge Domingo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Dobczynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Tefft (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 Will Tefft was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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210 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Robert Dobczynski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Will Tefft!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tefft lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dobczynski at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Dobczynski.
Dobczynski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tefft.
Decent striking displayed by Tefft there.
Tefft fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tefft fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tefft tries to bum rush Dobczynski with a series of wild strikes but Dobczynski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dobczynski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dobczynski blocks a leg kick.
Dobczynski moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Will Tefft seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tefft closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tefft's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Tefft's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Dobczynski is trying to push Tefft away but Tefft has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tefft misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Tefft.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tefft - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tefft continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Tefft tries a knee to the head but Dobczynski blocks it.
Dobczynski jumps guard but Tefft turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Dobczynski drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tefft gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tefft goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dobczynski blocks a body shot from Tefft.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tefft creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tefft lands a nice uppercut.
Dobczynski jumps guard and drags Tefft to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Tefft wanted to stand there but Dobczynski had control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tefft wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Dobczynski's closed guard. He's half up but Dobczynski has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Dobczynski pivots and extends the arm, Tefft falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Dobczynski! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Robert Dobczynski!
A very excited looking Robert Dobczynski made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brenton Bryce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jugdish Patel (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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211 lbs
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204 lbs
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brenton Bryce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jugdish Patel!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryce avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bryce gets caught napping as Patel dives in and scores a takedown. Bryce manages to retain guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Patel sitting in guard here, content to control.
Patel passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Patel controlling from side mount.
Bryce is looking to reverse the position.
Patel tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Patel has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Patel has hold of Bryce's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Bryce seems comfortable defending it but Patel has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Bryce is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Bryce is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Patel couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jugdish Patel!
Brenton Bryce spoke after the fight, saying 'Damn mate, that was a hell if a fight! Thank you all for your support'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Mad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown's entrance music is Hail To The King. A fine choice. Mike Mad has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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216 lbs
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210 lbs
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bobby Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Mad!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mad is looking to clinch but Brown is avoiding it.
Brown shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mad moves into the clinch.
Brown takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mad with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A knee to the head by Mad.
It looks like Bobby Brown has been cut.
Brown takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mad lands a knee to the head.
Brown has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mad is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Brown takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mad lands an elbow that stopped Brown in his tracks for a moment.
Mad lands an elbow inside.
Mad leaning against his opponent.
Mad scores a nice knee to the body.
Mad connects with a knee to the head.
Mad putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brown in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Brown takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mad is pushing Brown up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mad looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mad connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brown's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mad with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Brown is rocked!
Brown tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Oh Brown is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mad landing knees to the head.
Mad lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mad lands a damaging elbow.
Mad comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mad landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mad crunches a lovely knee into Brown's ribcage.
Mad lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mad stalls.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mad utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Brown seems to have got his legs back now.
Brown letting Mad take a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mad obliges.
Mad just leaning against Brown, taking a breather.
Brown tries to pull guard but Mad forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mad stalling in the clinch.
Brown throws an elbow but it misses.
Mad utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mad lands a damaging elbow.
Mad drops Brown with a big knee straight up the middle! Brown is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Mad tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brown manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mad moves in looking to clinch but Brown pushes him off.
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brown shoots in but Mad avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mad tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brown darts in looking for a takedown but Mad gets double underhooks and turns Brown into the cage.
Mad'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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mad lands an elbow that stopped Brown in his tracks for a moment.
Mad drops Brown with a big knee straight up the middle! Brown is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Brown misses with a hook.
Mad takes the fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mad has Brown pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Brown is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Mad - that's hurt Brown badly! Oh, another knee lands and Brown is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Brown doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Mike Mad!
In defeat, Bobby Brown stepped up to the mic, saying 'Shit happens'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Garen Crownguard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunnar Gustavsson (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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224 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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213 lbs
6 - 11 - 0 |
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Garen Crownguard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gunnar Gustavsson!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Bart Greer and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crownguard on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gustavsson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Crownguard has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gustavsson looks to land a combination but Crownguard avoids it well.
Crownguard clinches up with Gustavsson and pushes him back against the cage.
Crownguard working Gustavsson over with knees to the body.
Crownguard utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gustavsson looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crownguard avoiding damage.
Crownguard drops Gustavsson with a big knee straight up the middle! Gustavsson is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
It looks like Gunnar Gustavsson has been cut.
Crownguard clinches up against the cage.
Crownguard connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gustavsson's face.
Gustavsson is rocked!
Crownguard controlling the position using the Thai clinch, unloads with a massive knee! Boom! He's out cold and slumps to the floor against the cage! I can't wait to see the slow motion replay of that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Garen Crownguard!
Garen Crownguard seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aout Drogba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chocolate Al (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Al is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Most Interesting Man in The World. Chocolate Al is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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19
215 lbs
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216 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Aout Drogba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chocolate Al!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, David Hoff and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Al connects with the punch.
Al throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Al with a hook.
A jab from Al does it's job there.
Drogba keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Al.
Al throws a lazy right hand but Drogba sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Al 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.
Chocolate Al seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Al misses the jab.
Al lands an overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Al listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogba avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Al punishes Drogba's body with a nice straight punch.
Al lands with a hook. Drogba tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Drogba shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Al counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Al misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chocolate Al is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Al thows a body shot but no joy.
Drogba shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Al counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Al does it's job there.
Al misses with the combination.
No joy there for Al, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Drogba has been working on his balance at Clean and Green, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Al.
Drogba takes one to the chin there.
Al dips to his left and cracks Drogba with an uppercut!
A telegraphed right hand from Al misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drogba moves away from the strike by Al.
Drogba staying out of range there.
Al throws out a loose jab but Drogba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drogba takes one to the side of the head.
