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ISLAND FC 8 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Uzziah Judah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Majors (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Judah kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is We Ready. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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, Uzziah Judah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Frank Majors!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Judah lands a body shot.
A left lands for Majors.
It looks like Uzziah Judah has been cut.
Majors takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Judah scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Judah just misses with a punch to the body.
Majors swinging wildly here.
Judah moves away from the strike by Majors.
Judah avoids a punch combination nicely.
Majors tries to clinch there but Judah circles away.
A shot to the liver by Majors. Beautiful body shot.
Frank Majors seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Majors misses with a left hand
and Judah counters with a three punch combo that has Majors backing up. Majors nods at Judah to acknowledge the strikes.
Majors looks to score with a jab to the body but Judah is just out of range.
Judah scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Majors digs a good hook to Judah's body.
Majors drops Judah with a beautiful combination! Judah stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Majors is looking for the KO!
Judah is rocked!
Majors swinging wildly here.
Oh Judah is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Majors pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Judah avoids a punch combination nicely.
Judah is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Majors rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Judah moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Majors throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Judah throws a right hand that Majors ducks under and follows up with a left that Majors also avoids with ease.
Judah seems to have got his legs back now.
Majors misses with the combination.
A counter left hand to the body from Judah misses its target.
Majors keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Majors's coach down at Rabid Dog was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Majors's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Judah digs a good hook to Majors's body.
Majors misses with a lunging right hand
and Judah counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Majors throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Judah counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Judah. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Judah.
Majors scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Judah catches Majors with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Majors misses with a double jab.
A clash of legs there as Judah blocks the low kick.
Majors finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judah connects with a good right hand that stumbles Majors. Majors circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Majors is rocked!
Majors fails with an attempt to clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Judah.
Majors is still on wobbly legs! Can Judah finish him?
Majors moves to clinch but Judah breaks away
and Judah rattles Majors with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Majors tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Judah dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Majors stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Uzziah Judah!
Uzziah Judah decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Root Paul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piripi Tama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tama has chosen Somewhere over the rainbow as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple 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, Root Paul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Piripi Tama!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tama is looking to clinch but Paul is avoiding it.
Tama throws a low kick, looking for Paul's leg but Paul calmly moves out of range.
Paul throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tama counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Root Paul has been cut.
Paul drives through with a takedown into Tama's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
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.
Paul with a flurry of punches that miss.
Paul's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paul stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tama swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Paul has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Tama to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Paul is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Tama pulls down on the head and he's put Paul to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Piripi Tama!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Enkamp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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167 lbs
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176 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jesse Enkamp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Damian Santana!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Daniel Franklin and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santana wants to clinch.
Enkamp uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Santana.
A chopping leg kick lands by Enkamp.
Enkamp pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Enkamp lands with a kick to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santana swinging wildly here.
Santana throws an off balance right hand
and Enkamp makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Santana really felt that one!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Enkamp - that will leave a mark!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Enkamp.
Enkamp lands a big head kick that sends Santana tumbling to the mat! Enkamp takes a step backwards and waves Santana back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Santana misses with a wild body shot.
Enkamp throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Santana crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Enkamp - the referee stops the clock and Santana gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Enkamp. Santana manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Enkamp definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Santana misses with a double jab
and Enkamp counters with a head kick that drops Santana to the mat! Santana scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Santana is rocked!
Damian Santana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santana misses with a left hand
and as Santana loses concentration momentarily, Enkamp counters with a picture perfect head kick! Santana goes down, out cold! The referee rushed in to check on his condition - I'm sure he'll be ok but that was a massive knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jesse Enkamp!
During a confident post fight interview, Jesse Enkamp thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Horacio Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rage Icon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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280 lbs
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245 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Big heart |
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Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Horacio Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Rage Icon!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Santiago Holmes and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Icon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Santos.
The fighters circle momentarily. Icon darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Icon throws a jab when Santos was well out of range.
Icon is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Icon misses with a hook.
