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Highland Challenge 45 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Broflovsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sukro Lesmono (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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267 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kyle Broflovsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sukro Lesmono!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesmono misses with a hook to the body
and Broflovsky counters with a stiff right hand.
Lesmono with a poor takedown
enabling Broflovsky to counter with a crisp jab.
Lesmono shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Broflovsky counters with a straight right hand.
Lesmono tries for a takedown but Broflovsky circles away easily
and Broflovsky cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kyle Broflovsky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sukro Lesmono.
Lesmono shoots and misses
and Broflovsky counters with a nice uppercut.
Lesmono misses with a takedown
and Lesmono takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lesmono shoots and misses
enabling Broflovsky to counter with a crisp jab.
Lesmono has his takedown stuffed
and Broflovsky counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Lesmono misses
letting Broflovsky counter with a right hand.
Lesmono tries for a takedown but Broflovsky circles away easily
and Broflovsky cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lesmono with a poor takedown
and Broflovsky connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lesmono misses with a takedown attempt
and Broflovsky counters with a stiff right hand.
Lesmono tries for a takedown but Broflovsky circles away easily
and Broflovsky counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lesmono with a poor takedown
and Lesmono takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lesmono shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Broflovsky cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lesmono 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.
Lesmono looks winded!
Lesmono fails with the takedown
and Broflovsky counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesmono shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Broflovsky counter with a right hand.
Broflovsky looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Lesmono has eaten all the pies!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lesmono shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Broflovsky counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lesmono with a lazy takedown attempt
and Broflovsky cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lesmono with a poor takedown
and Broflovsky cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lesmono with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Broflovsky counter with a right hand.
Lesmono doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Broflovsky counters with a stiff right hand.
Lesmono looks to clinch
enabling Broflovsky to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesmono tries to clinch
enabling Broflovsky to counter with a crisp jab.
Sukro Lesmono seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lesmono fails with the takedown
and Lesmono takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lesmono has his takedown stuffed
and Broflovsky counters with a nice uppercut.
Lesmono with a lazy takedown attempt
and Broflovsky cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Broflovsky is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lesmono tries for a takedown but Broflovsky circles away easily
and Broflovsky counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lesmono throws a sloppy head kick
and Broflovsky counters with a stiff right hand.
Lesmono gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Broflovsky counter with a right hand.
Lesmono misses with a takedown
letting Broflovsky counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesmono misses with a takedown attempt
letting Broflovsky counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lesmono throws a leg kick
letting Broflovsky counter with a right hand.
Lesmono closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Broflovsky working hard to break the clinch.
Broflovsky has had enough of the clinch but Lesmono keeps him there for the moment.
Lesmono effectively controlling the action here.
Lesmono has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Broflovsky is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Broflovsky breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Broflovsky dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lesmono wants to clinch but Broflovsky slips to the side
and Broflovsky counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lesmono with a poor takedown
enabling Broflovsky to counter with a crisp jab.
Broflovsky gets caught flat footed, as Lesmono shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Broflovsky working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lesmono doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lesmono manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lesmono stands up over Broflovsky, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lesmono is pushing down on Broflovsky's leg trying to pass to half guard. Broflovsky is fighting to maintain full guard but Lesmono has managed to sneak the leg through.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lesmono is trying for a kimura here. Broflovsky looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Lesmono wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sukro Lesmono!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chang Ru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Test Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ru kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Muay Thai Inspiration 3. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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139 lbs
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137 lbs
4 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Self confident |
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chang Ru!
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, Test Speed!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Sandra Marshall and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ru on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Speed looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Speed takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ru tries to clinch up.
Ru is looking to slow Speed down with leg kicks.
Ru tries to close the distance and clinch up but Speed swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Speed scores with a decent looking hook.
Speed gets a takedown into half guard.
Ru wants to stand back up but Speed manages to pass into side control.
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!
Speed decides to stand back up.
Ru lands a jab to the head.
Speed rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ru moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ru avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ru tries to clinch up
and Speed counters with a one-two to the body.
Speed doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Speed misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A good leg kick by Ru.
Chang Ru seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ru with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ru.
Speed is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ru scores with a push kick.
Speed swinging wildly here.
Ru lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Speed rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ru moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ru lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Chang Ru is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ru scores with a head kick. Speed tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ru scores with the left hand. Speed knows he should have avoided that one.
Speed is rocked!
Speed stalks Ru and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ru's face. Ru staggers backwards, shaken.
