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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Debe Emtu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janghong Pasty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Emtu might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Fade To Black. Janghong Pasty has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Debe Emtu's chin.
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215 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Debe Emtu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Janghong Pasty!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pasty walks into a left hand.
Emtu defending well as Pasty loads up on a big left hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Emtu pushes Pasty up against the cage in a clinch.
Pasty breaks the clinch.
Emtu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It seemed like Pasty was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Emtu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pasty doesn't seem bothered though.
Emtu looks to throw the jab but Pasty is out of range.
Pasty pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Debe Emtu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pasty is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Emtu.
It looks like Janghong Pasty has been cut.
Oooooh!!! Pasty has knocked Emtu down with a huge combo! Pasty steps away and waves a wobbly Emtu back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Debe Emtu has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pasty throws a jab but it's blocked by Emtu.
Emtu with a nice cross.
Emtu slips a jab from Pasty.
Emtu staying out of range there.
Emtu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pasty.
Pasty has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pasty there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pasty drops Emtu with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Emtu looks back up at him and smiles so Pasty waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Emtu is rocked!
Emtu slips a straight right by Pasty.
Oh Emtu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pasty swats away the attempt to clinch by Emtu.
Pasty is stalking Emtu. Emtu circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Pasty, and it's lights out! Emtu really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Janghong Pasty!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between King Leonidas I (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milky Mindoro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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193 lbs
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186 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Excellent MT
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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, King Leonidas I!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Milky Mindoro!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Sandra Marshall and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leonidas I has closed the distance and engaged Mindoro in a clinch.
Mindoro stalling in the clinch.
Leonidas I breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Leonidas I blocks a head kick by Mindoro.
Leonidas I tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Mindoro manages to circle out of the way.
Mindoro connects with a solid leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Leonidas I.
Leonidas I swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mindoro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mindoro misses with a low kick.
Leonidas I seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Leonidas I stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mindoro.
Mindoro is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nice body kick from Mindoro.
Leonidas I blocks a head kick by Mindoro.
Mindoro tries a head kick but it misses.
Leonidas I avoids the head kick by Mindoro.
Leonidas I was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Leonidas I lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mindoro at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonidas I takes a jab right on the kisser.
Leonidas I takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mindoro has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Leonidas I drives through and clinches with Mindoro against the cage.
Leonidas I breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mindoro. Leonidas I shrugs it off though.
Leonidas I tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mindoro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mindoro looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A solid body kick from Mindoro.
Mindoro misses with a body kick.
Mindoro avoids a punch combination nicely.
Leonidas I fails to land with a series of punches.
Mindoro flicks out a counter leg kick but Leonidas I steps away.
Mindoro looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mindoro uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mindoro lands a big head kick that sends Leonidas I tumbling to the mat! Mindoro takes a step backwards and waves Leonidas I back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Leonidas I is rocked!
It looks like King Leonidas I has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mindoro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oh Leonidas I is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mindoro is looking to chop away at Leonidas I's legs.
Mindoro circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Leonidas I to the canvas! Leonidas I doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Mindoro keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Milky Mindoro!
In defeat, King Leonidas I stepped up to the mic, saying 'To accept defeat is not the Spartan way. Fear me, because I will be back, but next time, I will bring with me the whole of Sparta.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustavo Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gustavo Lima acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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265 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Anderson Santos!
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, Gustavo Lima!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Dirk Anderson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos looks to land a combination. Lima sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Santos attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Donk. Santos catches Lima right on the button with a cross.
Santos is looking to score with low kicks.
Lima is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Santos has been working on his boxing with his coaches at THE GYM (20 Elite coaches on the Island !!!) in the buildup to the fight.
Nice defenses there by Santos.
A big left from Lima misses.
Lima rushes Santos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Santos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Santos throws an elbow but it misses.
Lima can't find room to land a body shot as Santos controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Santos.
Santos lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Santos.
It looks like Gustavo Lima has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lima tries to throw a body punch but Santos avoids it by throwing Lima back against the cage.
Lima doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Lima.
Santos with a knee to the head.
