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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Iswan Dono (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Basil McCrystal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Iswan Dono!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Basil McCrystal!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Dirk Anderson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dono fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McCrystal manages to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Dono. Beautiful body shot.
Dono really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
McCrystal does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Dono throws a right and a left that both miss.
McCrystal checks the leg kick.
It seemed like McCrystal was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dono swinging wildly here.
Donk. Dono catches McCrystal right on the button with a cross.
McCrystal with a poor takedown
and Dono counters with a one-two to the body.
McCrystal looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dono is fending him off so far but McCrystal persists. Nope, Dono circles away and we're back to standing.
McCrystal throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dono counters with a thumping low kick.
Dono throws an overhand right that lands on McCrystal's shoulder, as McCrystal tries to avoid the shot.
McCrystal swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dono throws out a powerful jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dono catches McCrystal with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dono connects with a solid leg kick.
McCrystal will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dono changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dono fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McCrystal on the side of the head.
McCrystal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McCrystal swings widly with a right hand
and Dono counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McCrystal blocks a jab.
McCrystal clinches with his opponent.
Dono gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, McCrystal regains guard.
Dono lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dono drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but McCrystal manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Dono has McCrystal in his guard.
McCrystal throwing strikes from guard but Dono blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCrystal postures up in Dono's guard and throws a big left but Dono blocks it.
McCrystal is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
McCrystal is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Dono is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Dono has escaped and now he's on top!
Dono preventing the sweep.
McCrystal has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dono has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dono throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McCrystal works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dono loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
McCrystal keeping moving, preventing Dono from controlling successfully.
Dono scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCrystal preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dono is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dono throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dono lands a couple of elbows.
Dono in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dono definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dono scoring with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dono accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dono distracts McCrystal with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dono postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've been informed that McCrystal has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dono accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McCrystal has momentary wrist control but Dono slips an elbow through the middle.
Dono trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dono wants to control from the top but McCrystal keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCrystal wants to sweep but no luck.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dono's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dono connects with a couple of short punches.
Dono throws a big elbow that misses.
McCrystal managing to control the position.
Dono throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McCrystal works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McCrystal pulls Dono in close to prevent any damage.
Dono with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iswan Dono dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
McCrystal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dono moves forwards but McCrystal connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dono scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dono, as that shot connected.
McCrystal rushes Dono and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dono blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dono is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from McCrystal.
McCrystal changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dono fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Dono misses the target.
McCrystal takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Basil McCrystal has been cut.
Dono cracks the inside of McCrystal's front leg.
Dono ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dono keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McCrystal.
McCrystal avoids the head kick by Dono.
McCrystal fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dono delivers a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dono avoids the body shot from McCrystal.
Dono throws a right and a left that McCrystal avoids nicely.
Dono is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McCrystal can do to turn this around?
McCrystal missing with a left hand there. Dono was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dono throws a jab when McCrystal was well out of range.
Dono throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McCrystal is looking to clinch.
McCrystal's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dono under the eye.
Basil McCrystal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McCrystal shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dono counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Iswan Dono has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Basil McCrystal.
McCrystal throws a right hand that Dono ducks under and follows up with a left that Dono also avoids with ease.
Iswan Dono is winning the standup battle so far.
McCrystal slips a jab from Dono.
McCrystal fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dono scores with a sloppy right hand. McCrystal should have avoided that one.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dono!
Some wild striking there from McCrystal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McCrystal slips a straight right by Dono.
McCrystal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McCrystal ducks under a wild hook from Dono.
McCrystal tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Dono throws the left hand but McCrystal avoids the punch easily.
Dono looks to score with a jab to the body but McCrystal is just out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Dono.
Iswan Dono is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dono throws a jab when McCrystal was well out of range.
McCrystal shoots and misses
and Dono counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McCrystal takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
McCrystal lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Donk. McCrystal catches Dono right on the button with a cross.
McCrystal lands a nice shot to the body.
McCrystal shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dono defends it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dono lands a high kick!
