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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Dickens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Boss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Oliver Dickens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Roger Boss!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Dickens.
Boss tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dickens was well out of range. Poor timing from Boss.
Boss misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boss misses with a body shot.
Dickens drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Boss is looking to reverse the position.
Dickens working the ground and pound.
Boss is working to avoid the ground and pound but Dickens connects with a decent elbow.
Dickens is chipping away with strikes.
Dickens looks up at the clock and then as Boss takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Dickens smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dickens grinds an elbow into Boss's temple.
Dickens lands a decent elbow from side control.
Dickens tries for a kimura but Boss is defending well.
Dickens cracks Boss with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Dickens 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickens works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Dickens is looking to take a break and control but Boss is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boss takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dickens scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Boss is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Dickens can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oliver Dickens!
An intense looking Oliver Dickens took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Don't look so perfect after getting smashed by the Smasher, do ya? '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Machado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Kettu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Machado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kalle Kettu!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kettu lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It looks like John Machado has been cut.
Kettu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kettu tries to bum rush Machado with a series of wild strikes but Machado uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Machado attempts a counter takedown but Kettu avoids it well and moves away.
Kettu lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kettu bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Machado's head backwards.
John Machado's cut is getting worse.
Machado tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kettu swivels and escapes.
Kettu digs a good hook to Machado's body.
Kettu connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Machado's hands.
Kettu scores with a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Machado is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kettu sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kalle Kettu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kettu cracks Machado with a hook to the temple - Machado is on wobbly legs here! Kettu swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Machado falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Kettu wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kalle Kettu!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vicente Nunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodney Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vicente Nunes is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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197 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vicente Nunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rodney Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nunes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jackson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Vicente Nunes has been cut.
Nunes tries to clinch up.
Rodney Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nunes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jackson.
Nunes misses with a hook. Jackson ducked under it nicely.
Nunes throws a lazy uppercut
and Jackson counters with a stiff right hand.
Jackson missing with a left hand there. Nunes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nunes rushes Jackson and presses him up against the cage.
Jackson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A short right from Nunes on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson takes a shot to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jackson obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson missing with knees to the body.
Jackson looking to stall.
Nunes misses with some punches.
Nunes struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
Nunes lands a left hand.
Jackson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nunes is defending well for now.
Nunes has Jackson pushed against the cage.
Nunes misses with some punches.
Jackson breaks the clinch.
Nunes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jackson throws a one two combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nunes gets a clinch.
Nunes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nunes can't find room to land a body shot as Jackson controls the action.
Jackson crunches a lovely knee into Nunes's ribcage.
Nunes lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nunes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nunes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nunes misses with a body punch.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but Nunes blocks with his arms.
Jackson tries to land knees in the clinch but Nunes avoids the damage to the body.
Jackson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jackson manages to break the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Nunes does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunes shoots for a takedown but Jackson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jackson throws a combination that misses
and Nunes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jackson throws out a powerful jab.
Nunes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nunes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jackson defends it nicely.
Nunes lands with a cross.
Jackson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a right hand that Nunes ducks under and follows up with a left that Nunes also avoids with ease.
Nunes slips under a jab from Jackson.
Nunes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from Nunes.
Jackson shapes to counter with a head kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nunes.
Nunes avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Nunes shoots in looking for a takedown. Jackson tries to sprawl out of it but Nunes keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jackson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
As Nunes backs off Jackson throws a huge counter combo but Nunes manages to avoid it all.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vicente Nunes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodney Jackson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vicente Nunes's cut.
That's time! Nunes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jackson lunges at Nunes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nunes's hand.
Jackson throws a head kick but Nunes moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Jackson.
Jackson misses with an uppercut
and Nunes counters with a straight right hand.
Nunes shoots for a double leg takedown but Jackson sprawls well. He's pushed Nunes's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jackson throws a good cross that connects.
Rodney Jackson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jackson looks for the body kick but Nunes saw that one coming.
As Jackson tries to get set, Nunes tries to push him back and clinch up but Jackson manages to avoid the attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
Nunes needs to keep his hands up - Jackson had a free shot at his head there.
Jackson scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jackson cracks Nunes with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nunes takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jackson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A shot to the body from Nunes misses
letting Jackson counter with a right hand.
Nunes blocks the body kick.
Nunes fails with the takedown.
Jackson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nunes cracks Jackson with a good jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nunes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jackson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nunes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jackson can pounce on him.
Nunes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
A head kick misses from Jackson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson scoring well with a low kick there.
Jackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nunes ducks right into an uppercut from Jackson.
Jackson slips under a jab.
