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Solitude XLIII PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Vukovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grey Goose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grey Goose will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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261 lbs
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280 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Josh Vukovic!
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, Grey Goose!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vukovic pushes Goose up against the cage in a clinch.
Vukovic has a couple of punches blocked by Goose.
Vukovic lands a left hand.
Vukovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vukovic wants a takedown but no success here.
Vukovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Goose is trying to break free.
Vukovic has Goose pressed against the cage.
Vukovic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vukovic.
Goose stops a takedown attempt from Vukovic.
Vukovic is trying to stall.
Vukovic goes for a takedown attempt but Goose pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Vukovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vukovic doesn't manage to clinch there - Goose circles away.
Goose lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Josh Vukovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vukovic closes the distance but Goose moves to the side
and Goose counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vukovic takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vukovic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vukovic wants to clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Vukovic has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Vukovic takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Goose cracks Vukovic with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vukovic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A nice side step and Goose releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Goose lands a head shot.
A solid body kick from Vukovic.
Vukovic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Goose lands a nice looking body shot.
Vukovic doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vukovic rushes Goose and presses him up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Goose.
A head punch on the inside from Vukovic fails to land.
Vukovic creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Goose's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vukovic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Vukovic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Goose is working Vukovic over against the cage.
Vukovic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Goose.
Vukovic tries to throw a body punch but Goose avoids it by throwing Vukovic back against the cage.
Vukovic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Goose is trying to force a seperation but Vukovic has the dominant position.
Vukovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Goose uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vukovic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Goose misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vukovic scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vukovic creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Vukovic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Goose is rocked!
Vukovic tries for a takedown but Goose manages to get underhooks.
Goose misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Vukovic fails to land.
Vukovic throws an elbow that misses.
Vukovic will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Goose up against the cage.
Goose cracks Vukovic with a nice body shot.
Goose misses with a hook from the clinch.
Goose blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vukovic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Goose blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vukovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Goose.
Goose should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Vukovic turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Vukovic is trying to get an arm triangle but Goose is defending well.
Vukovic controlling the position from side mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goose is looking for a sweep.
Vukovic landing strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vukovic lands an elbow.
Goose is still in real trouble! Can Vukovic finish him?
Vukovic lands a strong strike to the head of Goose. That's dazed him! Vukovic looking to finish here. Goose is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Vukovic lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Josh Vukovic!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Martin Teller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Twinkle Twinkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Twinkle's choice of entrance music: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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166 lbs
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165 lbs
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KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Martin Teller!
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, Twinkle Twinkle!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Twinkle lands with a nice body punch.
Teller takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Twinkle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Teller manages to avoid it.
Teller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Twinkle.
Twinkle with a hook.
It looks like Martin Teller has been cut.
Teller drops his hands momentarily and Twinkle takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Teller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Twinkle moves away.
Twinkle misses with a body shot.
Twinkle's corner calls for a 1-2. Twinkle obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Twinkle gets caught flat footed, as Teller shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Teller postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Twinkle throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Twinkle throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Teller 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.
Twinkle has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at THE GYM (20 Elite coaches on the Island !!!). Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Twinkle throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Twinkle has his hands on Teller's head, controlling the position.
Teller cracks Twinkle with a solid left hand.
Teller looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Twinkle really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Teller. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Teller shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Teller decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Twinkle has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Teller is on him like a limpet, forcing Twinkle back against the cage.
Twinkle's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Twinkle throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twinkle breaks from the clinch.
A jab from Twinkle finds it's way through Teller's defenses.
Twinkle Twinkle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good shot there by Twinkle.
Teller looks to clinch
and Twinkle counters with a straight right hand.
Martin Teller's cut is getting worse.
Twinkle lands a big uppercut and Teller crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Teller looks OK. Twinkle waves Teller back to his feet!
Teller is rocked!
Twinkle Twinkle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Twinkle flashes Teller a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Teller's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Teller crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Twinkle punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Twinkle Twinkle!
During a confident post fight interview, Twinkle Twinkle thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Apolonio Papas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Risto Riekko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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180 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Apolonio Papas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Risto Riekko!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Michael Johnstone and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riekko chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Papas cracks the inside of Riekko's front leg.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Papas.
Riekko scores with a punch to the head.
It looks like Apolonio Papas has been cut.
Riekko cracks Papas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A slapping body kick lands there for Papas.
Riekko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Riekko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Riekko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Riekko tried to score with a low kick but Papas checks it.
Riekko doesn't manage to clinch there - Papas circles away.
Riekko just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromPapas.
Papas throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Risto Riekko has been cut.
Riekko jabs at Papas's body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Riekko tries to clinch up.
Riekko moves into range and connects with a jab.
Riekko looks to land a right hand but Papas moved out of range.
Papas takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Riekko checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riekko works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Riekko throws a lazy uppercut
and Papas counters with a body kick that stops Riekko in his tracks momentarily.
Papas misses with a body kick.
