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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyron Woodley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erikson Fry (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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Basic striking
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tyron Woodley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Erikson Fry!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Dirk Anderson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woodley shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fry as he jumps to the side.
Woodley changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fry tries to avoid it but Woodley manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fry to the ground. Fry escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Woodley changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fry tries to avoid it but Woodley manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fry to the ground. Fry escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyron Woodley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Woodley throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Fry tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Woodley is in Fry's guard.
Fry can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Woodley controls the pace.
Fry looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fry can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fry is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Woodley is controlling him.
Fry is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fry utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fry tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Woodley is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Fry is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fry misses with a knee to the head.
Fry missing with knees to the body.
Fry lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Woodley definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Woodley tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fry smiles and moves away.
Fry fails with an attempt to clinch.
Woodley dives in and scores a takedown into Fry's guard.
Woodley controlling from the top position.
Woodley trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Woodley slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Fry wants to stand up but Woodley is controlling him.
Woodley controlling from the top position.
Woodley prevents Fry from getting back to his feet.
Fry can't keep his opponent in guard - Woodley advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woodley working the head and body with strikes.
Fry really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Woodley. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fry wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Woodley with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Woodley prevents Fry from standing back up.
Well, if Woodley is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Fry is trying to stand up here but Woodley is controlling him well.
Nice strikes from Woodley there.
Woodley slows the pace down in half guard.
Woodley is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woodley takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nice strikes from Woodley there.
Woodley looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fry with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fry wants to get back to his feet.
Woodley content to control rather than advance.
Woodley is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Woodley 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.
Fry is trying to stand back up but Woodley is controlling him
Woodley winds up and cracks Fry with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Woodley wants to pass to mount but Fry is defending the position.
Woodley trying to control the pace.
Fry is looking to escape.
Fry has hold of Woodley's hands but Woodley slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fry is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Woodley scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fry looks like he's trying to stand up.
Woodley is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Woodley lands with a punch from half guard.
Woodley looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Fry is trying to stand back up but Woodley is controlling him
Fry is pushing off trying to get to his feet. Woodley has hold of the leg though and he's dropped back for a heel hook… has he got it?? YES! Fry is tapping! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Heel Hook). Tyron Woodley!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boby Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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260 lbs
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270 lbs
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brian Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Boby Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, David Hoff and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Griffin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Johnson scrambles back to his feet.
Griffin swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Griffin throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson looks to clinch
and Griffin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Griffin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Johnson manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Griffin keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Johnson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Griffin is working for takedown but Johnson is calmly controlling the position for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Griffin taking a breather.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Griffin changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Johnson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Griffin landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Griffin throws a strike aimed at the side of Johnson's head but Johnson avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson pushes Griffin away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Griffin gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Griffin working the head with strikes.
Johnson pushes Griffin away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Griffin gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Griffin is putting a hurting on Johnson here, landing some big shots from side control.
Griffin scores with a couple of short elbows.
Griffin lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin working the head with strikes.
Griffin lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Johnson down.
Griffin could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Griffin scoring with punches and elbows.
Griffin working the head and body with strikes.
Johnson looks winded!
Griffin lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Johnson down.
Johnson is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson is not content to let Griffin control the position.
Johnson is trying to get back to his feet.
Johnson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Griffin lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Griffin is putting a hurting on Johnson here, landing some big shots from side control.
Johnson pushes Griffin away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Griffin gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Griffin lands a few punches from side control.
Johnson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Johnson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Griffin is controlling him well.
Griffin scoring with punches and elbows.
Griffin working the ground and pound from side control.
Johnson is still in real trouble! Can Griffin finish him?
The crowd goes nuts as Griffin knocks Johnson out cold with a massive hammerfist! Griffin Jumps to his feet and climbs on top of the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Brian Griffin!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gaga Kaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Karl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gaga Kaka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gaga Kaka!
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, King Karl!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Karl.
Karl scores with a three punch combo!
Kaka fails with a takedown attempt.
Karl doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Karl punishes Kaka's body with a nice straight punch.
Kaka has his takedown stuffed
and Karl counters with a straight right hand.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kaka is defended easily by Karl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gaga Kaka. 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.
Kaka drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaka drops back looking for a leg! Karl is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Karl manages to kick Kaka off! Kaka jumps back into Karl's guard.
Kaka scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kaka looking to pass the guard.
Karl looking for a sweep. Not yet Karl, not yet.
Kaka in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kaka throwing strikes but missing.
Kaka missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kaka lands a couple of digs.
Karl has momentary wrist control but Kaka slips an elbow through the middle.
Kaka working some strikes from top position.
Karl avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaka scoring with some ground and pound.
Kaka is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kaka distracts Karl with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kaka working some strikes from top position.
Kaka lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Karl is rocked!
Kaka trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Karl looks winded!
Kaka chips away with some ground and pound.
Karl is still in real trouble! Can Kaka finish him?
Kaka lands a couple of elbows.
Kaka landing with the ground and pound.
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!
Kaka 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.
Kaka advances position into side control!
