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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Lattimore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hulu Zulu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rick Lattimore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hulu Zulu!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zulu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lattimore manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lattimore defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Zulu.
Zulu is looking to clinch but Lattimore is avoiding it.
Lattimore appears to be looking for a big counter.
Zulu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zulu is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Zulu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lattimore paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zulu tries to clinch up
and Lattimore counters with a three punch combo that has Zulu backing up. Zulu nods at Lattimore to acknowledge the strikes.
Lattimore shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Zulu but Zulu pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lattimore slaps away a takedown attempt from Zulu, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Zulu tries to clinch up but Lattimore circles away and keeps his distance.
A combination from Zulu does no damage.
Lattimore seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Lattimore darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zulu keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Zulu is trying to get back to full guard.
Lattimore knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Zulu on the ground.
Zulu desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Zulu is refusing to be controlled, as Lattimore sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Zulu keeping control of the position.
Zulu is trying to stand back up but Lattimore is controlling him
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Zulu shoots in for a double leg but Lattimore sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rick Lattimore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hulu Zulu.
Zulu stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Zulu wants it to stay on the feet.
Zulu fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lattimore shoots in and drives through. Zulu sprawls well.
Zulu is looking to clinch.
Zulu throws a right and a left that Lattimore avoids nicely.
Zulu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lattimores jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lattimore shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Zulu as he avoids it easily.
Lattimore definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Zulu looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lattimore is fending him off so far but Zulu persists. Nope, Lattimore circles away and we're back to standing.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lattimore.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Zulu is defended easily by Lattimore.
It looked like Lattimore was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Some bone on bone action there as Lattimore checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lattimore drives through and clinches with Zulu against the cage.
Lattimore goes for a takedown in the clinch but Zulu prevents it.
Zulu has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lattimore is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Zulu tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lattimore tries to pull guard but Zulu holds him up against the cage and eventually Lattimore drops back down to his feet.
Lattimore will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Zulu up against the cage.
Lattimore scores with a shot to the side of Zulu's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lattimore's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lattimore moves into range and clinches up with Zulu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Lattimore dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Zulu shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lattimore counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Zulu tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lattimore blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zulu is trying to pull guard but Lattimore has him pressed against the cage.
Rick Lattimore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hulu Zulu.
Lattimore slows down the pace here.
Zulu tries to pull guard but Lattimore forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lattimore blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lattimore scores with a shot to the side of Zulu's head.
Lattimore keeps control of Zulu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lattimore breaks from the clinch.
Zulu misses with a takedown attempt - Lattimore sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lattimore buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zulu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zulu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lattimore counters with a two punch combo.
Zulu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zulu looks for a takedown but Lattimore sprawls well.
Zulu stuffs the takedown attempt from Lattimore. Lattimore gets slowly back to his feet.
That kick from Lattimore tenderised Zulu's leg. Zulu is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lattimore avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zulu scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Zulu has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Lattimore defend it? Zulu steps over the head and cranks it - Lattimore is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Zulu!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hulu Zulu!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Damien Hellsfyre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vike Nickolson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vike Nickolson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Damien Hellsfyre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vike Nickolson!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hellsfyre avoids the body shot from Nickolson.
Hellsfyre dives in and scores a takedown into Nickolson's guard.
Nickolson is looking to stand back up but Hellsfyre counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Nickolson.
Nickolson has a hand on Hellsfyre's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Hellsfyre takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Nickolson can't escape the position.
Hellsfyre landing shots from mount.
Nickolson wants to control but Hellsfyre is having none of it.
Nickolson wants to try and get back to his feet.
Hellsfyre working Nickolson over with strikes here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nickolson wants to control but Hellsfyre is having none of it.
Hellsfyre has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Nickolson's face.
Nickolson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hellsfyre. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hellsfyre avoids the attempt from Nickolson to control.
Hellsfyre 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.
Hellsfyre putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Nickolson is bucking up trying to escape but Hellsfyre cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hellsfyre connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hellsfyre content just to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hellsfyre is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Nickolson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
We've been hearing that Hellsfyre has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Hellsfyre connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hellsfyre landing shots from mount.
