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The Island Season 3, 185 lbs, Round 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Renato Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arnavut Sevket (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight 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, Renato Gracie!
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, Arnavut Sevket!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sevket has closed the distance and engaged Gracie in a clinch.
Gracie has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sevket is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sevket lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gracie or not.
Sevket prevents the takedown attempt.
Sevket working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sevket is pressed up against the cage. Gracie has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sevket down to the mat. Sevket avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renato Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sevket scores with a jab.
Nice shot lands for Sevket.
Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sevket.
Gracie feinted with a counter takedown.
Sevket listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sevket fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sevket lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A cross from Sevket lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sevket.
Gracie attempts a counter takedown but Sevket avoids it well and moves away.
Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sevket.
Gracie appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Sevket throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gracie takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sevket dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sevket cracks a nice hook into Gracie's ribs.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sevket lands a left hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sevket.
Nice body punch from Sevket.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A hook to the body from Sevket.
Sevket lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Sevket lands a nice shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Sevket.
Sevket lands a shot to the body.
Sevket cracks Gracie with a nice body shot.
A right hand to the body from Sevket.
Still in the clinch, Sevket scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sevket digs a right hand into Gracie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gracie's gas tank.
A left hand lands to the body for Sevket.
Sevket works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sevket working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sevket lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gracie or not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sevket lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sevket lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Nice body punch from Sevket - that landed with a thud.
Sevket lands with a right to the head.
Gracie is rocked!
Sevket creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Gracie with a big uppercut! Gracie tries to clinch up but Sevket pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Gracie to the mat! Gracie covers up and Sevket unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Arnavut Sevket!
Renato Gracie spoke after the fight, saying 'Massimo must get me drunk now that's are bet. I must say I am devastated but I will be back'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wu Tang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Snafu Mohajib (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tang's entrance music is Wu tang financial. A fine choice. Snafu Mohajib has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wu Tang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Snafu Mohajib!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mohajib darts in and clinches Tang up against the cage.
Tang misses with a punch on the inside.
Mohajib digs a right hand underneath Tang's ribcage. Tang let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mohajib.
Mohajib tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mohajib swings wildly with an uppercut but Tang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mohajib takes a shot to the head.
Tang tries to break free but Mohajib pushes him back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Mohajib scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mohajib takes a shot to the head.
Mohajib struggles to land a body shot inside as Tang controls his hands.
Tang throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mohajibs head.
Tang blocking some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mohajib.
Mohajib misses with a punch on the inside.
Tang misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mohajib.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mohajib scores with a hook to the body.
Tang pushes Mohajib back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mohajib misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mohajib working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mohajib throws a head punch that misses.
Mohajib misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mohajib works on Tang's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tang.
Mohajib throws a head punch that misses.
Mohajib lands a right hand.
Tang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've been informed that Mohajib 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.
Mohajib lands with a left to the head.
Mohajib swings wildly with an uppercut but Tang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mohajib lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tang throws a head punch that misses.
Mohajib softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mohajib lands with a left to the head.
Tang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tang misses with the head strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mohajib.
Tang swings wildly with an uppercut but Mohajib uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mohajib lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tang misses with a hook from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Tang's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mohajib has a couple of punches blocked by Tang.
Mohajib misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mohajib scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mohajib misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mohajib prevents a body shot from Tang.
Tang is looking to break free of the clinch but Mohajib has double underhooks.
Tang takes a shot to the head.
Mohajib swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mohajib takes a shot to the head.
Mohajib lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mohajib lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tang backwards.
Tang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mohajib checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tang circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tang feinted with a counter takedown.
Mohajib drives through and clinches with Tang against the cage.
Tang blocking some punches.
Mohajib misses with a punch on the inside.
Tang tries to stall but Mohajib uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mohajib lands with a short shot to the head.
Mohajib throws a head punch that misses.
Tang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mohajib lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tang backwards.
Tang blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mohajib.
Tang misses with the head strike.
Tang pushes Mohajib back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mohajib doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mohajib blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mohajib throws a head punch that misses.
Mohajib blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tang wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mohajib has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tang is trying to maintain a safe position but Mohajib gets an underhook and turns Tang into the cage.
Mohajib throws a punch but it's blocked by Tang.
Tang blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Tang fails to land.
Mohajib lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tang backwards.
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!