As Icon tries to get set, Santos tries to push him back and clinch up but Icon manages to avoid the attempt.
Santos definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A swing and a miss from Icon.
Santos tries to counter by clinching up but Icon breaks away and moves out of range.
Icon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Icon misses with an uppercut. Santos saw that one coming.
Icon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Icon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Santos gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Icon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Icon scores with a jab. Santos acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Icon might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Icon. That snapped Santos's head back.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Icon.
Icon has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Santos moves out of range of the strikes.
Icon throws a jab when Santos was well out of range.
Santos tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Icon manages to circle out of the way.
Icon throws a shot from downtown. Santos moves away and avoids it.
A counter left hand to the body from Santos misses its target.
Santos takes a jab right on the kisser.
A swing and a miss from Icon.
Icon misses with a wild body shot.
A shot to the liver by Icon. Beautiful body shot.
Santos ducks under a wild hook from Icon.
Icon clobbers Santos with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos rushes Icon and presses him up against the cage.
Santos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Santos works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Icon.
Santos blocks an uppercut.
Santos dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Santos lands with a left to the head.
Icon throws a punch but it's blocked by Santos.
Santos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Santos tries to work over Icon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Santos.
Santos tries to stall but Icon uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Icon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Icon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Santos tries to work over Icon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Icon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Icon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Santos lands with a short shot to the head.
Icon looks winded!
Santos lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Santos.
Santos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Icon's elbow.
Santos holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Santos tries a body shot but Icon blocks it.
Santos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Santos lands with a left to the head.
Santos lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Santos lands with a short shot to the head.
Santos misses with a body punch.
Santos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Santos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Icons head.
Santos lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Icon.
Still in the clinch, Santos scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Santos.
Icon is rocked!
Santos scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santos lands with a short shot to the head.
Icon is still on wobbly legs! Can Santos finish him?
Santos lands a left hand.
Santos lands with a short shot to the head.
Santos unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Icon! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Santos is unloading with more strikes now! Icon drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Horacio Santos!
In his post fight interview, Horacio Santos started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Admir Lichtsteiner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heath Herring (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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270 lbs
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250 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Brawler
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Admir Lichtsteiner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Heath Herring!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Herring shoots in for a double leg but Lichtsteiner sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Heath Herring seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lichtsteiner gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Herring wants to control from the top but Lichtsteiner keeps moving.
Lichtsteiner definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Herring slips nicely into half guard.
Lichtsteiner looks like he's trying to stand up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Herring is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Herring sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lichtsteiner defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herring missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Herring thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lichtsteiner avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Herring.
Lichtsteiner keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lichtsteiner knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Herring on the ground.
Herring is keen to just control but Lichtsteiner is a slippery customer.
Herring thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Herring missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Herring working Lichtsteiner over with strikes.
Herring working Lichtsteiner over with strikes.
Herring stalling.
Herring sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lichtsteiner defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herring thows a huge punch but Lichtsteiner dodges it nicely.
Herring thows a huge punch but Lichtsteiner dodges it nicely.
Herring is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Herring has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Herring not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Herring in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Lichtsteiner tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Herring!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Heath Herring!
Heath Herring decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dynamite Dave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tapak Utara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dave comes to the cage accompanied by https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79Y-EHqZNQA. Utara has chosen Goyang Dumang as his entrance music. The key to victory for Dynamite Dave has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dynamite Dave!
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, Tapak Utara!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Utara shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Utara scoring with some ground and pound.
Utara avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dave 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.
Dave is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dave is on top in guard.
Dave got a little sloppy there for a moment and Utara has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dave has managed to get both his arms back between Utara's legs - danger averted.
Utara is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Utara working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Dave has passed into half guard!
Dave definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Utara really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dave. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dave decides to stand and escape the position.
A big left from Dave misses.
Dave looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Good work by Utara as he checks the leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Utara. No joy for Dave on that attempt.
Dave gets tackled into the cage by Utara. Utara maintains the clinch.
Utara blocks the elbow strike.