Hellsfyre dominating with strikes here.
Hellsfyre in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hellsfyre unloading with bombs!
Hellsfyre dominating with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hellsfyre landing strikes from the mount and Nickolson is in trouble!
Hellsfyre connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hellsfyre scoring with strikes but Nickolson is staying in there.
Hellsfyre with the ground and pound from mount.
Hellsfyre scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Nickolson is rocked!
Hellsfyre scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Nickolson is still in real trouble! Can Hellsfyre finish him?
Hellsfyre working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hellsfyre controlling the position easily from mount.
Hellsfyre looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hellsfyre lands a couple of good shots and Nickolson has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Hellsfyre gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Hellsfyre scores with punches and elbows.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nickolson trying to control but not successfully.
Hellsfyre lands strikes from the back and Nickolson isn't doing enough to escape the position. The referee steps in to end the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damien Hellsfyre!
Damien Hellsfyre seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cameron Davidson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maxim Rovanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rovanov has chosen System Of A Down - Chop Suey! as his entrance music. Cameron Davidson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cameron Davidson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Maxim Rovanov!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davidson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Rovanov to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Davidson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rovanov scoring with some ground and pound.
Rovanov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rovanov with a nice head shot there.
Rovanov postures up and lands a big shot to Davidson's brow.
It looks like Cameron Davidson has been cut.
Rovanov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Davidson is rocked!
Rovanov postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Davidson covers up, he's hurt! Rovanov keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Rovanov and the ref steps in to end the fight! Rovanov can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maxim Rovanov!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harley George (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronald Railgun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Harley George!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ronald Railgun!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from George.
Railgun keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Railgun drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Railgun is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, George has escaped the position, nice work there.
You can see the frustration on George's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Railgun tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Railgun has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Railgun is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, George has escaped the position, nice work there.
Railgun working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Railgun swings around for an armbar but George sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Railgun's guard.
Railgun has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think George should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Railgun has tightened it up now! George should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ronald Railgun!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kristian Berg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buzzard Jigsawz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buzzard Jigsawz will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kristian Berg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Buzzard Jigsawz!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Dirk Anderson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jigsawz lands a body shot.
Berg fails with the takedown
and Jigsawz counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Kristian Berg has been cut.
Berg avoids the body shot from Jigsawz.
Jigsawz's coach down at ReVoLuT!oN !sL@nD GYM was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Jigsawz's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Berg shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jigsawz counters with a stiff right hand.
Jigsawz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Berg manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Jigsawz on his heels. He'll look to pass Jigsawz's guard now, I'm sure.
Berg throws a strike but Jigsawz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jigsawz drops back looking for a leg! Berg is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Berg manages to kick Jigsawz off! Jigsawz jumps back into Berg's guard.
Jigsawz is fighting to break Berg's control of his arms but Berg is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Berg is looking to stand up but Jigsawz isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berg keeping full guard, as Jigsawz tries to pass.
Berg looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jigsawz is one step ahead there.
Berg working a defensive guard but Jigsawz passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Berg trying to control from the bottom.
Jigsawz is taking a breather. Berg says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Jigsawz trying to pass the guard but Berg defending well.
Berg is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Berg is trying to control but can't.
Berg is looking for a sweep. Jigsawz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jigsawz is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Berg works his way to full guard. Good work.
Berg keeping moving, preventing Jigsawz from controlling successfully.
Jigsawz preventing the sweep.
Berg could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Jigsawz tries to free his leg and advance position but Berg is retaining full guard.
Berg wants to stand but Jigsawz is controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Berg closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jigsawz to the mat! Jigsawz manages to get full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jigsawz is trying to control the position but Berg postures up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Berg's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Berg throws a strike but Jigsawz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Berg is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Berg wants to sweep here but Jigsawz controlling him for the moment.
Berg is trying to keep Jigsawz in close.
Berg wants to sweep here but Jigsawz controlling him for the moment.
Berg is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berg is pulling down on Jigsawz's head. It's preventing any offense from Jigsawz, at least for the moment.