Riekko lands a jab to Papas's midsection.
Riekko tries to clinch there but Papas circles away.
Riekko misses with a hook.
Papas looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Riekko swings away with a body shot that misses
and Papas counters with a nice low kick that buckles Riekko's knee momentarily.
Riekko fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Papas is out of range.
Riekko takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Riekko misses with a straight right.
Papas avoids the body shot from Riekko.
Riekko fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A head kick by Papas misses
and Riekko counters with a nice leg kick.
Riekko throws a lazy right hand but Papas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Riekko misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riekko instigates a clinch.
Riekko throws an elbow but it misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Riekko - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Riekko creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Riekko lands an elbow that stopped Papas in his tracks for a moment.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Riekko.
Riekko has a couple of punches blocked by Papas.
Riekko throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Papas takes an elbow to the temple.
Riekko misses with an elbow over the top.
Riekko dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Riekko throws an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riekko creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Riekko just misses with a elbow thrown towards Papas's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Riekko throws an elbow but misses.
Riekko lands an elbow just above Papas 's eye.
Riekko throws an elbow that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Riekko.
Riekko manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Papas avoids the elbow strike from Riekko, against the cage.
Papas has Riekko pressed against the cage.
Riekko pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Riekko just misses with a elbow thrown towards Papas's brow.
Riekko is trying to stall.
Papas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Papas tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Riekko tries to clinch there but Papas circles away.
Papas is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Riekko wants to slow Papas down by chopping away at his legs.
Papas throws the kick towards the body but Riekko avoids it.
A jab lands there for Riekko.
Riekko takes the fight into the clinch.
Papas is trying to maintain a safe position but Riekko gets an underhook and turns Papas into the cage.
Papas blocks an elbow strike from Riekko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Risto Riekko dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Riekko blocks the body kick.
Papas blocks a jab.
Riekko wants to clinch.
Riekko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Riekko throws a nice looking combination but Papas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Riekko misses with a looping right.
Papas jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Riekko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Riekko throws a body shot but no joy.
Papas throws a jab when Riekko was well out of range.
Papas throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riekko closes the distance and clinches.
Riekko pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Riekko.
Papas avoids a wild elbow strike from Riekko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Riekko takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Riekko pushes off an throws an elbow but Papas leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Papas gets control of Riekko's arms and successfully pulls guard. Papas will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Papas keeping moving, preventing Riekko from controlling successfully.
Riekko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Papas is keeping the position for now.
Riekko trying to control the position from guard on top but Papas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Papas is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Risto Riekko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riekko avoiding damage.
Papas breaks the clinch.
Papas misses with a head kick.
Papas looks for the body kick but Riekko saw that one coming.
Riekko feints a counter leg kick.
Riekko cracks Papas with an open hand slap.
Papas throws a big shot that misses.
Riekko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Riekko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Riekko punishes Papas's body with a nice straight punch.
Riekko misses with a body punch
and Papas counters with a big head kick but Riekko shrugs it off.
Riekko moves out of range of the leg kick from Papas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riekko cracks Papas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Papas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Papas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Risto Riekko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Riekko thumps Papas with a low kick.
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!
Riekko thuds his right hand into Papas's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Papas.
Riekko throws a low kick but Papas moves out of range easily.
Riekko cracks the inside of Papas's front leg.
Papas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Riekko is looking to clinch.
Papas looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Riekko tries to counter with a clinch but Papas shakes him off and moves away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Papas scores with a kick to the midsection.
Riekko scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Riekko lands a jab-cross combination.
Riekko connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Risto Riekko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Riekko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Papas.
As Riekko backs away, Papas returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Riekko misses with a looping right.
Riekko throws a leg kick
and Papas counters with a good, hard body kick but Riekko shrugs it off.
Papas checks a leg kick.
Riekko is looking to clinch but Papas is avoiding it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Papas.
Riekko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Papas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Papas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Riekko. That's going to slow Papas down.
Papas throws a head kick but Riekko moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riekko falls off balance throwing a combination
and Papas counters with a solid body kick.
Riekko moves into the clinch.
Riekko pushes off an throws an elbow but Papas leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Riekko lands an elbow that stopped Papas in his tracks for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Riekko.
Riekko pushes off an throws an elbow but Papas leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Riekko throws an elbow but it misses.
Riekko pushes off an throws an elbow but Papas leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Papas takes an elbow to the forehead.
Papas letting Riekko take a breather here.
Riekko lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Apolonio Papas's cut is getting worse.
Riekko misses with an elbow strike.
Riekko stalling against the cage.
Papas tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Riekko smiles and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Riekko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Riekko rushes Papas and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Riekko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Riekko moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Papas is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Riekko gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Riekko comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riekko stalling the fight.
Papas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Riekko tries to close the distance and clinch but Papas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Apolonio Papas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Riekko moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riekko lands with a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Riekko misses the target.
Papas throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Papas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Riekko moves into the clinch successfully.