Utara tries to score a body lock takedown but Dave shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Utara has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dave avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dave gets underhooks to prevent Utara's takedown attempt.
Dynamite Dave has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tapak Utara.
Utara is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Dave is defending well.
Utara is working for takedown but Dave is calmly controlling the position for now.
Utara is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Dave can't fight it off and eventually Utara manages to take the fight to the floor. Dave looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dave pushes Utara off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dave chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dave misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Utara.
Dave really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dave fails with the takedown.
Utara drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dave defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Utara is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Dave's half guard.
Utara looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Dave trying to hold on to Utara's head to control him but Utara postures up.
Utara looking for a submission but Dave manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Dave preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Utara is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Utara throws a strike but Dave rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dave wants to control from the top but Utara keeps moving.
Dave content to stall in guard here.
Utara looking for a sweep. Not yet Utara, not yet.
Utara is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Dave postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dynamite Dave dominated that round.
That's time! Dave's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Utara wants to clinch up but Dave keeps it at a distance.
Utara looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Utara shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dave defends it nicely.
Utara takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Utara dodges the punch combination from Dave.
Utara steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dave.
Utara changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Utara has closed the distance and engaged Dave in a clinch.
Utara has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Dave uses from the top position.
Dave is pushing down on Utara's leg trying to pass to half guard. Utara is fighting to maintain full guard but Dave has managed to sneak the leg through.
Utara with the active half guard here but Dave passes nicely into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Utara is throwing a few token shots, despite Dave being in side control.
Dave wants to control but Utara is keeping him busy.
Utara struggling a bit here.
Dave tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Utara can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dave scores with a couple of short elbows.
Dave wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Utara, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Utara tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dave wants to lay and pray for a moment but Utara keeps working.
Dave working the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Utara is not content to let Dave control the position.
Dave grinds an elbow into Utara's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Utara is looking to regain half guard here but Dave keeps moving and retains side control.
Dave wants to control but Utara is keeping him busy.
Dave lands some shots froms side control.
Utara is looking for a sweep.
Utara trying his best to control but Dave has mounted him.
Dave cracks Utara with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Dave trying to control but Utara is having none of it.
Dave is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Utara can do to turn this around?
Dave connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Utara is wriggling around trying to escape.
Utara wants to control but Dave is having none of it.
Dave is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Utara can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Dave trying to control but Utara is having none of it.
Utara working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dave trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dynamite Dave dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Dave looks to score with a jab to the body but Utara is just out of range.
Utara closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Dave kicks Utara off and gets back to his feet.
Utara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circling - Dave throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Utara tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Nice straight punches there by Dave. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dave.
Utara clinches up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dave takes an elbow to the temple.
Utara prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dave working hard to break the clinch.
Dave breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Utara tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dave swivels and escapes.
Utara closes the distance and clinches up with Dave, looking for a takedown. Utara pushes Dave against the cage but Dave circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Utara blocks the body kick.
Dave misses with a body shot.
Dave gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dave pushes Utara off and scrambles back to his feet.
Utara dives in and grabs Dave's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dave pushes down on Utara's head and hops out.
Dave half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Dynamite Dave has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tapak Utara.
Dave throws a chopping leg kick but Utara manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dave throws a head kick but Utara moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Utara drives through with a takedown into Dave's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dave working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Utara doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Dave is tightening it up a little... Utara has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Utara reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Utara taps out! Nice BJJ there by Dave!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Dynamite Dave!
In his post fight interview, Dynamite Dave started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Theodore Thundercunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ringo Scorpion (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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265 lbs
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Solid boxing
KO power |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Theodore Thundercunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ringo Scorpion!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Scorpion. Thundercunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thundercunt swings for the body but Scorpion moves out of range.
Thundercunt definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Good shot there by Thundercunt.
Scorpion throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Scorpion throws a looping overhand right but Thundercunt ducks down to avoid it.
Thundercunt is looking to counter the offense by Scorpion and move into the clinch.
Scorpion scores with a nice right hand.