Nice body kick from Jackson.
Jackson punishes Nunes's body with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jackson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nunes scrambles back to his feet.
Vicente Nunes's cut is getting worse.
Nunes moves into the clinch.
Nunes blocks an uppercut.
Nunes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nunes.
Nunes is trying to stall.
Nunes throws a head punch that misses.
Nunes tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing Nunes back against the cage.
Jackson scores a nice knee to the body.
Nunes controlling the action here for a moment.
Nunes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jackson's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jackson obliges.
Nunes tries to score a body lock takedown but Jackson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vicente Nunes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nunes.
Jackson looking to throw knees to the head but Nunes is blocking nicely.
Jackson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nunes slowing the pace effectively.
A hook to the body from Jackson.
Jackson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nunes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jackson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nunes or not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodney Jackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vicente Nunes's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Nunes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Nunes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jackson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jackson drops Nunes with a beautiful combination! Nunes stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Jackson is looking for the KO!
Nunes is rocked!
Jackson ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Nunes's jaw. Nunes's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Jackson does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rodney Jackson!
During a confident post fight interview, Rodney Jackson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hamlet Bone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Roca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jan Roca has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Hamlet Bone's chin.
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213 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hamlet Bone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jan Roca!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Dirk Anderson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bone rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Roca counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good shot there by Bone.
It looks like Jan Roca has been cut.
Roca looks to land a combination but Bone avoids it well.
Roca's coach down at The Hut - $50 was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Roca's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Roca missing with a left hand there. Bone was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bone looks to land a left hand but Roca moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from Bone.
Bone ducks under a wild hook from Roca.
Bone misses with a straight left.
Bone has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Roca throws an overhand right that lands on Bone's shoulder, as Bone tries to avoid the shot.
Roca lands a jab to the head.
Roca slips a jab and a cross from Bone.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bone throws a right and a left that Roca avoids nicely.
Roca looks to throw the jab but Bone is out of range.
Bone looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roca's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Roca duly obliges.
Roca drops Bone with a beautiful combination! Bone stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Roca is looking for the KO!
Roca jabs Bone right on the nose. Bone blinks but takes it well.
Bone is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch lands to the side of Roca 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bone misses with a hook
and Roca connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Oh Bone is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Roca ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Bone's jaw. Bone's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Roca does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jan Roca!
After winning the bout, Jan Roca thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ove Sundberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Troubled Soul (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ove Sundberg!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Troubled Soul!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Sandra Marshall and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sundberg misses the shot to the body.
Soul takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Soul, right into the meat.
Sundberg misses with a shot to the body
and Soul counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sundberg darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sundberg has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Hut - $50 in the buildup to the fight.
Sundberg connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sundberg throws a body shot but no joy.
Sundberg misses with a few strikes there.
Soul takes one to the chin there.
Sundberg throws a jab but it's blocked by Soul.
Soul wants to slow Sundberg down by chopping away at his legs.
Soul throws a leg kick but Sundberg moved away.
Sundberg throws a series of punches but Soul avoids them all with ease.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Soul uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sundberg.
Sundberg chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Soul can pounce on him.
Sundberg lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sundberg digs a good body shot into Soul's ribs.
Sundberg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Soul moves away.
Sundberg scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sundberg fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Soul looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Soul's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Soul's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Sundberg misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sundberg. Soul does a little dance to reset his feet.
Soul pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sundberg is out of range and Soul settles back down.
Sundberg works the jab nicely.
Soul throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As Soul looks to move away, Sundberg throws a big counter combo bu Soul just gets out of the way.
Sundberg throws a nice looking combination but Soul bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Soul avoids the body shot from Sundberg.
Soul with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sundberg misses with a body shot.
Soul throws an off balance right hand
and Sundberg counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Soul misses with a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sundberg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soul misses with a low kick.
Soul throws an off balance right hand
and Sundberg counters with a left to the body.
Sundberg works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Soul swings for the body but Sundberg moves out of range.
Soul explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sundberg paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Soul takes one to the chin there.
Soul clinches.
Sundberg stalling in the clinch but Soul improves position.
Soul misses with a punch to the body.
Soul blocks a body shot from Sundberg.
Soul misses with a punch on the inside.
Sundberg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Soul scores a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soul doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sundberg wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Soul with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sundberg throws a head punch that misses.
Sundberg tries to stall but Soul uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sundberg stalling in the clinch.
Sundberg struggles to land a body shot inside as Soul controls his hands.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Soul.
Sundberg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Soul holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Soul.
Soul working Sundberg over with knees to the body.
Sundberg misses with the head strike.