A jab from Dono misses.
Dono misses with a kick to the body.
McCrystal takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dono avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dono lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Dono scores with a kick to the midsection.
Dono works the jab nicely.
McCrystal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dono.
McCrystal unleashes a big counter combination but Dono bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Dono swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McCrystal doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCrystal takes one to the chin there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCrystal tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dono defends well and McCrystal ends up having to push Dono into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Dono throws a counter high kick but McCrystal was just alert enough to avoid it.
McCrystal misses with a takedown attempt - Dono sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dono cracks the inside of McCrystal's front leg.
Dono waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McCrystal.
McCrystal with the counter takedown but Dono avoids it easily.
Dono throws a leg kick
and Dono takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McCrystal doesn't manage to clinch there - Dono circles away.
Dono misses the shot to the body.
Dono misses with a wild body shot.
Dono cracks the inside of McCrystal's front leg.
Dono connects with a leg kick. McCrystal looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dono swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting McCrystal counter with a right hand.
McCrystal moves out of range as Dono strikes.
McCrystal is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iswan Dono dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Basil McCrystal's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A punch combination from McCrystal misses.
Dono avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dono fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Dono. That snapped McCrystal's head back.
McCrystal checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dono wants to slow McCrystal down by chopping away at his legs.
Dono circles away from the clinch attempt.
McCrystal tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dono swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dono misses with the body kick
and McCrystal cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McCrystal moves in looking to clinch but Dono pushes him off.
McCrystal fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dono, pushing him back against the cage.
Dono is trying to trip McCrystal. He has hold of a leg but McCrystal is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Dono persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Dono cracks McCrystal with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCrystal looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
McCrystal keeping moving, preventing Dono from controlling successfully.
Dono is working McCrystal over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dono content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
McCrystal is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dono is controlling McCrystal's position as best he can from this difficult position.
McCrystal is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dono sees it coming and defends easily.
McCrystal misses with a head shot. Dono uses the momentum to regain guard.
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.
McCrystal trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McCrystal 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.
McCrystal trying to control the position from guard on top but Dono is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Iswan Dono is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McCrystal's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCrystal closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
McCrystal looks to throw the jab but Dono is out of range.
Dono lands with an uppercut that bounces McCrystal off the cage and back into range.
Dono lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
McCrystal throws a series of punches but Dono moves out of range.
Dono feinted with a counter takedown.
Dono jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dono missing with a left hand there. McCrystal was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dono smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
McCrystal wants to clinch up but Dono keeps it at a distance.
McCrystal with a poor takedown
and Dono counters with a nice body shot.
McCrystal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dono paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dono tries to land a body kick
and McCrystal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dono lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Dono misses with a body kick.
McCrystal has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
McCrystal closes the distance and pushes Dono back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCrystal tries to land knees in the clinch but Dono avoids the damage to the body.
McCrystal jumps guard.
Iswan Dono overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dono throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dono keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McCrystal's head.
Basil McCrystal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dono will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dono trying to control but McCrystal is working from the bottom.
Dono missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dono with a nice head shot there.
Dono wants to control from the top but McCrystal keeps moving.
McCrystal lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
McCrystal throws an elbow that misses. Dono uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in McCrystal's guard. Nice move by Dono!
And that's the end of the fight!
Iswan Dono showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dono, 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iswan Dono!
A victorious Iswan Dono thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Rawlings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dave Rawlings!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jay Silva!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rawlings misses with an uppercut.
Rawlings moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSilva.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rawlings.
Silva instigates a clinch.
Rawlings with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rawlings struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Silva tries to pull guard but Rawlings forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Silva blocking some punches.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Rawlings has hold of one of Silva's legs. Silva is fighting the takedown attempt but Rawlings gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Silva uses the cage to get back to his feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rawlings. That's going to slow Silva down.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rawlings sprawls well. Rawlings wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rawlings has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Rawlings pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rawlings - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Rawlings slowing the pace effectively.
Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dave Rawlings has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Silva.
Rawlings is pressed up against the cage. Silva has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rawlings down to the mat. Rawlings avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rawlings slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Silva tries to land a body kick
enabling Rawlings to counter with a crisp jab.
Rawlings avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rawlings throws a combination that misses
and Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice takedown defense from Rawlings. No joy for Silva on that attempt.
Rawlings drives through and clinches with Silva against the cage.
Silva prevents a takedown attempt there.
Silva blocking some punches.
Rawlings scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rawlings tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rawlings swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rawlings fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rawlings breaks the clinch.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rawlings counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rawlings.
Silva is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Rawlings is defending well.
Silva tries to pull guard but Rawlings holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.
Rawlings misses with a knee strike.
Silva jumps guard but Rawlings turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Rawlings avoiding damage.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva jumps guard but Rawlings turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Rawlings has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Silva uses from the top position.
Silva pushes down on Rawlings's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Silva wants to take a breather but Rawlings is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rawlings tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
Rawlings controlling the position for now.
Rawlings tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.
Rawlings is doing well to control the position and prevent Silva from advancing to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rawlings is looking to improve his position.
Silva looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Rawlings dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Rawlings tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rawlings misses with a head kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
Rawlings forces Silva back against the cage and clinches.
Dave Rawlings has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rawlings lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rawlings softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rawlings is struggling to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rawlings can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Silva leaning against his opponent.
Rawlings lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Silva prevents a body shot from Rawlings.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rawlings just leaning against Silva, taking a breather.
Rawlings utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rawlings misses with a punch to the body.
Rawlings manages to break the clinch.
Rawlings forces Silva back against the cage and clinches.
Silva is trying to pull guard but Rawlings turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Dave Rawlings has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Silva.
Rawlings breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rawlings closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage.
Rawlings escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rawlings moves into the clinch.
Rawlings escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva shoots in for a double leg but Rawlings sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rawlings clinches up against the cage.
Silva jumps guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rawlings trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Rawlings from controlling successfully.
Rawlings controlling from the top position.
Silva looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rawlings won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Rawlings sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rawlings looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice takedown defense from Rawlings. No joy for Silva on that attempt.
Rawlings scores with a leg kick.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Silva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Silva there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rawlings lets loose with a powerful body kick. Silva will feel that in the morning.
Rawlings closes the distance and clinches.
Rawlings lands an uppercut.
Rawlings gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Rawlings wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Rawlings has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rawlings is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Silva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rawlings throws a big right hand that misses.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Rawlings from controlling successfully.
Rawlings is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Rawlings dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Rawlings throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rawlings has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.
Rawlings lands an uppercut.
Rawlings breaks the clinch.
Rawlings throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Rawlings tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice sprawl there from Rawlings as Silva shoots in.
Rawlings throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Silva.
Silva is rocked!
Rawlings forces Silva back against the cage and clinches.
Rawlings throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva can't get the takedown.
Rawlings landing knees to the body.
Silva jumps guard but Rawlings turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Dave Rawlings has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Silva.
Rawlings pushes Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Rawlings finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rawlings creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Silva's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Silva drops to his knees and Rawlings pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dave Rawlings!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Danny Charles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikko Haapalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charles comes into the arena with Have Heart - Armed With A Mind blaring out of the sound system. Haapalainen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Lentävä Kalakukko. Mikko Haapalainen will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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170 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Danny Charles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mikko Haapalainen!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charles swats away the attempt to clinch by Haapalainen.
Charles is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Haapalainen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mikko Haapalainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haapalainen lands with a nice body kick.
Haapalainen wants to clinch but Charles slips to the side
and Charles counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Haapalainen.
Haapalainen tries to clinch up but Charles circles away and keeps his distance.
Charles swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haapalainen is looking to clinch.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Charles enables Haapalainen to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Charles manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Charles has a closed guard, preventing Haapalainen from standing up.
Haapalainen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haapalainen tries to stand but Charles is controlling from the bottom.
