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Island Combat 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Darko Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pipis Skatias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Darko Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pipis Skatias!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Skatias!
It looks like Darko Cruz has been cut.
Skatias's coach down at Rabid Dog was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Skatias's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Skatias throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Skatias throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cruz throws a quick counter head kick but Skatias was just out of range.
Cruz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Skatias.
Cruz has his takedown stuffed
and Skatias counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cruz closes the distance and clinches.
Cruz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cruz shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Skatias is trying to defend but Cruz finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skatias is trying to stand up here but Cruz is controlling him well.
Cruz thows a huge punch but Skatias dodges it nicely.
Cruz is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skatias wants to get back to his feet.
Skatias has one foot on Cruz's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Skatias scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cruz throws a series of punches but Skatias avoids them all with ease.
Cruz slips a jab and a cross from Skatias.
Skatias swats away the attempt to clinch by Cruz.
Skatias misses with a double jab.
Skatias connects with the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skatias fails to land with a series of punches.
Cruz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cruz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Skatias lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Pipis Skatias is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cruz throws a looping overhand right but Skatias ducks down to avoid it.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Skatias sprawls well. Skatias wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cruz gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cruz looks to clinch
and Cruz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Skatias throws a series of punches but Cruz moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz looks to clinch
and Skatias counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cruz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Skatias sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darko Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Skatias throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Skatias fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cruz tries to clinch but Skatias moves away
and Skatias counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pipis Skatias seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skatias circles away from the clinch attempt
and Skatias counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cruz takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Cruz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cruz fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skatias lands a jab to the nose.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cruz fails with a takedown attempt.
Cruz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Skatias throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Cruz.
Cruz tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Skatias avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Cruz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pipis Skatias dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darko Cruz's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cruz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Skatias manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Skatias leaves Cruz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A jab from Skatias does it's job there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cruz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cruz darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Skatias manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Cruz keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz tries to pull guard but Skatias forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Cruz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darko Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cruz tries to stall but Skatias uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cruz is struggling to control the position.
Skatias is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cruz is defending well.
Cruz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cruz throws a sloppy head kick
and Skatias counters with a stiff right hand.
Skatias lands with a shot to the body.
Skatias lands with a straight right. Cruz didn't see that one coming.
Skatias looks to land a combination. Cruz sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skatias lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cruz circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz throws a head kick that misses.
No joy there for Skatias, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown but Skatias shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Skatias throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Skatias swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cruz tries to counter by clinching up but Skatias breaks away and moves out of range.
Skatias tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cruz was well out of range. Poor timing from Skatias.
Skatias falls off balance throwing a combination
and Skatias takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Darko Cruz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Skatias scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A combination from Skatias does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skatias throws a series of punches but Cruz moves out of range.
Cruz seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Skatias throws a nice looking combination but Cruz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cruz shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Skatias is trying to defend but Cruz finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Cruz is working for a submission of some sort.
Cruz trying to mount his opponent but Skatias defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is working hard here to advance position.
Nice strikes from Cruz there.
Cruz is keen to just control but Skatias is a slippery customer.
Skatias has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Cruz is on him like a limpet, forcing Skatias back against the cage.
Skatias has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cruz prevents Skatias from breaking the clinch.
Cruz jumps guard but Skatias turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Cruz breaks from the clinch.
Skatias blocks a head kick by Cruz.
Pipis Skatias seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cruz has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
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!
Skatias fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pipis Skatias showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Darko Cruz's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Skatias blocks a head kick by Cruz.
Cruz dives in and grabs Skatias's left leg, looking for a takedown. Skatias pushes down on Cruz's head and hops out.
Cruz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cruz lands with a shot to the body.
Skatias lands with a nice combination. Cruz backs away looking to recover.
Skatias throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cruz attempts a counter takedown but Skatias avoids it well and moves away.
Skatias tests Cruz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A combination from Skatias does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skatias throws a right and a left that both miss.
Skatias throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cruz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Skatias takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skatias throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cruz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Skatias rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cruz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Cruz was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Cruz lands a few punches from side control.
We've been hearing good reports from Cruz'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.
Cruz scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Skatias to see if he's OK.
Skatias is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Cruz has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Cruz wants to control but Skatias is keeping him busy.
Skatias is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Cruz has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Cruz in side control lands a decent elbow.
Cruz landing strikes.
Cruz throws an elbow but Skatias slips to the side and avoids it well.
Cruz trying to control the action but Skatias is working from the bottom.
Skatias wants to get back to his feet but Cruz drags him back down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz trying to control the position but Skatias is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skatias throws Cruz to one side and escapes!