Papas tries to pull guard but Riekko forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Riekko throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Riekko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Riekko is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Riekko just misses with a elbow thrown towards Papas's brow.
Riekko throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Papas breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riekko moves out of range of the body kick.
Riekko misses with a low kick.
Papas thows a body kick. Riekko tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Riekko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Papas lands a big head kick that sends Riekko to the canvas! Papas follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Apolonio Papas!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Seok Yi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tway Ma Shaung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Yi might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sir Sly - You Haunt Me (Soysauce Edition). Seok Yi could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tway Ma Shaung 's chin.
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Seok Yi!
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, Tway Ma Shaung !
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yi rushes Ma Shaung and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ma Shaung on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ma Shaung is trying to break free.
Yi has Ma Shaung pressed against the cage, preventing Ma Shaung from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ma Shaung tries to circle away but Yi has him pinned against the cage.
Yi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ma Shaung lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Yi prevents Ma Shaung from breaking the clinch.
Ma Shaung is trying to push Yi away but Yi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Yi looking to throw knees to the head but Ma Shaung is blocking nicely.
Yi trying to land knees to the body.
Ma Shaung avoiding damage as Yi throws knees to the body.
Ma Shaung wants to get back to striking at distance but Yi won't allow it.
Yi tries to land knees in the clinch but Ma Shaung avoids the damage to the body.
Ma Shaung on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ma Shaung blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ma Shaung is trying to break the clinch but Yi has him pressed against the cage.
Yi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ma Shaung avoids it.
Yi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Yi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Yi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ma Shaung 's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Ma Shaung 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ma Shaung tries to circle away but Yi has him pinned against the cage.
Yi looking to throw knees to the head but Ma Shaung is blocking nicely.
Ma Shaung has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ma Shaung wants to get back to striking at distance but Yi won't allow it.
Ma Shaung misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yi tries to land knees in the clinch but Ma Shaung avoids the damage to the body.
Ma Shaung tries to break free but Yi pushes him back against the cage.
Ma Shaung breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ma Shaung goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Good leg kick by Yi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yi throws a low kick but Ma Shaung avoids it.
No joy there for Ma Shaung , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ma Shaung is looking to slow Yi down with leg kicks.
Yi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ma Shaung is out of range.
Yi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ma Shaung 's calf.
Yi moves into the clinch.
Yi trying to land knees to the body.
Yi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ma Shaung .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ma Shaung breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ma Shaung throws a head kick that Yi semi-blocks.
Yi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ma Shaung manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Yi trying to land knees to the body.
Ma Shaung breaks from the clinch.
Yi blocks a head kick by Ma Shaung .
Yi moves into the clinch successfully.
Ma Shaung breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ma Shaung misses with a wild body shot.
Yi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ma Shaung swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ma Shaung dips to his left and cracks Yi with an uppercut!
Ma Shaung keeps the fight on the outside.
Yi is looking to score with low kicks.
Ma Shaung blocks a leg kick.
Ma Shaung takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yi connects with a solid leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Yi.
Yi tries to counter by clinching up but Ma Shaung breaks away and moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yi checks a low kick from Ma Shaung .
A head kick misses from Ma Shaung .
Yi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Yi 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.
Ma Shaung jabs at Yi's body.
Ma Shaung throws a leg kick but Yi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Yi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ma Shaung paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yi tries to close the distance and clinch but Ma Shaung swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ma Shaung chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yi tries to clinch up but Ma Shaung circles away and keeps his distance.
Yi wants to clinch up but Ma Shaung keeps it at a distance.
Ma Shaung connects with a single shot there.
Ma Shaung lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Yi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ma Shaung 's calf.
Yi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ma Shaung checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Yi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ma Shaung .
Ma Shaung chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yi can pounce on him.
Yi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
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 clash of legs there as Yi blocks the low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yi closes the distance and clinches.
Yi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ma Shaung avoids it.
Ma Shaung has had enough of the clinch but Yi keeps him there for the moment.
Ma Shaung tries to break the clinch but Yi is controlling the position.
Ma Shaung wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ma Shaung tries to break free but Yi pushes him back against the cage.
Yi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ma Shaung avoids it.
Ma Shaung is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ma Shaung avoiding damage as Yi throws knees to the body.
Yi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ma Shaung 's efforts to push away.
Ma Shaung avoiding damage as Yi throws knees to the body.
Ma Shaung is trying to force a seperation but Yi has the dominant position.
Yi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ma Shaung is defending well for now.
Ma Shaung escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A clash of legs there as Yi blocks the low kick.
Yi clinches up against the cage.
Ma Shaung is looking to break free of the clinch but Yi has double underhooks.
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 Seok Yi will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Yi rushes Ma Shaung and presses him up against the cage.
Ma Shaung breaks the clinch.
Yi rushes Ma Shaung and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ma Shaung is trying to push Yi away but Yi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Yi missing with knees to the body.
Yi scores a nice knee to the body.
Yi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ma Shaung 's face.
