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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Cabaye (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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BJJ Blue Belt
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Carlos Anderson!
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, Alex Cabaye !
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Sandra Marshall and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabaye steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
Cabaye moves into the clinch.
Anderson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cabaye pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cabaye lands a big head kick that sends Anderson tumbling to the mat! Cabaye takes a step backwards and waves Anderson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Anderson is rocked!
It looks like Carlos Anderson has been cut.
Cabaye gets a clinch.
Oh Anderson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Anderson stalling the fight.
Anderson seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cabaye 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anderson shoots in but Cabaye avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cabaye rushes Anderson and presses him up against the cage.
Cabaye misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anderson jumps guard but Cabaye stands there with Anderson around his waist. Anderson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cabaye is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cabaye works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cabaye pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabaye gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Anderson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Anderson prevents Cabaye from getting back to his feet.
Cabaye is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Anderson dives into side control.
Cabaye is trying to buck Anderson off.
Cabaye dodges the ground and pound from Anderson.
Anderson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Cabaye is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Cabaye sneaks out the side door and pushes Anderson away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Cabaye .
Cabaye rushes Anderson and presses him up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cabaye lands an elbow that stopped Anderson in his tracks for a moment.
Anderson is trying to pull guard but Cabaye turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to pull guard but Cabaye forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Cabaye is pressed up against the cage. Anderson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cabaye down to the mat. Cabaye avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
Cabaye has closed the distance and engaged Anderson in a clinch.
Cabaye escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cabaye explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Cabaye pushes Anderson up against the cage in a clinch.
Anderson tries for a takedown. No joy.
A left hand lands to the body for Cabaye .
Cabaye gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cabaye digs a right hand underneath Anderson's ribcage. Anderson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cabaye lands a body shot.
Cabaye lands a nice knee to the body.
Cabaye digs a right hand into Anderson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Anderson's gas tank.
A hook to the body from Cabaye .
Cabaye escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cabaye lands a big head kick that sends Anderson tumbling to the mat! Cabaye takes a step backwards and waves Anderson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabaye takes the fight into the clinch.
Cabaye breaks from the clinch.
Cabaye drives through and clinches with Anderson against the cage.
Cabaye landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cabaye lands a knee to the body.
Cabaye breaks from the clinch.
Cabaye 's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Cabaye duly obliges.
Carlos Anderson's cut is getting worse.
Cabaye takes the fight into the clinch.
Cabaye works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Anderson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cabaye working Anderson over with knees to the body.
Cabaye leaning against his opponent.
Cabaye escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabaye clinches up against the cage.
Anderson misses with some punches.
Cabaye lands a body punch in the clinch.
The referee calls for Cabaye to work.
Nice body punch from Cabaye - that landed with a thud.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cabaye .
Anderson can't get the takedown.
Anderson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cabaye throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cabaye lands an elbow that stopped Anderson in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Cabaye .
Cabaye lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cabaye crunches a lovely knee into Anderson's ribcage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Cabaye dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Anderson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Anderson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cabaye .
Cabaye gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cabaye escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Cabaye .
Whack! Cabaye lands a heavy head kick that drops Anderson. The ref tackles Cabaye to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Anderson was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Alex Cabaye !
Alex Cabaye was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aghavni Anahit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tapak Utara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anahit comes to the cage accompanied by 2 steps from hell. Utara has chosen Goyang Dumang as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Tapak Utara enters the cage!
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213 lbs
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205 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Aghavni Anahit!
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, Tapak Utara!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Utara moves into range and clinches up with Anahit.
Utara turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Anahit is looking for a sweep.
Anahit manages to work his way to half guard, despite Utara's best efforts.
Anahit is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Utara is tapping! Great win for Anahit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Aghavni Anahit!
Aghavni Anahit made sure to mention his sponsor, Hellraiser Fightgear in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jackson James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Just Islander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Just Islander is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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140 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jackson James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Just Islander!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from James does no damage.
Islander drops down looking to force a counter takedown but James defends it well.
James swinging wildly here.