Skatias fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Skatias ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Skatias napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Cruz is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Skatias knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Cruz goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Skatias rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Cruz's guard! Nice work there by Skatias!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz is looking for a triangle but Skatias pushes his legs off easily.
Skatias gets to his feet. Cruz looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Cruz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Skatias defends it nicely.
Skatias rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cruz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Some wild striking there from Skatias.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pipis Skatias comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Skatias winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pipis Skatias!
Pipis Skatias 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marius Gladius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Krupok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marius Gladius could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Patrick Krupok's chin.
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155 lbs
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150 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marius Gladius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Patrick Krupok!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gladius.
Gladius shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Krupok but Krupok pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gladius shoots for a double leg takedown but Krupok sprawls well. He's pushed Gladius's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marius Gladius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Krupok looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Krupok tries to clinch there but Gladius circles away.
Krupok misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Krupok scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Krupok swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gladius looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Gladius is trying for a kimura here. Krupok looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Gladius wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Marius Gladius!
After the fight, Marius Gladius was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jessi Inder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonardo Leite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Jessi Inder has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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188 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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193 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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Brawler
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jessi Inder!
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, Leonardo Leite!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Bart Greer and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leite avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A solid leg kick lands there for Inder.
Leite closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Leite lands in his opponent's guard.
Leite tries to free his leg and advance position but Inder is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Inder wants to get back to his feet but Leite is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Leite is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Inder wants to get back to his feet but Leite is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leite tries to free his leg and advance position but Inder is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inder wants to get back to his feet but Leite is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Inder misses the jab.
Leite fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Inder to the ground. Leite is now in Inder's guard.
Leite is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Let's hope that Leite has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Leite tries to free his leg and advance position but Inder is retaining full guard.
Leite forces his way into half guard.
Inder is trying to stand up here but Leite is controlling him well.
Leite with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Inder wants to get back to his feet.
Leite is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inder tries to kick Leite off but Leite keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Leite is keen to just control but Inder is a slippery customer.
Leite is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Inder sees it coming and defends easily.
Leite wants to free his trapped foot but Inder is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Inder wants to get back to his feet.
Leite controlling the action here.
Leite is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Inder sees it coming and defends easily.
Leite is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leite is looking for a kimura here.
Inder is trying to stand up here but Leite is controlling him well.
Leite is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Inder has managed to free his arm - good work.
Leite is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Inder is trying to stand back up but Leite is controlling him
Leite is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Leite is trying to control. Inder wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inder is trying to stand back up but Leite is controlling him
My spies in KING OF PAIN inform me that Leite has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Leite tries to pass to full mount but Inder defends it.
Inder tries to kick Leite off but Leite keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Leite is looking for a kimura but Inder is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Leite to get the leverage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Inder pushes Leite off looking to stand but Leite dives back in and keeps control.
Leite is looking for a kimura but Inder is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Leite to get the leverage.
Leite looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Leite is controlling the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Leite looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonardo Leite dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Inder gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Leite to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Inder manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Inder lands with a light punch inside.
Inder misses with a punch on the inside.
Leite prevents a body shot from Inder.
Leite jumps guard but Inder turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Leite jumps guard but Inder stands there with Leite around his waist. Leite gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Leite jumps guard but Inder turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jessi Inder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leonardo Leite.
Leite manages to pull guard.
Inder sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Leite doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Inder paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Leite - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Leonardo Leite!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Enkamp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Tran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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167 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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160 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Very quick |
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Counter fighter
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dave Tran!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Enkamp fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Enkamp thumps Tran with a low kick.
A head kick by Tran misses
and Enkamp counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Enkamp looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Enkamp stuffs the takedown.
Tran with a lazy takedown attempt
and Enkamp counters with an inside leg kick.
Enkamp lands with a kick to the temple. Tran shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from Enkamp as Tran shoots in.
Jesse Enkamp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Tran.
Tran dives in and grabs Enkamp's left leg, looking for a takedown. Enkamp pushes down on Tran's head and hops out.
Enkamp tried to counter with a leg kick but Tran avoided it.
Dave Tran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Enkamp turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tran with a poor takedown
and Enkamp counters with a leg kick.
Enkamp fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tran has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Enkamp lands a head kick!
Enkamp throws the kick towards the body but Tran avoids it.
Tran tries for a takedown but Enkamp circles away easily
and Enkamp counters with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tran has his takedown stuffed
and Enkamp counters with a body kick that stops Tran in his tracks momentarily.
Good leg kick by Enkamp there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tran has his takedown stuffed
and Enkamp counters with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Enkamp bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Tran's coach down at Better Than Cozad was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Tran's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Enkamp keeps Tran at a distance using the push kick.