Thundercunt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Scorpion throws the left hand but Thundercunt avoids the punch easily.
Nice straight punches there by Scorpion. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Scorpion.
Scorpion throws the left hand but Thundercunt avoids the punch easily.
Thundercunt misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thundercunt looks to score with a jab to the body but Scorpion is just out of range.
Scorpion throws out a counter right but Thundercunt avoids it with no problem.
Scorpion rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thundercunt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Scorpion moves into range and connects with a jab.
Thundercunt misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scorpion lands a jab to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thundercunt. Scorpion does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thundercunt connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Scorpion has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Thundercunt misses with an uppercut. Scorpion saw that one coming.
Scorpion swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Thundercunt counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Thundercunt.
Thundercunt struggles to land a body shot inside as Scorpion controls his hands.
Scorpion tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Scorpion breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ringo Scorpion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scorpion throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thundercunt.
Thundercunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Thundercunt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Scorpion manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Scorpion misses with the combination.
Scorpion lands with a nice combination. Thundercunt backs away looking to recover.
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!
Scorpion jabs at Thundercunt's body.
Scorpion lands with a straight right. Thundercunt didn't see that one coming.
Nice jab there from Scorpion.
Scorpion misses with a body shot
and Thundercunt holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Thundercunt tries a body shot but Scorpion blocks it.
Thundercunt misses with a punch on the inside.
Scorpion misses with some punches.
Thundercunt has a couple of punches blocked by Scorpion.
Scorpion wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Scorpion wants to break free but Thundercunt has control.
Scorpion misses with the head strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Thundercunt.
Thundercunt tries to work over Scorpion's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Scorpion prevents a body shot from Thundercunt.
Thundercunt pushes Scorpion back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thundercunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thundercunt scores with a shoulder strike.
Scorpion's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Scorpion.
Thundercunt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thundercunt tries to work over Scorpion's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thundercunt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Scorpion prevents a body shot from Thundercunt.
Thundercunt tries to throw a body punch but Scorpion avoids it by throwing Thundercunt back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Thundercunt.
Thundercunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thundercunt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Scorpion's elbow.
Thundercunt misses with a body punch.
Scorpion blocking some punches.
Scorpion misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Thundercunt.
Scorpion looks winded!
Thundercunt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Scorpion swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thundercunt misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thundercunt lands a hook that snaps the head of Scorpion backwards.
Scorpion blocks a body shot from Thundercunt.
Thundercunt lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thundercunt lands a left hand.
Scorpion is trying to break the clinch but Thundercunt has him pressed against the cage.
Thundercunt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Thundercunt.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Thundercunt.
Thundercunt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thundercunt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice shot lands for Scorpion.
Thundercunt punishes Scorpion's body with a nice straight punch.
Thundercunt cracks Scorpion with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Thundercunt has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Scorpion to stand back up!
Scorpion is rocked!
Thundercunt stuns Scorpion with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Scorpion is still on wobbly legs! Can Thundercunt finish him?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scorpion uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thundercunt.
Scorpion now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Crack! Thundercunt connects with the perfect overhand right and Scorpion falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Thundercunt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Theodore Thundercunt!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martyn Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Black (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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218 lbs
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205 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Martyn Ford!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lee Black!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ford slips under a jab.
Ford fails with the takedown
and Ford takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Black rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ford counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ford slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Ford thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ford drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Ford seems to have locked his on tight now - Black screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Ford, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Martyn Ford!
Martyn Ford is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vanilla Isis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and PJ Wison (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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215 lbs
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Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vanilla Isis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, PJ Wison!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wison throws a body shot but no joy.
Isis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wison misses with a straight right.
Isis definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wison misses with an uppercut. Isis saw that one coming.
Isis blocks a jab.
Wison throws a body punch but Isis moves out of range.
Isis looks to land a combination but Wison avoids it well.
Wison takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Isis cracks a nice hook into Wison's ribs.
Wison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Isis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Isis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Isis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wison throws a big shot that misses.
Wison throws a right hand that misses
and Isis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wison loads up on a big right hand but Isis slips the punch.