Charles escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Haapalainen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Haapalainen stands up and waves to Charles to follow him.
Haapalainen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Charles misses with a wild body shot.
Charles circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Charles to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charles displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Haapalainen.
Charles swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Haapalainen throws a body kick that misses
and Charles counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Haapalainen thinking.
Charles listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like Mikko Haapalainen has been cut.
Haapalainen misses with a head kick.
Haapalainen looks to land a body kick but Charles moved away.
Haapalainen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Charles swivels and escapes.
Charles takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Haapalainen has closed the distance and engaged Charles in a clinch.
Charles managing to block the knees to the body from Haapalainen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haapalainen tries to pull guard but Charles forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Danny Charles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikko Haapalainen.
Charles tries to break free but Haapalainen pushes him back against the cage.
Charles's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Haapalainen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Haapalainen jumps into guard, dragging Charles to the mat.
Charles 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.
Charles content to stall in guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haapalainen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Charles stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Haapalainen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Charles stands and steps away. Haapalainen gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Haapalainen moves to clinch but Charles breaks away
and Charles counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Charles swings for the body but Haapalainen moves out of range.
Haapalainen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Charles blocks the body kick.
It looked like Charles was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Haapalainen.
Haapalainen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
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 Danny Charles will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mikko Haapalainen's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Haapalainen wants to clinch
and Charles counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Haapalainen thinking.
Charles is looking to wear down Haapalainen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Charles shoots for a takedown but Haapalainen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Charles avoids the head kick by Haapalainen.
A counter left hand to the body from Charles misses its target.
Haapalainen tries to land a body kick
and Haapalainen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Haapalainen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Charles manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Charles is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Haapalainen.
Haapalainen misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haapalainen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Charles jumps guard.
Charles wriggles free and stands up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haapalainen tries to land a body kick
enabling Charles to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haapalainen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Haapalainen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Charles sprawls well. Charles wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Haapalainen gets slowly back to his feet.
Haapalainen tries to clinch there but Charles circles away.
Charles was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Haapalainen gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Charles counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Haapalainen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Charles counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Haapalainen slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Haapalainen misses
letting Charles counter with a right hand.
Charles is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Haapalainen can do to turn this around?
Haapalainen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It looked like Charles was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Haapalainen.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Haapalainen.
Charles blocks the body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Charles on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Charles lands a jab.
Haapalainen misses with a body kick.
Haapalainen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A punch lands to the side of Haapalainen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Haapalainen throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Charles counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Haapalainen is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haapalainen fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haapalainen throws a sloppy head kick and Charles moves out of range easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Charles misses the target.
Charles checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Haapalainen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Charles counters with a right hand to the body.
Haapalainen wants to clinch
and Charles counters with a straight right hand.
Haapalainen moves to clinch but Charles breaks away
and Charles counters with a stiff right hand.
Charles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haapalainen tries to counter by closing the distance.
Haapalainen tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haapalainen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Charles paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Charles appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Haapalainen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Charles counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Haapalainen drops his hands momentarily and Charles takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Haapalainen misses with a takedown attempt
and Charles counters with a nice body shot.
Danny Charles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikko Haapalainen.
Charles comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Charles drives through with a takedown into guard.
Charles is standing up over Haapalainen. Haapalainen looks to escape but Charles dives into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Charles advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Charles dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mikko Haapalainen's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Charles cracks Haapalainen with an open hand slap.
Haapalainen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Charles circles away.
Haapalainen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Haapalainen tries to clinch but Charles is having none of it.
Charles is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Charles walks forward, straight into a front kick from Haapalainen.
Haapalainen throws a lazy body kick
and Charles counters with a stiff right hand.
Charles avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Charles avoids a kick to the body.
Danny Charles is winning the standup battle so far.
Haapalainen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Haapalainen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Haapalainen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haapalainen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Haapalainen tries to clinch
and Charles counters with a left to the body.
Charles scores with the left hand. Haapalainen knows he should have avoided that one.