Speed looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ru scores with a jab. Speed acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Speed is still on wobbly legs! Can Ru finish him?
Ru throws a body shot but no joy.
Ru gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Speed counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ru thinking.
Speed seems to have recovered his senses.
Speed keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ru moves into the clinch successfully.
Speed takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ru lands a damaging elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ru obliges.
Ru can't find room to land a body shot as Speed controls the action.
Ru lands a damaging elbow.
Ru scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Ru - that landed with a thud.
Speed is trying to push Ru away but Ru has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ru lands an elbow that stopped Speed in his tracks for a moment.
Speed takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ru utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Ru.
Knees to the body from Ru.
Ru landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ru lands a hook that snaps the head of Speed backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ru.
Ru lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ru unloads a knee to the mid-section. Speed lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ru lands a good knee to the midsection. Speed won't want to take too many of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ru.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ru.
Ru lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ru landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ru lands a knee to the body.
Ru creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Speed's defenses.
Ru lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ru putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Speed in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ru lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ru lands an uppercut.
Ru looking to throw knees to the head but Speed is blocking nicely.
Knees to the body from Ru.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chang Ru dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Speed lands with a nice body punch.
Speed stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ru.
Speed lands a glancing blow to the side of Ru's head.
Speed shoots in but Ru avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ru.
Ru changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Speed takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Speed on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ru buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ru takes a swing at Speed's ribcage but misses.
Ru lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Speed is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ru closes the distance and pushes Speed back into the cage.
Ru unloads a knee to the mid-section. Speed lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ru with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ru using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ru's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ru lands a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Ru.
Ru using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ru utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Chang Ru has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ru lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ru unloads a knee to the mid-section. Speed lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ru landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ru creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Speed's defenses.
Ru is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Speed can do to turn this around?
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ru.
Speed's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
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!
Ru lands a damaging elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ru throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Speed blocks it with crossed arms.
Ru lands a nice elbow.
Ru struggles to land a body shot inside as Speed controls his hands.
Ru misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ru lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ru lands a nice elbow.
Ru using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ru lands a good knee to the midsection. Speed won't want to take too many of those.
Ru lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ru breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Speed takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ru looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speed needs to keep his hands up - Ru had a free shot at his head there.
Ru fails with an attempt to clinch.
Speed looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A shot to the liver by Ru. Beautiful body shot.
Chang Ru is winning the standup battle so far.
Ru lands a big head kick that sends Speed tumbling to the mat! Ru takes a step backwards and waves Speed back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Ru and Speed are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Ru throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Speed into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Ru knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Chang Ru!
Our winner, Chang Ru, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Shepherd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maui Wowie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shepherd comes to the cage accompanied by Radioactive by Imagine Dragons Ft. Kendrick Lamar. Wowie is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Dont bogart that joint. Maui Wowie will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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200 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
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205 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jason Shepherd !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Maui Wowie!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wowie connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Shepherd avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big right from Wowie misses.
Shepherd has been working on his boxing with his coaches at All Time Wrestling - 12 ELITE COACHES in the buildup to the fight.
Wowie gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Shepherd to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Wowie manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Wowie's coach down at RCJ Machado Jiu-Jitsu was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Wowie's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Shepherd dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Wowie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wowie throws the left hand but Shepherd avoids the punch easily.
Wowie looks to land a right hand but Shepherd moved out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shepherd is looking to clinch but Wowie is avoiding it.
Shepherd moves in looking to clinch but Wowie pushes him off.
Good shot there by Wowie.
Shepherd is rocked!
Wowie weaves into range and cracks Shepherd right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Shepherd goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Wowie is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Maui Wowie!
A very excited looking Maui Wowie made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Jason Shepherd was interviewed post fight and said 'I'm disappointed in myself, the opponent outclassed me. There's no one to blame but me, only thing to do is head back to the gym and get ready for the next fight.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josias Arias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ghivur Thadee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ghivur Thadee is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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201 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Josias Arias!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ghivur Thadee!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thadee lands a nice hook to Arias's body. Arias takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A punch combination from Thadee misses.
A slow jab from Arias misses its intended target.
Thadee moves away from the strike by Arias.
Thadee has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Thadee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arias.
Nice uppercut lands for Arias. That snapped Thadee's head back.
Nice uppercut lands for Thadee. That snapped Arias's head back.
Arias tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thadee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Arias tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Thadee counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Thadee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thadee throws out a counter right but Arias avoids it with no problem.
