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LH10: Strife vs Hooper II PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ronald Railgun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Mordino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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180 lbs
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Basic striking
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ronald Railgun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Victor Mordino!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Daniel Franklin and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Railgun looks for a takedown but Mordino sprawls well.
Mordino changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Railgun closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Railgun lands in his opponent's guard.
Mordino can't keep his opponent in guard - Railgun advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Mordino wants to get back to full guard.
Railgun 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mordino wants to control but Railgun is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mordino keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Mordino really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Railgun. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Railgun wants to pass to mount but Mordino is defending the position.
Mordino trying to control here.
Railgun is looking to advance position but Mordino won't allow it.
Mordino has his hands clasped together around Railgun's back. He's all about the action.
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.
Railgun trying to pass the guard but Mordino defending well.
Mordino is looking to improve his position.
Mordino has a hand on Railgun's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Railgun takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Railgun jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Mordino manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Railgun is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mordino knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Mordino wants to control but Railgun postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mordino is looking to reverse the position.
Railgun tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Mordino is looking to reverse the position.
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!
Railgun is trying to get an arm triangle but Mordino is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Railgun tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Railgun working away.
Mordino tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Railgun wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Railgun is trying to get an arm triangle but Mordino is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mordino is looking to regain half guard here but Railgun keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronald Railgun dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Railgun gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mordino to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Mordino stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Railgun swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mordino controlling from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Railgun wants to sweep here but Mordino controlling him for the moment.
Mordino controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Railgun lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Railgun looking to pass the guard.
Railgun thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mordino wants to sweep but no luck.
Railgun postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Mordino is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Railgun, into his guard.
Mordino trying to control but Railgun is working from the bottom.
Railgun looking for a guillotine here but Mordino defends easily.
Railgun keeping moving, preventing Mordino from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mordino has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Railgun to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Mordino is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Railgun pulls down on the head and he's put Mordino to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ronald Railgun!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kin Young Pak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Griffy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pak comes to the cage accompanied by Chimnyakjadeurege. Lee Griffy will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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200 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kin Young Pak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lee Griffy!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pak.
Griffy keeps the fight on the outside.
Pak misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pak fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kin Young Pak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from Griffy. No joy for Pak on that attempt.
Pak shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Griffy pinned against the cage. Griffy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Despite the aggression on Griffy's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffy works Pak's body with a nice hook.
Griffy lands with a right hand.
It looks like Kin Young Pak has been cut.
Griffy cracks Pak with a right hand to the side of the head.
Griffy lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Pak falls backwards - clearly groggy! Griffy dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lee Griffy!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roe Jogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Bylund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roe Jogan has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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177 lbs
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174 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Roe Jogan!
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, David Bylund!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bylund keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jogan just misses with a punch to the body.
Jogan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bylund thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jogan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jogan lands a nice hook to Bylund's body. Bylund takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice cross by Bylund.
Bylund scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jogan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bylunds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bylund lands a big right hook! Jogan looks hurt but is still standing! Bylund lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Jogan falls down and Bylund dives in with a huge hammer fist! Jogan's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Bylund runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). David Bylund!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hulu Zulu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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185 lbs
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211 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hulu Zulu!
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, Tom Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Zulu.
Zulu tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mitchell sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Zulu somewhat.
Mitchell with the counter takedown but Zulu avoids it easily.
Mitchell looks to land a right hand but Zulu moved out of range.
Zulu moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mitchell displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Zulu.
A little jabbing left from Mitchell on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mitchell lands with a hook. Zulu tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Zulu misses with a takedown
and Mitchell counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hulu Zulu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mitchell has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Zulu is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Mitchell yanks on the arm and Zulu is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Mitchell.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tom Mitchell!
A victorious Tom Mitchell thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Damien Hellsfyre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Kshymensky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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145 lbs
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Damien Hellsfyre!
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, Jesse Kshymensky !
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kshymensky lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hellsfyre.
Kshymensky is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Hellsfyre working the body and head with strikes.
Kshymensky is trying to control Hellsfyre's posture but Hellsfyre avoids it.
Hellsfyre lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hellsfyre working the ground and pound from side control.
Kshymensky struggling a bit here.
Hellsfyre in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hellsfyre looks up at the clock and then as Kshymensky takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Hellsfyre smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Kshymensky tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hellsfyre in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Hellsfyre scores with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Hellsfyre working away.
