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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jason Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Rodriguez (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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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jason Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Diego Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
Smith swings widly with a right hand
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rodriguez throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
Smith blocks a head kick by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Rodriguez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Smith.
No joy there for Rodriguez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rodriguez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rodriguez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rodriguez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
Smith 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.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Smith to the mat! Smith manages to get full guard.
Smith is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rodriguez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Rodriguez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Smith. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rodriguez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Smith is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rodriguez is aware though and is defending well.
Smith working for a triangle but Rodriguez defends it easily.
Smith is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rodriguez defends well.
Smith looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Rodriguez rolls with it to try and escape but Smith cranks on the arm and Rodriguez is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jason Smith!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fukama Akiyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyron Lawler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyron Lawler is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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181 lbs
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175 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
Self confident |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Fukama Akiyama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tyron Lawler!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Peter Branson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawler throws a body punch but Akiyama moves out of range.
Lawler fails with a takedown attempt.
Lawler with a poor takedown
and Akiyama decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lawler's guard.
Lawler can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Akiyama controls the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawler wants to stand up but Akiyama is controlling him.
Akiyama engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawler looking for a sweep. Not yet Lawler, not yet.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Akiyama is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lawler misses with a wild body shot.
Lawler slaps away a takedown attempt from Akiyama, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lawler misses with the combination.
Lawler shoots in for a takedown but Akiyama shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Fukama Akiyama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyron Lawler.
Lawler gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lawler being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama is looking to work some ground and pound but Lawler has wrist control.
Akiyama controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Lawler looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lawler is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Akiyama is controlling him.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama pushing down on Lawler's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Akiyama is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Akiyama gets a double leg takedown into Lawler's guard.
Akiyama is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Lawler for as long as he can get away with.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Akiyama's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fukama Akiyama 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.
Lawler shoots in for a takedown but Akiyama shows good takedown defense.
Lawler fails with the takedown
and Akiyama decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lawler's guard.
Akiyama advances position into side control!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Akiyama working away.
A lull in the action here.
Akiyama is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lawler can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akiyama works to advance to full mount. Lawler defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Akiyama controlling the pace for now.
Akiyama has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Akiyama landing strikes from the mount.
Akiyama takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawler sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Akiyama looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lawler keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Akiyama throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Akiyama is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Further stalling from Akiyama.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Lawler fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Akiyama looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lawler shoots in for a takedown but Akiyama shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Fukama Akiyama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyron Lawler.
Akiyama keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lawler drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Akiyama manages to get back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Akiyama manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Lawler wants to control from the top but Akiyama keeps moving.
We've been informed that Lawler has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Akiyama wants to get back to his feet but Lawler is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Akiyama on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Akiyama tries to get out of the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Akiyama is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawler wants to stand up but Akiyama is controlling him.
Akiyama sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Fukama Akiyama overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lawler looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Akiyama slips nicely into half guard.
Akiyama slows the pace down in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fukama Akiyama dominated that second round.
That's time! Akiyama's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Lawler tries to score a power double leg takedown but Akiyama sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lawler somewhat.
Fukama Akiyama is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Akiyama tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lawler swivels and escapes.
Lawler swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Akiyama tries to clinch up but Lawler circles away and keeps his distance.
Lawler works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tyron Lawler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akiyama shoots in but no luck this time.
Akiyama on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawler lands with an uppercut that bounces Akiyama off the ropes and back into range.
Lawler connects with a single shot there.
Lawler drops Akiyama with a huge uppercut! Akiyama drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Lawler is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyron Lawler!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ruan Pott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adolf Schwarzkopf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adolf Schwarzkopf will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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208 lbs
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215 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ruan Pott!
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, Adolf Schwarzkopf!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as Schwarzkopf checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Schwarzkopf lands a high kick!
It looks like Ruan Pott has been cut.
Schwarzkopf with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Schwarzkopf throws a head kick that Pott semi-blocks.
Schwarzkopf dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pott. That did some damage!