Berg keeping moving, preventing Jigsawz from controlling successfully.
Jigsawz slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Berg looks to move to half guard but instead Jigsawz has passed into mount! Damn!
Berg working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buzzard Jigsawz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kristian Berg's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Berg has his takedown stuffed
and Jigsawz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Berg changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jigsawz tries to avoid it but Berg manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jigsawz to the ground. Jigsawz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jigsawz.
Danga de danga de dang - Jigsawz scores with a four punch combination!
Berg shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jigsawz counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kristian Berg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jigsawz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Berg moves away.
Jigsawz is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Jigsawz lands a slapping body shot.
Jigsawz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Berg. Berg circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Berg with a poor takedown
and Jigsawz counters with a nice uppercut.
Kristian Berg's cut is getting worse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Berg looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jigsawz gets in close and tags Berg with a short punch that almost sends Berg to the mat! Oh Berg is in big trouble! He turns his back on Jigsawz, trying to create some distance but Jigsawz rushes him, striking wildly and Berg goes down! The referee tackles Jigsawz into the cage to end the fight! Jigsawz is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Buzzard Jigsawz!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivaylo Stoimenov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stoimenov kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Game - 100 ft. Drake. Mitchell is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Baha Men - Island Boy. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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211 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ivaylo Stoimenov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tom Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stoimenov lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Tom Mitchell has been cut.
Stoimenov scores with a hook to the body. Mitchell takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Oooooh!!! Stoimenov has knocked Mitchell down with a huge combo! Stoimenov steps away and waves a wobbly Mitchell back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Mitchell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And Mitchell tries to counter it with a takedown but Stoimenov pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ivaylo Stoimenov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Stoimenov misses the target.
Stoimenov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Stoimenov connects with a jab.
Mitchell walks into a straight right hand from Stoimenov.
Mitchell takes a swing at Stoimenov's ribcage but misses.
Stoimenov sends Mitchell crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Stoimenov is motioning to the referee to let Mitchell up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Mitchell is rocked!
Mitchell is holding his hands too far apart here. Stoimenov throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Mitchell is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ivaylo Stoimenov!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Ivaylo Stoimenov made sure he mentioned Oblivion Inc., along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Igor Laponov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kia Nav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Igor Laponov has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Igor Laponov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kia Nav!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nav shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Laponov is trying to defend but Nav finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Laponov is looking for a sweep. Nav is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nav is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Laponov sees it coming and defends easily.
Nav is looking to stall here but Laponov recovers full guard.
Laponov working for a triangle but Nav defends it easily.
Laponov is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Nav has his hands clasped together but Laponov extends and breaks Nav's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Laponov.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Igor Laponov!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steven Ayim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Schmo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ayim comes to the cage accompanied by Damage. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Steven Ayim!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joe Schmo!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Winston Alpacca and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ayim throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Schmo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Steven Ayim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schmo cracks Ayim with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Ayim looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Schmo finish him?
It looks like Steven Ayim has been cut.
Ayim has managed to clinch.
Schmo drops Ayim onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Ayim is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Ayim is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schmo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Ayim is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Schmo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Schmo throws a punch but it's blocked by Ayim.
Ayim seems to have got his legs back now.
Ayim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ayim slowing the pace effectively.
Schmo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ayim prevents a body shot from Schmo.
A short uppercut from Schmo.
Ayim tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Schmo just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schmo.
Ayim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ayim is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Schmo tries to throw a body punch but Ayim avoids it by throwing Schmo back against the cage.
Schmo tries to throw a body punch but Ayim avoids it by throwing Schmo back against the cage.
Schmo lands a body shot.
Schmo tries to work over Ayim's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ayim definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Schmo tries to work over Ayim's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Schmo throws a head punch that misses.
Ayim misses with a punch to the body.
Schmo tries to throw a body punch but Ayim avoids it by throwing Schmo back against the cage.
Schmo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Schmo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmo misses with a punch on the inside.
Ayim misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ayim tries a body shot but Schmo blocks it.
Schmo swings wildly with an uppercut but Ayim uses good head movement to avoid it.
A bit of stalling here from Ayim.