Santos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Santos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Santos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Santos unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lima misses with a punch on the inside.
Santos gets through Lima's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lima looks winded!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Santos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima throws a punch but it's blocked by Santos.
Santos drops Lima with a big knee straight up the middle! Lima is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Lima is rocked!
Santos wobbles Lima with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Santos dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Lima to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Anderson Santos!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chevie Case (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ned Flanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ned Flanders was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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175 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight 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, Chevie Case!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ned Flanders!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Sandra Marshall and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Case darts in looking for a takedown but Flanders gets double underhooks and turns Case into the cage.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Case pushes Flanders away with a front kick.
Case swings widly with a right hand
letting Flanders counter with a right hand.
Case motions for Flanders to come forward. Case throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Flanders looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Case throws a push kick but Flanders slaps the foot to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Case misses with a left hand
and Flanders cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Case misses with a leg kick
and Flanders counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Case shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Case drops back looking for a leg! Flanders is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Flanders manages to kick Case off! Case jumps back into Flanders's guard.
Case prevents Flanders from getting back to his feet.
Case content to stall in guard here.
Case trying to control but Flanders is working from the bottom.
Case looking to pass the guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Flanders can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Case controlling from the top position.
Flanders is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Case dives into side control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Case wants to lay and pray for a moment but Flanders keeps working.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Case tries for a takedown but Flanders circles away easily
letting Flanders counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Case's corner calls for a 1-2. Case obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Case tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Flanders swivels and escapes.
It seemed like Flanders was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chevie Case. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Case has his takedown stuffed
enabling Flanders to counter with a crisp jab.
Case fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Case turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Case with a poor takedown
letting Flanders counter with a right hand.
Case feints and then cracks Flanders's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Flanders down.
Flanders has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Case.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Flanders slaps away a takedown attempt from Case, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Flanders throws out a counter right but Case avoids it with no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ned Flanders will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Case shoots in for a takedown but Flanders shows good takedown defense.
Flanders swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Flanders's coach down at THE GYM (20 Elite coaches on the Island !!!) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Flanders's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Case throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Flanders counters with a nice uppercut.
Case tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Flanders was well out of range. Poor timing from Case.
Case misses with a hook to the body
and Flanders counters with a stiff right hand.
Case throws an off balance right hand
and Flanders counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Case with a lazy takedown attempt
and Flanders counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Case throws a leg kick
and Flanders connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flanders slaps away a takedown attempt from Case, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Flanders throws out a counter right but Case avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chevie Case. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Case pushes Flanders up against the cage in a clinch.
Flanders lands a nice uppercut.
Flanders is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Case is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Flanders to keep the fight standing.
Flanders struggles to land a body shot inside as Case controls his hands.
Case trying to control the position but instead, Flanders has worked for underhooks and has pushed Case into the cage.
Case blocks a body shot from Flanders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flanders lands with a short shot to the head.
Case's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Case ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Case no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Case has a closed guard, preventing Flanders from standing up.
Case is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Case seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Flanders is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Chevie Case!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dean Matlock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Boucher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matlock comes to the cage accompanied by Retaliation. 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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217 lbs
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215 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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Decent 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, Dean Matlock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Roberto Boucher!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Daniel Franklin and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matlock tries to clinch but Boucher is having none of it.
It seemed like Boucher was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Boucher has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Matlock is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Matlock tries to clinch but Boucher moves away
and Boucher counters with a straight right hand.
Matlock moves to clinch but Boucher breaks away
and Boucher counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Matlock throws an off balance right hand
and Boucher connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Matlock throws a poor cross that misses
and Boucher counters with a straight right hand.
Matlock is rocked!
Boucher uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matlock.
Boucher throws a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matlock misses with the combination.
Boucher looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matlock darts in trying to clinch
and Boucher counters with a crisp right that sends Matlock to the canvas! Boucher follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roberto Boucher!