Soul misses with a punch to the body.
Soul unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sundberg lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soul controlling the action here for a moment.
Soul putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sundberg in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Soul with a knee to the head.
Soul scores with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sundberg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A shot to the liver by Sundberg. Beautiful body shot.
Soul's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sundberg connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Soul scrambles back to his feet.
Sundberg catches Soul with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A big left from Sundberg misses.
Soul appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sundberg connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Soul's hands.
Sundberg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Soul was well out of range. Poor timing from Sundberg.
Soul replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Sundberg blocks it well.
Sundberg lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Soul backs up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sundberg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Soul manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ove Sundberg dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Soul throws a head kick that misses.
Sundberg was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Soul is looking to land body kicks.
Sundberg throwing a counter right hand but Soul manages to avoid it.
Troubled Soul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sundberg scores with a hook to the body. Soul takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Good leg kick by Soul there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Soul tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sundberg lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Soul at a distance.
Sundberg scores with a body shot.
Sundberg throws a body punch but Soul moves out of range.
Sundberg lunges at Soul with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Soul's hand.
Sundberg works the jab nicely.
Sundberg swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big right from Sundberg misses.
Sundberg blocks a head kick by Soul.
Sundberg bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Soul's head 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!
Soul swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Sundberg.
Sundberg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Soul gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Sundberg counters with a two punch combo.
Sundberg works Soul's body with a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sundberg. Soul does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ove Sundberg is winning the standup battle so far.
Soul lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sundberg's sensitive parts.
Sundberg works the jab nicely.
A swing and a miss from Soul.
Soul looks to land a right hand but Sundberg moved out of range.
Soul takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sundberg fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Soul takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soul tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sundberg paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A quick step to the side and Sundberg tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soul throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Soul throws a sloppy head kick
and Sundberg connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A nice inside leg kick there by Soul. That's going to slow Sundberg down.
Sundberg defending well as Soul loads up on a big left hand.
Sundberg throws a big counter combination but Soul scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Sundberg moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sundberg throws a body punch but Soul moves out of range.
Sundberg dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Soul misses with an attempted mid kick.
Soul connects with an inside leg kick.
Soul throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sundberg counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sundberg misses with a jab to the body
and Soul counters with a body kick that stops Sundberg in his tracks momentarily.
Soul misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sundberg appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Soul throws a leg kick that misses.
Sundberg fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soul cracks the inside of Sundberg's front leg.
A right-left combo lands from Sundberg.
Soul throws a sloppy head kick and Sundberg moves out of range easily.
Soul tries a head kick but it misses.
Soul throws a head kick that misses.
Sundberg misses with a wild body shot.
Sundberg moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Soul throws a head kick that misses.
It looked like Sundberg wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Soul fakes the leg kick and cracks Sundberg in the body.
Soul keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sundberg bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soul swings widly with a right hand
enabling Sundberg to counter with a crisp jab.
Sundberg throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soul throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sundberg counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Soul avoids the body shot from Sundberg.
Soul swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sundberg counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Soul keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Sundberg. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sundberg.
Sundberg is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Soul fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Soul throws a sloppy head kick and Sundberg moves out of range easily.
Sundberg checks the leg kick nicely there.
Soul throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Soul pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sundberg is out of range and Soul settles back down.
Soul throws a sloppy head kick
and Sundberg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Soul keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Soul 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Soul scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ove Sundberg dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sundberg scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Soul tries a head kick but it misses.
Soul has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Soul throws a leg kick but Sundberg sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sundberg swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sundberg moves into range and connects with a jab.
Soul tries to work over Sundberg's front leg with a kick but Sundberg checks it.
Sundberg is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sundberg is looking to wear down Soul with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sundberg lands a nice shot that snaps Soul's head back.
Soul misses with an uppercut
and Sundberg counters with a stiff right hand.
Soul pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Soul lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Soul tries a low kick but Sundberg avoids it.
Sundberg is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sundberg swings for the body but Soul moves out of range.
Sundberg has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soul uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sundberg.
Sundberg on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Soul misses
and Sundberg counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Soul misses with the body kick
and Sundberg counters with a stiff right hand.
Sundberg avoids the head kick by Soul.
Sundberg changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Soul misses with a combination
and Sundberg counters with a nice body shot.
Soul takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Soul throws a leg kick
and Soul takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Soul swings for the body but Sundberg moves out of range.
Sundberg uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Soul wants to slow Sundberg down by chopping away at his legs.
Sundberg lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sundberg stuns Soul with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Soul throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sundberg.