Mohajib gets through Tang's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tang blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tang.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tang.
Tang wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mohajib throws a punch but it's blocked by Tang.
A shot in the inside from Mohajib.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tang.
Tang is looking to break free of the clinch but Mohajib has double underhooks.
Mohajib misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mohajib.
Mohajib lands a shoulder strike.
Mohajib pushes Tang back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tang wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tang's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Snafu Mohajib dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A good leg kick by Tang.
Mohajib takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tang takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tang misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mohajib counters with a nice uppercut.
Mohajib uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tang.
Mohajib is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Mohajib fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tang, pushing him back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mohajib creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mohajib makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mohajib lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tang is rocked!
A shot in the inside from Mohajib.
Oh Tang is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mohajib fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tang working hard to break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mohajib.
Mohajib misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mohajib.
Tang wants to break free but Mohajib has control.
Tang seems to have got his legs back now.
Tang blocking some punches.
Mohajib lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tang backwards.
Mohajib blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tang misses with some punches.
Tang misses with the head strike.
Mohajib lands with a right to the head.
Mohajib drops Tang onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Tang is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Tang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mohajib moves into the clinch.
Mohajib makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mohajib blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tang.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mohajib throws a punch but it's blocked by Tang.
Tang blocks an uppercut.
Mohajib tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mohajib lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mohajib as Tang tries to tie him up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tang.
Tang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mohajib swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tang lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mohajib backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mohajib lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mohajib softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mohajib.
Mohajib lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tang wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Snafu Mohajib seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Tang's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mohajib lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tang backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mohajib.
Mohajib lands a shoulder strike.
Tang swings wildly with an uppercut but Mohajib uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mohajib.
Tang wants to break free but Mohajib has control.
Tang digs a right hand into Mohajib's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mohajib's gas tank.
Tang softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mohajib keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tang's efforts to push away.
Tang has a couple of punches blocked by Mohajib.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Mohajib.
Mohajib blocking some punches.
Mohajib swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mohajib fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mohajib blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mohajib misses with a punch on the inside.
Mohajib presses Tang against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mohajib softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mohajib misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mohajib lands a shoulder strike.
Tang makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mohajib misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mohajib scores with a shot to the side of Tang's head.
Tang blocking some punches.
Tang blocking some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tang misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tang misses with a punch on the inside.
Mohajib lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tang wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tang is trying to maintain a safe position but Mohajib gets an underhook and turns Tang into the cage.
Tang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mohajib.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mohajib.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tang.
Mohajib working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mohajib.
Mohajib blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mohajib fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mohajib lands with a short shot to the head.
Mohajib has a couple of punches blocked by Tang.
Tang tries to break the clinch but Mohajib is controlling the position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mohajib.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Snafu Mohajib showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Mohajib scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mohajib with a nice cross.
Tang lands a slapping body shot.
Tang cracks Mohajib with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tang connects with a crisp jab.
Tang misses with a body kick.
Tang throws a body kick that misses
and Mohajib scores with a counter punch that sends Tang to the canvas! Mohajib smells blood - he's punishing Tang with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Tang has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Snafu Mohajib!
Snafu Mohajib bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
Wu Tang spoke after the fight, saying 'Wu Tang!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Sock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Rojas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rojas has chosen Apaga Mas Não Bate as his entrance music. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jack Sock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rodrigo Rojas!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Santiago Holmes and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sock throws a jab when Rojas was well out of range.
Sock throws a hook but Rojas avoids it easily.
Rojas avoids the body shot from Sock.
Sock steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rojas.
Sock tries to counter with a takedown but Rojas is quick to defend against it.
Rojas moves into the clinch successfully.
Sock can't break the clinch.
Rojas is trying to pull guard but Sock has him pressed against the cage.
Rojas manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rojas misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rojas is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sock to keep the fight standing.
Rojas is stalling here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sock is looking to break free of the clinch but Rojas has double underhooks.
Rojas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rojas pulls Sock into guard.
Sock could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Sock throws a big elbow that misses.
Sock might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sock trying to control but Rojas is working from the bottom.
Rojas looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sock trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rojas is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rojas looking for a guillotine here but Sock defends easily.
Sock works over Rojas with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rojas has his foot on Sock's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sock works his way back into a safe position though.
Sock postures up.
Sock trying to control the position from guard on top but Rojas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sock pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rojas is keeping the position for now.