Roberto Boucher decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Dean Matlock spoke after the fight, saying 'I underestimated him tonight. I am disappointed but full credit to my opponent for bringing his A-game. Much respect.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hammer Radovan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Azinho Solomon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Radovan's entrance music is Hammer Here Comes The Hammer Hammer Time. A fine choice. The key to victory for Hammer Radovan has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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195 lbs
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199 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Basic striking
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hammer Radovan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Azinho Solomon!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Radovan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Radovan leaves Solomon with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Solomon gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Radovan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Azinho Solomon has been cut.
Solomon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Radovan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Solomon looks to score with a jab to the body but Radovan is just out of range.
It looked like Radovan was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Solomon.
Solomon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Radovan.
Solomon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Radovan moves away.
A jab from Solomon misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Solomon shoots in and bounces Radovan off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Radovan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Solomon is controlling him.
Radovan trying to keep a closed guard but Solomon is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Radovan is adopting a defensive guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Solomon wants to control from the top but Radovan keeps moving.
Radovan trying to keep a closed guard but Solomon is proving a slippery customer.
Solomon lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Radovan trying to control the position.
Solomon controls from within his opponent's guard.
Radovan seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Solomon not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Radovan has Solomon pulled in close to control his posture.
Solomon is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Solomon throwing strikes from guard but Radovan blocks nicely.
Solomon lands a couple of elbows.
Solomon lands a couple of elbows.
Radovan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Solomon controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Radovan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Radovan stuffs the takedown attempt from Solomon. Solomon gets slowly back to his feet.
Solomon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Radovan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Radovan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Radovan wants it to stay on the feet.
A counter left hand to the body from Radovan misses its target.
Hammer Radovan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Azinho Solomon.
Solomon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Radovan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A counter left hand to the body from Radovan misses its target.
Radovan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Solomon in his tracks.
Solomon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Radovan was well out of range. Poor timing from Solomon.
It looked like Radovan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Radovan is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Radovan swings for the body but Solomon moves out of range.
Radovan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Solomon.
Radovan swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Solomon darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Solomon misses with a straight left.
Radovan scores with a jab to the body.
Radovan lands a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solomon bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Solomon throws an elbow but Radovan slips to the side and avoids it well.
Radovan struggling a bit here.
Solomon lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Radovan down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Solomon lands an elbow.
Solomon is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Solomon lands an elbow.
Radovan takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Radovan is looking to regain half guard here but Solomon keeps moving and retains side control.
Solomon in side control lands a decent elbow.
Solomon lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Radovan down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Azinho Solomon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Azinho Solomon's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Radovan lunges at Solomon with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Solomon's hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Radovan. Solomon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Radovan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Solomon.
Radovan scores with a body shot.
A leg kick checked by Radovan.
Radovan takes a swing at Solomon's ribcage but misses.
Solomon is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Radovan staying out of range there.
An attempted straight right counter from Radovan misses the target.
Radovan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hammer Radovan is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Solomon looks to land a right hand but Radovan moved out of range.
Solomon shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Solomon showed some decent athleticism there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Solomon controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Radovan has hold of Solomon's hands but Solomon slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Radovan is trying is best to control the position here.
Radovan trying to control here.
Radovan controlling the position for now.
Radovan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Radovan tries to get out of the position.
Radovan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Solomon lands a nice short elbow.
Radovan is defending against the submission attempts here by Solomon.
Radovan trying to control here.
Radovan is positioning himself well to prevent Solomon advancing to mount.
Radovan trying to control from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Solomon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Radovan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Solomon scores with a couple of nice shots.
Radovan is looking for a sweep. Solomon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Solomon misses with a hook. Radovan ducked under it nicely.
Hammer Radovan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Solomon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Radovan is looking to counter punch.
Solomon misses with a takedown attempt - Radovan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Solomon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Radovan scores with a jab to the body.
Solomon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Radovan connects with a single shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solomon shoots in and drives through. Radovan sprawls well.
Solomon throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Radovan was covering up waiting for the punch and Solomon finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Radovan wants to get back to his feet but Solomon passes into half guard.
Solomon thows a huge punch but Radovan dodges it nicely.
Solomon thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Solomon winds up and cracks Radovan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Solomon is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Solomon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Radovan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Solomon on the ground.
