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Solitude 20th PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kamil Nowak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kamil Nowak 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Kamil Nowak!
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, Josh Mir!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mir closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Mir misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Mir throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The ground and pound from Mir seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Nowak prevents Mir from moving into mount.
Mir working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Nowak parries the strikes from Mir easily there. Mir is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Nowak to escape.
You can see the frustration on Nowak's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nowak is looking for a sweep.
Mir works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Mir postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir trying to control the action but Nowak is working from the bottom.
Nowak tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Nowak's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mir creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Nowak sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Nowak avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Mir.
Nowak stops Mir from passing to mount.
Sloppy strikes there by Mir.
Nowak is looking to regain half guard here but Mir keeps moving and retains side control.
Mir working the ground and pound but Nowak is defending the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir advances nicely into full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mir thowing shots but they're missing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mir sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Mir trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mir unloads with some shots from mount but Nowak bucks and avoids them well.
We've been hearing good reports from Nowak's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Mir tries to control but Nowak wriggling away.
Mir sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Nowak is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Nowak avoids a series of strikes thrown by Mir.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowak keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Mir misses with a head shot.
Mir throwing strikes here but Nowak is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Mir prevents Nowak from getting the reversal.
Mir can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nowak is looking to escape.
Mir thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Nowak is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mir throws some wild stikes that Nowak manages to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir throws some wild stikes that Nowak manages to avoid easily.
Mir throwing strikes here but Nowak is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Mir scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Mir throws some wild stikes that Nowak manages to avoid easily.
Mir tries to control but Nowak wriggling away.
Mir controlling from the full mount.
Mir punching from mount but Nowak doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
You get the feeling that Nowak really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Nowak is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Mir thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Mir dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nowak slaps away a takedown attempt from Mir, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nowak appears to be looking for a big counter.
Nowak misses with a wild body shot.
Nowak fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mir on the side of the head.
Mir tries for a takedown but Nowak circles away easily
and Nowak counters with a nice uppercut.
Mir looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nowak is fending him off so far but Mir persists. Nope, Nowak circles away and we're back to standing.
Kamil Nowak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Mir.
Nowak connects with a leg kick. Mir looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nowak throws a body punch but Mir moves out of range.
Mir steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nowak.
Crunch! Nowak slams his shin into Mir's torso.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nowak feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mir's calf.
Mir misses with an uppercut
and Nowak counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nowak throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mir has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nowak circles away.
Mir fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nowak is out of range.
Mir moves out of range of the body kick from Nowak.
Mir with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nowak counters with a left and a right that stings Mir.
Nowak fails to land with a series of punches.
Mir scores with a takedown into Nowak's guard.
Nowak is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mir is aware though and is defending well.
Mir got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nowak has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mir has managed to get both his arms back between Nowak's legs - danger averted.
Josh Mir has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nowak is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mir defends well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mir throws a strike but Nowak rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Mir manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nowak manages to get himself to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nowak keeping moving, preventing Mir from controlling successfully.
Mir stopping the sweep attempt from Nowak.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mir is looking to work some ground and pound but Nowak has wrist control.
Nowak keeping full guard, as Mir tries to pass.
Nowak will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Nowak throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Mir escapes and throws Nowak's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Mir cracks Nowak with a big elbow.
Mir trying to control the action but Nowak is working from the bottom.
Mir taking a breather here.
Mir's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Mir in side control, throwing shots but Nowak defends.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mir trying to control the action but Nowak is working from the bottom.
Nowak tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mir wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Mir trying to control the action but Nowak is working from the bottom.
Nowak prevents Mir from improving position.
Nowak manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mir perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Mir not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kamil Nowak dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Mir misses with a takedown attempt - Nowak sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
It looked like Nowak was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Nowak scores with a head kick. Mir tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Nowak lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mir dives in and grabs Nowak's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nowak pushes down on Mir's head and hops out.
Nowak looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kamil Nowak is winning the standup battle so far.
Nowak shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mir eats them both and turns towards Nowak to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Mir looks for a takedown but Nowak sprawls well.
Kamil Nowak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Mir.