Haapalainen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Haapalainen is rocked!
Haapalainen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Haapalainen is still on wobbly legs! Can Charles finish him?
Charles dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Charles ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Charles cracks Haapalainen with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Haapalainen falls to his knees and Charles doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Charles!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Danny Charles made sure he mentioned Vikai Gear Island, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Georges Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baybay Kang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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179 lbs
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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
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Georges Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Baybay Kang!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes misses with a double jab.
Hughes drops his hands momentarily and Kang takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hughes slips under a jab.
Kang avoids a kick to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Kang misses.
Hughes slips under a jab.
Kang has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Hughes is landing a low percentage of strikes.
The fighters circling - Hughes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kang moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hughes has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kang.
Hughes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hughes has picked Kang up - he's going for a ride! Hughes dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Hughes landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hughes takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
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!
Hughes is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hughes has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Hughes is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kang has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kang moves into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hughes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hughes drops back looking for a leg! Kang is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kang manages to kick Hughes off! Hughes jumps back into Kang's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hughes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hughes postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hughes cracks Kang with a solid left hand.
Kang manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hughes manages to get himself to full guard.
Kang trying to control but Hughes is working from the bottom.
Hughes keeping full guard, as Kang tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hughes working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kang doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Hughes is tightening it up a little... Kang has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Kang reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Kang taps out! Nice BJJ there by Hughes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Georges Hughes!
Georges Hughes thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bo Taka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Harrison Wells (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bo Taka could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Brett Harrison Wells's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bo Taka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brett Harrison Wells!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wells throws a right and a left that both miss.
Taka blocks a low kick nicely.
Taka lunges at Wells with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wells's hand.
Wells misses with a straight right.
Taka digs a good body shot into Wells's ribs.
Wells on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Taka looks to land a left hand but Wells moved out of range nicely.
Taka missing with a left hand there. Wells was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Taka connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bo Taka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Taka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wells swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wells slips under a jab.
Wells throws a lazy right hand but Taka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've been told by Taka's head coaches at All Time Wrestling - 12 ELITE COACHES that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Wells misses with a left hand
letting Taka counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wells bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Taka lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wells slips a straight right by Taka.
Wells ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Taka connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taka misses the jab.
Wells scores with a crisp jab that stopped Taka in his tracks.
It looks like Bo Taka has been cut.
Taka lands a nice hook to Wells's body. Wells takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Taka misses with a hook
and Wells counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Taka thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Wells if he has to take too many more of those.
Wells walks into a jab.
Wells shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Taka eats them both and turns towards Wells to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Taka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wells.
Taka misses with a head kick.
Taka jabs Wells right on the nose. Wells blinks but takes it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taka lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Taka.
Wells is rocked!
Wells steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Taka.
Wells connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Taka momentarily.
Wells 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.
Wells takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Taka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Taka throws a jab but it's blocked by Wells.
Wells shapes to counter with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Wells misses
and Taka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Taka blocks a jab.
Wells throws a hook but Taka avoids it easily.
Taka was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wells misses with an uppercut. Taka saw that one coming.
Taka throws a series of strikes that have Wells backpedaling.
Wells is still on wobbly legs! Can Taka finish him?
Taka connects with a leg kick. Wells looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wells seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters circling - Taka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wells misses with a looping right.
Taka just misses with a punch to the body.
Wells does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Taka throws a looping overhand right but Wells ducks down to avoid it.
Wells throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Taka swinging wildly here.
Wells throws a counter combo.
Wells throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wells lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Taka has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Taka and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wells throws a head kick that misses.
Taka fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wells misses with an uppercut.
Wells throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Taka to counter with a crisp jab.
Taka checks a low kick from Wells.
A good leg kick by Taka.
Wells throws a head kick but Taka moves out of range.
Taka fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wells has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice uppercut lands for Taka. That snapped Wells's head back.
Taka connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wells's hands.
Wells has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Taka finds it's way round the side to connect with Wells's head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Taka darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taka scores with a jab to the body.