Pott is looking to chop away at Schwarzkopf's legs.
Schwarzkopf throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pott.
Pott throws an overhand right that lands on Schwarzkopf's shoulder, as Schwarzkopf tries to avoid the shot.
A big left from Pott misses.
Schwarzkopf throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schwarzkopf scores with a head kick.
Pott goes for a double leg but Schwarzkopf avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Schwarzkopf continues to drive forward.
Pott tries to throw a body punch but Schwarzkopf avoids it by throwing Pott back against the ropes.
Pott misses with a punch to the body.
Schwarzkopf looking to slow down the pace here.
Pott misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pott misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Schwarzkopf avoids the elbow strike from Pott, against the ropes.
Schwarzkopf manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Schwarzkopf can't break the clinch.
Schwarzkopf blocks the elbow strike.
Pott misses with a body punch.
Pott goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pott tries for a takedown. No joy.
Schwarzkopf blocks a body shot from Pott.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pott tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Schwarzkopf avoiding damage.
Pott tries for a takedown but Schwarzkopf manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ruan Pott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schwarzkopf content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Pott goes for a takedown in the clinch but Schwarzkopf prevents it.
Pott can't find room to land a body shot as Schwarzkopf controls the action.
Schwarzkopf blocks a body shot from Pott.
Pott wants the takedown. Schwarzkopf is fighting it off but Pott persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Schwarzkopf's guard against the ropes.
Pott loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pott is pushing down on Schwarzkopf's leg trying to pass to half guard. Schwarzkopf is fighting to maintain full guard but Pott has managed to sneak the leg through.
Pott is pressing down on Schwarzkopf's thigh, looking to free his foot. Schwarzkopf is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pott throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Schwarzkopf is positioning himself well to prevent Pott advancing to mount.
Schwarzkopf really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pott. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Schwarzkopf is looking to improve his position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Schwarzkopf can do anything to dispel that myth.
Pott missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pott works his foot free and advances to mount.
Pott dominating with strikes here.
Pott lands a couple of good shots and Schwarzkopf has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Pott is landing with strikes from the back.
Pott is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Schwarzkopf up.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Pott. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Pott has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Schwarzkopf.
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!
Pott looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Schwarzkopf is rocked!
Pott lands strikes to the head.
Schwarzkopf is still in real trouble! Can Pott finish him?
Pott definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Pott is landing big shots and Schwarzkopf is squirming looking to escape! He can't escape though and the ref jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ruan Pott!
A very excited looking Ruan Pott 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Papa Shango (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeffery Lebowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeffery Lebowski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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159 lbs
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Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Papa Shango!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jeffery Lebowski !
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shango fails with a takedown attempt.
Shango moves into the clinch.
Shango ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Shango no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Shango looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lebowski is one step ahead there.
Lebowski tries to free his leg and advance position but Shango is retaining full guard.
Lebowski throwing strikes from guard but Shango blocks nicely.
Lebowski wants to pass the guard but Shango is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shango pushes a forearm under Lebowski 's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Lebowski is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Papa Shango!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Snuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Franks (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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145 lbs
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133 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Jimmy Snuka!
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, Tom Franks!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franks stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like Jimmy Snuka has been cut.
Franks just misses with a punch to the body.
Franks looks to score with a jab to the body but Snuka is just out of range.
Snuka fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Snuka moves into the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Snuka has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Snuka tries a knee to the head but Franks blocks it.
Franks changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Snuka fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Franks looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Franks thows a left - swing and a miss!
Snuka closes the distance and clinches.
Snuka looks to throw an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snuka lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Snuka throws an elbow but misses.
Franks has Snuka pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Snuka manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Snuka wants the takedown. Franks is fighting it off but Snuka persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Franks's guard against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snuka trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Snuka scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Snuka lands a couple of digs.
Snuka tries to free his leg and advance position but Franks is retaining full guard.
Snuka throwing strikes but missing.
Snuka distracts Franks with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Snuka throws an elbow that misses. Franks uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Snuka's guard. Nice move by Franks!