Islander tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A right-left combo lands from James.
James misses with a double jab
and Islander counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Islander prevents James from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Islander trying to control but James is working from the bottom.
Islander is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Islander prevents James from getting back to his feet.
Islander lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Islander must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Islander stopping the sweep attempt from James.
Islander is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Islander cracks James with a solid left hand.
Islander throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as James works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Islander connects with a couple of short punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Islander drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but James manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Islander has James in his guard.
Islander tries to strike from the bottom.
Islander is trying to keep James in close.
Islander utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
James is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
James preventing the sweep.
Islander has his foot on James's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. James works his way back into a safe position though.
Islander utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Islander manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. James manages to get himself to full guard.
James 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.
Islander slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
James is breathing heavily.
James wants to stand but Islander is controlling the position.
Islander distracts James with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Islander's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
James 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.
James avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Islander in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Islander working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Islander loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've been informed that Islander has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Islander drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Islander jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Islander throws a big right hand that misses.
Islander is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Islander throwing strikes from guard but James blocks nicely.
Islander missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Islander is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Islander trying to control the position from guard on top but James is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Islander might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control James haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Islander wants to get up but he can't break James's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Islander closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into James's guard.
Islander content to stall in guard here.
Islander is working James over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Just Islander dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Islander shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
James wants to get back to his feet but Islander is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We've been hearing good reports from James'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.
Islander pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. James is keeping the position for now.
Just Islander has got the better of the ground game so far.
James 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.
James on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if James tries to get out of the position.
James keeping moving, preventing Islander from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Islander drops back looking for a leg! James is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and James manages to kick Islander off! Islander jumps back into James's guard.
Islander is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! James is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! James has escaped and now he's on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Islander looking for a guillotine here but James defends easily.
Islander has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Islander looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Islander working for a triangle but James defends it easily.
Islander avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
James throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Islander works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Islander looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Islander trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Islander is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Islander avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Islander working a defensive guard here.
James throws a big elbow that misses.
Islander escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. James gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Islander is looking for a triangle but James pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James throwing strikes from guard but Islander blocks nicely.
James missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as James accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Islander has his foot on James's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. James works his way back into a safe position though.
Islander utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Islander is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
James throwing strikes but missing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Islander is trying to keep James in close.
Islander looking to hit a scissor sweep but James is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Islander can't keep his opponent in guard - James advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Islander keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
James not landing any meaningful shots this time.
James thows a huge punch but Islander dodges it nicely.
Islander manages to get to full guard.
Islander has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but James can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Islander throwing short punches from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
James throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Just Islander will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
James misses with a jab, cross combination.
James throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Islander counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Islander drops an elbow to the side of James's head.
Islander not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Islander missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
James is looking for a sweep. Islander is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Islander is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Islander connects with a nice short shot to James's temple.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Islander seems to be working for a kimura but James defends the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James tries to kick Islander off but Islander keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Islander seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Islander seems to be looking for submissions.
James on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Islander takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
James is rocked!
Islander is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, James is hurt! He's hurt bad - Islander fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save James from any more punishment! Congratulations to Islander! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Just Islander!
Just Islander made sure to mention his sponsor, Leviathan Clothing in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gulun Shulun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anthony Ramirez had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 157.4lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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169 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Brawler
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Anthony Ramirez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gulun Shulun!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramirez closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Shulun quickly recovers to half guard.
Shulun is trying to get back to full guard.
Ramirez is controlling the pace.
Ramirez wants to pass to mount but Shulun is defending the position.
Ramirez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shulun keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramirez trying to pass the guard but Shulun defending well.
Shulun regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez being controlled here momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ramirez tries to free his leg and advance position but Shulun is retaining full guard.
Shulun has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ramirez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Shulun is trying to control the position but Ramirez postures up.
Ramirez decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Shulun, up you get!
Ramirez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shulun can't do much from the bottom here.
Sloppy strikes there by Ramirez.