Schmo is working Ayim over against the cage.
Schmo working aggressively here.
Ayim jumps guard but Schmo stands there with Ayim around his waist. Ayim gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Schmo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schmo has a couple of punches blocked by Ayim.
Schmo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schmo struggles to land a body shot inside as Ayim controls his hands.
Ayim stalling.
Schmo's coach down at Island Top Team was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Schmo's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ayim letting Schmo take a breather here.
Schmo struggles to land a body shot inside as Ayim controls his hands.
Ayim displaying some good clinch control by pressing Schmo up against the cage.
Ayim trying to stall but Schmo improves his position.
A left hand lands to the body for Schmo.
Ayim tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Schmo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ayim wants to stall.
Schmo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ayim blocks a body shot from Schmo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Schmo has a couple of punches blocked by Ayim.
Ayim is trying to stall.
Ayim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ayim displaying some good clinch control by pressing Schmo up against the cage.
Schmo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Schmo misses with a body punch.
Schmo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Schmo just leaning against Ayim, taking a breather.
Ayim swings wildly with an uppercut but Schmo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schmo misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Schmo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steven Ayim's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ayim blocks a jab.
Schmo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ayim was well out of range. Poor timing from Schmo.
Schmo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ayim swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ayim takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Schmo misses with a shot to the body
and Ayim counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ayim stopping the sweep attempt from Schmo.
Ayim wants to control from the top but Schmo keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schmo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ayim is one step ahead there.
Ayim wants to control from the top but Schmo keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ayim passes into half guard.
Schmo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ayim passes the guard and advances to mount!
Ayim prevents Schmo from getting the reversal.
Schmo tries to hold on but Ayim pushes him away.
Ayim trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Schmo is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Schmo might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Ayim haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Ayim landing strikes from the mount.
Ayim misses with a head shot.
Ayim lands a heavy elbow.
Ayim landing shots from mount.
A nice elbow there by Ayim.
Steven Ayim overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
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!
Schmo sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Schmo is staying active underneath Ayim, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ayim is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Schmo is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Schmo is in trouble now - Ayim has advanced to mount!
Ayim thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Schmo tries to lock up and control but Ayim gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ayim 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.
Schmo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ayim will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Schmo holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Ayim tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Ayim looking to control but Schmo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Schmo wants to hold on but Ayim pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ayim working for a guillotine from mount but Schmo is in no mood to give up.
Schmo wants to control but Ayim is having none of it.
Ayim sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schmo has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Ayim's lack of action.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ayim is looking to take a break and control but Schmo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Ayim dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Steven Ayim's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Schmo closes the distance and clinches.
Schmo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ayim takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Schmo cracks Ayim with a nice body shot.
Ayim manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Schmo struggles to land a body shot inside as Ayim controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schmo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Schmo can't find room to land a body shot as Ayim controls the action.
Schmo is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmo lands a hook that snaps the head of Ayim backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Schmo as Ayim tries to tie him up.
Schmo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Schmo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schmo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ayim slows down the pace here.
Ayim misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Schmo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Schmo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Joe Schmo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ayim tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ayim tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Schmo's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ayim displaying some good clinch control by pressing Schmo up against the cage.
A body shot lands from Schmo.
Schmo misses with a punch on the inside.
Schmo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ayim's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Ayim fails to land.
Schmo misses with some punches.
Ayim jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Schmo walks away with a smile on his face. Ayim gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steven Ayim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ayim throws a hook to the side of Schmo's head but Schmo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ayim tries to keep at a distance but Schmo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ayim blocks a body shot from Schmo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmo has a couple of punches blocked by Ayim.
Schmo throws a head punch that misses.
Ayim jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Schmo walks away with a smile on his face. Ayim gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Schmo misses with a body shot.
Ayim clinches up against the cage.
Schmo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schmo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ayim.
Ayim is trying to maintain a safe position but Schmo gets an underhook and turns Ayim into the cage.
Ayim wants to stall.
Ayim can't find room to land a body shot as Schmo controls the action.
Ayim misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schmo throws a head punch that misses.
Schmo misses with a body punch.