Mir shoots for a double leg takedown but Nowak sprawls well. He's pushed Mir's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nowak went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nowak throws a head kick but Mir moves out of range.
Mir tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nowak swivels and escapes.
Mir darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mir is thwarting Nowak's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir works his foot free and advances to mount.
Nowak avoids a series of strikes thrown by Mir.
Mir throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Nowak wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Mir.
Nowak really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Mir misses with a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nowak is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mir takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Nowak working to try and regain half guard.
Mir misses with a head shot.
Mir tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mir misses with a head shot.
Mir throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Mir sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Mir throws some wild stikes that Nowak manages to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir throwing strikes but Nowak recovers to half guard. A much better position.
Mir content to control rather than advance.
Mir throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Nowak to regain full guard.
Mir trying to control but Nowak is working from the bottom.
Mir sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Mir postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mir prevents Nowak from getting back to his feet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nowak is on top in guard.
Mir working a defensive guard here.
Mir is controlling Nowak's posture.
Nowak trying to control the position from guard on top but Mir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mir is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mir throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Mir is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kamil Nowak.
I think Nowak 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 28:29
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Stu Priest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brando Carlson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brando Carlson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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138 lbs
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140 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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Stu Priest!
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, Brando Carlson!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Michael Johnstone and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carlson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Priest's waist but Priest gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Carlson off to one side.
Carlson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Priest napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Priest is looking to reverse the position.
Priest manages to get back to half guard.
Priest is defending against the submission attempts here by Carlson.
Priest tries to roll over but Carlson keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Priest desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Priest slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Priest pulls Carlson in close to his closed guard and prevents Carlson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Carlson is stalling in the full guard.
Carlson looking to sit in guard and control but Priest gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Priest working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Priest's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carlson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Priest's guard.
Carlson trying to control but Priest is working from the bottom.
Carlson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Priest is controlling Carlson's posture.
Carlson trying to control but Priest is working from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Priest holds on and takes a little breather.
Carlson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Priest is trying to control Carlson's posture but Carlson avoids it.
Carlson trying to control the position but Priest is working away.
Priest tries to improve position but can't.
Carlson trying to control the action but Priest is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee asks Carlson politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Carlson prefers to stall for the moment though.
Sloppy strikes there by Carlson.
You can see the frustration on Priest's face as Carlson controls the position.
Carlson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Priest keeps working.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Priest looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Carlson slips a jab from Priest.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Carlson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Priest counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Carlson!
Carlson is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carlson wants to control but Priest postures up.
Carlson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Priest is working Carlson over with some ground and pound from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brando Carlson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Carlson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Carlson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Carlson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Carlson is trying to break the clinch but Priest is controlling him.
Priest has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Carlson regains guard immediately.
Priest preventing the sweep.
Priest postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Priest controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Carlson throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Carlson looking for a sweep. Not yet Carlson, not yet.
Priest controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlson looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Priest puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Carlson tries to get to full guard but Priest has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Priest's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Priest's back!
Carlson looking to break Priest's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Priest remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Carlson will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Priest trying to control the hands but Carlson won't let him.
Carlson missing with punches from the back.
Priest staying busy and making it hard for Carlson to control.
Carlson biding his time, controlling Priest.
Carlson avoiding Priest 's attempts to control his hands.
Carlson throwing sloppy strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlson keeps control of the position easily here as Priest tries to buck him off.
Carlson trying to control momentarily.
Priest wants to escape the position.
Priest is working hard here to advance position.
Carlson has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Priest's body.
Priest prevents Carlson from getting a body triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlson controlling well, preventing Priest from escaping the position.
Carlson slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Carlson struggling to keep hold of the position.
Carlson just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Carlson wants to control but Priest manages to buck him off and is now in Carlson's guard! Nice work there by Priest!
Carlson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Priest won't allow Carlson to sweep him here.
Priest postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Carlson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Priest slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Priest doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Priest manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Carlson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Carlson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Priest seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Carlson looking for a guillotine here but Priest defends easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Priest postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Carlson is trying to control the position but Priest postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brando Carlson 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Carlson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Priest defends it nicely.
Priest tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Carlson swivels and escapes.