Solomon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Solomon landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Solomon trying to control from half guard but Radovan is working away.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Solomon lands a nice short elbow.
Solomon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Solomon there.
Solomon sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Radovan defending well though.
Solomon winds up and cracks Radovan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Solomon is thwarting Radovan's attempts to control the position.
Radovan wants to improve his position but Solomon is controlling well.
Solomon thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Solomon is thwarting Radovan's attempts to control the position.
Solomon trying to control the pace.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Solomon is nestled in close to Radovan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Azinho Solomon has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Solomon scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Solomon lands strikes from half guard.
Solomon lands strikes from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Azinho Solomon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Azinho Solomon's cut.
That's time! Radovan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Radovan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Solomon throws out the jab.
Radovan lands with a good body shot.
Radovan connects with a body shot.
Solomon throws a hook but Radovan blocks it.
Radovan defending well as Solomon loads up on a big left hand.
Radovan swings for the body but Solomon moves out of range.
Radovan takes one to the side of the head.
Radovan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Solomon throws a jab when Radovan was well out of range.
Radovan scores with a decent looking hook.
Radovan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Solomon's head.
Radovan throws a body punch but Solomon moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solomon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Solomon might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Solomon moves out of range of the strikes.
Radovan works the jab nicely.
Donk. Solomon catches Radovan right on the button with a cross.
Radovan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Solomon moves away.
Solomon misses with a right hand
and Radovan counters with a stiff right hand.
Solomon misses with a straight right.
Solomon manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Radovan on his heels. He'll look to pass Radovan's guard now, I'm sure.
Solomon lands a couple of digs.
Radovan is trying to control the position but Solomon postures up.
Solomon working some strikes from top position.
Solomon keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Radovan's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solomon not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Radovan trying to keep a closed guard but Solomon is proving a slippery customer.
Solomon scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Solomon stands up over Radovan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Solomon scoring with punches to the head and body.
Solomon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Radovan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Solomon lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Solomon is in close to Radovan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Solomon working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Solomon postures up and lands a big shot to Radovan's brow.
Solomon lands a couple of elbows.
Radovan pulls Solomon in close to prevent any damage.
Solomon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Azinho Solomon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solomon postures up in Radovan's guard and throws a big left but Radovan blocks it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Solomon fails with the takedown.
Solomon throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Radovan's waist but Radovan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Solomon off to one side.
Solomon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Solomon thuds his right hand into Radovan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Azinho Solomon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Radovan misses with a body shot.
Solomon fails with a takedown attempt.
Hammer Radovan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Azinho Solomon.
Solomon fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solomon closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Radovan to the mat! Radovan manages to get full guard.
Solomon passes Radovan's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Solomon perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Radovan keeping control of the position.
Hammer Radovan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Still in half guard, Solomon seems content to control.
Solomon takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Azinho Solomon.
I've got Solomon 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Azinho Solomon!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pista Isvan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Kirillov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Isvan comes to the cage accompanied by Fireball. Pista Isvan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Max Kirillov's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Max Kirillov!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Kirillov misses its intended target.
Isvan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kirillov.
Isvan slips under a jab from Kirillov.
Isvan connects with an inside leg kick.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kirillov.
Kirillov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kirillov is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Isvan has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kirillov controlling the position from side mount.
Isvan manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirillov is trying for a kimura here. Isvan looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Kirillov wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Max Kirillov!
An out of breath Max Kirillov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robert Marley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tupa Dufu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dufu has chosen Rock You Like A Hurricane as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Robert Marley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tupa Dufu!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dufu throws a hook but Marley blocks it.
Marley feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Marley tries to move into range but Dufu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dufu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dufu misses with a double jab
and Marley counters with a nice uppercut.
Marley swings widly with a right hand
and Dufu counters with a straight right hand.
Marley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dufu.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dufu! But no joy.
Marley misses with an uppercut. Dufu saw that one coming.
Marley's corner calls for a 1-2. Marley obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dufu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dufu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marley looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marley cracks Dufu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Marley takes one to the chin there.