Sock wants to control from the top but Rojas keeps moving.
Rojas working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sock.
Sock throwing strikes from guard but Rojas blocks nicely.
Rojas keeping moving, preventing Sock from controlling successfully.
Sock with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sock missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sock throwing strikes from guard but Rojas blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sock is looking to work some ground and pound but Rojas has wrist control.
Sock wants to control from the top but Rojas keeps moving.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Rojas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sock trying to control but Rojas is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Rojas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rojas takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sock just misses with a punch to the body.
Sock throws a jab when Rojas was well out of range.
Rojas tries a low kick but Sock avoids it.
Sock throws a jab but it's blocked by Rojas.
Rodrigo Rojas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sock circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rojas throws a hook but Sock blocks it.
Sock blocks a low kick nicely.
Rojas tries to clinch there but Sock circles away.
Rojas throws a chopping leg kick but Sock manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sock shoots for a takedown but Rojas saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A swing and a miss from Sock.
Rojas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rojas moves away from the strike by Sock.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rojas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sock.
Rojas avoids the body shot from Sock.
Rojas misses with a takedown
and Sock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jack Sock will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rojas takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sock uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sock moves out of range as Rojas strikes.
Sock tries to counter with a takedown but Rojas is quick to defend against it.
Rojas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rojas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sock.
Sock closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rojas circles away.
Sock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rojas.
Sock changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rojas swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sock counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sock scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rojas doesn't seem bothered though.
Rojas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sock with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sock works the jab nicely.
Sock ducks under a wild hook from Rojas.
Rojas shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sock thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sock keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rojas.
Jab, jab by Sock - just one landing.
Sock throws a hook but Rojas avoids it easily.
Sock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rojas manages to avoid it.
Rojas avoids the body shot from Sock.
Rojas throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sock bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sock working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Sock fails to land a wild elbow strike.
You can see the frustration on Rojas's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sock is looking to take a break and control but Rojas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sock working away.
Sock is trying to get an arm triangle but Rojas is defending well.
Rojas trying to control but Sock flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Rojas is trapped and Sock is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Rojas defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Sock's arms.
Rojas can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rojas trying to control the hands but Sock breaks the grip.
Rojas tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Sock landing punches.
Sock with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Sock working for a submission but Rojas is keeping him at bay.
Rojas tries to lock up and control but Sock gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rojas is in a horrible position here. Sock smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rojas can do to turn this around?
Sock lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sock lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Rojas tries to hold on but Sock pushes him away.
Sock lands a couple of good shots and Rojas has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sock is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Rojas defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Rojas is trying to break free.
Rojas trying to control the hands but Sock breaks the grip.
The referee is taking a good look at Rojas as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Sock!
Rojas avoids the strikes from Sock.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Sock dominated that second round.
That's time! Sock's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A big left from Sock misses.
Rojas walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sock checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jack Sock is winning the standup battle so far.
Rojas throws a chopping leg kick but Sock manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A swing and a miss from Sock.
Sock throws a jab but it's blocked by Rojas.
Nice defenses there by Rojas.
Rojas throws out a loose jab but Sock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sock throws a hook to the side of Rojas's head but Rojas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sock shoots in for a takedown but Rojas shows good takedown defense.
Rojas clinches with his opponent.
Rojas has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Sock uses from the top position.
Sock wants to control from the top but Rojas keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojas had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sock defends it easily.
Sock cracks Rojas with a solid left hand.
Sock avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rojas looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rojas looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rojas is looking for a triangle but Sock pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sock working some strikes from top position.
Sock wants to control from the top but Rojas keeps moving.
Sock throwing strikes from guard but Rojas blocks nicely.
Rojas is looking for a triangle but Sock pushes his legs off easily.
Sock is looking to work some ground and pound but Rojas has wrist control.
Sock wants to pass the guard but Rojas is keeping the position.
Sock with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sock throws a big right hand that misses.
Sock with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sock pushing down on Rojas's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rojas blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sock.
Sock winds up and cracks Rojas with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sock lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rojas looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sock is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rojas sees it coming and defends easily.
Rojas looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sock takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rojas is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sock pulls his head out easily.
Rojas looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rojas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sock lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sock scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rojas looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sock sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rojas defending well though.
Rojas actively working from the bottom here.