Ramirez laying and praying for a moment but Shulun takes advantage and regains half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Shulun manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Shulun is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ramirez is aware though and is defending well.
Ramirez stays in close to Shulun's body and controls the position.
Ramirez wants to control from the top but Shulun keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Shulun trying to keep a closed guard but Ramirez is proving a slippery customer.
Shulun looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ramirez wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Shulun's closed guard. He's half up but Shulun has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Shulun pivots and extends the arm, Ramirez falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Shulun! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gulun Shulun!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Count Foo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Gabriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gabriel has chosen Slow Love by MŘ as his entrance music. Count Foo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Eric Gabriel's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Count Foo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eric Gabriel!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Foo. Those never looked like landing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Foo avoids the body shot from Gabriel.
Foo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gabriel was well out of range. Poor timing from Foo.
Gabriel cracks Foo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Foo misses with a hook. Gabriel ducked under it nicely.
Gabriel misses with a kick to the body
and Foo counters with a two punch combo.
Foo misses with a few strikes there.
Foo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gabriel looks to land a left hand but Foo moved out of range nicely.
Foo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gabriel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Foo seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gabriel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gabriel lands a head kick. Foo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Foo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gabriel on the side of the head.
Gabriel is rocked!
A head kick by Gabriel misses
and Foo counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Gabriel has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Count Foo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Petoyanka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter White Iv (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walter White Iv will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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205 lbs
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212 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, David Petoyanka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Walter White Iv!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petoyanka takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by White Iv!
White Iv throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Petoyanka was covering up waiting for the punch and White Iv finishes the takedown easily into guard.
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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as White Iv accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
White Iv throwing strikes from guard but Petoyanka blocks nicely.
Petoyanka preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Petoyanka is breathing heavily.
White Iv with a flurry of punches that miss.
White Iv postures up in Petoyanka's guard and throws a big left but Petoyanka blocks it.
White Iv stands and throws Petoyanka's legs to the side, diving into side control.
White Iv misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
White Iv working the head with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White Iv is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Petoyanka looks calm but he's in trouble here. White Iv gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Petoyanka is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! White Iv lets go of the hold and Petoyanka can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Walter White Iv!
In his post fight interview, Walter White Iv started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Test Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Halftard (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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300 lbs
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Test Rage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gary Halftard!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rage throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Rage misses its intended target.
Halftard looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rage swats away the attempt to clinch by Halftard.
Rage swings for the body but Halftard moves out of range.
Halftard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rage is looking to clinch.
Rage scores with a hook.
Rage ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Halftard manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Halftard was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Halftard has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Halftard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Test Rage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rage looks to score with a jab to the body but Halftard is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Halftard on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rage just misses with a punch to the body.
Rage really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage misses with a jab to the body
enabling Halftard to counter with a crisp jab.
Rage lands a nice shot to the body.
Halftard looks to land a combination. Rage sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rage throws an off balance right hand
and Halftard counters with a three punch combo that has Rage backing up. Rage nods at Halftard to acknowledge the strikes.
Rage tries to clinch
and Rage takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Halftard slips a straight right by Rage.
A nice side step and Halftard releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Rage misses with a straight right.
Rage tries to close the distance and clinch up but Halftard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A nice side step and Halftard releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Rage looks to score with a jab to the body but Halftard is just out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Halftard. That snapped Rage's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rage works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rage doesn't manage to clinch there - Halftard circles away.
Halftard is looking for the big counter here.
Halftard misses with an uppercut.
Halftard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rage throws a big shot that misses.
Halftard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rage.
Halftard lands a left and a right that send Rage crashing to the mat, dazed. Halftard thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Test Rage has been cut.
Rage ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halftard moves away.
Rage looks to score with a jab to the body but Halftard is just out of range.
Rage slips under a jab from Halftard.
Halftard lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nice defenses there by Halftard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halftard has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Halftard there as he acknowledges the shot.
Halftard circles away from the clinch attempt
and Halftard counters with a left to the body.
Rage is breathing heavily.