Dufu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It looked like Marley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Marley wants to slow Dufu down by chopping away at his legs.
Marley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dufu ducks under a wild hook from Marley.
Marley thows a left - swing and a miss!
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dufu! But no joy.
Dufu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dufu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marley.
Marley fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dufu tries to bum rush Marley with a series of wild strikes but Marley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dufu throws a right hand that Marley ducks under and follows up with a left that Marley also avoids with ease.
Marley defending well as Dufu loads up on a big left hand.
Dufu throws a jab when Marley was well out of range.
Dufu swings for the body but Marley moves out of range.
Marley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dufu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marley throws an off balance right hand
and Dufu counters with a nice uppercut.
Dufu slips a jab from Marley.
Marley scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dufu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dufu misses with an uppercut. Marley saw that one coming.
Marley throws a shot from downtown. Dufu moves away and avoids it.
Dufu misses with a looping left.
Dufu misses with a body shot.
Marley throws out a powerful jab.
Dufu throws a series of punches but Marley avoids them all with ease.
Marley throwing a counter right hand but Dufu manages to avoid it.
Marley looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marley throws a looping overhand right but Dufu ducks down to avoid it.
Marley ducks under a wild hook from Dufu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marley dodges the punch combination from Dufu.
Dufu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dufu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marley circles away quickly and effectively.
A low kick from Marley is predictable there
and Dufu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dufu checks the leg kick nicely there.
A big left from Marley misses.
Dufu throws out a loose jab but Marley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dufu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dufu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Marley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dufu.
Marley misses with a hook.
Dufu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Marley makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dufu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marley cracks Dufu with an open hand slap.
Dufu fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Marley on the side of the head.
Dufu slips a jab from Marley.
Marley throws a low kick but Dufu avoids it.
Dufu on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Marley misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley misses with a hook.
Marley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good standup being displayed there by Marley as he connects with a hook.
Dufu ducks under a wild hook from Marley.
Dufu lands a jab to the head.
Dufu moves away from the strike by Marley.
Dufu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Marley to score with a decent uppercut.
Dufu jabs Marley to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marley. Dufu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dufu.
Dufu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Marley works over Dufu's head and body with a nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dufu throws out a loose jab but Marley uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right-left combo lands from Dufu.
Marley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marley lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dufu at a distance.
Marley throws a shot to the body.
Marley misses the jab.
Dufu throws a body punch but Marley moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marley dodges the punch combination from Dufu.
Dufu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Marley throws an overhand right that lands on Dufu's shoulder, as Dufu tries to avoid the shot.
Dufu looks to land a left hand but Marley moved out of range nicely.
Marley is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dufu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Dufu.
It seemed like Dufu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dufu might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Marley throws a hook to the side of Dufu's head but Dufu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dufu is looking for the big counter here.
Marley throws a big shot that misses.
Marley misses with a leg kick.
Dufu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Marley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dufu counters with a stiff right hand.
Marley throws a hook but Dufu blocks it.
Dufu blocks a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dufu moves out of range as Marley strikes.
Dufu lands with a right hand.
Marley attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Marley misses with a hook. Dufu ducked under it nicely.
Marley throws a hook but Dufu avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tupa Dufu will probably get the nod.
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.
Marley misses with a straight right.
Marley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dufu throws out the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Marley misses the target.
Dufu gets a clinch.
Dufu tries a body shot but Marley blocks it.
Marley tries to circle away but Dufu has him pinned against the cage.
Dufu lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Dufu on the inside.
Dufu lands an uppercut.
Marley will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dufu up against the cage.
Dufu blocking some punches.
Dufu works on Marley's body with a couple of short punches.
Dufu lands a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dufu throws a head punch that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Marley just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dufu's brow.
Dufu lands a body punch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dufu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dufu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley looking to slow down the pace here.
Dufu is leaning against Marley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dufu looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Marley stalling in the clinch but Dufu improves position.
Dufu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marley wants to break the clinch but can't.
Marley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dufu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dufu lands with a right to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Dufu.
Marley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Dufu.
A shot in the inside from Dufu.
Marley is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dufu is leaning against Marley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dufu.