Drogba avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Drogba darts in looking for a takedown but Al gets double underhooks and turns Drogba into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aout Drogba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Al as Drogba tries to tie him up.
Drogba has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Al is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Drogba fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Al rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Drogba counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Drogba.
Drogba changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Al fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Drogba takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drogba shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Al sprawls well. Al wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Drogba gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A punch lands to the side of Drogba 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chocolate Al dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Drogba shoots and misses
and Al counters with a left to the body.
Al might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nice takedown defense from Al. No joy for Drogba on that attempt.
A left lands for Al.
Al misses with a looping left.
Chocolate Al seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Al does it's job there.
Al fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Drogba looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
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!
Al throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Drogba sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Al throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Drogba crashing down! Drogba tries to stagger back to his feet but Al just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Drogba asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chocolate Al!
A very excited looking Chocolate Al made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kurko Tyrma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oldemar Murtinho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murtinho has chosen "Out of Control" by Hoobastank as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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225 lbs
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203 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kurko Tyrma!
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, Oldemar Murtinho!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murtinho shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tyrma pinned against the cage. Tyrma gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Murtinho displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tyrma throws out the jab.
A swing and a miss from Tyrma.
Tyrma comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tyrma throws out a loose jab but Murtinho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tyrma throws a hook but Murtinho avoids it easily.
Tyrma goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Tyrma lands with an overhand left.
Murtinho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tyrma moves away.
Tyrma looks to land a combination but Murtinho avoids it well.
A jab from Tyrma misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tyrma.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murtinho moves forwards but Tyrma connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Murtinho is rocked!
Tyrma lands a jab to Murtinho's midsection.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tyrma.
Tyrma connects with a right hand. Murtinho shakes it off.
Murtinho misses with a straight right.
Murtinho walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Good standup being displayed there by Tyrma as he connects with a hook.
Murtinho is still on wobbly legs! Can Tyrma finish him?
Tyrma is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Murtinho looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tyrma throws a shot from downtown. Murtinho moves away and avoids it.
Kurko Tyrma is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tyrma wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murtinho closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tyrma circles away.
Murtinho seems to have recovered his senses.
Tyrma is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Tyrma punishes Murtinho's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyrma misses with a right hand
and Murtinho counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tyrma stalls.
A shot in the inside from Murtinho.
Murtinho is struggling to control the position.
Murtinho is trying to drag Tyrma to the mat but Tyrma just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kurko Tyrma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oldemar Murtinho.
Murtinho'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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murtinho is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tyrma pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Murtinho breaks the clinch.
Tyrma scores with a hook to the body. Murtinho takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tyrma lands a nice shot to the body.
Kurko Tyrma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murtinho slips under a jab.
Tyrma getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Murtinho misses with a looping right.
Tyrma lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Murtinho takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tyrma looks to score with a jab to the body but Murtinho is just out of range.
Tyrma is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd cheers as Tyrma lands an impressive looking overhand right. Murtinho doesn't seem phased though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyrma tests Murtinho's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tyrma scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tyrma swings for the body but Murtinho moves out of range.
Tyrma misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murtinho.
Tyrma dips to his left and cracks Murtinho with an uppercut!
Tyrma lands a left and a right that send Murtinho crashing to the mat, dazed. Tyrma thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
A swing and a miss from Tyrma.
Murtinho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tyrma.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murtinho walks into a straight right hand from Tyrma.
Tyrma with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurko Tyrma dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Murtinho slips under a jab from Tyrma.
Murtinho takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tyrma cracks Murtinho with a good jab.
Murtinho takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tyrma looks to score with a jab to the body but Murtinho is just out of range.
Murtinho ducks right into an uppercut from Tyrma.
Murtinho throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tyrma counters with a left right combination that sends Murtinho crashing to the mat - Tyrma wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Murtinho out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kurko Tyrma!
A very excited looking Kurko Tyrma made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Oldemar Murtinho had this to say: 'That loss sucked. Nobody likes to lose, but my opponent deserved the win.'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Denis Pelono (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darek Bautista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Bautista's choice of entrance music: Hugo Stage - The Circuit. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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211 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
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26
212 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Brawler
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Denis Pelono!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Darek Bautista!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bautista looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bautista changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Pelono looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Pelono is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bautista connects with a decent elbow.
Pelono could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Bautista working the head and body with strikes.
Bautista in side control lands a decent elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pelono tries to buck Bautista off but Bautista is having none of it.
Bautista lands an elbow.
Bautista cracks Pelono with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Pelono takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Pelono on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Bautista trying to control the position but Pelono is working away.
Bautista decides to stand up, so the ref orders Pelono to his feet.
Bautista gets a takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelono manages to get to full guard.
Bautista sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pelono's guard.
Bautista scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bautista working the head and body with strikes.
Bautista is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Pelono is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Darek Bautista!
A relieved looking Darek Bautista thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stigma Diabolicum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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27
221 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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26
226 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Stigma Diabolicum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Steve Fox!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fox has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Diabolicum.
An inside leg kick lands from Diabolicum.
Fox throws a series of punches but Diabolicum moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Diabolicum there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fox throws a hook but Diabolicum avoids it easily.
Diabolicum motions for Fox to come forward. Diabolicum throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Diabolicum throws a nice head kick!
Fox throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fox takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diabolicum keeps Fox at a distance using the push kick.
Diabolicum lets loose with a powerful body kick. Fox will feel that in the morning.
Fox looks winded!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Diabolicum.
Diabolicum scores with a leg kick.
Diabolicum scoring well with a low kick there.
Fox takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Diabolicum throws a powerful right kick. Fox tried to block low but the kick was high! Fox was taken right off of his feet! Diabolicum jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Stigma Diabolicum!
A pretty intense looking Stigma Diabolicum took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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