Karl really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kaka. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Karl trying to remain calm as Kaka controls from the top position.
Karl seems to have recovered his senses.
Kaka is chipping away with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaka lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Kaka lands an elbow.
Kaka creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Kaka lands a strong strike to the head of Karl. That's dazed him! Kaka looking to finish here. Karl is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Kaka lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gaga Kaka!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Niwat Chanpakdee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and RJ MacReady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MacReady has chosen Superstition as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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185 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Niwat Chanpakdee!
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, RJ MacReady!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chanpakdee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice side step and MacReady releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Chanpakdee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by MacReady.
Chanpakdee doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
MacReady has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Chanpakdee is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A leg kick checked by Chanpakdee.
Chanpakdee's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Chanpakdee duly obliges.
It looks like RJ MacReady has been cut.
Chanpakdee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. MacReady sees it coming and avoids it easily.
MacReady keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chanpakdee.
Chanpakdee throws a right hand that MacReady ducks under and follows up with a left that MacReady also avoids with ease.
A swing and a miss from Chanpakdee.
Chanpakdee misses with a right hand
and MacReady counters with a nice body shot.
MacReady scores with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chanpakdee. MacReady does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chanpakdee scores with a shot to the body.
MacReady scores with a jab to the head.
Niwat Chanpakdee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice straight punches there by MacReady. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of MacReady.
A jab lands there for Chanpakdee.
MacReady has taken the fight to the clinch.
Chanpakdee taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for MacReady.
Chanpakdee is trying to force a seperation but MacReady has the dominant position.
A short body shot lands from MacReady as the two fighters clinch.
MacReady lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Niwat Chanpakdee has been cut.
Chanpakdee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of MacReady backwards.
MacReady lands a shot to the body.
Chanpakdee looking to stall.
MacReady tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
MacReady has a couple of punches blocked by Chanpakdee.
MacReady throws a punch but it's blocked by Chanpakdee.
Chanpakdee is looking to control MacReady's arms but MacReady gets an underhook and turns him. Now Chanpakdee has his back to the cage.
MacReady lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chanpakdee is really struggling to find his range with his punches. MacReady's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
MacReady tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Chanpakdee is looking to control MacReady's arms but MacReady gets an underhook and turns him. Now Chanpakdee has his back to the cage.
MacReady lands a shot to the body.
MacReady goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
MacReady throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Chanpakdee is defending well against a takedown attempt.
MacReady using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chanpakdee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacReady pushes Chanpakdee back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
MacReady pressing his opponent against the cage.
Chanpakdee stalling in the clinch but MacReady improves position.
Chanpakdee stalling in the clinch but MacReady improves position.
MacReady tries to land a knee to the head but Chanpakdee blocks with his arms.
MacReady trying to land knees to the body.
MacReady has Chanpakdee pressed against the cage, preventing Chanpakdee from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Chanpakdee wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
MacReady is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
I was talking to Chanpakdee's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
MacReady lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chanpakdee backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Chanpakdee's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
MacReady trying to land knees to the body.
MacReady stalling the fight.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacReady lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chanpakdee is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but MacReady is keeping busy.
Chanpakdee wants to break free but MacReady has control.
MacReady misses with the head strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Chanpakdee is looking to break free of the clinch but MacReady has double underhooks.
Chanpakdee trying to stall but MacReady improves his position.
Chanpakdee blocks a body shot from MacReady.
Chanpakdee tries to circle away but MacReady has him pinned against the cage.
MacReady working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for MacReady.
MacReady looking for a takedown.
MacReady misses with a punch on the inside.
MacReady swings wildly with an uppercut but Chanpakdee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chanpakdee stalls.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chanpakdee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacReady swings away with an uppercut that misses.
MacReady lands a body punch.
MacReady digs a right hand into Chanpakdee's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chanpakdee's gas tank.
MacReady misses with a shot to the kidneys.
MacReady wants a takedown but no success here.
Niwat Chanpakdee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of RJ MacReady.
MacReady throws a head punch that misses.
Chanpakdee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Chanpakdee's face as he tries to break the clinch.
MacReady changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Chanpakdee fights it off and pushes away nicely.
MacReady jabs Chanpakdee to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Niwat Chanpakdee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
MacReady takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
MacReady tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chanpakdee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
MacReady uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Chanpakdee has time to react.
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!
MacReady lands a nice hook to Chanpakdee's body. Chanpakdee takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
MacReady feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Chanpakdee sprawling to the canvas! Chanpakdee rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can MacReady finish him?!
Chanpakdee is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
RJ MacReady dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
MacReady fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Chanpakdee, pushing him back against the cage.
Chanpakdee looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Still in the clinch, MacReady scores with a nice short uppercut.
MacReady has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chanpakdee.
Chanpakdee wants to stall.
MacReady misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chanpakdee content to slow the pace in the clinch.
MacReady makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chanpakdee wants to stall.
Chanpakdee is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Chanpakdee breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chanpakdee misses with a two punch combination.
A combination from Chanpakdee does no damage.
MacReady cracks Chanpakdee with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Chanpakdee looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can MacReady finish him?