Sock working Rojas over with strikes.
Jack Sock overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sock scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rojas is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sock pulls his head out easily.
Sock is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rojas sees it coming and defends easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Sock showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sock, 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Jack Sock!
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight for Jack Sock!
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight for Jack Sock!
Jack Sock wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Billy Tinkl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brett Hart will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Billy Tinkl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brett Hart!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Peter Branson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hart lands an overhand right.
Hart punishes Tinkl's body with a nice straight punch.
Tinkl misses with a takedown
and Hart counters with a nice body shot.
Tinkl will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tinkl misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hart is trying to break the clinch but Tinkl is controlling him.
Hart is fighting off a takedown attempt but Tinkl is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Hart to the mat. Hart regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Hart wants to stand but Tinkl is controlling the position.
Tinkl trying to control the position from guard on top but Hart is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tinkl sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hart wants to get back to his feet but Tinkl passes into half guard.
Tinkl sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Tinkl is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tinkl perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tinkl is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hart has managed to free his arm - good work.
Tinkl trying to control the action but Hart is working from the bottom.
Tinkl is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Hart really wants to buck Tinkl off and get back to his feet.
Tinkl looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Tinkl looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart trying desperately to get to his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tinkl takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Tinkl has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Hart is defending well but eventually Tinkl manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Hart has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Billy Tinkl!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Carvalho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Massa Hurmaaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Massa Hurmaaja has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Arthur Carvalho's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Arthur Carvalho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Massa Hurmaaja!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hurmaaja.
A swing and a miss from Hurmaaja.
Carvalho feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Carvalho stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hurmaaja swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hurmaaja striking off his back but it's not causing Carvalho any problems.
Hurmaaja is looking to cinch up a triangle. Carvalho throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Hurmaaja's body to avoid the submission. Hurmaaja has instead reached around Carvalho's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Hurmaaja arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Massa Hurmaaja!
Massa Hurmaaja 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Massimo Benvenuti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonah Sorentino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Massimo Benvenuti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jonah Sorentino!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Benvenuti. Beautiful body shot.
Sorentino has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Benvenuti is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Sorentino misses with a body shot.
Benvenuti definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Benvenuti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sorentino shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Benvenuti moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Benvenuti throws a body punch but Sorentino moves out of range.
Sorentino throws out a counter right but Benvenuti avoids it with no problem.
Sorentino takes one to the chin there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benvenuti clinches.
Sorentino trying to control the position but instead, Benvenuti has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sorentino into the cage.
Benvenuti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sorentino is trying to break free.
Benvenuti lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sorentino wants to break free but Benvenuti has control.
Sorentino looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A hook to the body from Benvenuti.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Benvenuti.
Benvenuti tries to land knees in the clinch but Sorentino avoids the damage to the body.
Benvenuti has Sorentino pushed against the cage.
Benvenuti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sorentino throws a left and a right that both miss
and Benvenuti counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sorentino misses with an uppercut. Benvenuti saw that one coming.
Benvenuti getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sorentino gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sorentino takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Benvenuti throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Benvenuti scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Benvenuti misses the shot to the body.
Sorentino ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Benvenuti. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Benvenuti.
Sorentino avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sorentino swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sorentino avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice body kick from Benvenuti.
Benvenuti pushes Sorentino up against the cage in a clinch.
Benvenuti with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Benvenuti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sorentino. Benvenuti does a little dance to reset his feet.
A counter left hand to the body from Benvenuti misses its target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benvenuti swings for the body but Sorentino moves out of range.
Benvenuti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sorentino.
Benvenuti just misses with a punch to the body.
Benvenuti swings for the body but Sorentino moves out of range.
Sorentino checks a leg kick.
Sorentino is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sorentino lands with a nice combination. Benvenuti backs away looking to recover.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sorentino looks to land a left hand but Benvenuti moved out of range nicely.
Benvenuti throws a sloppy head kick and Sorentino moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Massimo Benvenuti dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sorentino uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benvenuti.
Benvenuti misses with a combination
and Sorentino counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Benvenuti throws a nice inside leg kick.
Benvenuti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benvenuti thuds a left hand into Sorentino's body.
Jonah Sorentino is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benvenuti. Sorentino does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Sorentino was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Benvenuti on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Benvenuti throws a lazy right hand but Sorentino sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benvenuti tries a head kick but it misses.