It looks like Robert Marley has been cut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dufu.
Still in the clinch, Dufu scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tupa Dufu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dufu swings wildly with an uppercut but Marley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dufu scores with a shot to the side of Marley's head.
Marley working aggressively here.
Dufu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Marleys head.
Marley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dufu lands a right hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dufu.
Dufu breaks from the clinch.
Dufu misses with a straight right.
A big right from Dufu misses.
Marley ducks under a wild hook from Dufu.
Nice defenses there by Marley.
Dufu scores with a body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Dufu.
Dufu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marley ducks under a wild hook from Dufu.
Dufu avoids the body shot from Marley.
Dufu unleashes a big counter combination but Marley bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dufu throws a combination that misses
and Marley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dufu blocks a jab.
Marley looks to throw the jab but Dufu is out of range.
Marley scores with a hook to the body. Dufu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dufu lands with a right hand.
Marley misses with an uppercut. Dufu saw that one coming.
Marley misses with a low kick.
Marley scores with a jab to the head.
Marley connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dufu momentarily.
Marley throws a hook but Dufu avoids it easily.
Decent striking displayed by Dufu there.
Marley takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dufu misses with a double jab.
Dufu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marley scores with a decent looking hook.
No joy there for Marley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marley swings for the body but Dufu moves out of range.
Marley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dufu slips a straight right by Marley.
Dufu walks into a straight right hand from Marley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marley takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A swing and a miss from Dufu.
Marley throws a jab when Dufu was well out of range.
Marley digs a good hook to Dufu's body.
Dufu throws an overhand right that lands on Marley's shoulder, as Marley tries to avoid the shot.
Marley misses with a looping right.
A slow jab from Dufu misses its intended target.
Dufu misses with a wild combination.
Marley on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dufu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dufu jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Marley misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marley clobbers Dufu with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A slow jab from Dufu misses its intended target.
Dufu listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Marley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dufu.
Dufu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marley.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tupa Dufu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Robert Marley's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Marley dodges the punch combination from Dufu.
Dufu misses with a two punch combination.
Marley misses with a wild body shot.
Marley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dufu.
Marley misses with a right hand
and Dufu counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Marley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dufu.
Marley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dufu.
Dufu slips under a jab.
Marley listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dufu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marley throws a jab but it's blocked by Dufu.
Dufu avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marley throws the left hand but Dufu avoids the punch easily.
Marley looks to score with a jab to the body but Dufu is just out of range.
Marley blocks a jab.
Tupa Dufu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marley scores with a hook to the body. Dufu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Marley throws a hook but Dufu avoids it easily.
Dufu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Marley swats away the attempt to clinch by Dufu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley lands the left hand.
Dufu is looking to clinch but Marley is avoiding it.
Dufu tries to bum rush Marley with a series of wild strikes but Marley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Marley misses with an uppercut. Dufu saw that one coming.
Dufu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marley.
Marley ducks right into an uppercut from Dufu.
Marley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dufu staying out of range there.
Dufu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Marley fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dufu takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dufu cracks Marley with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Marley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dufu has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
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!
A jab from Dufu misses.
Marley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dufu throws out a counter right but Marley avoids it with no problem.
Dufu throws a body shot but no joy.
Marley looks to land a body kick but Dufu moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dufu bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dufu misses with a looping right.
Dufu misses with a hook.
Marley throws a solid leg kick but Dufu takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Marley.
Dufu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Marley counters with a straight right hand.
Dufu throws a left and a right that both miss
and Marley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marley misses with a shot to the body
and Dufu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Robert Marley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marley trying to control the position but instead, Dufu has worked for underhooks and has pushed Marley into the cage.
Dufu lands with a right to the head.
Dufu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marley backwards.
Dufu lands with a right to the head.
Dufu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dufu lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dufu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marley backwards.
Dufu misses with a hook from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Dufu.
Dufu lands a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dufu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dufu throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Marley on the side of the head.
Marley misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from Marley misses its intended target.
Dufu throws a jab when Marley was well out of range.