Hellsfyre lands an elbow.
Kshymensky tries to bench press Hellsfyre off him but Hellsfyre keeps the position.
Kshymensky struggling a bit here.
Hellsfyre working the ground and pound from side control.
Kshymensky is rocked!
Hellsfyre has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Kshymensky !
Kshymensky is still in real trouble! Can Hellsfyre finish him?
A big strike lands for Hellsfyre! That's really hurt Kshymensky and he's turned his back - Hellsfyre keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Hellsfyre jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damien Hellsfyre!
A victorious Damien Hellsfyre thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rei Higuchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcos Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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139 lbs
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142 lbs
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rei Higuchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marcos Souza!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Rei Higuchi has been cut.
Souza scores with a head kick.
Higuchi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Souza lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Higuchi throws an off balance right hand
and Higuchi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Higuchi is rocked!
Higuchi on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Oh Higuchi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Souza flashes Higuchi a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Higuchi's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Higuchi crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Souza punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marcos Souza!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Omar Harrak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Titing Tumulak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Omar Harrak has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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193 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Omar Harrak!
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, Titing Tumulak!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tumulak shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Harrak counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Titing Tumulak has been cut.
Tumulak shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Harrak misses with a wild body shot.
Tumulak with the counter takedown but Harrak avoids it easily.
A left lands for Harrak.
Omar Harrak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harrak misses the shot to the body.
Harrak sizes up Tumulak with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrak stuffs the takedown attempt from Tumulak. Tumulak gets slowly back to his feet.
Omar Harrak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Titing Tumulak.
Harrak jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tumulak closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Harrak quickly recovers to half guard.
Harrak kicks off Tumulak and gets to his feet.
Harrak scores with a shot to the body.
Harrak takes a swing at Tumulak's ribcage but misses.
Harrak throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tumulak counters with a single leg into guard. Harrak didn't expect that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harrak tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Harrak can't keep his opponent in guard - Tumulak advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ground and pound from Tumulak.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harrak on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tumulak lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tumulak working over Harrak with some ground and pound. Harrak looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tumulak not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tumulak not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tumulak landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Harrak is trying to get back to full guard.
Tumulak tries to pass the half guard into mount. Harrak knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tumulak working Harrak over with strikes.
Tumulak lands with a punch from half guard.
Harrak regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Tumulak.
Harrak avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tumulak drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tumulak jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Tumulak lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tumulak with a nice head shot there.
Tumulak drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Harrak manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Tumulak has Harrak in his guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tumulak is on top in guard.
Tumulak throwing strikes but missing.
Tumulak postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tumulak distracts Harrak with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tumulak throws a big right hand that misses.
Tumulak stands up over Harrak, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Harrak keeping full guard, as Tumulak tries to pass.
Tumulak landing with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tumulak pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Harrak is keeping the position for now.
Harrak preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tumulak throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Harrak works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Harrak keeping full guard, as Tumulak tries to pass.
Tumulak works over Harrak with some ground and pound from guard.
Tumulak works over Harrak with some ground and pound from guard.
Tumulak chips away with some ground and pound.
Tumulak postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tumulak is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Harrak definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tumulak tries to free his leg and advance position but Harrak is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Titing Tumulak dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Titing Tumulak's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Harrak connects with a crisp jab.
Harrak throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Harrak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tumulak.
Harrak loads up on a big right hand but Tumulak slips the punch.
Tumulak looking to score a takedown here. Harrak is defending well but Tumulak drives through and ends up in Harrak's guard.
Harrak avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tumulak throwing strikes from guard but Harrak blocks nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tumulak pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Harrak is keeping the position for now.
Harrak looking to control.
Harrak working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tumulak.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrak working a defensive guard here.
Tumulak trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tumulak is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Tumulak makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Harrak keeping full guard, as Tumulak tries to pass.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tumulak accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tumulak advances to half guard.
Tumulak drops an elbow to the side of Harrak's head.
Harrak on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Harrak tries to get out of the position.
Tumulak not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrak taking some punishment here, with Tumulak in his half guard.
Tumulak working Harrak over with strikes.
Tumulak scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tumulak lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tumulak has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tumulak lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Tumulak seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tumulak working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
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!
Tumulak missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Harrak has hold of Tumulak's hands but Tumulak slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tumulak seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tumulak is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Harrak on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrak regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Tumulak.