Sorentino blocks a jab.
Benvenuti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sorentino manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Benvenuti.
Sorentino takes a swing at Benvenuti's ribcage but misses.
Benvenuti works Sorentino's body with a nice hook.
Benvenuti lands an overhand right.
Benvenuti misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Sorentino 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benvenuti. Sorentino does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sorentino swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A big right from Benvenuti misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sorentino! But no joy.
Benvenuti loads up on a big right hand but Sorentino slips the punch.
Benvenuti throws a nice outside leg kick.
Benvenuti stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Benvenuti looks to clinch
and Sorentino counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Benvenuti throws an off balance right hand
enabling Sorentino to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sorentino swats away the attempt to clinch by Benvenuti.
Sorentino doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Benvenuti lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sorentino connects with a crisp jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Benvenuti, as that shot connected.
Sorentino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good shot there by Benvenuti.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sorentino jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sorentino scores with a jab to the head.
Sorentino looks to land a right hand but Benvenuti moved out of range.
Benvenuti scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Benvenuti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benvenuti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sorentino is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Benvenuti with a body shot.
Benvenuti moves into the clinch.
Sorentino looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Massimo Benvenuti dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Benvenuti drops Sorentino with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Sorentino looks back up at him and smiles so Benvenuti waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Sorentino is rocked!
Sorentino takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Benvenuti's corner calls for a 1-2. Benvenuti obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sorentino is still on wobbly legs! Can Benvenuti finish him?
Benvenuti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sorentino moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Benvenuti! Sorentino is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Massimo Benvenuti!
Massimo Benvenuti decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandar Mihaylov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saladin Hussain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mihaylov comes to the cage accompanied by Watch Out For This (Bumaye). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Aleksandar Mihaylov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Saladin Hussain !
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mihaylov catches Hussain with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mihaylov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mihaylov looks to clinch
and Hussain counters with a shoot takedown. Mihaylov fights it but they end up in guard.
Hussain postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hussain loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hussain content to stall in guard here.
Mihaylov keeping moving, preventing Hussain from controlling successfully.
Mihaylov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mihaylov tries to get out of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussain looking to pass the guard.
Mihaylov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hussain on the ground.
Mihaylov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Mihaylov throws out a powerful jab.
Hussain takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mihaylov.
Hussain doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Mihaylov misses the target.
A little jabbing left from Hussain on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mihaylov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hussain was well out of range. Poor timing from Mihaylov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mihaylov lands a nice shot to the body.
Mihaylov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Aleksandar Mihaylov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hussain tries to move into range but Mihaylov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mihaylov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mihaylov wants to clinch
and Hussain counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hussain trying to control but Mihaylov is working from the bottom.
Hussain stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mihaylov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hussain trying to control the position from guard on top but Mihaylov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussain not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hussain stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mihaylov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hussain slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hussain has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Mihaylov!
Hussain looking to control but Mihaylov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hussain content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hussain looking to ground and pound but Mihaylov is blocking nicely.
Hussain unloads with some shots from mount but Mihaylov bucks and avoids them well.
Mihaylov blocking the ground and pound.
Mihaylov really wants to buck Hussain off and get back to his feet.
Mihaylov defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Hussain .
Hussain thowing shots but they're missing.
Mihaylov wants to hold on but Hussain pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Saladin Hussain will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hussain gets a takedown into half guard.
Mihaylov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hussain looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hussain is keen to just control but Mihaylov is a slippery customer.
Mihaylov is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussain content to control rather than advance.
Hussain not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hussain looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hussain slips a straight right by Mihaylov.
Hussain has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Mihaylov darts in and clinches Hussain up against the cage.
Mihaylov breaks from the clinch.
Mihaylov with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mihaylov misses with a straight left.
Hussain circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aleksandar Mihaylov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hussain shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Mihaylov counter with a right hand.
Mihaylov scores with a nice head shot.
Mihaylov tries to clinch there but Hussain circles away.
And Hussain tries to counter it with a takedown but Mihaylov pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Mihaylov throws the left hand but Hussain avoids the punch easily.
Hussain feints the counter takedown.
The fighters circling - Mihaylov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mihaylov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hussain momentarily.
Mihaylov with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hussain with a poor takedown
and Mihaylov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mihaylov lands a big uppercut and Hussain crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Hussain looks OK. Mihaylov waves Hussain back to his feet!