Ma Shaung wants to break free but Yi has control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ma Shaung tries to break free but Yi pushes him back against the cage.
Yi lands a nice knee to the body.
Ma Shaung is trying to break free.
Yi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ma Shaung .
Ma Shaung breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ma Shaung misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ma Shaung swats away the attempt to clinch by Yi.
Yi moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ma Shaung on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ma Shaung is breathing heavily.
Yi missing with knees to the body.
Yi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ma Shaung is defending well for now.
Yi prevents Ma Shaung from breaking the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Ma Shaung 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ma Shaung has had enough of the clinch but Yi keeps him there for the moment.
Ma Shaung managing to block the knees to the body from Yi.
Seok Yi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yi tries to land knees in the clinch but Ma Shaung avoids the damage to the body.
Yi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ma Shaung .
Ma Shaung wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yi looking to throw knees to the head but Ma Shaung is blocking nicely.
Yi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Yi tries to land knees in the clinch but Ma Shaung avoids the damage to the body.
Yi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ma Shaung avoids it.
Yi tries to land a knee to the head but Ma Shaung blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ma Shaung breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yi throws a leg kick but Ma Shaung moved away.
Yi moves out of range of the body kick.
Yi throws out a leg kick but Ma Shaung moves out of range and Yi only half commits.
Yi tries to work over Ma Shaung 's front leg with a kick but Ma Shaung checks it.
Ma Shaung is looking to clinch.
Yi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Yi moves in looking to clinch but Ma Shaung pushes him off.
Yi tries to clinch up but Ma Shaung circles away and keeps his distance.
Ma Shaung misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yi is looking to counter the offense by Ma Shaung and move into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yi is looking to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Ma Shaung .
Yi is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Ma Shaung .
Ma Shaung swats away the attempt to clinch by Yi.
Yi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Seok Yi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yi moves out of range as Ma Shaung throws a body kick.
Ma Shaung checks a leg kick.
Yi is looking to chop away at Ma Shaung 's legs.
Ma Shaung swings for the body but Yi moves out of range.
Ma Shaung lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yi tries to work over Ma Shaung 's front leg with a kick but Ma Shaung checks it.
Yi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ma Shaung can do to turn this around?
An inside leg kick from Yi misses.
Yi lands a leg kick that knocks Ma Shaung off balance momentarily.
Ma Shaung checks a low kick from Yi.
Ma Shaung wants to counter the offense by Yi and move into the clinch position.
Yi drives through and clinches with Ma Shaung against the cage.
Yi trying to land knees to the body.
Ma Shaung 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ma Shaung has had enough of the clinch but Yi keeps him there for the moment.
Ma Shaung tries to break free but Yi pushes him back against the cage.
Ma Shaung breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Yi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ma Shaung is out of range and Yi settles back down.
Yi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ma Shaung manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ma Shaung throws a low kick, looking for Yi's leg but Yi calmly moves out of range.
Yi moves out of range as Ma Shaung throws a body kick.
Ma Shaung throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yi.
Ma Shaung throws a low kick but Yi moves out of range easily.
A slow jab from Ma Shaung misses its intended target.
Yi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ma Shaung breaks the clinch.
Ma Shaung circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yi moves out of range of the body kick from Ma Shaung .
Ma Shaung avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yi tries to clinch but Ma Shaung is having none of it.
Yi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ma Shaung closes the distance and clinches.
Ma Shaung has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Yi seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ma Shaung can turn it around.
Yi missing with knees to the body.
Yi scores a nice knee to the body.
Ma Shaung wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yi has him pressed against the cage.
Yi trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seok Yi dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Yi moves in looking to clinch but Ma Shaung pushes him off.
Ma Shaung wants to counter with a clinch but Yi pushes him away.
Ma Shaung circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ma Shaung misses with a lunging right hand
and Yi counters with an outside leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ma Shaung is looking to break free of the clinch but Yi has double underhooks.
Ma Shaung managing to block the knees to the body from Yi.
Yi missing with knees to the body.
Ma Shaung can't break the clinch.
Yi tries to land knees in the clinch but Ma Shaung avoids the damage to the body.
Ma Shaung avoiding damage as Yi throws knees to the body.
Ma Shaung breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ma Shaung fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yi manages to avoid it.
Ma Shaung avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ma Shaung misses with a two punch combination.
Yi fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ma Shaung just manages to avoid it.
Ma Shaung is looking to score with low kicks.
Yi is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Ma Shaung .
Ma Shaung wants to land a leg kick but Yi is out of range.
Yi closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ma Shaung avoiding damage as Yi throws knees to the body.
Yi trying to land knees to the body.
Yi prevents Ma Shaung from breaking the clinch.
Ma Shaung tries to circle away but Yi has him pinned against the cage.
Yi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ma Shaung is defending well for now.
Ma Shaung is trying to break free.
Ma Shaung escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yi tries to clinch up but Ma Shaung circles away and keeps his distance.
Yi motions for Ma Shaung to come forward. Yi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yi sets himself, and Ma Shaung steps forward looking for the clinch! Yi avoids it this time.