Sundberg was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Soul throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soul scores with a leg kick.
Soul tries to land a body kick
and Sundberg counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sundberg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Soul throws a leg kick
and Sundberg counters with a stiff right hand.
Sundberg scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sundberg ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Soul connects with an inside leg kick.
Soul throws a push kick but Sundberg slaps the foot to one side.
Soul throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sundberg.
Sundberg is looking to counter punch.
Sundberg lands with a hook. Soul tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sundberg jabs Soul right on the nose. Soul blinks but takes it well.
Sundberg blocks a low kick nicely.
Soul thows a leg kick but Sundberg checks it
and Sundberg counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sundberg chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Soul can pounce on him.
Soul cracks the inside of Sundberg's front leg.
Sundberg checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sundberg connects with a body shot that sends Soul's belly button to the back.
Sundberg misses with a shot to the body
and Soul counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Soul.
A knee to the head by Soul.
Soul breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sundberg throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Soul stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Soul takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Soul walks into a jab.
Sundberg misses the shot to the body.
Soul throws a leg kick
and Sundberg counters with a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sundberg gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soul pushes Sundberg up against the cage in a clinch.
Sundberg blocks an uppercut.
Sundberg misses with the head strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Soul takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sundberg lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sundberg tries to stall but Soul uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Sundberg fails to land.
Soul escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sundberg checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Soul throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sundberg counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ove Sundberg clearly takes 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.
Soul throws a leg kick
and Sundberg counters with a nice uppercut.
Sundberg takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Soul throws a front kick aimed at Sundberg's knee but Sundberg avoids it well.
An attempted straight right counter from Sundberg misses the target.
Sundberg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Soul counters with a body kick.
Sundberg lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sundberg missing with a left hand there. Soul was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Soul throws a front kick aimed at Sundberg's knee but Sundberg avoids it well.
Sundberg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Soul was well out of range. Poor timing from Sundberg.
A left and a right from Sundberg both land. Nice combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sundberg ducks under a wild hook from Soul.
Sundberg circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sundberg counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sundberg closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sundberg takes a swing at Soul's ribcage but misses.
Jab, jab by Sundberg - just one landing.
Soul throws a head kick that misses
and Soul takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Soul thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sundberg moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Soul lands a leg kick that knocks Sundberg off balance momentarily.
Soul throws a low kick but Sundberg moves out of range easily.
Sundberg scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Soul doesn't seem bothered though.
Sundberg is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Soul can do to turn this around?
Soul lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sundberg keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Soul.
Sundberg just misses with a punch to the body.
Soul tries to move into range but Sundberg moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Soul fakes the leg kick and cracks Sundberg in the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soul swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sundberg is looking for a counter combo.
Sundberg misses with an uppercut.
Sundberg checks a leg kick nicely.
Sundberg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sundberg throws a series of punches but Soul avoids them all with ease.
Sundberg loads up on a big right hand but Soul slips the punch.
A head kick by Soul misses
and Sundberg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sundberg throws a shot to the body.
Sundberg comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Soul fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Soul attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sundberg throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sundberg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Soul.
Soul is trying to counter with his kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sundberg loads up on a big right hand but Soul slips the punch.
Soul wants to land a leg kick but Sundberg is out of range.
Sundberg pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Soul back to the cage. Sundberg follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Sundberg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Soul fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sundberg, pushing him back against the cage.
Sundberg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Soul blocks a body shot from Sundberg.
Soul's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Soul blocks an uppercut.
Sundberg misses with a punch on the inside.
Sundberg blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soul misses with a hook to the ribs.
Soul is stalling here.
Soul tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sundberg is leaning against Soul and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sundberg lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Soul backwards.
Sundberg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sundberg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sundberg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sundberg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sundberg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sundberg working aggressively here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sundberg misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ove Sundberg had his way with Troubled Soul in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Soul lands a nice looking body kick.
Soul pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sundberg fails to land with a series of punches.
Soul has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Soul there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sundberg will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Sundberg scores with a four punch combination!
Soul tries to land a body kick
letting Sundberg counter with a right hand.
A good leg kick by Soul.
Sundberg misses the jab.
Soul throws a leg kick
and Sundberg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sundberg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Soul goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Soul throws a head kick but Sundberg moves out of range.
Sundberg misses the jab.
Sundberg throws a lazy right hand but Soul sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sundberg throws a hook but Soul blocks it.
Sundberg takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sundberg connects with a right hand. Soul shakes it off.
Sundberg dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sundberg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sundberg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Soul takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sundberg comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sundberg lands a nice looking body shot.