Tumulak is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tumulak scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tumulak tries to free his leg and advance position but Harrak is retaining full guard.
Tumulak has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tumulak works over Harrak with some ground and pound from guard.
Tumulak is looking to pass into half guard but Harrak pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Harrak is in guard.
Tumulak pushes a forearm under Harrak's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Harrak is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Titing Tumulak!
During a confident post fight interview, Titing Tumulak thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Igor Laponov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Dodson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Igor Laponov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to John Dodson 's chin.
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Igor Laponov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Dodson !
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laponov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dodson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Laponov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dodson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dodson cracks Laponov with a good jab.
Laponov misses with a takedown attempt
and Dodson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dodson misses with a hook.
Laponov throws a hook but Dodson avoids it easily.
Dodson throws the left hand but Laponov avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dodson cracks Laponov with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Laponov tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Dodson pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Laponov is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Dodson !
John Dodson is the new featherweight champion!
An out of breath John Dodson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cloud Strife (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francis Hooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Francis Hooper was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cloud Strife!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Francis Hooper!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hooper lands a body shot.
Hooper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hooper misses the body punch
letting Strife counter with a right hand.
Hooper swings for the body but Strife moves out of range.
Strife is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hooper throws the left hand but Strife avoids the punch easily.
Nice shot lands for Hooper.
Hooper takes a swing at Strife's ribcage but misses.
Hooper lands a body shot.
Strife bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Francis Hooper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strife throws out a powerful jab.
Strife dodges the punch combination from Hooper.
Hooper takes one to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strife connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hooper momentarily.
Strife connects with a single shot there.
Hooper lands a right hook to the body.
Strife throws a jab but it's blocked by Hooper.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooper throws a shot from downtown. Strife moves away and avoids it.
Hooper is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Strife rather than just go for the knockout.
Hooper lunges at Strife with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Strife's hand.
Strife seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Hooper goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hooper has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Strife lands an overhand right.
Strife closes the distance and pushes Hooper back into the cage.
Hooper misses with some punches.
Hooper blocks an uppercut.
Hooper scores with a shoulder strike.
Hooper manages to break the clinch.
Jab from Strife.
Hooper pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Strife back to the cage. Hooper follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hooper throws out a loose jab but Strife uses good head movement to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Strife there.
Hooper takes a swing at Strife's ribcage but misses.
Strife is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Strife scores with a nice strike.
Strife misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strife displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hooper throws out the jab.
Hooper misses the shot to the body.
Strife is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hooper just misses with a punch to the body.
Hooper throws a right hand that Strife ducks under and follows up with a left that Strife also avoids with ease.
Hooper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hooper swings for the body but Strife moves out of range.
Hooper lands a nice shot that snaps Strife's head back.
Strife scores with a nice right hand.
Strife misses with a few strikes there.
Hooper takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hooper looks winded!
Strife dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Strife scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hooper doesn't seem bothered though.
Hooper has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hooper there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hooper takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Strife darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hooper thows a left - swing and a miss!
Strife swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Strife drives through and clinches with Hooper against the cage.
Strife throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hoopers head.
Strife lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Strife.
Strife tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hooper's elbow.
Hooper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Strife.
Strife presses Hooper against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A shot in the inside from Strife.
Strife lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hooper or not.
Strife goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Strife makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Strife.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strife lands a body shot.
Strife lands with a right to the head.
A shot in the inside from Strife.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hooper.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strife lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Strife lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Strife digs a right hand underneath Hooper's ribcage. Hooper let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Strife throws a punch but it's blocked by Hooper.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Strife creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Strife.
Hooper is rocked!
A left hand lands to the body for Strife.
Hooper is still on wobbly legs! Can Strife finish him?
Strife cracks Hooper with a nice body shot.
Hooper seems to have recovered his senses.
Strife lands with a short shot to the head.
Strife throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Strife lands with a left to the head.
Strife lands a body shot in the clinch.
Strife lands with a left to the head.
Hooper prevents a body shot from Strife.
Strife lands a hook that snaps the head of Hooper backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Strife cracks Hooper with a nice body shot.
A hook to the body from Strife.
A body shot lands from Strife.
Strife digs a right hand underneath Hooper's ribcage. Hooper let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cloud Strife dominated that round.
That's time! Strife's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hooper walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Hooper limp body while Strife jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cloud Strife!
Cloud Strife retains his heavyweight title!
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