Tway Ma Shaung seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yi is looking to clinch.
Yi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ma Shaung manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ma Shaung misses with a wild body shot.
As Ma Shaung tries to get set, Yi tries to push him back and clinch up but Ma Shaung manages to avoid the attempt.
Ma Shaung is looking to chop away at Yi's legs.
Yi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yi tried to score with a low kick but Ma Shaung checks it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yi.
Yi is looking to clinch but Ma Shaung is avoiding it.
Tway Ma Shaung has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Ma Shaung throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yi tried to score with a low kick but Ma Shaung checks it.
Yi moves out of range of the leg kick from Ma Shaung .
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ma Shaung .
Ma Shaung tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ma Shaung swats away the attempt to clinch by Yi.
Yi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ma Shaung cracks Yi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ma Shaung avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ma Shaung manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ma Shaung misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ma Shaung throws a body punch but Yi moves out of range.
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!
Yi moves into range and clinches up with Ma Shaung .
Ma Shaung looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Yi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ma Shaung wants to break free but Yi has control.
Ma Shaung wants to get back to striking at distance but Yi won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ma Shaung wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yi has him pressed against the cage.
Ma Shaung can't break the clinch.
Ma Shaung takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Yi working Ma Shaung over with knees to the body.
Ma Shaung tries to break the clinch but Yi is controlling the position.
Ma Shaung wants to get back to striking at distance but Yi won't allow it.
Yi tries to land knees in the clinch but Ma Shaung avoids the damage to the body.
Yi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ma Shaung in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Yi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Yi lands a nice knee to the body.
Yi trying to land knees to the body.
Yi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ma Shaung avoids it.
Ma Shaung on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yi missing with knees to the body.
Ma Shaung makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yi trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ma Shaung takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Tway Ma Shaung has been cut.
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!
Ma Shaung on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ma Shaung wants to break free but Yi has control.
Yi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Yi missing with knees to the body.
Yi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Yi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ma Shaung in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Yi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ma Shaung lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Yi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Yi obliges.
Ma Shaung blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ma Shaung tries to land a knee to the head but Yi blocks with his arms.
Ma Shaung managing to block the knees to the body from Yi.
Ma Shaung breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Seok Yi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Yi, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seok Yi!
Seok Yi seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Moe Szyslak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moe Szyslak could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tim Thomas's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Moe Szyslak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tim Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Thomas. Beautiful body shot.
Thomas circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've been told by Szyslak's head coaches at THE GYM (20 Elite coaches on the Island !!!) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The fighters circling - Thomas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Szyslak has taken the fight to the clinch.
Szyslak working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Szyslak.
Szyslak lands a body shot in the clinch.
Szyslak fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Szyslak.
Thomas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Szyslak backwards.
Thomas takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Szyslak on the inside.
Szyslak misses with some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Szyslak.
A nice right hand lands inside from Szyslak.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Szyslak.
Thomas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Szyslak lands with a left to the head.
Szyslak lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
Thomas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Szyslak gets through Thomas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Szyslak lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
Szyslak doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A hook to the body from Szyslak.
Szyslak misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Thomas.
Szyslak throws a punch but it's blocked by Thomas.
Thomas manages to break the clinch.
Thomas looks to land a right hand but Szyslak moved out of range.
Szyslak gets a clinch.
Thomas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thomas struggles to land a body shot inside as Szyslak controls his hands.
Szyslak swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thomas.
Szyslak lands with a light punch inside.
Thomas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thomas takes a shot to the head.
Thomas misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szyslak scores with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Szyslak scores with a shoulder strike.
Szyslak has Thomas pressed against the cage, preventing Thomas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Szyslak working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thomas.
Szyslak pushes Thomas back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Szyslak throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thomass head.
Szyslak lands a body shot.
Szyslak scores with a shot to the side of Thomas's head.
Thomas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Szyslak moves into the clinch.
Szyslak misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thomas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Thomas.
Thomas blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thomas.
Thomas misses with a punch to the body.
A right hand to the body from Szyslak.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Szyslak.
Szyslak misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Szyslak fails to land.
Thomas throws a punch but it's blocked by Szyslak.
Szyslak presses Thomas against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Szyslak lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thomas is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Szyslak creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thomas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thomas is looking to control Szyslak's arms but Szyslak gets an underhook and turns him. Now Thomas has his back to the cage.
Thomas stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Thomas misses with a body punch.
A short right from Szyslak on the inside.
Szyslak lands with a left to the head.
Szyslak scores with a shot to the side of Thomas's head.
Thomas is rocked!
Szyslak lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
Thomas is still on wobbly legs! Can Szyslak finish him?
Szyslak lands a body shot.
Thomas has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Szyslak seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Thomas can turn it around.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Szyslak.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomas digs a right hand into Szyslak's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Szyslak's gas tank.