Josias Arias seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thadee getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thadee punishes Arias's body with a nice straight punch.
Arias throws a body punch but Thadee moves out of range.
Thadee digs a good hook to Arias's body.
Arias throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thadee lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Arias backs up against the cage.
It looks like Josias Arias has been cut.
Nice body punch from Arias.
Arias throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thadee counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Arias thinking.
Arias misses with a shot to the body
and Thadee counters with a stiff right hand.
Arias misses with a jab to the body
enabling Thadee to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arias closes the distance but Thadee moves to the side
and Thadee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Arias is rocked!
Thadee fakes the body blow, causing Arias to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Arias goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ghivur Thadee!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mashrafe Mortaza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bman Bman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bman has chosen Why can't we be friends? as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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163 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mashrafe Mortaza!
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, Bman Bman!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mortaza looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Mortaza's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Bman tries to roll over but Mortaza keeps him under control.
Mortaza is thwarting Bman's attempts to control the position.
Nice strikes from Mortaza there.
Mortaza controlling the action here.
Mortaza sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bman defending well though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mortaza is thwarting Bman's attempts to control the position.
Mortaza prevents Bman from improving his position.
Mortaza seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bman does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bman felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bman trying to control here.
Bman is looking to improve his position.
Mortaza passes to side control.
Mortaza working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bman is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Bman's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mortaza is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bman is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Mortaza wants to control but Bman is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bman manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Mortaza is working for a submission of some sort.
Bman is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bman manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mortaza.
Mortaza pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bman is keeping the position for now.
Mortaza stopping the sweep attempt from Bman.
Mortaza being controlled here momentarily.
Mortaza tries to free his leg and advance position but Bman is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mortaza tries to free his leg and advance position but Bman is retaining full guard.
Mortaza passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Mortaza is putting a hurting on Bman here, landing some big shots from side control.
Mortaza is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Bman looks calm but he's in trouble here. Mortaza gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Bman is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Mortaza lets go of the hold and Bman can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mashrafe Mortaza!
Bman Bman spoke after the fight, saying 'Forgiveness, please!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Xande Shoyoroll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sandro Muniz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xande Shoyoroll has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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26
185 lbs
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170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Xande Shoyoroll!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sandro Muniz!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Daniel Franklin and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muniz swats away the attempt to clinch by Shoyoroll.
Shoyoroll shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Muniz as he avoids it easily.
Muniz wants to counter the offense by Shoyoroll and move into the clinch position.
Muniz moves into the clinch successfully.
Shoyoroll has Muniz pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Muniz manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Muniz trying to stall but Shoyoroll improves his position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shoyoroll.
Shoyoroll working aggressively here.
Muniz stops a takedown attempt from Shoyoroll.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xande Shoyoroll. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Muniz is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Shoyoroll goes for a takedown in the clinch but Muniz prevents it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Muniz prevents a takedown attempt there.
Shoyoroll misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shoyoroll wants a takedown but no success here.
Shoyoroll dodges an elbow strike from Muniz.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Muniz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Shoyoroll's brow.
Shoyoroll goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shoyoroll working aggressively here.
Shoyoroll fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shoyoroll tries for a takedown but Muniz manages to get underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Muniz.
Muniz is trying to stall.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Shoyoroll misses with some punches.
Muniz wants to stall.
Shoyoroll has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Muniz lands an elbow just above Shoyoroll 's eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shoyoroll drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Shoyoroll fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Muniz blocks an uppercut.
Muniz lands an elbow inside that Shoyoroll shrugs off.
Shoyoroll tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shoyoroll is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Muniz is defending well.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Muniz.
Muniz trying to stall but Shoyoroll improves his position.
Muniz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shoyoroll drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Muniz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Muniz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Muniz blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Muniz.
Shoyoroll takes an elbow to the forehead.
Muniz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Shoyoroll misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Muniz.
Muniz blocking some punches.
Shoyoroll goes for a takedown in the clinch but Muniz prevents it.
Muniz lands a damaging elbow.
We've been informed that Muniz has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Shoyoroll fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Muniz stalling in the clinch but Shoyoroll improves position.
Shoyoroll throws a punch but it's blocked by Muniz.
Shoyoroll takes an elbow to the forehead.
Muniz trying to stall but Shoyoroll improves his position.
Shoyoroll takes an elbow to the temple.
Shoyoroll blocks an elbow strike.
Shoyoroll misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muniz leaning his opponent against the cage.
Muniz lands a damaging elbow.