Marley throws a body punch but Dufu moves out of range.
Dufu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dufu fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Marley on the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Marley.
Dufu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marley. Dufu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tupa Dufu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dufu takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marley moves forwards but Dufu connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Marley misses with a hook. Dufu ducked under it nicely.
Dufu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No joy there for Dufu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A slow jab from Dufu misses its intended target.
Dufu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice uppercut there from Dufu.
Marley moves out of range of the strikes.
Marley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dufu.
Dufu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A combination from Marley does no damage.
Some wild striking there from Marley.
A low kick from Marley misses
and Dufu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dufu slips under a jab from Marley.
Dufu moves out of range of the strikes.
Dufu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tupa Dufu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dufu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marley.
Marley went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tupa Dufu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dufu has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 28:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tupa Dufu!
Tupa Dufu 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 Joy James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phillip Pip (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phillip Pip will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joy James!
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, Phillip Pip!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Dirk Anderson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James keeps the fight on the outside.
Pip throws a nice looking combination but James bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pip fails in his attempt to clinch.
James swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
James throws a jab but it's blocked by Pip.
A nice side step and Pip releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pip walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pip moves away from the strike by James.
James lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Phillip Pip has been cut.
James throws a right hand that misses
and James takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Joy James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James closes the distance and clinches.
Pip wants to break free but James has control.
James scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice left hand lands by James.
This has been an exciting period of action!
James breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
James closes the distance and pushes Pip back into the cage.
Pip's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Pip fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pip prevents a body shot from James.
James prevents a body shot from Pip.
James pushes Pip back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pip tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
James drops Pip onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Pip is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Pip is rocked!
That has opened up Phillip Pip's cut even more.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by James as Pip tries to tie him up.
Pip is still on wobbly legs! Can James finish him?
James definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
James blocks a body shot from Pip.
Pip seems to have recovered his senses.
James throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pips head.
A frustrated look appears on Pip's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
James lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pip 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!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from James.
Pip looks winded!
James prevents a body shot from Pip.
James drops Pip onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Pip is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
James cracks Pip with a nice body shot.
A nice left hand lands by James.
The cut above Phillip Pip's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
James creates a little bit of space and unloads with a massive uppercut! Pip drops to the mat, out cold! Wow, that was brutal! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joy James!
During a confident post fight interview, Joy James 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Zadimus Delacroix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keto Belle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belle is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Going Down . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zadimus Delacroix!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Keto Belle!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Delacroix does no damage.
A nice side step and Belle releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Belle ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Delacroix darts in and clinches Belle up against the cage.
Belle prevents a body shot from Delacroix.
Belle misses with a body punch.
Belle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Belle controlling the action here for a moment.
A short body shot lands from Belle as the two fighters clinch.
Delacroix digs a right hand into Belle's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Belle's gas tank.
Belle lands a hook to the side of the head.
Delacroix misses with a body punch.
Delacroix misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Delacroix misses with a body punch.
Delacroix misses with a punch to the body.
Belle lands a left hand that snaps the head of Delacroix backwards.
Belle throws a punch but it's blocked by Delacroix.
Delacroix tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Belle presses Delacroix against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Belle pushes Delacroix back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belle pulls Delacroix into guard.
Delacroix is looking to stand up but Belle won't let him.
Our spies down at at THE GYM (20 Elite coaches on the Island !!!) inform us that Belle has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Delacroix slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Belle working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Delacroix doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Delacroix manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Belle had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Delacroix defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Belle being controlled here, momentarily.
Delacroix is looking to advance position but Belle has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delacroix is looking to get to half guard.
Delacroix tries to lock up and control but Belle gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Belle working for a guillotine from mount but Delacroix is in no mood to give up.
Belle looking to secure an arm triangle but Delacroix defends it well.
Delacroix tries to hold on but Belle postures up.
Belle wants to control the pace but Delacroix is squirming around nicely.
Belle throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Delacroix has his hands clasped together but Belle breaks the hold and Delacroix is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Belle!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Keto Belle!
Keto Belle is the new welterweight champion!
A victorious Keto Belle thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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