Szyslak creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Thomas with a big uppercut! Thomas tries to clinch up but Szyslak pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Thomas to the mat! Thomas covers up and Szyslak unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Moe Szyslak!
An out of breath Moe Szyslak 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Otocanin Zmija (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Endleman Schubert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schubert has chosen Seve by Tez Cadey as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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265 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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273 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Excellent MT
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Otocanin Zmija!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Endleman Schubert!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schubert looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Schubert not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Zmija is trying to control but can't.
Schubert really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Zmija. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Schubert thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Zmija moves into full guard.
Zmija is pulling down on Schubert's head. It's preventing any offense from Schubert, at least for the moment.
Schubert looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Zmija wants to sweep here but Schubert controlling him for the moment.
Zmija escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Schubert gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zmija looking for a guillotine here but Schubert defends easily.
Schubert wants to control from the top but Zmija keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zmija is trying to control the position but Schubert postures up.
Schubert missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Schubert must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Zmija looking for a sweep. Not yet Zmija, not yet.
Zmija working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Schubert.
Zmija is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Zmija looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Zmija trying to control from half guard but Schubert is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Zmija is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Schubert!
Schubert defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Zmija.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Schubert can do anything to dispel that myth.
Zmija working for a guillotine from mount but Schubert is in no mood to give up.
Schubert reaches up to try and pull Zmija in and control his posture, but Zmija latches on to an arm and pivots quickly for an armbar! Schubert taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Otocanin Zmija!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Milky Mindoro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Genichiro Shimada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Milky Mindoro could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Genichiro Shimada's chin.
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186 lbs
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189 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Milky Mindoro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Genichiro Shimada!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mindoro throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A swing and a miss from Mindoro.
Mindoro lands a big head kick that sends Shimada tumbling to the mat! Mindoro takes a step backwards and waves Shimada back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Shimada is rocked!
It looks like Genichiro Shimada has been cut.
Mindoro has been working on his boxing with his coaches at All Time Wrestling - 12 ELITE COACHES in the buildup to the fight.
Shimada lunges at Mindoro with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mindoro's hand.
Shimada is still on wobbly legs! Can Mindoro finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shimada works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mindoro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mindoro swings for the body but Shimada moves out of range.
Shimada rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mindoro counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Shimada off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Mindoro follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Shimada was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Milky Mindoro!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Bravie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Unz Unz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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212 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Magnus Bravie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Unz Unz!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bravie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Unz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bravie counters with a nice uppercut.
Bravie seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Bravie lands a jab to the head.
Bravie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Unz throws a fast counter high kick but Bravie manages to duck under it in time.
Unz closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bravie to the mat! Bravie manages to get full guard.
Unz is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bravie is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Unz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Unz drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Unz jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Unz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Unz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravie wants to stand and escape but Unz is having none of it.
Unz postures up in Bravie's guard and throws a big left but Bravie blocks it.
Unz stopping the sweep attempt from Bravie.
Bravie keeping full guard, as Unz tries to pass.
Bravie working a defensive guard here.
Bravie looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Bravie wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Unz manages to pass to side control.
Unz looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bravie knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Unz on the ground.
Bravie pushes Unz off but Unz dives into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Unz tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Unz has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bravie is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Unz is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bravie is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bravie is looking for a sweep.
Bravie pushes Unz away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Unz gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Unz has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Bravie is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Unz yanks on the arm and Bravie is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Unz.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Unz Unz!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Honeybottom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ragnar Axiom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce Honeybottom has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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250 lbs
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275 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Excellent MT
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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
9 - 3 - 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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ragnar Axiom!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Axiom misses with a body shot.
Honeybottom tries to counter by clinching up but Axiom breaks away and moves out of range.
Axiom sizes up Honeybottom with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
It looks like Bruce Honeybottom has been cut.
Axiom scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Honeybottom throws a right and a left that Axiom avoids nicely.
Axiom looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Honeybottom misses with the combination.
Axiom misses with a hook. Honeybottom ducked under it nicely.
Axiom lands a jab.
Axiom misses with an uppercut
and Honeybottom counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Ragnar Axiom has been cut.
Axiom 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.
Axiom scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Axiom misses with a body punch
and Honeybottom counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Honeybottom throws a looping overhand right but Axiom ducks down to avoid it.
Axiom ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Honeybottom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Axiom lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honeybottom takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Honeybottom's corner calls for a 1-2. Honeybottom obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A shot to the body from Axiom misses
and Honeybottom counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Honeybottom has been working on his boxing with his coaches at THE GYM (20 Elite coaches on the Island !!!) in the buildup to the fight.
A big left from Honeybottom misses.
Axiom scores with a body shot.
Axiom swings widly with a right hand
and Honeybottom counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That has opened up Ragnar Axiom's cut even more.
Honeybottom slips a jab from Axiom.
Axiom connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Axiom throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Honeybottom cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Honeybottom throws a poor cross that misses
and Axiom counters by moving into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Honeybottom keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Axiom's efforts to push away.