Shoyoroll swings wildly with an uppercut but Muniz uses good head movement to avoid it.
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!
Muniz looking to stall.
Muniz is trying to stall.
Shoyoroll blocks the elbow strike.
Muniz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee calls for Muniz to work.
Muniz lands an elbow inside that Shoyoroll shrugs off.
Shoyoroll can't get the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sandro Muniz dominated that round.
That's time! Shoyoroll's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice sprawl there from Muniz as Shoyoroll shoots in.
Muniz slips under a jab from Shoyoroll.
Muniz doesn't manage to clinch there - Shoyoroll circles away.
Muniz tries to clinch but Shoyoroll moves out of range.
Shoyoroll fails with an attempt to clinch.
Muniz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Muniz instigates a clinch.
Muniz trying to control the position but instead, Shoyoroll has worked for underhooks and has pushed Muniz into the cage.
Shoyoroll swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shoyoroll is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Shoyoroll blocks the elbow strike.
Shoyoroll takes an elbow to the temple.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Muniz leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shoyoroll blocks an elbow strike from Muniz.
Muniz blocking some punches.
Shoyoroll has a couple of punches blocked by Muniz.
Muniz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Shoyoroll is keeping busy.
Shoyoroll working aggressively here.
Muniz pushes off an throws an elbow but Shoyoroll leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Muniz is trying to stall.
Muniz prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xande Shoyoroll. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shoyoroll tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Muniz's elbow.
Shoyoroll misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shoyoroll blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shoyoroll misses with a punch on the inside.
Shoyoroll fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shoyoroll misses with a punch on the inside.
Shoyoroll has Muniz pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Muniz manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Muniz dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Shoyoroll misses with a short punch on the inside.
Muniz is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Shoyoroll working aggressively here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Shoyoroll misses with the head strike.
Muniz gets underhooks to prevent Shoyoroll's takedown attempt.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Shoyoroll gets through Muniz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shoyoroll has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Muniz avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Muniz taking a breather.
Muniz lands an elbow that stopped Shoyoroll in his tracks for a moment.
Muniz pushes off an throws an elbow but Shoyoroll leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Muniz trying to control the position but instead, Shoyoroll has worked for underhooks and has pushed Muniz into the cage.
Muniz looking to slow down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sandro Muniz.
Shoyoroll circles away from the clinch attempt.
Muniz gets caught flat footed, as Shoyoroll shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Shoyoroll will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Muniz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Muniz wants to stand but Shoyoroll is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shoyoroll connects with a couple of short punches.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Muniz can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shoyoroll stands up over Muniz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Muniz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Shoyoroll. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Shoyoroll stands and throws Muniz's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Muniz wants to control but Shoyoroll postures up.
Shoyoroll has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Shoyoroll working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Shoyoroll in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Muniz is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Xande Shoyoroll!
A less than humble Xande Shoyoroll misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Douglas Steinhof (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuta Wakabayashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wakabayashi has chosen vvotaro - Noi as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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156 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Douglas Steinhof!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Yuta Wakabayashi!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steinhof throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wakabayashi counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Wakabayashi.
Wakabayashi postures up in Steinhof's guard and throws a big left but Steinhof blocks it.
Steinhof keeping full guard, as Wakabayashi tries to pass.
Wakabayashi postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Steinhof is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Wakabayashi, into his guard.
Wakabayashi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Steinhof doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Wakabayashi is tightening it up a little... Steinhof has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Steinhof reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Steinhof taps out! Nice BJJ there by Wakabayashi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Yuta Wakabayashi!
A very excited looking Yuta Wakabayashi rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kazuo Mizaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Spinolio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kazuo Mizaki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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26
300 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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270 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kazuo Mizaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ivan Spinolio!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Santiago Holmes and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spinolio connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
It looks like Kazuo Mizaki has been cut.
Spinolio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mizaki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Mizaki on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Spinolio throws a poor cross that misses
letting Mizaki counter with a right hand.
Spinolio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mizaki.
An attempted straight right counter from Mizaki misses the target.
Mizaki throws a hook but Spinolio avoids it easily.
Ivan Spinolio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spinolio scores with a sloppy right hand. Mizaki should have avoided that one.
Mizaki has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Hut - $50 in the buildup to the fight.
Spinolio scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mizaki throws a series of punches but Spinolio avoids them all with ease.
Mizaki swings for the body but Spinolio moves out of range.
Spinolio throws a body shot but no joy.