Taka lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wells at a distance.
Wells ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Taka connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wells momentarily.
Wells on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Taka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wells on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Taka. Taka obviously looking to wear him down.
Wells moves out of range as Taka strikes.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wells.
Taka lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Taka has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wells.
Wells closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sloppy strikes from Taka. Those never looked like landing.
Taka thuds his right hand into Wells's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wells misses with an uppercut.
Taka getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Taka scores with a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wells fails to land with a series of punches.
Taka sends Wells crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Taka is motioning to the referee to let Wells up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Wells chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Taka can pounce on him.
Taka grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Wells takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Taka cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bo Taka!
Bo Taka was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
The defeated Brett Harrison Wells had this to say: 'I fight the way I fight. No regrets'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kobe Kage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Austin Radovan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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179 lbs
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kobe Kage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Austin Radovan!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kage doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Radovan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kage connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Radovan momentarily.
Radovan takes a swing at Kage's ribcage but misses.
Kage avoids the body shot from Radovan.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kage or perhaps it was just good defense by Radovan, which made it look bad.
Radovan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Radovan manages to avoid it.
Radovan let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Austin Radovan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kage misses with a shot to the body
and Radovan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Radovan. Kage does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kage throws a jab when Radovan was well out of range.
Kage uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Radovan.
Radovan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kage rather than just go for the knockout.
Kage steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Radovan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Radovan misses with an uppercut. Kage saw that one coming.
Kage throws an overhand right that lands on Radovan's shoulder, as Radovan tries to avoid the shot.
Kage misses with a straight left.
Radovan misses the jab.
Radovan lands a nice hook to Kage's body. Kage takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kage misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A little jabbing left from Radovan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Radovan throws a shot to the body.
Radovan misses with a straight right.
Radovan scores with a shot to the body.
Kage tries to move into range but Radovan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Radovan misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kage slips a jab from Radovan.
Kage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Radovan stuffs the takedown attempt from Kage. Kage gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kobe Kage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Radovan throws a body punch but Kage moves out of range.
Radovan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Radovan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kage, pushing him back against the cage.
Radovan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Radovan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Radovan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Radovan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Radovan misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Radovan misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Radovan fails to land.
Radovan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Radovan can't find room to land a body shot as Kage controls the action.
Radovan lands a left hand.
Radovan lands a body shot.
Radovan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Radovan.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Radovan.
Radovan lands with a right to the head.
Radovan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Radovan scores with a shoulder strike.
Radovan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kage is trying to maintain a safe position but Radovan gets an underhook and turns Kage into the cage.
Radovan lands with a right to the head.
Kage is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short left from Radovan.
Oh Kage is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kage misses with a punch to the body.
Kage seems to have got his legs back now.
A shot in the inside from Radovan.
Radovan unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Kage! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Radovan is unloading with more strikes now! Kage drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Austin Radovan!
Our winner, Austin Radovan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mehmet Muhammad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sonny Bradford (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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185 lbs
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190 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Mehmet Muhammad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sonny Bradford!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Peter Branson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bradford lands with a kick to the temple. Muhammad shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Mehmet Muhammad has been cut.
Muhammad closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bradford did well to prevent Muhammad getting side control.
Muhammad looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Muhammad seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bradford really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Muhammad. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Muhammad passes to side control.
Muhammad moves into full mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muhammad controlling the pace for now.
We've been hearing that Muhammad has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Muhammad sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muhammad is trying to control here but Bradford has managed to regain half guard.
Muhammad thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bradford's head.
Muhammad content to control rather than advance.
Muhammad passes to full mount!
Bradford is working to get back to half guard.
Muhammad takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Muhammad can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bradford is looking to escape.
Muhammad wants to take his opponent's back but Bradford doesn't allow it.
Muhammad takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Muhammad misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muhammad controlling from the full mount.
Muhammad swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Bradford is now in Muhammad's guard. A big mistake from Muhammad there, giving up the dominant position!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice body punch from Muhammad.