Tran throws a combination that misses
and Enkamp counters with a body kick.
Tran looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That kick from Enkamp tenderised Tran's leg. Tran is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tran doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Enkamp counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tran's knee momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tran with a poor takedown
and Enkamp makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tran fails with a takedown attempt.
Enkamp appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tran shoots in but no luck this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Enkamp chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Enkamp dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tran closes this distance looking for a takedown but Enkamp circles away.
Enkamp appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tran is trying hard to land a takedown here. Enkamp sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Enkamp appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jesse Enkamp is winning the standup battle so far.
Tran throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Enkamp's waist but Enkamp gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tran off to one side.
Enkamp half committed to a counter leg kick.
Jesse Enkamp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Tran.
Tran with a poor takedown
and Enkamp counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tran's knee momentarily.
Tran shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Enkamp sprawls well. Enkamp wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tran gets slowly back to his feet.
Enkamp is looking to counter with head kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tran swings widly with a right hand
and Enkamp makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Tran really felt that one!
Enkamp throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Tran gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Enkamp finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Tran with a lazy takedown attempt
and Enkamp counters with an inside leg kick.
Tran takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tran fails with a takedown attempt.
Enkamp feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Enkamp scores with a nice body kick.
Tran tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Enkamp swivels and escapes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tran shoots in looking for a takedown. Enkamp tries to sprawl out of it but Tran keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Enkamp manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Enkamp is looking to counter with head kicks.
Tran has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Enkamp.
Tran misses with a double jab
and Enkamp makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jesse Enkamp is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tran shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Enkamp counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tran's knee momentarily.
Tran's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Enkamp thumps Tran with a low kick.
Tran doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Enkamp counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Enkamp dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Enkamp stuffs the takedown.
Enkamp plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Dave Tran has been cut.
Tran misses with a takedown attempt
and Enkamp counters with a thumping low kick.
Tran doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Enkamp counters with a big head kick but Tran shrugs it off.
Jesse Enkamp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Tran.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tran shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Enkamp as he avoids it easily.
Enkamp jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Enkamp tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Enkamp throws a nice inside leg kick.
A solid body kick from Enkamp.
Enkamp connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Enkamp keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A solid leg kick lands there for Enkamp.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Tran
and Enkamp makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tran shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Enkamp counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Dave Tran is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tran tries for a takedown but Enkamp circles away easily
and Enkamp counters with a nice body kick.
Tran takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Enkamp throws a leg kick which misses Tran's front leg but catches the back leg as Tran tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tran with a poor takedown
and Enkamp makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tran misses with a leg kick
and Enkamp counters with a low kick, right behind Tran 's knee.
Tran tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tran misses with a takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Enkamp cracks the inside of Tran's front leg.
Tran has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Enkamp.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Enkamp.
Tran gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Enkamp counters with an inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Enkamp.
Tran tries for a takedown but Enkamp circles away easily
and Enkamp counters with a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jesse Enkamp showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Enkamp has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:24
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:24
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesse Enkamp!
Jesse Enkamp thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jake Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Graham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Graham has chosen Three Little Birds as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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150 lbs
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164 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jake Blake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Anthony Graham!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Daniel Franklin and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blake moves out of range of the strikes.
Blake shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Graham sprawls well. Graham wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Blake gets slowly back to his feet.
Graham throws a looping overhand right but Blake ducks down to avoid it.
Blake misses with a wild body shot.
Graham throws the left hand but Blake avoids the punch easily.
Blake shoots in and gets a takedown into Graham's guard.
Graham preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Blake drops back looking for a leg! Graham is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Graham manages to kick Blake off! Blake jumps back into Graham's guard.
Blake looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake throwing strikes from guard but Graham blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Graham is keeping the position for now.
Blake postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Graham trying to control the position.
Blake is stalling in the full guard.
Blake throwing strikes but missing.
Graham is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Blake is controlling him.
Blake thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Blake trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Blake slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Blake wants to slow Graham down by chopping away at his legs.
Blake shoots for a double leg takedown but Graham sprawls well. He's pushed Blake's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Blake tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Graham paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blake throws a body shot but no joy.
Graham ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blake definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Graham tries to bum rush Blake with a series of wild strikes but Blake uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blake appears to be looking for a big counter.
No joy there for Blake, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blake shoots in and drives through. Graham sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Blake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Graham throws a looping overhand right but Blake ducks down to avoid it.
Anthony Graham is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Graham pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Graham throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Blake's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blake has taken the fight to the clinch.
Blake is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Graham is keeping busy.
Blake avoiding damage as Graham throws knees to the body.
Graham misses with a knee strike.