Carlson slips a jab from Priest.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carlson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carlson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Carlson trying to land knees to the body.
Priest goes for a takedown in the clinch but Carlson prevents it.
Priest gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Carlson regains guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Priest trying to control but Carlson is working from the bottom.
Carlson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Priest avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Priest lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlson working for a triangle but Priest defends it easily.
Carlson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Carlson looking to pass the guard.
Carlson wants to control from the top but Priest keeps moving.
Priest manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Carlson manages to get himself to full guard.
Carlson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Stu Priest has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Carlson trying to control but Priest is working from the bottom.
Carlson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Priest looking for a sweep. Not yet Priest, not yet.
Carlson wants to control from the top but Priest keeps moving.
Priest is pulling down on Carlson's head. It's preventing any offense from Carlson, at least for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlson trying to control but Priest is working from the bottom.
Priest looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Carlson wants to pass the guard but Priest is keeping the position.
Carlson wants to control from the top but Priest keeps moving.
Carlson stopping the sweep attempt from Priest.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Carlson trying to control the position from guard on top but Priest is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Priest avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carlson looking to score a takedown here. Priest is defending well but Carlson drives through and ends up in Priest's guard.
Priest throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Priest keeping full guard, as Carlson tries to pass.
Carlson won't allow Priest to sweep him here.
Carlson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Carlson forces his way into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carlson working Priest over with strikes.
Brando Carlson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Carlson wants to take a breather but Priest is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brando Carlson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Carlson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brando Carlson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Storm Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emil Cioran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Storm Johnson!
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, Emil Cioran!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cioran misses with a looping left.
Johnson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Cioran moves out of range.
Cioran works the jab nicely.
Cioran has Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Cioran softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cioran tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cioran misses with the head strike.
Cioran fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cioran's coach down at THE GYM (20 Elite coaches on the Island !!!) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Cioran's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Johnson throws the left hand but Cioran avoids the punch easily.
Cioran wants to counter the offense by Johnson and move into the clinch position.
Cioran moves to clinch but Johnson breaks away
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Cioran's shoulder, as Cioran tries to avoid the shot.
Cioran now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cioran lands a nice hook to Johnson's body. Johnson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cioran moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Johnson lands with a right hand.
Cioran is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cioran.
Cioran tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Cioran takes the fight into the clinch.
Cioran presses Johnson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cioran.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cioran gets through Johnson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cioran lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cioran lands with a short shot 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!
Johnson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cioran misses with some punches.
Cioran is pushing Johnson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Cioran swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cioran scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cioran holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Cioran lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Cioran swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Cioran.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cioran.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cioran tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Cioran keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cioran scores with a punch to the head.
Johnson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cioran fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cioran gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Cioran on the inside.
A body shot lands from Cioran.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Cioran keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johnson's efforts to push away.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Cioran struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Johnson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Johnson on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Cioran misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cioran tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Cioran tries to clinch
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emil Cioran dominated that round.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cioran wants to clinch but Johnson slips to the side
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Cioran wants to clinch.
It looked like Johnson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cioran.
Cioran drives through and clinches with Johnson against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cioran.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cioran.
Cioran blocks a body shot from Johnson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cioran misses with some punches.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cioran lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Cioran blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A hook to the body from Cioran.
Johnson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cioran lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cioran has Johnson pressed against the cage.
Cioran blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cioran lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Johnson or not.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Cioran misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Cioran goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cioran creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Cioran 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.
Cioran has Johnson pushed against the cage.
Johnson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cioran.
A left hand lands to the body for Cioran.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Cioran.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Cioran lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Cioran lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Johnson is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cioran creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Johnson's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Johnson drops to his knees and Cioran pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Emil Cioran!
Emil Cioran decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pista Isvan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silvio Soldan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Isvan's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Fireball. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pista Isvan!
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, Silvio Soldan!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soldan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Isvan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Soldan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Soldan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Soldan!
It looks like Pista Isvan has been cut.
Soldan misses with a wild combination.
Isvan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Isvan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Isvan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Soldan has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Soldan misses with a looping left.
Isvan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Soldan.
Isvan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Isvan just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice side step and Soldan releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Isvan tries to score with a low kick but Soldan moves his leg out of the way.