Muhammad closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bradford quickly recovers to half guard.
Bradford wants to improve his position but Muhammad is controlling well.
Bradford is defending against the submission attempts here by Muhammad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muhammad stalling.
Bradford trying to control here.
Bradford wants to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Muhammad is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bradford is just riding it out for now. Muhammad eventually gives up the hold.
Bradford trying to control but Muhammad postures up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mehmet Muhammad dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mehmet Muhammad's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Muhammad looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Muhammad is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Muhammad working over Bradford with some ground and pound. Bradford looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradford is staying active underneath Muhammad, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bradford is defending against the submission attempts here by Muhammad.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bradford can do anything to dispel that myth.
Muhammad is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bradford sees it coming and defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradford tries to get to full guard but Muhammad has control of the leg.
Muhammad uses his free foot to push down on Bradford's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Bradford.
Muhammad moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Bradford has worked his arm free - good work by Bradford!
Muhammad misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Muhammad looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Muhammad wants to control but Bradford is keeping him busy.
A lull in the action here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Muhammad has a takedown stuffed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muhammad lands with a good body shot.
Muhammad lands with a nice body punch.
Sonny Bradford is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bradford. Muhammad shrugs it off though.
Bradford uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Muhammad.
Bradford lands with a nice body kick.
Muhammad swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bradford lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muhammad misses with a hook
and Bradford counters with a big head kick but Muhammad shrugs it off.
Muhammad is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bradford can do to turn this around?
Muhammad throws a jab but it's blocked by Bradford.
Bradford throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Muhammad dives in and scores a takedown into Bradford's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Muhammad passes Bradford's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Muhammad is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Bradford is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mehmet Muhammad!
During a confident post fight interview, Mehmet Muhammad thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bernardo Muriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Dahl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gabriel Dahl has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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205 lbs
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210 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bernardo Muriel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gabriel Dahl!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dahl motions for Muriel to come forward. Dahl throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Muriel swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Muriel has been working on his boxing with his coaches at THE GYM (20 Elite coaches on the Island !!!) in the buildup to the fight.
Dahl throws a right and a left that both miss.
Muriel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Muriel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Muriel rushes Dahl and presses him up against the cage.
Dahl is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Muriel to keep the fight standing.
Dahl blocking some punches.
Dahl tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Muriel presses Dahl against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Muriel lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dahl is trying to pull guard but Muriel turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Dahl pulls guard effortlessly.
Dahl is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Muriel defends well.
Muriel tries to free his leg and advance position but Dahl is retaining full guard.
Dahl is looking for a triangle but Muriel pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dahl throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dahl is looking for a triangle here but Muriel uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Muriel just content to control the position.
Muriel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dahl keeps working.
Dahl manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Muriel is thwarting Dahl's attempts to control the position.
Dahl looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dahl looking for submissions off his back.
Dahl actively working from the bottom here.
Dahl has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Muriel is working away from the top position though.
Muriel knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dahl on the ground.
Dahl is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Muriel pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dahl is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Muriel pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dahl actively working from the bottom here.
Muriel is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Muriel thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dahl takes one to the chin there.
Dahl throws a body kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dahl fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Muriel is out of range.
A slow jab from Muriel misses its intended target.
Muriel scores with a jab to the head.
Muriel lands a jab.
That kick from Muriel tenderised Dahl's leg. Dahl is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dahl uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Muriel.
A clash of legs there as Muriel blocks the low kick.
Muriel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dahl swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Muriel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dahl scores with a jab.
Dahl dodges the punch combination from Muriel.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Muriel lands with an uppercut that bounces Dahl off the cage and back into range.
Dahl fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Muriel is out of range.
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 Bernardo Muriel will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Muriel moves in looking to clinch but Dahl pushes him off.
Dahl throws a solid leg kick but Muriel takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dahl.
Muriel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dahl throws out a leg kick but Muriel moves out of range and Dahl only half commits.