Graham pushes Blake back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Graham throws a knee to the head but misses.
Blake is working for takedown but Graham is calmly controlling the position for now.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Graham takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Graham utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Blake is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blake has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Graham uses from the top position.
Blake looking for a sweep. Not yet Blake, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blake working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Graham doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Graham manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Blake keeping moving, preventing Graham from controlling successfully.
Graham content to stall in guard here.
Graham got a little sloppy there for a moment and Blake has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Graham has managed to get both his arms back between Blake's legs - danger averted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Graham wants to stand but Blake is controlling his posture from full guard.
Blake is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Anthony Graham will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Graham lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Nice body kick there by Graham.
Graham loads up on a big right hand but Blake slips the punch.
Blake tries to score with a low kick but Graham moves his leg out of the way.
Graham displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Blake.
Blake jabs Graham to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Graham throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Jake Blake has been cut.
Graham tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graham lands a lovely overhand right.
Blake misses with a takedown
and Graham counters with a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blake misses with a low kick as Graham jumps back.
Graham replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Blake blocks it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Graham was well out of range. Poor timing from Blake.
Graham changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Graham as he connects with a hook.
A head kick misses from Graham.
Graham throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blake is looking to wear down Graham with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Blake shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Graham sprawls well. Graham wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Blake gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Blake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Graham is looking to clinch.
Graham uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Blake has time to react.
Anthony Graham seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blake looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Graham is fending him off so far but Blake persists. Nope, Graham circles away and we're back to standing.
Blake ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Graham gets a clinch.
Blake on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake takes a knee to the side of the body.
Graham has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blake wants a takedown.
A knee to the head by Graham.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blake tries to throw a body punch but Graham avoids it by throwing Blake back against the cage.
Blake goes for a takedown attempt but Graham pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Graham lands with an overhand left.
Blake shoots for a double leg takedown but Graham sprawls well. He's pushed Blake's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A punch lands to the side of Blake 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Blake throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Graham tries to clinch but Blake moves out of range.
Jake Blake is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Graham pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Graham misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice shot by Graham.
Blake is rocked!
Blake walks into a stiff left hand from Graham.
Oh Blake is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Graham is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Graham goes for a small jab and connects. Now Graham goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Blake stumbles back but Graham runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Blake to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Blake will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Anthony Graham!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Venables (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Fitzgerald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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200 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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190 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joseph Venables!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Andy Fitzgerald!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fitzgerald slips under a jab from Venables.
No joy there for Fitzgerald, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fitzgerald has a couple of punches blocked by Venables.
Still in the clinch, Venables scores with a nice short uppercut.
Venables misses with a hook from the clinch.
Venables blocks a body shot from Fitzgerald.
Venables tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fitzgerald blocking some punches.
Fitzgerald has a couple of punches blocked by Venables.
Fitzgerald lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A hook to the body from Fitzgerald.
Venables utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fitzgerald lands a right hand.
Fitzgerald stalling the fight.
Venables takes a shot 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!
Fitzgerald lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fitzgerald lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fitzgerald lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzgerald lands a body punch.
Fitzgerald goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Fitzgerald works on Venables's body with a couple of short punches.
Fitzgerald blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Venables pushes Fitzgerald back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Venables lands with a short shot to the head.
Fitzgerald lands with a short shot to the head.
It looks like Joseph Venables has been cut.
Venables swings wildly with an uppercut but Fitzgerald uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fitzgerald dodges an elbow strike from Venables.
Fitzgerald lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Venables or not.
A head punch on the inside from Venables fails to land.
Venables swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Venables avoids a wild elbow strike from Fitzgerald.
A short body shot lands from Fitzgerald as the two fighters clinch.
Fitzgerald lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fitzgerald lands a nice uppercut.
Venables is trying to break the clinch but Fitzgerald has him pressed against the cage.
Fitzgerald lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fitzgerald lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fitzgerald.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fitzgerald.
Venables lands a hook to the side of the head.
Venables has Fitzgerald pressed against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Venables.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Venables stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Venables takes a shot to the head.
Fitzgerald lands a body punch.
Venables is breathing heavily.
A short right from Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald lands a nice uppercut.
Fitzgerald is working Venables over against the cage.
Fitzgerald stalling.
Fitzgerald lands a right hand that snaps the head of Venables backwards.
Fitzgerald works on Venables's body with a couple of short punches.
Good body shot from Fitzgerald.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Fitzgerald.
Still in the clinch, Fitzgerald scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fitzgerald lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Venables backwards.
A right hand to the body from Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fitzgerald scores with a hook to the body.
Fitzgerald works on Venables's body with a couple of short punches.
Good body shot from Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Venables.