A short right from Honeybottom on the inside.
Axiom breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axiom scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Honeybottom doesn't seem bothered though.
Honeybottom uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Axiom.
Axiom misses with a body shot
and Honeybottom counters with a crisp right hand that drops Axiom! Honeybottom lets Axiom back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Axiom takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Honeybottom lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Axiom is rocked!
The cut above Ragnar Axiom's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Honeybottom misses with a looping right.
Axiom misses with a double jab
and Honeybottom counters with a right hand from hell and Axiom is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bruce Honeybottom!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wilson Wills (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glorious Superior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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159 lbs
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160 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wilson Wills!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Glorious Superior!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wills throws a body kick that misses.
Superior misses with a takedown attempt
and Wills counters with a solid body kick.
Superior moves in looking to clinch but Wills pushes him off.
Superior misses with a body shot.
A left lands for Superior.
Wills doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Superior avoids the head kick by Wills.
Wills looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wills throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Wills is predictable there
and Superior counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Superior scores with a hook to the body. Wills takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Superior defending well as Wills loads up on a big left hand.
Wills swats away the attempt to clinch by Superior.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Superior ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wills moves away.
Glorious Superior seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wills.
Wills throws a leg kick which misses Superior's front leg but catches the back leg as Superior tries to avoid it.
Superior throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Superior misses.
Superior ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wills moves away.
Wills throws a big counter combination but Superior scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Wills scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wills lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wills throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Superior makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Superior jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Superior gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wills fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wills misses with a hook to the ribs.
Superior jumps guard but Wills stands there with Superior around his waist. Superior gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Superior blocking some punches.
Wills blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wills misses with a punch to the body.
Wills working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Superior blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wills tries to work over Superior's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wills misses with a short punch on the inside.
Superior lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wills backwards.
Superior blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wills throws a head punch that misses.
Wills misses with a short punch on the inside.
Superior has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Wills is trying to keep an underhook but Superior manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Superior perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Superior is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wills is trying to maintain the position but Superior is very close to passing his half guard.
Wills is holding on to half guard well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Superior tries to pass to full mount but Wills defends it.
Superior is trying to control the action in half guard but Wills is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Superior keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Superior is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Superior scores with a hook.
Superior has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Wilson Wills is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wills uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Superior.
Superior tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wills was well out of range. Poor timing from Superior.
Wills went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Wills lands a nice looking body kick.
Wills scores with a kick to the body.
Superior is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Wills rather than just go for the knockout.
Wills feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Superior's calf.
Wills tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Superior is able to avoid easily.
Superior thuds a left hand into Wills's body.
Superior slips under a jab.
Superior fails with a takedown attempt.
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 Wilson Wills will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wills fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wills definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Superior fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wills takes a swing at Superior's ribcage but misses.
Superior is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Superior has closed the distance and engaged Wills in a clinch.
Superior fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wills tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wills swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wills presses Superior against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Superior misses with a punch to the body.
Wills tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Superior blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Superior can't find room to land a body shot as Wills controls the action.
Superior scores with a nice hook to the head.
Superior successfully pulls guard.
Superior is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Superior has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wills can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wills got a little sloppy there for a moment and Superior has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wills has managed to get both his arms back between Superior's legs - danger averted.
Superior looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wills is one step ahead there.
Superior working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wills doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wills manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wills content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Superior looking to control.
Wills wants to control from the top but Superior keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Wills avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Superior fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wills forces Superior back against the cage and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Superior.
Wills lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Superior backwards.
Superior ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Superior no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Wills controlling from the top position.
Wills trying to control but Superior is working from the bottom.
Superior has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Wills is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Superior.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wills is looking to take a break and control but Superior is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Who's going to make the next move?
Superior is trying to control Wills's posture but Wills avoids it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Superior is trying to escape the position but Wills is controlling the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glorious Superior showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wills just misses with a punch to the body.
Superior blocks the body kick.
Superior looks to score with a jab to the body but Wills is just out of range.
Superior ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Superior tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wills turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Superior misses the body punch
and Wills counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wills takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Superior misses with a hook
and Wills connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Superior's corner calls for a 1-2. Superior obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Superior throws a body punch but Wills moves out of range.
As Superior looks to move away, Wills throws a big counter combo bu Superior just gets out of the way.
Wilson Wills is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wills lands a leg kick that knocks Superior off balance momentarily.
Wills throws a front kick aimed at Superior's knee but Superior avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Superior throws a good cross that connects.
Wills looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Superior swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Superior blocks a leg kick.
Wills throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wills throws a series of punches but Superior moves out of range.
Wills throws a low kick but it's checked well by Superior.
Superior wants to clinch up but Wills keeps it at a distance.
Superior connects with a body shot that sends Wills's belly button to the back.
Wills lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wills walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Superior checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wills's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Wills duly obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Superior throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wills is looking to counter with a body kick.
Superior misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wills.
Superior scores with a jab to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wills swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Superior fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wills manages to avoid it.