Isvan lands a big head kick that sends Soldan tumbling to the mat! Isvan takes a step backwards and waves Soldan back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Soldan is rocked!
It looks like Silvio Soldan has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Isvan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Soldan is still on wobbly legs! Can Isvan finish him?
Silvio Soldan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soldan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Soldan swinging wildly here.
Soldan seems to have recovered his senses.
Soldan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Isvan under the eye.
Isvan takes one to the chin there.
Soldan misses with a body punch
and Isvan counters with an inside leg kick.
Soldan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Soldan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Isvan misses with some punches.
Isvan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Isvan misses with a head kick.
Isvan avoids the body shot from Soldan.
Isvan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Soldan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Isvan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Isvan connects with a solid leg kick.
Soldan 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.
Isvan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Soldan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Isvan throws a front kick that sends Soldan stumbling back into the cage.
Soldan tries to close the distance and clinch but Isvan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Isvan is looking to counter with a body kick.
Soldan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Isvan throws a head kick but Soldan moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Isvan. Beautiful body shot.
Soldan misses with a looping left.
Isvan is looking to counter with a body kick.
Soldan misses with a few strikes there.
Soldan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Soldan swings widly with a right hand
and Isvan finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Isvan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Soldan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Isvan throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soldan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Isvan was well out of range. Poor timing from Soldan.
Isvan moves out of range of the strikes.
Isvan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Isvan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Soldan.
Sloppy strikes from Soldan. Those never looked like landing.
Isvan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Soldan moves away.
Soldan tries to clinch but Isvan is having none of it.
Soldan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Isvan - that will leave a mark!
Isvan throws a head kick that misses.
Soldan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Decent striking displayed by Soldan there.
Soldan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Soldan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A quick step to the side and Isvan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Isvan is looking to wear down Soldan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soldan throws a right hand that Isvan ducks under and follows up with a left that Isvan also avoids with ease.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Isvan throws a head kick but Soldan moves out of range.
Soldan misses with the combination.
Soldan 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.
Isvan throws a head kick that Soldan semi-blocks.
Soldan jabs at Isvan's body.
Isvan throws a head kick that misses.
Soldan tries to clinch but Isvan is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Soldan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Isvan.
And Isvan counters with a quick kick to the body but Soldan blocks it.
Soldan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Isvan.
Isvan throws a head kick that misses
and Soldan counters with a nice body shot.
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 Pista Isvan will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Isvan scores with a leg kick.
Soldan blocks a head kick by Isvan.
Isvan has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Soldan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Isvan.
Soldan scores with a jab to the body.
Isvan scores with a nice body kick.
A shot to the liver by Soldan. Beautiful body shot.
Pista Isvan is winning the standup battle so far.
Soldan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Isvan slips a straight right by Soldan.
Isvan scores with a head kick.
A big right from Isvan misses.
Isvan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Soldan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Isvan.
Soldan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Isvan.
Isvan feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Isvan misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Soldan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick misses from Isvan.
Isvan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Soldan.
Isvan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Soldan counters with a three punch combo that has Isvan backing up. Isvan nods at Soldan to acknowledge the strikes.
Soldan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Isvan.
Silvio Soldan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Isvan connects with a high kick.
Isvan slips a jab and a cross from Soldan.
A slow jab from Soldan misses its intended target.
Isvan keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice jab there from Soldan.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Soldan swings wildly with an uppercut but Isvan uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Isvan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Isvan takes one on the button.
Soldan moves into the clinch successfully.
Soldan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Soldan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Soldan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Soldan misses with a body punch.
Isvan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Soldan swings for the body but Isvan moves out of range.
Soldan takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Soldan lands with a shot to the body.
Soldan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Isvan pushes Soldan away with a front kick.
Soldan wants to clinch up but Isvan keeps it at a distance.
Soldan misses with a hook
and Isvan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Soldan thinking.
Isvan dodges the punch combination from Soldan.
Isvan quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Soldan is breathing heavily.
Isvan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Isvan scores with a nice body kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Isvan. Soldan shrugs it off though.
Isvan cracks the inside of Soldan's front leg.