A shot in the inside from Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald lands a hook that snaps the head of Venables backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Venables fails to land.
Fitzgerald lands an uppercut.
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 right hand to the side of the head by Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald lands a nice shot to the body.
Fitzgerald blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fitzgerald lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Venables takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fitzgerald lands a right hand that snaps the head of Venables backwards.
Venables misses with an elbow over the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald lands a right hand.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Fitzgerald takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Fitzgerald creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fitzgerald lands a nice shot to the body.
Fitzgerald stalls.
Fitzgerald lands a shoulder strike.
Fitzgerald digs a right hand into Venables's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Venables's gas tank.
Fitzgerald throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Venabless head.
Fitzgerald lands a nice elbow.
Fitzgerald lands a body punch in the clinch.
Venables blocks the elbow strike.
Fitzgerald makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fitzgerald lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Fitzgerald softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Venables working aggressively here.
Fitzgerald lands a shot to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Fitzgerald.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Fitzgerald dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joseph Venables's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
No joy there for Fitzgerald, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fitzgerald catches Venables with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fitzgerald throws an overhand right that lands on Venables's shoulder, as Venables tries to avoid the shot.
Fitzgerald throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Venables.
Fitzgerald has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Venables is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Fitzgerald moves into range and clinches up with Venables.
Venables missing with knees to the body.
Fitzgerald presses Venables against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fitzgerald works on Venables's body with a couple of short punches.
Venables is trying to stall.
A right hand to the body from Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Venables throws a punch but it's blocked by Fitzgerald.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fitzgerald.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fitzgerald looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Andy Fitzgerald seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Venables throws an elbow that misses.
Fitzgerald makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Venables dodges an elbow strike from Fitzgerald.
A short uppercut from Fitzgerald.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzgerald taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Fitzgerald.
Venables fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fitzgerald lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fitzgerald tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Venables breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Venables connects with a right hand. Fitzgerald shakes it off.
Venables throws a leg kick but Fitzgerald sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fitzgerald throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Venables on the side of the head.
Nice cross by Venables.
Venables gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fitzgerald has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Venables uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fitzgerald.
Venables attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Fitzgerald dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the liver by Fitzgerald. Beautiful body shot.
We've been told by Venables's head coaches at The Bear's Den that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Venables moves forwards but Fitzgerald connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fitzgerald keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Venables.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Fitzgerald there.
Venables is rocked!
Some bone on bone action there as Fitzgerald checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Venables lands a nice looking body kick.
Venables pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fitzgerald stuns Venables with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fitzgerald forces Venables back against the cage and clinches.
Fitzgerald lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short uppercut from Fitzgerald.
Oh Venables is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fitzgerald scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fitzgerald lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Venables or not.
Come on Fitzgerald - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Still in the clinch, Fitzgerald scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fitzgerald lands a left hand.
Venables has a couple of punches blocked by Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Venables blocks the elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald lands a shoulder strike.
Venables takes a shot to the head.
Joseph Venables's cut is getting worse.
Fitzgerald working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fitzgerald blocks an uppercut.
Fitzgerald is leaning against Venables and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fitzgerald tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Venables avoids it.
Nice body punch from Fitzgerald - that landed with a thud.
Fitzgerald softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fitzgerald working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Venables misses with a short punch on the inside.
Venables misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fitzgerald throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Venables's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Venables throws a knee to the head but misses.
Venables's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Still in the clinch, Fitzgerald scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fitzgerald lands with a right to the head.
A hook to the body from Fitzgerald.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald lands a left hand that snaps the head of Venables backwards.
Fitzgerald softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fitzgerald lands with a left to the head.
Fitzgerald manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Venables misses with some punches.
Venables letting Fitzgerald take a breather here.
Fitzgerald blocks the elbow strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Venables misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fitzgerald is stalling here.
Fitzgerald lands with a left to the head.
Fitzgerald lands a nice uppercut.
Fitzgerald creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Venables with a big uppercut! Venables tries to clinch up but Fitzgerald pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Venables to the mat! Venables covers up and Fitzgerald unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Andy Fitzgerald!
Andy Fitzgerald made sure to mention his sponsor, Sully's Bar & Grill in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Campion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heath Herring (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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230 lbs
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250 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Michael Campion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Heath Herring!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Dirk Anderson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Herring fails with a takedown attempt.
Herring shoots for a double leg takedown but Campion sprawls well. He's pushed Herring's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Herring has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Campion is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Herring will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Michael Campion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Heath Herring.
Herring throws a poor cross that misses
and Campion counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Herring!
Campion is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Herring knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Campion throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Herring tries to buck Campion off but Campion is having none of it.