Snuka keeping moving, preventing Franks from controlling successfully.
Franks drops back looking for a leg! Snuka is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Snuka manages to kick Franks off! Franks jumps back into Snuka's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snuka looking to hit a scissor sweep but Franks is one step ahead there.
Snuka controlling the position.
Snuka knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Franks on the ground.
Snuka keeping full guard, as Franks tries to pass.
Snuka is pulling down on Franks's head. It's preventing any offense from Franks, at least for the moment.
Franks wants to control from the top but Snuka keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Snuka is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Snuka looks to land a strike but Franks avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snuka loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Snuka tries to free his leg and advance position but Franks is retaining full guard.
Snuka has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Snuka throws a big elbow that misses.
Snuka postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Snuka with a flurry of punches that miss.
Snuka throws a strike but Franks rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Franks wants to control from the top but Snuka keeps moving.
Franks thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Snuka controlling Franks's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snuka looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Franks wants to stand but Snuka has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Snuka looking to control.
Franks thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Franks wants to stand but Snuka is controlling his posture from full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Franks trying to control but Snuka is working from the bottom.
Snuka looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Snuka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Snuka's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Snuka clinches with his opponent.
Snuka lands an elbow that stopped Franks in his tracks for a moment.
Snuka gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Snuka trying to control the action but Franks is working from the bottom.
Franks has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Snuka is working away from the top position though.
Snuka sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Franks defending well though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snuka sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Franks defending well though.
Franks avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Snuka.
Snuka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Franks can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snuka working Franks over with strikes.
Snuka scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Franks avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Snuka.
Snuka is looking to take a break and control but Franks is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Snuka missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Snuka thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Franks's head.
Snuka looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Snuka is thwarting Franks's attempts to control the position.
Snuka scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franks slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jimmy Snuka overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Franks working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Snuka.
Franks has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Snuka can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Franks utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Snuka in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Franks utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Snuka throws a strike but Franks rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snuka not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Snuka keeping full guard, as Franks tries to pass.
Snuka controlling Franks's posture.
Franks pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Snuka is keeping the position for now.
Franks keeps trying to improve his position.
Franks wants to control from the top but Snuka keeps moving.
Franks drops back looking for a leg! Snuka is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Snuka manages to kick Franks off! Franks jumps back into Snuka's guard.
Franks wants to control from the top but Snuka keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Snuka looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Franks wants to stand but Snuka is controlling his posture from full guard.
Snuka is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Franks is aware though and is defending well.
Franks drops back looking for a leg! Snuka is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Snuka manages to kick Franks off! Franks jumps back into Snuka's guard.
Snuka is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Franks wants to pass the guard but Snuka is keeping the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Franks passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Snuka is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Snuka dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Snuka's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Snuka tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Franks manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Snuka throws a sloppy head kick and Franks moves out of range easily.
Snuka throws a looping overhand right but Franks ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Franks misses the target.
Snuka throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Franks's waist but Franks gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Snuka off to one side.
Snuka rushes Franks and presses him up against the ropes.
Snuka tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Franks smiles and moves away.
Franks darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Franks lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Snuka backs up against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franks swats away the attempt to clinch by Snuka.
A shot to the liver by Franks. Beautiful body shot.
Franks lands a nice shot that snaps Snuka's head back.
Jimmy Snuka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Franks throws a hook to the side of Snuka's head but Snuka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franks leaves Snuka with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Snuka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Snuka tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Franks manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Franks lands with a nice combination. Snuka backs away looking to recover.
Snuka is rocked!
Snuka walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Franks! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tom Franks!
After the fight, Tom Franks was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
Jimmy Snuka spoke after the fight, saying 'Argghhh!!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hai Howru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saki Mapu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saki Mapu looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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25
142 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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25
137 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Self confident |
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Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hai Howru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Saki Mapu!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Peter Branson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mapu doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Howru counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mapu looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Mapu tries to land a body kick
and Howru counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mapu fails with the takedown
and Howru counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Howru with a nice cross.