Soul fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sundberg has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sundberg. Soul does a little dance to reset his feet.
Soul flicks out a counter leg kick but Sundberg steps away.
Sundberg misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soul moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sundberg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Soul moves away.
Sundberg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Soul was well out of range. Poor timing from Sundberg.
Sundberg throws a nice looking combination but Soul bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Soul pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sundberg throws a right and a left that both miss.
Soul avoids the body shot from Sundberg.
Sundberg lands a really nice looking cross but Soul seems unphased.
Soul throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sundberg sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A low kick from Soul misses
and Sundberg counters with a two punch combo.
Soul misses with a head kick.
Soul tries to move into range but Sundberg moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sundberg moves out of range of the body kick.
Sundberg is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sundberg pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Soul throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sundberg counters with a straight right hand.
Sundberg takes a swing at Soul's ribcage but misses.
Soul throws a right hand that misses
letting Sundberg counter with a right hand.
Soul throws a wild body kick that Sundberg sees coming a mile off.
Sundberg moves out of range as Soul throws a body kick.
Sundberg is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sundberg fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sundberg throws a series of punches but Soul moves out of range.
Soul thinks about the counter body kick.
Sundberg moves out of range of the body kick.
A jab from Sundberg misses.
The crowd cheers as Sundberg lands an impressive looking overhand right. Soul doesn't seem phased though.
Soul throws a leg kick
enabling Sundberg to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sundberg throws a body punch but Soul moves out of range.
Soul throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sundberg lands a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sundberg misses with a two punch combination.
Soul was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Soul avoids the body shot from Sundberg.
Sundberg moves out of range as Soul strikes.
Good leg kick by Soul there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Soul uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sundberg.
Sundberg looks to land a right hand but Soul moved out of range.
Sundberg misses with the combination.
Ove Sundberg is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Soul swings for the body but Sundberg moves out of range.
Troubled Soul has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sundberg. Soul does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ove Sundberg showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sundberg, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 50:45
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 50:45
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ove Sundberg!
Ove Sundberg retains his bantamweight title!
Ove Sundberg took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Vikai Gear Island for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kimmo Kiiruna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xande Shoyoroll (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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kimmo Kiiruna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Xande Shoyoroll!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiiruna works Shoyoroll's body with a nice hook.
Kiiruna cracks a nice hook into Shoyoroll's ribs.
Shoyoroll misses with a looping right.
Kiiruna is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Xande Shoyoroll has been cut.
Kiiruna misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shoyoroll.
Shoyoroll misses with a hook.
Shoyoroll walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Shoyoroll takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Shoyoroll tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kiiruna was well out of range. Poor timing from Shoyoroll.
Kiiruna throws a shot to the body.
Kiiruna swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Shoyoroll.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shoyoroll shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kiiruna is trying to defend but Shoyoroll finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Kiiruna tries to kick Shoyoroll off but Shoyoroll keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Shoyoroll tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kiiruna knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiiruna wants to get back to his feet.
Shoyoroll content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Shoyoroll wants to take a breather but Kiiruna is having none of it.
Shoyoroll sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Shoyoroll is looking to advance position but Kiiruna won't allow it.
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.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Kiiruna staying out of range there.
Kiiruna swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Shoyoroll looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Shoyoroll keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shoyoroll swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kiiruna 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.
Kimmo Kiiruna is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kiiruna throws a right hand that misses
and Shoyoroll counters with a takedown into side control.
Kiiruna stops Shoyoroll from passing to mount.
Shoyoroll working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kiiruna wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shoyoroll is looking to take a break and control but Kiiruna is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Kiiruna's face as Shoyoroll controls the position.
Kiiruna wants to get back to his feet.
Shoyoroll looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Shoyoroll tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shoyoroll is trying to get an arm triangle but Kiiruna is defending well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Shoyoroll is looking to take a break and control but Kiiruna is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Shoyoroll advances to full mount.
Shoyoroll controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Xande Shoyoroll will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Xande Shoyoroll's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kiiruna misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shoyoroll.
Kiiruna throws a big shot that misses.
Shoyoroll keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Kiiruna. That snapped Shoyoroll's head back.
Kiiruna rushes Shoyoroll and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shoyoroll.
Shoyoroll is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kiiruna lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kiiruna stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kiiruna scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hook to the body lands for Kiiruna.
Kiiruna lands a right hand.
Stalling in the clinch from Kiiruna.
Shoyoroll is looking to control Kiiruna's arms but Kiiruna gets an underhook and turns him. Now Shoyoroll has his back to the cage.