Hussain is rocked!
Mihaylov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hussain manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hussain feints the counter takedown.
Hussain is still on wobbly legs! Can Mihaylov finish him?
A big right from Mihaylov misses.
Hussain seems to have recovered his senses.
Mihaylov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hussain looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hussain drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hussain steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mihaylov.
Mihaylov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hussain has time to react.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mihaylov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hussain sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hussain is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Mihaylov scores with a shot to the body.
Hussain uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mihaylov.
Hussain swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hussain drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hussain defending well as Mihaylov loads up on a big left hand.
Hussain is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Mihaylov throws a hook but Hussain avoids it easily.
Hussain displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mihaylov throws out the jab.
Hussain changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Mihaylov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mihaylov misses with a looping left.
A left lands for Mihaylov.
Mihaylov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hussain moves away.
Mihaylov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hussain was well out of range. Poor timing from Mihaylov.
Mihaylov takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksandar Mihaylov dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Mihaylov looks to throw the jab but Hussain is out of range.
Hussain swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hussain blocks a jab.
Hussain is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Mihaylov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hussain under the eye.
Mihaylov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hussain has time to react.
Nice defenses there by Hussain .
Hussain swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mihaylov moves into the clinch.
Mihaylov prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hussain is looking to control Mihaylov's arms but Mihaylov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hussain has his back to the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hussain can't get the takedown.
Mihaylov misses with a body punch.
Mihaylov lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mihaylov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mihaylov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hussain can do to turn this around?
Mihaylov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mihaylov tries to throw a body punch but Hussain avoids it by throwing Mihaylov back against the cage.
Mihaylov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hussain has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mihaylov is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Aleksandar Mihaylov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saladin Hussain .
Mihaylov misses with some punches.
Hussain blocks a body shot from Mihaylov.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mihaylov.
Mihaylov lands a body punch.
Mihaylov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mihaylov scores with a shoulder strike.
Mihaylov has Hussain pressed against the cage, preventing Hussain from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mihaylov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mihaylov.
Mihaylov misses with a punch to the body.
Mihaylov misses with a body punch.
Mihaylov pushes Hussain back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hussain is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Hussain is working for takedown but Mihaylov is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mihaylov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hussain is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hussain is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Mihaylov is defending well.
Mihaylov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hussain shoots in and drives through. Mihaylov sprawls well.
It looked like Mihaylov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mihaylov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Aleksandar Mihaylov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hussain takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussain shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mihaylov sprawls well. Mihaylov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hussain gets slowly back to his feet.
Mihaylov tries to clinch up but Hussain circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice straight punches there by Mihaylov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mihaylov.
Mihaylov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mihaylov connects with the punch.
Mihaylov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mihaylov clinches up against the cage.
Mihaylov scores with a shot to the side of Hussain 's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mihaylov stops a takedown attempt from Hussain .
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mihaylov.
Hussain goes for a takedown attempt but Mihaylov pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mihaylov is looking to clinch.
And Hussain tries to counter it with a takedown but Mihaylov pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Mihaylov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hussain fails with the takedown
and Mihaylov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mihaylov lands an overhand right.
Mihaylov scores with the left hand. Hussain knows he should have avoided that one.
Saladin Hussain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mihaylov moves into range and connects with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aleksandar Mihaylov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mihaylov 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight for Aleksandar Mihaylov!
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight for Aleksandar Mihaylov!
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight for Aleksandar Mihaylov!
Aleksandar Mihaylov wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Aleksandar Mihaylov 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Grant Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Borhan Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morrison comes into the arena with Mystery Plane blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Grant Morrison!
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, Borhan Khan!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrison scores with a jab to the body.
Khan shoots and misses
and Morrison counters with a nice uppercut.
Khan shoots in but Morrison avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Morrison swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Khan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Morrison counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Khan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Morrison counters with a nice right hand that sends Khan toppling to the canvas! Khan scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Morrison finish him?!
Khan is rocked!
Grant Morrison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Borhan Khan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khan is aggressively charging in as Morrison backs up avoiding any damage. Morrison tosses out a jab and Khan runs right into it face first! Khan is out cold! Morrison dropped down on all fours and is barking in Khan's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Grant Morrison!
After the fight, Grant Morrison was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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