Wison throws a hook but Isis blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wison takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Vanilla Isis has been cut.
Wison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Isis moves away.
Wison misses with a hook. Isis ducked under it nicely.
Wison throws an overhand right that lands on Isis's shoulder, as Isis tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wison rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Isis counters with a left and a right that stings Wison.
PJ Wison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wison throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wison throws a lazy right hand but Isis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Isis lunges at Wison with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wison's hand.
A shot to the liver by Wison. Beautiful body shot.
Wison moves to clinch but Isis breaks away
and Wison takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wison uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Isis.
A swing and a miss from Wison.
Isis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wison.
Wison throws a looping overhand right but Isis ducks down to avoid it.
Isis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Isis.
Isis fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wison misses with a hook
and Isis counters with a nice uppercut.
Wison misses with a hook
and Isis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wison misses with a looping left.
Isis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wison rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wison takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wison might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Wison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Isis.
Isis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Isis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Isis connects with the punch.
It looks like PJ Wison has been cut.
A jab from Wison misses.
Isis drops Wison with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Wison looks back up at him and smiles so Isis waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Wison is rocked!
Wison looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Isis lands a jab to Wison's midsection.
Wison is still on wobbly legs! Can Isis finish him?
Wison just misses with a punch to the body.
Wison seems to have recovered his senses.
Wison misses with a straight right.
Wison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Isis.
Wison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wison tries to clinch but Isis moves out of range.
Wison misses with a looping left.
Wison throws a big shot that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wison looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Isis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Isis slips a straight right by Wison.
Wison misses with a hook. Isis ducked under it nicely.
Wison misses the shot to the body.
Isis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wison.
Isis is looking to counter punch.
Isis connects with a crisp jab.
Wison misses with a left hand
and Isis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wison thinking.
Wison throws a big shot that misses.
Wison misses with a jab to the body
and Isis counters with a nice right hand that sends Wison toppling to the canvas! Wison scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Isis finish him?!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Isis cracks Wison with a hook to the temple - Wison is on wobbly legs here! Isis swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Wison falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Isis wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Vanilla Isis!
In his post fight interview, Vanilla Isis started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Afonso Cabral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Smokey Hightower (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smokey Hightower will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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300 lbs
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290 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Afonso Cabral!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Smokey Hightower!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Hightower lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cabral doesn't seem phased though.
Hightower misses with a low kick.
Cabral wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Hightower misses with a body shot.
Cabral is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hightower.
Hightower swings for the body but Cabral moves out of range.
Hightower takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cabral darts in and clinches Hightower up against the cage.
Cabral can't find room to land a body shot as Hightower controls the action.
Cabral works on Hightower's body with a couple of short punches.
Still in the clinch, Cabral scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cabral lands a nice uppercut.
Hightower looks winded!
Cabral digs a right hand underneath Hightower's ribcage. Hightower let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cabral is struggling to control the position.
Nice body punch from Cabral - that landed with a thud.
Cabral lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cabral lands a nice shot to the body.
Cabral lands with a right to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short body shot lands from Cabral as the two fighters clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Cabral.
Cabral definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cabral creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Cabral as the two fighters clinch.
Cabral slowing the pace effectively.
Cabral lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hightower backwards.
Good body shot from Cabral.
Cabral lands a hook that snaps the head of Hightower backwards.
Cabral throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cabral lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hightower backwards.
Cabral working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cabral works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cabral gets through Hightower's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cabral pushes Hightower back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hightower is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hightower blocking some punches.
Hightower is still on wobbly legs! Can Cabral finish him?
Cabral misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cabral throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cabral swings wildly with an uppercut but Hightower uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cabral is struggling to control the position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hightower.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cabral.
Hightower blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Cabral fails to land.
Cabral working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Cabral fails to land.
Cabral cracks Hightower with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabral swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cabral has a couple of punches blocked by Hightower.
Hightower blocks an uppercut.
Cabral misses with some punches.