Shoyoroll misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiiruna lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kiiruna works on Shoyoroll's body with a couple of short punches.
Shoyoroll tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kiiruna smiles and moves away.
A jab from Shoyoroll misses.
Kiiruna throws a big counter combination but Shoyoroll scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Nice cross by Kiiruna.
Shoyoroll on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kiiruna missing with a left hand there. Shoyoroll was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shoyoroll uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kiiruna.
Shoyoroll gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That has opened up Xande Shoyoroll's cut even more.
Shoyoroll scores with a sloppy right hand. Kiiruna should have avoided that one.
Kiiruna jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kiiruna's jab looks to have found its range, popping Shoyoroll under the eye.
Shoyoroll is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shoyoroll switches off momentarily and Kiiruna cracks him with a monster right hand! Shoyoroll topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Kiiruna dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Kiiruna!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kimmo Kiiruna!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Fred Alsop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Kimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Fred Alsop!
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, Jack Kimura!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kimura shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Alsop as he jumps to the side.
Kimura takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Alsop, as that shot connected.
Kimura blocks a head kick by Alsop.
Alsop throws a wild body kick that Kimura sees coming a mile off.
Kimura throws out a counter right but Alsop avoids it with no problem.
Alsop definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kimura tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Alsop is able to avoid easily.
Kimura throws a looping overhand right but Alsop ducks down to avoid it.
Kimura throws a lazy uppercut
and Alsop counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kimura takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fred Alsop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kimura on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kimura is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Alsop is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alsop throws a head kick that half lands.
Alsop throws a body punch but Kimura moves out of range.
Alsop ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Alsop pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alsop moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Alsop fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alsop displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kimura.
Alsop cracks Kimura with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kimura ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alsop moves away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Alsop.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alsop tries to move into range but Kimura moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alsop keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kimura.
Kimura scores with a jab to the body.
Alsop throws a lazy body kick
so Kimura counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Alsop has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Kimura should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Alsop has tightened it up now! Kimura should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Fred Alsop!
Fred Alsop was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Richard Winters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pekka Pyy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Winters comes to the cage accompanied by US Army - We Are Soldiers. 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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195 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Richard Winters!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pekka Pyy!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Winters.
Nice cross by Winters.
A punch lands to the side of Winters 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It looks like Richard Winters has been cut.
Winters looks to land a combination but Pyy avoids it well.
Pyy throws the left hand but Winters avoids the punch easily.
Winters fails to land with a series of punches.
Pyy just misses with a punch to the body.
Pyy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Winters.
Winters steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pyy.
Winters slips under a jab from Pyy.
Pyy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Winters tries a body shot but Pyy blocks it.
Pyy lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pyy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Winters is trying to push Pyy away but Pyy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Winters misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pyy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
I was talking to Winters's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Pyy prevents a body shot from Winters.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Winters.
A right hand to the body from Pyy.
Pyy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pyy lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pyy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Winters being controlled against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pyy takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Pyy misses with a punch to the body.
Pyy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Winters backwards.
Pyy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Winters letting Pyy take a breather here.
Winters tries to throw a body punch but Pyy avoids it by throwing Winters back against the cage.
Winters lands a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Winters.
Pyy controlling the action here for a moment.
Pyy scores with a shot to the side of Winters's head.
Pyy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pyy misses with a body punch.
Good body shot from Pyy.
Stalling in the clinch from Pyy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pyy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pyy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Winters is breathing heavily.
Pyy tries to work over Winters's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pyy scores with a shoulder strike.
Winters looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pyy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Winters.
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!
Pyy stalling.
Pyy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Winters's elbow.
Pyy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pyy stalling.
Pyy lands a right hand.
Pyy digs a right hand into Winters's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Winters's gas tank.
Pyy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pyy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Pyy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Come on Pyy - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Pyy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short left from Pyy.
Pyy pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pyy pressing his opponent against the cage.
Pyy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pyy taking a breather.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Winters fails to land.
Pyy is struggling to control the position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Pekka Pyy.
Pyy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A shot to the liver by Pyy. Beautiful body shot.
Winters misses with an uppercut. Pyy saw that one coming.
Pyy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Winters paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Winters lunges at Pyy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pyy's hand.
Winters keeps the fight on the outside.
Pyy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Winters misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pyy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Winters does no damage.
Pyy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Winters moves away.
Winters avoids the body shot from Pyy.
The fighters circling - Pyy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pyy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pyy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pyy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Winters.
Winters's corner calls for a 1-2. Winters obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pyy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Winters paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pyy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Winters lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pyy blocking some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Pyy.