Isvan scores with a head kick. Soldan tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Isvan throws the kick towards the body but Soldan avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Isvan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soldan lands an overhand right.
Soldan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Isvan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Soldan if he has to take too many more of those.
Soldan has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Isvan.
Soldan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Isvan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Soldan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Isvan lands a nice looking kick to the body. Soldan takes a step back to recover.
Isvan defending well as Soldan loads up on a big left hand.
Isvan looks for the body kick but Soldan saw that one coming.
Nice shot lands for Soldan.
Soldan looks to score with a jab to the body but Isvan is just out of range.
Isvan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Soldan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Isvan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Isvan connects with a high kick.
Isvan delivers a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Pista Isvan will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
Soldan lands a glancing blow to the side of Isvan's head.
Isvan delivers a nice body kick.
Soldan wants to clinch up but Isvan keeps it at a distance.
Soldan is looking to clinch but Isvan is avoiding it.
Nice defenses there by Isvan.
Isvan tries to move into range but Soldan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Soldan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Isvan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Soldan throws a series of punches but Isvan avoids them all with ease.
Isvan scores with a spinning back kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soldan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Isvan misses with a punch to the body.
Soldan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Isvan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Soldan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Isvan manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Isvan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Isvan. Soldan shrugs it off though.
Isvan lands with a good body shot.
Isvan defending well as Soldan loads up on a big left hand.
Isvan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Soldan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Isvan looks to throw a body kick
and Isvan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Isvan blocks a jab.
It appears Isvan was looking to counter with a kick there.
Soldan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A quick step to the side and Isvan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Isvan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Soldan.
Isvan appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Isvan connects with a high kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soldan throws out a loose jab but Isvan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Isvan throws a head kick that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Isvan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Isvan throws a wild body kick that Soldan sees coming a mile off.
Soldan appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Soldan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Isvan throws a quick counter kick to the body but Soldan avoids it.
Soldan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Isvan can pounce on him.
Soldan misses with a double jab.
It appears Isvan was looking to counter with a kick there.
Isvan throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Soldan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Soldan darts in and clinches Isvan up against the cage.
Isvan breaks the clinch.
Soldan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Isvan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soldan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Isvan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Isvan lands with a slapping head kick.
Soldan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Isvan.
Soldan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silvio Soldan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Soldan blocks a jab.
Soldan lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Soldan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Isvan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Soldan misses with a straight left.
Isvan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Soldan misses with a left hand
and Isvan counters with a nice kick to the body.
Soldan tries to clinch up but Isvan circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Isvan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A chopping leg kick lands by Isvan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Isvan fakes the leg kick and cracks Soldan in the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Isvan.
Soldan lands a two punch combo.
Soldan tries to clinch up.
Isvan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Soldan. That did some damage!
Isvan throws a push kick but Soldan slaps the foot to one side.
Soldan moves out of range as Isvan throws a body kick.
Soldan clinches.
Pista Isvan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Soldan prevents a body shot from Isvan.
Soldan taking a breather.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Silvio Soldan.
I think Isvan 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pista Isvan!
A relieved looking Pista Isvan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Honeybottom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bjorn Axiom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bruce Honeybottom!
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, Bjorn Axiom!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Sandra Marshall and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Honeybottom.
Axiom scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A low kick from Honeybottom misses
and Axiom counters with a nice uppercut.
Axiom circles away from the clinch attempt.
Axiom throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Honeybottom takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Bruce Honeybottom has been cut.
Axiom darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Axiom looks to land a left hand but Honeybottom moved out of range nicely.
Axiom misses with a left hand
and Honeybottom counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Honeybottom tries to bum rush Axiom with a series of wild strikes but Axiom uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Honeybottom misses with a hook
and Axiom counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Honeybottom pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Honeybottom is looking to clinch but Axiom is avoiding it.
Axiom lands a slapping body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Axiom. Honeybottom does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axiom throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Honeybottom misses.
Honeybottom falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Axiom counter with a right hand.
Axiom cracks Honeybottom with a good jab.
Honeybottom on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Honeybottom throws a right hand that misses
and Axiom counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Honeybottom gets a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Honeybottom fails to land.
Honeybottom misses with a punch on the inside.