Howru throws out a powerful jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mapu shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Howru to counter with a crisp jab.
Hai Howru has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saki Mapu.
Mapu takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Howru closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howru lands an elbow inside that Mapu shrugs off.
It looks like Saki Mapu has been cut.
Howru escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mapu with a poor takedown
and Howru counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Howru lands a glancing blow to the side of Mapu's head.
Nice body punch from Howru.
Howru closes the distance and pushes Mapu back into the ropes.
Howru scores a nice knee to the body.
Howru pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Howru lands an elbow just above Mapu 's eye.
Howru lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howru working Mapu over with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Howru creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mapu takes an elbow to the temple.
Howru has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Mapu is trying to keep an underhook but Howru manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Howru tries to pass to full mount but Mapu defends it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Howru not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mapu has hold of Howru's hands but Howru slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Howru is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mapu doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Howru.
Howru throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howru scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Howru takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mapu felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Howru is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mapu defends it well.
Ground and pound from Howru.
Howru wants to work for an arm triangle but Mapu is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Howru lands with a punch from half guard.
Howru not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Howru lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howru is working for a submission of some sort.
Howru scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Howru is trying to work for a kimura but Mapu is defending well.
Howru is working for a submission of some sort.
Howru looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Howru working Mapu over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hai Howru dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Saki Mapu'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.
Mapu gets tackled into the ropes by Howru. Howru maintains the clinch.
Howru is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Howru manages to break the clinch.
Howru dives in and scores a takedown into Mapu's guard.
Howru is in close to Mapu's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Howru trying to control the position from guard on top but Mapu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hai Howru overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Howru is in close to Mapu's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Howru loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mapu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Howru will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Howru wants to control from the top but Mapu keeps moving.
Howru with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mapu is breathing heavily.
Mapu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howru chips away with some ground and pound.
Howru stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mapu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Howru throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Howru lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Howru slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Howru tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Howru has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Howru wants to control but Mapu is keeping him busy.
Howru grinds an elbow into Mapu's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howru working the ground and pound.
Howru has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Howru is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mapu can do to turn this around?
Howru has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mapu's face.
Mapu in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Howru dominating with strikes here.
Howru lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Howru in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Howru lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Howru lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Mapu hang on?
Howru lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mapu taking shots to the head.
Mapu is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Howru scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Howru fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Howru raining down shots from the mount!
Mapu is rocked!
Mapu taking shots to the head.
Mapu is still in real trouble! Can Howru finish him?
Howru trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mapu seems to have recovered his senses.
Mapu is in a horrible position here. Howru smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Mapu is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howru with a couple of short strikes.
Howru landing strikes, looking to finish!
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!
The referee warns Mapu that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Howru landing strikes from the mount.
Howru lands a big elbow.
Howru punishing his opponent with strikes.
Howru looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Mapu covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hai Howru!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Dennis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Dundee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Dundee has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Daniel Dennis's chin.
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25
135 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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25
140 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily |
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Decent knees
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Daniel Dennis!
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, Michael Dundee!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Winston Alpacca and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Dennis.
Dundee tries to clinch but Dennis moves out of range.
Dundee wants to clinch but Dennis slips to the side
and Dennis counters with a left to the body.
Dundee is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A shot to the body from Dundee misses
and Dennis counters with a stiff right hand.
Dennis lands a nice looking body shot.
Dennis definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dundee throws a head kick but Dennis moves out of range.
Dundee shoots in looking for a takedown. Dennis tries to sprawl out of it but Dundee keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Dennis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A punch lands to the side of Dundee 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dennis swats away the attempt to clinch by Dundee.
Dennis throws a hook but Dundee blocks it.
Dundee will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dundee wants to clinch up but Dennis keeps it at a distance.
Dundee seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Dennis shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Dundee is backing up but Dennis catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Dundee covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Dennis Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Dennis!
Daniel Dennis tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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