Herring keeps trying to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campion is looking to take a break and control but Herring is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Herring wants to control but Campion postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campion swings around for an armbar but Herring sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Campion's guard.
Herring wants to pass the guard but Campion is keeping the position.
Campion working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Herring.
Herring throwing strikes but missing.
Campion scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Herring misses with a takedown attempt - Campion sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Herring shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Campion as he jumps to the side.
Campion walks into a left hand.
Herring fails with the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campion misses with the combination.
A big left from Herring misses.
Herring shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Campion but Campion pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Herring shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Herring showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Herring is trying to work for a kimura but Campion is defending well.
Campion kicks off Herring and gets to his feet.
No joy there for Campion, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Campion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Campion's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Campion lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Campion looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Herring is trying to improve his position.
An elbow from Campion crashes against the mat.
Herring is trying to control Campion's posture but Campion avoids it.
Herring tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Campion wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Herring is still trying to improve position.
Campion wants to lay and pray for a moment but Herring keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campion is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Herring is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Herring is trying to escape the position but Campion is controlling the position.
Herring wants to control but Campion postures up.
Campion scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Herring to see if he's OK.
Herring takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Campion wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Herring, who protects the arm well.
Campion thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Campion 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.
Herring tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Campion defends well and Herring ends up having to push Campion into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Herring fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Michael Campion is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Herring tries for a takedown but Campion circles away easily
and Campion counters with a nice double leg into side control. Herring won't be happy with that.
Michael Campion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Heath Herring.
Campion is putting a hurting on Herring here, landing some big shots from side control.
Campion is looking to take a break and control but Herring is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Campion in side control lands a decent elbow.
Herring seems a little lost for a moment, as Campion dominates the positioning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campion in side control lands a decent elbow.
Campion landing strikes.
Herring is not content to let Campion control the position.
Campion tries for a kimura but Herring is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herring is looking for a sweep.
Campion scoring with punches and elbows.
Campion scoring with punches and elbows.
Herring can't do much from the bottom here.
Herring is not content to let Campion control the position.
Campion goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Herring rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Campion's guard! Nice work there by Herring!
Herring pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Campion is keeping the position for now.
Herring loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herring content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Campion looking for a sweep. Not yet Campion, not yet.
Herring lands a couple of digs.
Campion controlling the position.
Herring pushes down on Campion's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Herring not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Campion has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Herring is working away from the top position though.
Herring throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Herring lands strikes from half guard.
Herring not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Herring is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Campion!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herring looking to finish with strikes here!
The referee warns Campion that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Herring lands a big elbow.
Herring has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Campion's face.
Campion regains half guard.
Campion tries to get to full guard but Herring has control of the leg.
Herring throwing shots but Campion is blocking nicely.
Herring takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Campion avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Herring.
Campion is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herring lands strikes from half guard.
Herring landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Campion keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Herring wants to work for an arm triangle but Campion is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Herring is looking for a kimura here.
Herring sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Campion defending well though.
Herring is trying to control the action in half guard but Campion is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heath Herring showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Campion slaps away a takedown attempt from Herring, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Campion stuffs the takedown attempt from Herring. Herring gets slowly back to his feet.
No joy there for Herring, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Campion half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Herring closes the distance and clinches up with Campion, looking for a takedown. Herring pushes Campion against the cage but Campion circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Michael Campion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Heath Herring.
Campion just misses with a punch to the body.
Herring shoots in for a takedown but Campion shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Herring shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Campion pinned against the cage. Campion gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Herring shoots in looking for a takedown. Campion tries to sprawl out of it but Herring keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Campion manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Campion stuffs the takedown attempt from Herring. Herring gets slowly back to his feet.
Herring takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campion throws a head kick but Herring moves out of range.
Herring tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Horrible takedown attempt by Herring or perhaps it was just good defense by Campion, which made it look bad.
Herring shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Campion sprawls well. Campion wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Herring gets slowly back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Campion.
Campion throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Herring was covering up waiting for the punch and Campion finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Campion trying to control the position from guard on top but Herring is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Herring is trying to control the position but Campion postures up.
Campion lands a couple of digs.
Herring keeping moving, preventing Campion from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herring is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Herring wants to get back to his feet but Campion is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Campion is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Herring can do to turn this around?
Campion showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Campion landing with the ground and pound.
Herring looking for a guillotine here but Campion defends easily.
Herring wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campion prevents Herring from getting back to his feet.
Herring looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Michael Campion overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Campion wants to control from the top but Herring keeps moving.
Campion lands a couple of elbows.