Pyy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Winters backwards.
Pyy avoiding damage.
Pyy lands with a short shot to the head.
Winters working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Winters.
Pyy throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pekka Pyy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Richard Winters's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Winters throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pyy.
A slow jab from Winters misses its intended target.
Richard Winters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pyy digs a good hook to Winters's body.
Pyy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Winters rather than just go for the knockout.
Pyy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Winters moves away.
Winters swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pyy walks into a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The fighters circle momentarily. Pyy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Winters throws a right and a left that Pyy avoids nicely.
Pyy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Winters was well out of range. Poor timing from Pyy.
Winters displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pyy throws out the jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pyy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pyy lunges at Winters with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Winters's hand.
Winters slips under a jab.
No joy there for Pyy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Winters digs a good hook to Pyy's body.
Pyy throws a right and a left that Winters avoids nicely.
It looked like Winters was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pyy.
Pyy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice uppercut there from Winters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pyy just misses with a punch to the body.
Winters fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pyy is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Winters throws a body punch but Pyy moves out of range.
Pyy swings for the body but Winters moves out of range.
Winters throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pyy tries to bum rush Winters with a series of wild strikes but Winters uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Winters keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Winters listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pyy lands a right hook to the body.
Pyy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Winters throws out the jab.
Pyy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Winters manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
An attempted straight right counter from Winters misses the target.
Pyy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Winters counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Winters paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pyy misses with an uppercut. Winters saw that one coming.
Pyy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Winters.
Pyy misses with a body shot.
Pyy looks to score with a jab to the body but Winters is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winters missing with a left hand there. Pyy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pyy lands a right hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Pyy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pyy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pyy dodges the punch combination from Winters.
Pyy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Winters's head.
Pyy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pyy wants to clinch up but Winters keeps it at a distance.
Winters connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pyy moves into the clinch successfully.
Pyy taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Pekka Pyy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pyy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pyy stalling.
Winters prevents a body shot from Pyy.
Pyy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Winters tries to circle away but Pyy has him pinned against the cage.
Pyy pushes Winters back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Pyy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Pyy.
Winters misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pyy lands a right hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pyy.
Pyy gets through Winters's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Winters is rocked!
Pyy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oh Winters is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Winters struggles to land a body shot inside as Pyy controls his hands.
A right handed body shot lands from Winters.
Pyy lands a nice uppercut.
Pyy presses Winters against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stalling in the clinch from Pyy.
Pyy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pyy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pyy is pushing Winters up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Pyy in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Pyy lands a body punch in the clinch.
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!
Pyy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Winters throws a head punch that misses.
Winters seems to have got his legs back now.
Pyy has Winters pressed against the cage.
Winters lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pyy lands a body shot.
Winters throws a head punch that misses.
Pyy dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Pyy.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pyy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Winters misses with the head strike.
Pyy misses with a body punch.
Pyy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Winters backwards.
Pyy lands a shot to the body.
Pyy scores with a shot to the side of Winters's head.
Pyy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Winters backwards.
Pyy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pyy holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pyy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pyy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pyy tries a body shot but Winters blocks it.
Pyy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pekka Pyy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Richard Winters'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.
Winters throws a body shot but no joy.
Pyy clinches up against the cage.
Pyy content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Pyy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pyy tries a body shot but Winters blocks it.
Winters cracks Pyy with a nice body shot.
Winters has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pyy taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Pyy lands with a short shot to the head.
Pyy working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Pyy.
Winters can't find room to land a body shot as Pyy controls the action.
Pyy scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pyy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Winters misses with some punches.
Winters can't find room to land a body shot as Pyy controls the action.
Winters tries to circle away but Pyy has him pinned against the cage.
Pyy's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Pyy tries a body shot but Winters blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pyy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Winters misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pyy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Winters looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Winters misses with some punches.
Winters wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pyy has him pressed against the cage.
Pyy lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Pyy.
Winters blocks a body shot from Pyy.
Pyy tries a body shot but Winters blocks it.
Pyy tries to work over Winters's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pyy.
Pyy just leaning against Winters, taking a breather.
Pyy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pyy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Winters.
Pyy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pyy stalls.
Stalling in the clinch from Pyy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pyy holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Pyy's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Pyy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pyy lands with a short shot to the head.
Pyy lands a shot to the body.
Pyy blocks a body shot from Winters.
Pyy blocks a body shot from Winters.
Pyy scores with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Winters.
Pyy slowing the pace effectively.
Still in the clinch, Pyy scores with a nice short uppercut.
A hook to the body from Pyy.
Pyy has Winters pressed against the cage.