Ayim is trying to maintain a safe position but Schmo gets an underhook and turns Ayim into the cage.
Schmo blocks an uppercut.
Schmo throws a punch but it's blocked by Ayim.
Ayim misses with a punch to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ayim tries to work over Schmo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Schmo.
Ayim jumps guard and drags Schmo to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ayim lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Schmo is trying to hold Ayim in close to prevent damage but Ayim has managed to pass into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Schmo really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steven Ayim's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ayim shoots and misses
and Schmo counters with a crisp right hand that drops Ayim! Schmo lets Ayim back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Ayim closes the distance and clinches up with Schmo, looking for a takedown. Ayim pushes Schmo against the cage but Schmo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ayim tries to score a power double leg takedown but Schmo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ayim somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steven Ayim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schmo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ayim paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ayim has closed the distance and engaged Schmo in a clinch.
Ayim gets control of Schmo's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ayim will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schmo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ayim bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Schmo's guard.
Schmo is trying to keep Ayim in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmo looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Ayim puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Ayim wants to lay and pray for a moment but Schmo keeps working.
Schmo is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Schmo is trying to get back to full guard.
Ayim tries to pass the half guard into mount. Schmo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Schmo is not content to let Ayim control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Schmo trying to hold on to Ayim's head to control him but Ayim postures up.
Ayim missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Schmo is looking to control Ayim's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Schmo avoid being mounted?
Schmo wants to get back to full guard but Ayim has passed into side control.
Schmo struggling a bit here.
Ayim passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Schmo!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ayim throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Schmo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ayim thowing shots but they're missing.
Schmo is looking to get to half guard.
Schmo wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Ayim.
Ayim has control of Schmo's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Schmo regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Ayim looking to secure an arm triangle but Schmo defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schmo tries to hold on but Ayim pushes him away.
Ayim lands a big elbow.
Ayim looking to control but Schmo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Schmo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ayim. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Schmo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ayim trying to control but Schmo is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Ayim had his way with Joe Schmo in that round.
The cut man is working on Steven Ayim's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Schmo misses with a straight left.
Ayim changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ayim changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Schmo tries to avoid it but Ayim manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Schmo to the ground. Schmo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ayim uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schmo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schmo. Ayim does a little dance to reset his feet.
Schmo lands with a straight right. Ayim didn't see that one coming.
Schmo cracks Ayim with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Schmo has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Ayim to stand back up!
Ayim shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Schmo but Schmo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Schmo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schmo moves out of range as Ayim strikes.
A countering left hand to the body from Schmo misses.
Ayim darts in and clinches Schmo up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ayim taking a breather.
Ayim jumps guard.
Ayim had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Schmo defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schmo with a nice head shot there.
Schmo with a nice head shot there.
Schmo arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Ayim's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Joe Schmo!
Joe Schmo is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Dodson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keoji Takahashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Dodson !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Keoji Takahashi !
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takahashi shoots in but no luck this time.
Takahashi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dodson as he avoids it easily.
Takahashi darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Takahashi is pressing down on Dodson 's thigh, looking to free his foot. Dodson is holding on for now.
Takahashi seems to be working for a kimura but Dodson defends the submission attempt.
Takahashi stops Dodson from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takahashi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Takahashi seems to be looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahashi wants to free his trapped foot but Dodson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Takahashi trying to control the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Takahashi seems to be working for a kimura but Dodson defends the submission attempt.
Takahashi content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
It looks like Takahashi might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Takahashi has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at ReVoLuT!oN !sL@nD GYM. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Dodson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dodson tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dodson is looking to escape.
Takahashi seems to be working for a kimura but Dodson defends the submission attempt.
Takahashi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dodson keeps working.
Takahashi is pressing down on Dodson 's thigh, looking to free his foot. Dodson is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Takahashi forces the positional change into back control.
Takahashi working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Takahashi tightening his grip on Dodson , looking for the choke.
Takahashi has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Dodson ! Can he survive? No! He's out! Takahashi gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Keoji Takahashi !
Keoji Takahashi is the new featherweight champion!
After winning the bout, Keoji Takahashi 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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