Cabral swings wildly with an uppercut but Hightower uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cabral misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cabral misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cabral.
Cabral has a couple of punches blocked by Hightower.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hightower.
Cabral swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cabral.
Cabral misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Cabral.
Cabral misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hightower blocks an uppercut.
Cabral misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cabral swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cabral.
Cabral throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cabral.
Cabral misses with a punch on the inside.
Cabral has a couple of punches blocked by Hightower.
Cabral swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hightower.
Cabral misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cabral swings wildly with an uppercut but Hightower uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hightower blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cabral misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cabral has a couple of punches blocked by Hightower.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cabral.
Cabral tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cabral has a couple of punches blocked by Hightower.
Cabral swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hightower blocks an uppercut.
Cabral misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cabral swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hightower blocks an uppercut.
Cabral has a couple of punches blocked by Hightower.
Cabral fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cabral misses with the head strike.
Cabral misses with a punch on the inside.
Cabral has a couple of punches blocked by Hightower.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hightower.
Cabral misses with a punch on the inside.
Cabral misses with a punch on the inside.
Cabral has a couple of punches blocked by Hightower.
Cabral fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hightower blocking some punches.
Cabral misses with the head strike.
Hightower blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cabral throws a head punch that misses.
Cabral misses with some punches.
Hightower is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Cabral to keep the fight standing.
Cabral working aggressively here.
Cabral throws a head punch that misses.
Cabral working aggressively here.
Cabral tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hightower blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cabral throws a punch but it's blocked by Hightower.
Hightower blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cabral misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cabral working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Cabral fails to land.
Hightower blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hightower.
Cabral throws a punch but it's blocked by Hightower.
Cabral misses with some punches.
Cabral swings wildly with an uppercut but Hightower uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cabral swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cabral throws a punch but it's blocked by Hightower.
A right hand to the body from Cabral.
Cabral tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hightower.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cabral.
Cabral misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hightower blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hightower blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cabral misses with the head strike.
Hightower blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cabral.
Hightower blocks an uppercut.
Cabral swings wildly with an uppercut but Hightower uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cabral working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cabral.
Cabral misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cabral misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cabral.
Cabral has a couple of punches blocked by Hightower.
Cabral misses with the head strike.
Hightower blocking some punches.
Cabral has Hightower pressed against the cage.
Cabral misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hightower blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cabral swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabral throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cabral.
Cabral throws a punch but it's blocked by Hightower.
Hightower blocks an uppercut.
Cabral misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cabral swings wildly with an uppercut but Hightower uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cabral tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hightower blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cabral fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cabral cracks Hightower with a nice body shot.
Cabral swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short body shot lands from Cabral as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Cabral fails to land.
Cabral working aggressively here.
Cabral has a couple of punches blocked by Hightower.
Cabral tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cabral tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cabral lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hightower or not.
Cabral throws a punch but it's blocked by Hightower.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hightower.
Cabral misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cabral.
Cabral misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cabral.
Hightower blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cabral.
Cabral throws a punch but it's blocked by Hightower.
Cabral misses with a punch on the inside.
Cabral throws a head punch that misses.
Cabral throws a head punch that misses.
Hightower blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cabral throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Cabral fails to land.
Cabral swings wildly with an uppercut but Hightower uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hightower blocking some punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cabral.
Cabral misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hightower blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cabral swings wildly with an uppercut but Hightower uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cabral misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cabral misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cabral swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hightower.
Cabral misses with some punches.
Cabral swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hightower blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cabral misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Afonso Cabral dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hightower loads up on a big right hand but Cabral slips the punch.
Cabral throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hightower tries to work over Cabral's front leg with a kick but Cabral checks it.
Hightower scores with a leg kick.
Hightower misses with an uppercut
and Cabral counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cabral.
Cabral throws a big uppercut that drops Hightower! More strikes from Cabral and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Hightower lies dazed against the cage as Cabral celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Afonso Cabral!
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