Honeybottom lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Axiom backwards.
Honeybottom presses Axiom against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Axiom blocking some punches.
Axiom blocking some punches.
Honeybottom lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A frustrated look appears on Axiom's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Honeybottom can't find room to land a body shot as Axiom controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axiom takes a shot to the head.
Honeybottom lands with a left to the head.
Honeybottom stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Axiom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Axiom is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Honeybottom can't find room to land a body shot as Axiom controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Honeybottom.
Axiom blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Honeybottom lands an uppercut.
Honeybottom misses with a short punch on the inside.
Honeybottom misses with a hook from the clinch.
Honeybottom misses with a short punch on the inside.
Axiom is trying to force a seperation but Honeybottom has the dominant position.
Axiom is trying to force a seperation but Honeybottom has the dominant position.
Axiom is looking to break free of the clinch but Honeybottom has double underhooks.
Honeybottom throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Axiom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Axiom's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Axiom.
Honeybottom throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Axiom blocks it with crossed arms.
Axiom wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Honeybottom has him pressed against the cage.
Honeybottom keeps control of Axiom as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Honeybottom fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Honeybottom keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Axiom's efforts to push away.
Axiom wants to break free but Honeybottom has control.
Honeybottom is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Axiom is defending well for now.
Axiom tries to break the clinch but Honeybottom is controlling the position.
Honeybottom misses with some punches.
Honeybottom looking to throw knees to the head but Axiom is blocking nicely.
Honeybottom swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Honeybottom makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Axiom is trying to break the clinch but Honeybottom is controlling him.
Axiom takes a shot to the head.
Honeybottom lands a right hand that snaps the head of Axiom backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honeybottom swings wildly with an uppercut but Axiom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Honeybottom working aggressively here.
Honeybottom swings wildly with an uppercut but Axiom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Axiom looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Axiom breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A big right from Axiom misses.
Honeybottom lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Axiom uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Honeybottom.
Axiom gets tackled into the cage by Honeybottom. Honeybottom maintains the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Honeybottom lands a shoulder strike.
Axiom blocks an uppercut.
Honeybottom misses with a punch on the inside.
Axiom tries to circle away but Honeybottom has him pinned against the cage.
Axiom avoids the elbow strike from Honeybottom, against the cage.
Honeybottom misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Honeybottom dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Honeybottom's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Honeybottom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A head kick by Honeybottom misses
and Axiom connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Axiom looks to score with a jab to the body but Honeybottom is just out of range.
Axiom gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Honeybottom gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruce Honeybottom!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Schopenhauer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Genichiro Shimada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Genichiro Shimada has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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194 lbs
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189 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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Basic striking
Very quick |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Arthur Schopenhauer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Genichiro Shimada!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Schopenhauer is defended easily by Shimada.
Schopenhauer fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Shimada gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Schopenhauer controlling from the top position.
Schopenhauer wants to pass the guard but Shimada is keeping the position.
Schopenhauer is working hard here to advance position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schopenhauer forces his way into half guard.
Schopenhauer trying to mount his opponent but Shimada defends it.
Shimada really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Schopenhauer. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schopenhauer is keen to just control but Shimada is a slippery customer.
Shimada is looking to escape.
Schopenhauer scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Schopenhauer is trying to control the action in half guard but Shimada is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Schopenhauer wants to work for an arm triangle but Shimada is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Schopenhauer performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Schopenhauer seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Shimada is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Arthur Schopenhauer!
Arthur Schopenhauer retains his middleweight title!
A relieved looking Arthur Schopenhauer thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Bravie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saverio Fabbri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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205 lbs
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210 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Magnus Bravie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Saverio Fabbri!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Daniel Franklin and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fabbri closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bravie circles away.
Bravie jabs at Fabbri's body.
Fabbri gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
It looks like Saverio Fabbri has been cut.
Bravie feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Fabbri sprawling to the canvas! Fabbri rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Bravie finish him?!
Fabbri is rocked!
BOOM! Bravie lands a beautiful left hook that drops Fabbri. Fabbri tries to recover but Bravie is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Fabbri lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Magnus Bravie!
Magnus Bravie retains his light heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Magnus Bravie thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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