Spinolio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mizaki missing with a left hand there. Spinolio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little jabbing left from Spinolio on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mizaki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Spinolio loads up on a big right hand but Mizaki slips the punch.
Spinolio takes one to the chin there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spinolio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A counter left hand to the body from Mizaki misses its target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spinolio misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mizaki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Spinolio misses with an uppercut
and Mizaki counters with a crisp right hand that drops Spinolio! Mizaki lets Spinolio back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Spinolio is rocked!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Mizaki engages and cracks Spinolio with a massive lead left hook - Spinolio tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Mizaki is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kazuo Mizaki!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Munney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Jackson (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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250 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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285 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, William Munney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tito Jackson !
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Daniel Franklin and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munney slips under a jab from Jackson .
Jackson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Munney.
Munney tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson throws out a counter right but Munney avoids it with no problem.
A swing and a miss from Jackson .
Munney dives in for a single leg takedown but Jackson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Jackson throws a hook but Munney avoids it easily.
Munney tries to counter with a takedown but Jackson is quick to defend against it.
Jackson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Munney.
Munney has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jackson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson wants to get back to striking at distance but Munney won't allow it.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jackson 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
It looks like Tito Jackson has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munney tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jackson smiles and moves away.
Jackson misses with a straight left.
Jackson throws a big shot that misses.
Munney moves away from the strike by Jackson .
Jackson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Munney.
Munney moves into the clinch successfully.
Munney effectively controlling the action here.
Good body shot from Munney.
Munney working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Munney tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jackson just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Munney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munney stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Munney fails to pull guard.
Munney pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson misses with a straight left.
Horrible takedown attempt by Munney or perhaps it was just good defense by Jackson , which made it look bad.
Munney uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson .
Jackson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jackson wants it to stay on the feet.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Munney avoids them all with ease.
Munney seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Jackson misses the target.
William Munney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jackson misses with a double jab.
Munney lands with a kick to the temple. Jackson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jackson throws a jab when Munney was well out of range.
Munney has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Munney there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've been told by Munney'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.
Tito Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackson throws a hook but Munney avoids it easily.
Jackson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Munney.
Munney throws a right hand that Jackson ducks under and follows up with a left that Jackson also avoids with ease.
A big right from Jackson misses.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson gets tackled into the cage by Munney. Munney maintains the clinch.
Jackson letting Munney take a breather here.
Munney dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Munney escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jackson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Munney manages to avoid it.
Munney half committed to a counter leg kick.
Munney misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jackson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tito Jackson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tito Jackson 's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jackson stuffs the takedown.
Munney throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jackson 's head.
Jackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Munney sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jackson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Munney is looking for a counter combo.
Jackson misses with a hook
and Jackson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That has opened up Tito Jackson 's cut even more.
Jackson misses with a looping left.
Munney ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jackson throws the left hand but Munney avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munney uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jackson .
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Munney was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson .
Munney lands with a good body shot.
Munney shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jackson as he jumps to the side.
Despite the aggression on Jackson 's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munney throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jackson 's waist but Jackson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Munney off to one side.
A little jabbing left from Jackson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Munney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Munney is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jackson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Munney lands a big head kick that sends Jackson tumbling to the mat! Munney takes a step backwards and waves Jackson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Munney fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jackson , pushing him back against the cage.
Jackson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jackson working hard to break the clinch.
Munney's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Munney.
Munney closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Munney throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The cut above Tito Jackson 's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Munney on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Munney shoots and misses
and Jackson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Munney moves into range and clinches up with Jackson .
Munney has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jackson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jackson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Munney manages to pull guard.
Jackson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Munney slips a jab from Jackson .
Munney fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munney shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jackson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Munney pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It seemed like Jackson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jackson sizes up Munney with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jackson misses with a double jab
and Munney moves into the clinch.
Munney effectively controlling the action here.
Munney is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jackson is defending well.
Munney controlling the action here for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson manages to break the clinch.
Jackson stuffs the takedown attempt from Munney. Munney gets slowly back to his feet.
Jackson misses with a straight right.
Jackson slips a jab and a cross from Munney.
Jackson looks to land a left hand but Munney moved out of range nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Munney!
Tito Jackson 's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tito Jackson 's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). William Munney!
William Munney 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 Quintonio Vazquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Alsop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quintonio Vazquez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Quintonio Vazquez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Fred Alsop!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vazquez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alsop looks to land a left hand but Vazquez moved out of range nicely.
Vazquez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The fighters circling - Vazquez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alsop is looking to score with low kicks.
Vazquez throws a body shot but no joy.