Campion is in close to Herring's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Herring has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Campion trying to control the position from guard on top but Herring is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Campion trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Campion looking to sit in guard and control but Herring gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Herring in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Herring postures up in Campion's guard and throws a big left but Campion blocks it.
Herring working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Herring trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Herring working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Herring won't allow Campion to sweep him here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Herring postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Herring postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Campion looking to control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Herring is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Campion showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Campion has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Campion!
After winning the bout, Michael Campion thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Theodore Thundercunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ohto Alanko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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245 lbs
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250 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Theodore Thundercunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ohto Alanko!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Dirk Anderson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thundercunt looks to land a right hand but Alanko moved out of range.
Nice defenses there by Alanko.
Thundercunt is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Ohto Alanko has been cut.
Ohto Alanko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thundercunt on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Theodore Thundercunt has been cut.
A shot to the liver by Thundercunt. Beautiful body shot.
Alanko throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Thundercunt scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Thundercunt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alanko.
Thundercunt definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Alanko lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Thundercunt just misses with a punch to the body.
Alanko swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Thundercunt misses with a straight left.
Alanko moves into range and connects with a jab.
Alanko feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thundercunt's calf.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice shot by Alanko.
Thundercunt is rocked!
Alanko has managed to clinch.
Thundercunt lands a hook that snaps the head of Alanko backwards.
Alanko struggles to land a body shot inside as Thundercunt controls his hands.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Alanko scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alanko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thundercunt lands a body punch in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Alanko.
Alanko misses with some punches.
Alanko controlling the action here for a moment.
Alanko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thundercunt catches Alanko with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Thundercunt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alanko fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Thundercunt is out of range.
Thundercunt misses with a right hand
and Alanko counters with an inside leg kick.
Alanko slips under a jab from Thundercunt.
Thundercunt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alanko steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Thundercunt.
Alanko misses with a body punch
and Thundercunt counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Thundercunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alanko moves away.
Thundercunt tries to keep at a distance but Alanko has taken the fight into the clinch.
Thundercunt misses with a punch to the body.
Alanko looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thundercunt tries to break free but Alanko pushes him back against the cage.
Thundercunt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alanko blocking some punches.
Thundercunt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alanko's elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alanko tries to work over Thundercunt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Thundercunt.
Thundercunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short body shot lands from Alanko as the two fighters clinch.
Alanko stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Alanko is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Alanko is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Alanko seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Alanko misses with a body punch.
Thundercunt looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Alanko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Alanko taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Alanko is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alanko slowing the pace effectively.
Thundercunt tries to work over Alanko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Alanko.
Thundercunt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alanko's elbow.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Alanko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thundercunt blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Alanko fails to land.
Thundercunt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thundercunt throws a head punch that misses.
Thundercunt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alanko is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Alanko looking to slow down the pace here.
Thundercunt wants to break free but Alanko has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thundercunt lands with a right to the head.
Thundercunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alanko is trying to maintain a safe position but Thundercunt gets an underhook and turns Alanko into the cage.
Alanko is looking to control Thundercunt's arms but Thundercunt gets an underhook and turns him. Now Alanko has his back to the cage.
Alanko is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Thundercunt has denied him.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ohto Alanko.
Alanko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alanko moves away from the strike by Thundercunt.
Alanko darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice defenses there by Alanko.
Alanko throws a quick inside leg kick.
Alanko takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Alanko misses with a hook. Thundercunt ducked under it nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thundercunt lands with a nice body punch.
Thundercunt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alanko manages to avoid it.
A lazy left from Thundercunt finds it's target.
Alanko rushes Thundercunt and presses him up against the cage.
Thundercunt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ohto Alanko will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Alanko looks up at the clock. Bad move! Thundercunt lands a right hand from hell, dropping Alanko. Thundercunt pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Theodore Thundercunt!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zui Quan Tso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilmari Kuusi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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270 lbs
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255 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zui Quan Tso!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ilmari Kuusi!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tso turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tso has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rabid Dog in the buildup to the fight.
Tso forces Kuusi back against the cage and clinches.
Kuusi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tso smiles and moves away.
Kuusi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tso swivels and escapes.
Kuusi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tso's waist but Tso gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kuusi off to one side.
Zui Quan Tso has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ilmari Kuusi.
Kuusi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tso is fending him off so far but Kuusi persists. Nope, Tso circles away and we're back to standing.
Kuusi shoots in for a double leg but Tso sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tso ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kuusi is defended easily by Tso.
Kuusi takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuusi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kuusi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tso pinned against the cage. Tso gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuusi shoots in for a takedown but Tso shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kuusi tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tso defends well and Kuusi ends up having to push Tso into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Tso scores with a three punch combo!