Superior just misses with a punch to the body.
Superior walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wills looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wills tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wills ducks under a wild hook from Superior.
Wills cracks Superior with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wills moves out of range as Superior strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wills is looking to land body kicks.
Superior feints the counter takedown.
Wills finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Superior thuds a left hand into Wills's body.
Wills is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wills takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wills misses with a leg kick.
Wills gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Superior counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wills thinking.
Wills will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wills connects with a looping right hand.
Superior throws a hook but Wills avoids it easily.
Superior throws out a loose jab but Wills uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wilson Wills is winning the standup battle so far.
Superior's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wills under the eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wills throws an off balance right hand
and Superior counters with a takedown into side control.
Superior looking to control but instead Wills has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Superior is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Wills doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Superior.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Superior is working for a submission of some sort.
Wills is not content to let Superior control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Wilson Wills did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Superior fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wills manages to avoid it.
As Superior backs away, Wills returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Wills scores with the left hand. Superior knows he should have avoided that one.
Superior checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wills scores with a leg kick.
Wills pushes Superior up against the cage in a clinch.
Superior's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Superior scores with a nice hook to the head.
Superior throws a punch but it's blocked by Wills.
Wills has a couple of punches blocked by Superior.
Wilson Wills has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Superior blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Wills fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Superior jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wills walks away with a smile on his face. Superior gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Superior fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wills manages to avoid it.
Superior misses with a wild body shot.
A low kick from Wills misses
and Superior counters by clinching up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Superior is trying to maintain a safe position but Wills gets an underhook and turns Superior into the cage.
Superior taking a breather.
Wills tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Wills.
Superior blocks an uppercut.
Wills misses with a short punch on the inside.
Superior softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wills tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Superior's elbow.
Wills tries to work over Superior's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Superior goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wills prevents it.
Superior misses with a hook to the ribs.
Superior scores with a shot to the side of Wills's head.
Stalling in the clinch from Superior.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wills.
Wills digs a right hand underneath Superior's ribcage. Superior let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wills misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Superior has hold of one of Wills's legs. Wills is fighting the takedown attempt but Superior gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Wills is trying to control the position but Superior postures up.
Superior trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Superior trying to control the position from guard on top but Wills is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wills throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Superior bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wills's head.
Superior ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Superior misses with a wild body shot.
Wills on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Left hook, right uppercut from Wills.
The fighters circling - Wills throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wills has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wills lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Superior backwards.
A short uppercut from Wills.
Superior tries a body shot but Wills blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Superior.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Superior blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Superior is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Still in the clinch, Superior scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wills softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wills swings wildly with an uppercut but Superior uses good head movement to avoid it.
Superior scores with a shot to the side of Wills's head.
Wills lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wills tries to throw a body punch but Superior avoids it by throwing Wills back against the cage.
Superior fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wills working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Wilson Wills will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Superior scores with a body shot.
Wills with a hook.
Superior keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wills.
Superior tries to counter by closing the distance.
A leg kick checked by Superior.
Superior fails with a takedown attempt.
Wills lands with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wills. That's going to slow Superior down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wills.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Superior throws a body punch but Wills moves out of range.
Superior avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wills throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Superior counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Superior tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wills was well out of range. Poor timing from Superior.
Superior takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wills scores with a jab.
Wills closes the distance and clinches.
Superior lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wills backwards.
Wills misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wills struggles to land a body shot inside as Superior controls his hands.
Wills lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wills's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Glorious Superior has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Superior moves out of range of the body kick from Wills.
Superior appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Wills goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wills listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Superior bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wills's head backwards.
Wills looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Superior looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wills has managed to clinch.
Wills misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wills tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Superior's elbow.
Superior is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Wills is defending well.
Superior struggles to land a body shot inside as Wills controls his hands.
Wills throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Superior.
Wills struggles to land a body shot inside as Superior controls his hands.
Wills prevents a body shot from Superior.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Superior throws a head punch that misses.
Wills misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wills blocks a body shot from Superior.
Wills lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Superior backwards.
Superior tries to throw a body punch but Wills avoids it by throwing Superior back against the cage.
Wills tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Superior's elbow.
Wills breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Superior throws a lazy uppercut
and Wills counters with a leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Superior blocks the leg kick.
Wills blocks a jab.
Superior on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wills. Wills obviously looking to wear him down.
Superior throws a lazy uppercut
and Wills counters with a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Wills.
It looked like Wills wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wills throws a head kick that misses.
A shot to the body from Superior misses
and Wills counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Superior throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Wills was covering up waiting for the punch and Superior finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Wills is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wills is pulling down on Superior's head to control his posture.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wills looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wilson Wills showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wills 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 48:47
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 49:46
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wilson Wills!
Wilson Wills retains his lightweight title!
Our winner, Wilson Wills, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Glorious Superior spoke after the fight, saying 'The referees are clearly counter revolutionaries. They must be liquidated.'.
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