Vazquez throws a shot from downtown. Alsop moves away and avoids it.
Vazquez throws a looping overhand right but Alsop ducks down to avoid it.
Vazquez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alsop.
Vazquez lands with a nice body punch.
Alsop just misses with a punch to the body.
Vazquez misses with an uppercut. Alsop saw that one coming.
Vazquez moves out of range of the body kick from Alsop.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vazquez misses with an uppercut.
Vazquez is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Alsop's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Alsop looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Alsop throws a right and a left that Vazquez avoids nicely.
Alsop moves away from the strike by Vazquez.
Vazquez throws the left hand but Alsop avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vazquez misses with a wild combination.
Alsop tries to clinch
and Vazquez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vazquez throws a hook but Alsop blocks it.
Vazquez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Alsop shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Alsop connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Vazquez throws a sloppy body shot
and Alsop counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alsop lands a jab to Vazquez's midsection.
Alsop fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alsop showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vazquez.
A little jabbing left from Alsop on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Alsop scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vazquez doesn't seem bothered though.
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!
Alsop uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alsop fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Alsop throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Vazquez counter with a right hand.
Vazquez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alsop manages to avoid it.
Alsop steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Vazquez.
Vazquez throws the left hand but Alsop avoids the punch easily.
Alsop misses with a body shot.
Alsop is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Vazquez rather than just go for the knockout.
Alsop tries a low kick but Vazquez avoids it.
Alsop fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vazquez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vazquez checks a leg kick nicely.
Vazquez swings for the body but Alsop moves out of range.
Vazquez misses with a left hand
and Alsop counters with a nice uppercut.
Alsop looks to land a body kick but Vazquez moved away.
Alsop tried to score with a low kick but Vazquez checks it.
Alsop closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vazquez throws a hook but Alsop avoids it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Alsop 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alsop. Vazquez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vazquez misses the shot to the body.
Alsop misses with a body shot
and Vazquez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Alsop thinking.
Vazquez misses with a straight right.
Vazquez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Alsop wants to clinch but Vazquez slips to the side
and Vazquez counters with a nice body shot.
Vazquez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alsop is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Vazquez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Alsop has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Vazquez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Alsop counters with a straight right hand.
Alsop is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vazquez.
Jab by Alsop.
Alsop's coach down at The Hut - $50 was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Alsop's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
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!
Vazquez misses with a straight left.
Vazquez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Alsop finds it's way round the side to connect with Vazquez's head.
Vazquez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alsop manages to avoid it.
Alsop misses with a wild body shot.
Vazquez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vazquez cracks Alsop with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Vazquez loads up on a big right hand but Alsop slips the punch.
Alsop tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vazquez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Vazquez misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vazquez. Alsop does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alsop looks to land a right hand but Vazquez moved out of range.
Vazquez scores with a jab. Alsop acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Vazquez misses with a wild combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vazquez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alsop.
Nice straight punches there by Alsop. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Alsop.
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 Quintonio Vazquez will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Vazquez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alsop moves away.
Vazquez misses with a combination
letting Alsop counter with a right hand.
Alsop ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vazquez moves away.
Vazquez just misses with a punch to the body.
Alsop is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vazquez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alsop misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Vazquez misses the target.
Vazquez misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vazquez misses with a two punch combination.
Alsop just misses with a punch to the body.
Vazquez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Alsop throws a front kick aimed at Vazquez's knee but Vazquez avoids it well.
Quintonio Vazquez is winning the standup battle so far.
Alsop cracks a nice hook into Vazquez's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vazquez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vazquez. Alsop does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vazquez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alsop avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice side step and Alsop releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Alsop lands with a shot to the body.
Vazquez misses with an uppercut. Alsop saw that one coming.
Vazquez throws a jab when Alsop was well out of range.
Vazquez misses the shot to the body.
Alsop is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Vazquez with a body shot.
Vazquez scores with a hook to the body. Alsop takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Alsop moves to clinch but Vazquez breaks away
enabling Vazquez to counter with a crisp jab.
Vazquez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alsop was well out of range. Poor timing from Vazquez.
Alsop lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alsop. Vazquez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alsop's corner calls for a 1-2. Alsop obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Vazquez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
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!
Alsop moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Alsop slips a jab and a cross from Vazquez.
Alsop is looking to clinch but Vazquez is avoiding it.
Alsop lands a body shot.
Fred Alsop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alsop throws out a leg kick but Vazquez moves out of range and Alsop only half commits.