Kuusi feints and as Tso raises his hands in defense, Kuusi changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tso working for a triangle but Kuusi defends it easily.
Tso working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kuusi.
Tso has momentary wrist control but Kuusi slips an elbow through the middle.
Tso keeping moving, preventing Kuusi from controlling successfully.
Tso tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kuusi postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kuusi advances position into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tso on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuusi creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Kuusi wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tso, who protects the arm well.
Tso tries to bench press Kuusi off him but Kuusi keeps the position.
Tso being controlled for a moment.
Tso knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kuusi on the ground.
Tso struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuusi working the head and body with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Tso's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kuusi moves into full mount!
Kuusi landing strikes, looking to finish!
Tso has left one of his arms exposed and Kuusi doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Tso screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ilmari Kuusi!
Ilmari Kuusi is the new heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Ilmari Kuusi, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jake Belcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tapio Sammalkorpi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jake Belcher!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tapio Sammalkorpi!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sammalkorpi shoots for a takedown but Belcher saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sammalkorpi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Belcher's waist but Belcher gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sammalkorpi off to one side.
Belcher has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Sammalkorpi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Belcher defends it nicely.
Jake Belcher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tapio Sammalkorpi.
Sammalkorpi fails with a takedown attempt.
Sammalkorpi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Belcher counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Belcher throwing strikes from guard but Sammalkorpi blocks nicely.
Belcher with a nice head shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sammalkorpi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Belcher passes Sammalkorpi's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Belcher trying to pass the guard but Sammalkorpi defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sammalkorpi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Belcher.
Belcher sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sammalkorpi defending well though.
Sammalkorpi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Belcher winds up and cracks Sammalkorpi with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Belcher is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Belcher passes to side control.
Belcher working the ground and pound but Sammalkorpi is defending the strikes.
Belcher tries to move into full mount but can't pass Sammalkorpi's legs.
Sammalkorpi sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Belcher missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sammalkorpi is trying to control but can't.
Sammalkorpi is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Belcher's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Belcher's back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belcher is keeping busy.
Sammalkorpi throwing sloppy strikes.
Sammalkorpi missing with punches from the back.
Belcher can't escape the position.
Sammalkorpi thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Belcher has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Sammalkorpi.
Sammalkorpi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belcher trying to control the position but Sammalkorpi manages to sink in the hooks.
Sammalkorpi punches the canvas rather than the man.
Sammalkorpi is looking to control Belcher but Belcher is wriggling around and keeping busy.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Belcher is in bad spot here.
Belcher tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Belcher can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sammalkorpi scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Belcher 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.
Sammalkorpi in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Belcher manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Sammalkorpi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sammalkorpi prevents Belcher from improving his position.
Sammalkorpi is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sammalkorpi wants to pass the guard but Belcher is defending well.
Belcher moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sammalkorpi sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sammalkorpi throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belcher working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sammalkorpi.
Sammalkorpi is stalling in the full guard.
Belcher wants to sweep here but Sammalkorpi controlling him for the moment.
Sammalkorpi chips away with some ground and pound.
Belcher has his hands on Sammalkorpi's head, controlling the position.
Sammalkorpi won't allow Belcher to sweep him here.
Sammalkorpi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Belcher tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jake Belcher will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sammalkorpi tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Belcher defends well and Sammalkorpi ends up having to push Belcher into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Sammalkorpi shoots for a takedown but Belcher saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sammalkorpi.
Jake Belcher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tapio Sammalkorpi.
Belcher fails with an attempt to clinch.
Belcher looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Sammalkorpi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Belcher is one step ahead there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Belcher accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
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 Sammalkorpi is on top in guard.
Belcher controlling Sammalkorpi's posture.
Belcher tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sammalkorpi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Belcher looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sammalkorpi is one step ahead there.
Belcher lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Sammalkorpi keeping moving, preventing Belcher from controlling successfully.
Sammalkorpi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sammalkorpi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sammalkorpi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Belcher can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sammalkorpi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Belcher is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sammalkorpi can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belcher is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Belcher's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sammalkorpi looking for a guillotine here but Belcher defends easily.
Belcher with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Belcher working some strikes from top position.
Sammalkorpi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sammalkorpi is looking for a triangle but Belcher pushes his legs off easily.
Belcher with a nice head shot there.
Sammalkorpi working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belcher is working Sammalkorpi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Belcher postures up.
Belcher is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Belcher trying to control but Sammalkorpi is working from the bottom.
Belcher scoring with punches to the head and body.
Belcher trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sammalkorpi pushes a forearm under Belcher's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Belcher is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tapio Sammalkorpi!
Tapio Sammalkorpi is the new welterweight champion!
A relieved looking Tapio Sammalkorpi thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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