Pyy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pyy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pyy lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pyy just leaning against Winters, taking a breather.
A right hand to the body from Pyy.
Nice body punch from Pyy.
Pyy gets through Winters's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pyy tries a body shot but Winters blocks it.
Winters can't break the clinch.
Winters swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pyy prevents Winters from breaking the clinch.
Pyy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pyy has Winters pressed against the cage.
Winters can't find room to land a body shot as Pyy controls the action.
Pyy presses Winters against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pyy's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Pyy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pyy lands a hook to the side of the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pyy has Winters pressed against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Pyy.
Pyy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Good body shot from Winters.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pyy takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Pyy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pyy is leaning against Winters and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pyy is leaning against Winters and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Still in the clinch, Pyy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pyy pressing his opponent against the cage.
Pyy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pyy lands a nice shot to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pyy - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Pyy stalls.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pekka Pyy really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Richard Winters's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pyy clinches.
Pyy leaning against his opponent.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Pekka Pyy.
Winters slips under a jab.
Pyy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Winters misses with a lunging right hand
and Pyy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pyy avoids the body shot from Winters.
Winters digs a good hook to Pyy's body.
Winters misses with a looping left.
Pyy throws a shot to the body.
Pyy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pyy digs a good body shot into Winters's ribs.
Winters throws a nice looking combination but Pyy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pyy tests Winters's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pyy drops Winters with a naaaaasty hook - Winters is in real trouble here! Pyy dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pekka Pyy!
Pekka Pyy is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Boucher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mel Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mel Gordon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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217 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Roberto Boucher!
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, Mel Gordon!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Daniel Franklin and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gordon moves into the clinch.
Gordon lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Roberto Boucher has been cut.
Boucher lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Boucher misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Boucher.
It looks like Mel Gordon has been cut.
Gordon misses with a body punch.
Boucher tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gordon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Boucher swings wildly with an uppercut but Gordon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boucher tries to throw a body punch but Gordon avoids it by throwing Boucher back against the cage.
Gordon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gordon misses with a punch to the body.
Gordon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Boucher or not.
Gordon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Boucher backwards.
Gordon lands a nice shot 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!
Boucher lands a left hand.
Gordon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gordon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boucher's elbow.
Gordon lands an elbow just above Boucher 's eye.
Roberto Boucher's cut is getting worse.
Gordon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gordon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boucher's elbow.
Good body shot from Gordon.
Boucher is breathing heavily.
Gordon lands a nice elbow.
Boucher misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Gordon.
Boucher misses with some punches.
Boucher misses with some punches.
Boucher takes an elbow to the forehead.
Roberto Boucher's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Gordon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gordon tries a body shot but Boucher blocks it.
Gordon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boucher tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gordon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boucher lands with a left to the head.
A short body shot lands from Gordon as the two fighters clinch.
Boucher misses with some punches.
Gordon comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Boucher throws a punch but it's blocked by Gordon.
Gordon lands a damaging elbow.
Jeez, Roberto Boucher's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gordon.
Gordon takes a shot to the head.
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!
Boucher takes a shot to the head.
Gordon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Boucher is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Roberto Boucher's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mel Gordon!
Our winner, Mel Gordon, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Hellmuth Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Spinolio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ivan Spinolio enters the cage!
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Great elbows
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Phil Hellmuth Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ivan Spinolio!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hellmuth Jr swings for the body but Spinolio moves out of range.
Hellmuth Jr throws a hook to the side of Spinolio's head but Spinolio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Spinolio is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hellmuth Jr with a body shot.
Hellmuth Jr closes the distance and clinches.
A short left from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr lands a left hand.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a body punch.
Spinolio misses with a body punch.
Spinolio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hellmuth Jr lands a right hand.
Spinolio tries to circle away but Hellmuth Jr has him pinned against the cage.
Hellmuth Jr lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Ivan Spinolio has been cut.
Hellmuth Jr lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Spinolio.
Spinolio looks winded!
Hellmuth Jr lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Spinolio or not.
Hellmuth Jr lands a right hand.
Hellmuth Jr gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hellmuth Jr works on Spinolio's body with a couple of short punches.
Hellmuth Jr lands a vicious elbow to the side of Spinolio's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! Hellmuth Jr tries to finish him with strikes but Spinolio still seems able to defend himself so Hellmuth Jr steps back and lets Spinolio get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.
Spinolio is rocked!
Hellmuth Jr is stalking Spinolio. Spinolio circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Hellmuth Jr, and it's lights out! Spinolio really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Phil Hellmuth Jr!
After winning the bout, Phil Hellmuth Jr thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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