Vazquez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vazquez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Alsop finds it's way round the side to connect with Vazquez's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Vazquez misses the target.
Alsop wants to counter with a clinch but Vazquez pushes him away.
Vazquez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alsop.
Alsop throws a sloppy head kick and Vazquez moves out of range easily.
Vazquez throws a right and a left that Alsop avoids nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Alsop.
Vazquez with a nice cross.
Alsop takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vazquez throws a body punch but Alsop moves out of range.
Alsop lands with a cross.
Vazquez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vazquez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A slow jab from Vazquez misses its intended target.
Alsop throws a body shot but no joy.
Alsop throws a right and a left that Vazquez avoids nicely.
Alsop throws a leg kick that is checked
and Vazquez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vazquez. Alsop does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alsop smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Alsop pushes Vazquez up against the cage in a clinch.
Vazquez is leaning against Alsop and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Alsop is trying to stall.
Vazquez prevents a body shot from Alsop.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vazquez lands a right hand.
Vazquez blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vazquez lands a nice shot to the body.
Alsop wants to stall.
Alsop tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vazquez's elbow.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Vazquez swings wildly with an uppercut but Alsop uses good head movement to avoid it.
I was talking to Vazquez's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Alsop holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Vazquez tries a body shot but Alsop blocks it.
Vazquez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vazquez scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Quintonio Vazquez will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Vazquez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alsop.
A jab from Vazquez finds it's way through Alsop's defenses.
Vazquez throws a looping overhand right but Alsop ducks down to avoid it.
Vazquez throws a looping overhand right but Alsop ducks down to avoid it.
Good shot there by Vazquez.
Alsop attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Vazquez throws a jab but it's blocked by Alsop.
Vazquez misses the jab.
Vazquez sets himself, and Alsop steps forward looking for the clinch! Vazquez avoids it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vazquez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alsop sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vazquez backing away here, and Alsop unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Vazquez moves out of range of the body kick from Alsop.
Alsop with a hook.
Alsop tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vazquez looks to score with a jab to the body but Alsop is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Vazquez blocks the low kick.
Alsop slips under a jab.
Vazquez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alsop.
Vazquez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Vazquez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice defenses there by Alsop.
A jab from Vazquez misses.
Alsop wants to counter with a clinch but Vazquez pushes him away.
Alsop uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vazquez.
Alsop lands with a nice combination. Vazquez backs away looking to recover.
Alsop slips under a jab from Vazquez.
Vazquez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Alsop's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vazquez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Alsop scrambles back to his feet.
Alsop takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alsop takes a swing at Vazquez's ribcage but misses.
Alsop scores with a body shot.
Alsop fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vazquez works Alsop's body with a nice hook.
Good shot there by Vazquez.
Vazquez moves forwards but Alsop connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Alsop throws a low kick but Vazquez avoids it.
Vazquez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Alsop lands an overhand right.
Vazquez throws a combination. Alsop tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A big left from Vazquez misses.
Alsop bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alsop throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alsop defending well as Vazquez loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vazquez slips under a jab from Alsop.
Vazquez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alsop clinches up against the cage.
Alsop misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vazquez misses with a body punch.
Alsop misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vazquez swings wildly with an uppercut but Alsop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alsop cracks Vazquez with a nice body shot.
Vazquez can't find room to land a body shot as Alsop controls the action.
Nice body punch from Vazquez.
Vazquez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alsop trying to control the position but instead, Vazquez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Alsop into the cage.
Alsop misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alsop misses with a punch on the inside.
Alsop taking a breather.
Vazquez pushes Alsop back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Alsop takes a shot to the head.
Alsop looking to stall.
Vazquez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Alsop goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vazquez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vazquez tries a body shot but Alsop blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vazquez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quintonio Vazquez clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Vazquez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alsop.
Alsop moves in looking to clinch but Vazquez pushes him off.
A quick step to the side and Vazquez tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alsop lands a jab to the nose.
Alsop swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alsop on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Alsop tried to score with a low kick but Vazquez checks it.
Vazquez misses the shot to the body.
Alsop tries to counter by closing the distance.
Alsop slips a straight right by Vazquez.
Vazquez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Vazquez keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vazquez looks to land a right hand but Alsop moved out of range.
Alsop is looking to clinch.
Alsop lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Vazquez misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alsop uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vazquez.
Vazquez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alsop avoids the body shot from Vazquez.
Vazquez swinging wildly here.
Vazquez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Alsop smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Vazquez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alsop has Vazquez up against the cage in a clinch.