Rage gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Rage tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Halftard is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Rage buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Rage!! Rage is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Halftard throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gary Halftard!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Moses (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johmarcus Webb (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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300 lbs
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Aaron Moses!
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, Johmarcus Webb!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moses shoots in for a takedown but Webb shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Webb tries to counter with a clinch but Moses shakes him off and moves away.
Webb has closed the distance and engaged Moses in a clinch.
Moses is trying to break free.
Webb lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Aaron Moses has been cut.
Moses blocks an elbow strike.
Moses wants a takedown but no success here.
Webb manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Moses tries to stand but Webb is controlling from the bottom.
Moses avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Webb looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Webb looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moses trying to stand up but can't free himself from Webb's guard.
Moses has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Webb to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Moses is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Webb pulls down on the head and he's put Moses to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Johmarcus Webb!
Johmarcus Webb took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martyn Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uzziah Judah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Judah has chosen We Ready as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Martyn Ford has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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212 lbs
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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
7 - 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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Uzziah Judah!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Judah scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ford definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Judah throws a shot to the body.
Ford shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Judah pinned against the cage. Judah gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ford keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ford.
A left and a right from Judah both land. Nice combination.
Judah takes a swing at Ford's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Judah just misses with a punch to the body.
Ford will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martyn Ford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ford shoots in looking for a takedown but Judah manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ford's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Judah scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Judah lands with an uppercut that bounces Ford off the cage and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ford on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ford avoids the body shot from Judah.
Judah's coach down at Rabid Dog was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Judah's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Judah throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Judah lands with a right hand.
Judah swinging wildly here.
Judah is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Judah keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Judah lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Judah uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ford has time to react.
Ford tries to move into range but Judah moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Judah has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ford uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Judah.
Judah is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ford had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ford on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Judah.
Judah misses with a straight left.
A head kick misses from Ford.
Judah displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ford.
Judah lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ford at a distance.
Ford has a takedown stuffed.
Uzziah Judah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ford is trying hard to land a takedown here. Judah sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Judah scores with a punch to the head.
Judah with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jab, jab by Judah - just one landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Judah's guard.
Judah keeping full guard, as Ford tries to pass.
Ford stopping the sweep attempt from Judah.
Ford might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ford trying to control but Judah is working from the bottom.
Ford thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ford stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Judah swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ford thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ford looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ford prevents Judah from getting back to his feet.
Ford drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ford jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ford trying to control the position from guard on top but Judah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Judah moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Judah throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ford has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Judah lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ford circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uzziah Judah dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Judah lands a slapping body shot.
Ford fails with the takedown
and Judah counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ford will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Judah throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ford stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ford has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Judah finds it's way round the side to connect with Ford's head.
Judah lands a right hook to the body.
Judah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ford moves away.
Ford shoots in for a double leg but Judah sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martyn Ford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ford is defended easily by Judah.
Judah connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Judah as he jumps to the side.
Judah with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Judah digs a good hook to Ford's body.
Judah misses with the combination.
Judah throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ford tries to counter with a takedown but Judah is quick to defend against it.
Judah getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Uzziah Judah seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Judah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Judah lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ford at a distance.
Ford takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Judah is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ford rather than just go for the knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judah ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ford shoots in for a takedown but Judah shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ford takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ford takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Judah scores with a shot to the body.
Judah works Ford's body with a nice hook.
Judah fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ford looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Judah connects with a body shot that sends Ford's belly button to the back.
Judah wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ford takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Judah connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ford's hands.
Judah thuds a left hand into Ford's body.
Ford tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Judah defends well and Ford ends up having to push Judah into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Martyn Ford is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judah throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Judah dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ford gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice body punch from Judah.
Judah lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice jab there from Judah.
A decent looking cross lands there for Judah.
Ford is rocked!
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Judah moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Ford! Judah continues to tee off on Ford, landing with a left and a right! Judah connects with a right hand that leaves Ford sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Judah!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Uzziah Judah!
Uzziah Judah is the new light heavyweight champion!
Uzziah Judah 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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