Dahl looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Muriel lands a head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Muriel. Dahl does a little dance to reset his feet.
A combination from Muriel does no damage.
Muriel tries to clinch but Dahl moves out of range.
Dahl walks into a left hand.
Dahl lands a nice looking body shot.
Oooooh!!! Dahl has knocked Muriel down with a huge combo! Dahl steps away and waves a wobbly Muriel back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Bernardo Muriel has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dahl thumps Muriel with a low kick.
The crowd cheers as Muriel lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dahl doesn't seem phased though.
Muriel is looking to clinch.
Muriel misses with a leg kick.
Dahl takes one on the button.
Bernardo Muriel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muriel moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dahl bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Muriel's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muriel misses with a body shot.
Dahl throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dahl throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Good work by Muriel as he checks the leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Muriel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Muriel throws out a loose jab but Dahl uses good head movement to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Muriel.
Muriel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Muriel misses with a double jab
and Dahl makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dahl throws a low kick but Muriel moves out of range easily.
Dahl with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Muriel cracks the inside of Dahl's front leg.
Dahl lands a nice leg kick that just misses Muriel's sensitive parts.
Dahl avoids the head kick by Muriel.
Muriel throws a nice outside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dahl.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muriel lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Muriel throws a nice head kick!
Muriel misses with a head kick.
Dahl throws out a leg kick but Muriel moves out of range and Dahl only half commits.
Dahl lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dahl throws a solid leg kick but Muriel takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dahl.
Muriel lands a leg kick that knocks Dahl off balance momentarily.
Dahl misses with a double jab.
Muriel cracks Dahl with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dahl connects with an inside leg kick.
Dahl tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Muriel swivels and escapes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Muriel darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dahl throws a leg kick that misses.
Dahl checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice jab there from Muriel.
Dahl scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Muriel doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dahl is looking to chop away at Muriel's legs.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dahl checks a leg kick.
Muriel avoids the head kick by Dahl.
Muriel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Muriel keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Muriel cracks Dahl with an open hand slap.
Dahl looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Muriel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dahl lands a nice leg kick that just misses Muriel's sensitive parts.
Muriel doesn't manage to clinch there - Dahl circles away.
Muriel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dahl walks into a straight right hand from Muriel.
Dahl throws a hook but Muriel avoids it easily.
Dahl goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
It looked like Muriel was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dahl.
Muriel connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dahl wants to land a leg kick but Muriel is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muriel connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muriel lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Muriel connects with a high kick.
Dahl fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Muriel is out of range.
Dahl swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dahl uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Muriel.
Dahl tried to score with a low kick but Muriel checks it.
Muriel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bernardo Muriel is winning the standup battle so far.
Muriel closes the distance and pushes Dahl back into the cage.
Dahl is trying to pull guard but Muriel has him pressed against the cage.
Muriel presses Dahl against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dahl fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Muriel scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dahl pulls Muriel into guard.
Muriel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dahl is keeping the position for now.
Muriel is sitting in close to Dahl's body. Dahl has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Muriel is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Muriel is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Dahl.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Gabriel Dahl!
Gabriel Dahl is the new light heavyweight champion!
After the fight, Gabriel Dahl was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Bones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wybrant De Houtman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
13 - 3 - 0 |
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191 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bobby Bones!
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, Wybrant De Houtman!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
De Houtman throws out a loose jab but Bones uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've been hearing reports that Bones has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Bones with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling De Houtman to score with a decent uppercut.
De Houtman misses with a two punch combination.
Bones half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Houtman throws a jab when Bones was well out of range.
De Houtman punishes Bones's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Houtman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bones on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
De Houtman misses with a looping right.
Bones half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Houtman wants to clinch
and Bones counters with a nice double leg into side control. De Houtman won't be happy with that.
Bones wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by De Houtman, who protects the arm well.
Bones has worked his way into a potential kimura here. De Houtman is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Bones yanks on the arm and De Houtman is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Bones.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bobby Bones!
Bobby Bones retains his middleweight title!
Bobby Bones bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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