The referee calls for Alsop to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alsop tries to pull guard but Vazquez forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Vazquez tries to throw a body punch but Alsop avoids it by throwing Vazquez back against the cage.
Vazquez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alsop backwards.
Alsop can't find room to land a body shot as Vazquez controls the action.
Alsop tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vazquez's elbow.
Vazquez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vazquez gets through Alsop's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vazquez misses with some punches.
Vazquez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Alsop misses with a body punch.
Come on Vazquez - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vazquez dodges an elbow strike from Alsop.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alsop misses with a punch to the body.
Alsop throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice left hand lands by Vazquez.
Alsop jumps guard but Vazquez turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Alsop is trying to maintain a safe position but Vazquez gets an underhook and turns Alsop into the cage.
Vazquez lands with a short shot to the head.
Vazquez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alsop backwards.
Vazquez just leaning against Alsop, taking a breather.
Vazquez blocks an elbow strike.
Vazquez pushes Alsop back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Alsop fails to land.
Vazquez scores with a shot to the side of Alsop's head.
Vazquez effectively controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alsop tries to throw a body punch but Vazquez avoids it by throwing Alsop back against the cage.
Alsop looking to slow down the pace here.
Vazquez avoiding damage.
Vazquez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alsop tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vazquez avoids it.
Vazquez lands a body punch.
Vazquez lands a hook that snaps the head of Alsop backwards.
Quintonio Vazquez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Alsop blocks a body shot from Vazquez.
Alsop blocking some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alsop misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quintonio Vazquez had his way with Fred Alsop in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Vazquez looks to land a left hand but Alsop moved out of range nicely.
Alsop defending well as Vazquez loads up on a big left hand.
Alsop slips a jab from Vazquez.
Alsop stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Alsop throws a good cross that connects.
Vazquez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vazquez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Vazquez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vazquez misses with a looping right.
Alsop pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vazquez. Alsop does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vazquez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vazquez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Vazquez throws the left hand but Alsop avoids the punch easily.
Vazquez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alsop moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alsop fails to land with a series of punches.
Alsop walks into a left hand.
Alsop tries to clinch but Vazquez moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Vazquez checks a leg kick.
Vazquez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Alsop misses with a head kick.
Vazquez loads up on a big right hand but Alsop slips the punch.
Alsop scores with a jab to the head.
Vazquez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vazquez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Alsop.
Alsop swings widly with a right hand
and Vazquez counters with a right hand to the body.
Alsop connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Alsop moves out of range of the strikes.
Alsop misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alsop fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Vazquez is out of range.
Alsop throws a nice looking combination but Vazquez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
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!
Vazquez misses with a looping right.
Alsop throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alsop throws a low kick but Vazquez moves out of range easily.
Vazquez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alsop moves away.
Vazquez cracks Alsop with an open hand slap.
Alsop bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Vazquez cracks Alsop with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Alsop scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Alsop throws a leg kick that misses.
Vazquez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Alsop in his tracks.
A swing and a miss from Vazquez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alsop tries to close the distance and clinch but Vazquez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vazquez is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Vazquez throws an overhand right that lands on Alsop's shoulder, as Alsop tries to avoid the shot.
Vazquez takes a swing at Alsop's ribcage but misses.
Alsop tries to counter with a clinch but Vazquez shakes him off and moves away.
Vazquez throws a body punch but Alsop moves out of range.
Vazquez misses with a hook.
Vazquez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fred Alsop has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vazquez misses with a wild body shot.
Vazquez missing with a left hand there. Alsop was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vazquez catches Alsop with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Alsop swings for the body but Vazquez moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Vazquez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Alsop scores with a body shot.
Vazquez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alsop steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Vazquez.
Vazquez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alsop misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Vazquez misses the target.
Alsop tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vazquez was well out of range. Poor timing from Alsop.
Alsop on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Alsop throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vazquez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Alsop misses the target.
Alsop fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Vazquez is out of range.
Vazquez throwing a counter right hand but Alsop manages to avoid it.
Alsop looks to throw the jab but Vazquez is out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vazquez scores with a nice right hand.
Vazquez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alsop cracks Vazquez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Vazquez misses with a body shot.
Quintonio Vazquez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vazquez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alsop.
And that's the end of the fight!
Quintonio Vazquez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vazquez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 50:45
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 50:45
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quintonio Vazquez!
Quintonio Vazquez retains his lightweight title!
A very excited looking Quintonio Vazquez made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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