Oh Chanpakdee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from MacReady.
MacReady circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Chanpakdee to the canvas! Chanpakdee doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - MacReady keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). RJ MacReady!
RJ MacReady made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Who wants some!! I'm ready to take on this damn division. Flamethrower in hand if I have to.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Koichi Ichigo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Lawrence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koichi Ichigo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Johnny Lawrence 's chin.
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162 lbs
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165 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Koichi Ichigo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Johnny Lawrence !
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Sandra Marshall and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawrence jabs Ichigo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ichigo throws out a loose jab but Lawrence uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lawrence swings for the body but Ichigo moves out of range.
Ichigo thuds a left hand into Lawrence 's body.
Ichigo loads up on a big right hand but Lawrence slips the punch.
A nice side step and Lawrence releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lawrence misses with a shot to the body
and Ichigo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ichigo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ichigo forces Lawrence back against the cage and clinches.
Lawrence makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lawrence swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lawrence can't find room to land a body shot as Ichigo controls the action.
Ichigo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ichigo blocks an uppercut.
Ichigo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ichigo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lawrence told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ichigo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence tries a body shot but Ichigo blocks it.
Lawrence lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lawrence slowing the pace effectively.
A short right from Ichigo.
Lawrence makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Lawrence .
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lawrence .
Lawrence lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ichigo 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.
Ichigo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lawrence fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ichigo misses with a body punch.
Ichigo misses with the head strike.
Ichigo swings wildly with an uppercut but Lawrence uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ichigo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ichigo lands a body punch.
Lawrence tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ichigo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Ichigo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ichigo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lawrence prevents a body shot from Ichigo.
Ichigo misses with a body punch.
Ichigo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lawrence misses with a punch on the inside.
Ichigo gets through Lawrence 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ichigo struggles to land a body shot inside as Lawrence controls his hands.
Ichigo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lawrence 's elbow.
Lawrence can't find room to land a body shot as Ichigo controls the action.
Ichigo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lawrence lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ichigo backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Ichigo fails to land.
Ichigo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lawrence 's elbow.
Lawrence tries to throw a body punch but Ichigo avoids it by throwing Lawrence back against the cage.
Lawrence tries a body shot but Ichigo blocks it.
Lawrence lands a body shot.
Lawrence blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ichigo tries to throw a body punch but Lawrence avoids it by throwing Ichigo back against the cage.
Lawrence misses with the head strike.
Lawrence tries to work over Ichigo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ichigo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ichigo tries a body shot but Lawrence blocks it.
Lawrence cracks Ichigo with a nice body shot.
Ichigo scores with a shoulder strike.
Ichigo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lawrence or not.
Lawrence working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ichigo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lawrence backwards.
Ichigo swings wildly with an uppercut but Lawrence uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lawrence misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ichigo prevents a body shot from Lawrence .
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ichigo.
Ichigo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lawrence misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lawrence swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lawrence throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ichigos head.
Ichigo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lawrence tries a body shot but Ichigo blocks it.
Ichigo working aggressively here.
Lawrence misses with some punches.
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 Koichi Ichigo will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lawrence lands with a hook. Ichigo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lawrence gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ichigo misses with a punch to the body.
Lawrence tries to throw a body punch but Ichigo avoids it by throwing Lawrence back against the cage.
Ichigo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lawrence throws a punch but it's blocked by Ichigo.
Ichigo working aggressively here.
Ichigo prevents a body shot from Lawrence .
Ichigo working aggressively here.
Ichigo cracks Lawrence with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ichigo can't find room to land a body shot as Lawrence controls the action.
Ichigo can't find room to land a body shot as Lawrence controls the action.
Lawrence misses with a body punch.
Ichigo has a couple of punches blocked by Lawrence .
Ichigo tries to work over Lawrence 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ichigo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ichigo.
Lawrence doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lawrence dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lawrence lands with a nice body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lawrence misses the shot to the body.
Lawrence swats away the attempt to clinch by Ichigo.
Ichigo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lawrence lands a jab to Ichigo's midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence just misses with a punch to the body.
Lawrence scores with a jab to the body.
Lawrence fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lawrence lands a body shot.
Lawrence scores with a hook to the body. Ichigo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
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!
Lawrence lands a right hook to the body.
Lawrence connects with a nice looking jab.
Lawrence dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lawrence digs a good hook to Ichigo's body.
Lawrence scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ichigo doesn't seem bothered though.
Lawrence tries to clinch but Ichigo moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence lands a nice shot to the body.
Lawrence ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ichigo looks to land a right hand but Lawrence moved out of range.
Lawrence is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ichigo with a body shot.
Ichigo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ichigo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lawrence connects with a body shot.
Lawrence tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ichigo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lawrence punishes Ichigo's body with a nice straight punch.
Lawrence swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Lawrence tries to get set, Ichigo tries to push him back and clinch up but Lawrence manages to avoid the attempt.
Lawrence clinches.
Lawrence digs a right hand into Ichigo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ichigo's gas tank.
Johnny Lawrence seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lawrence swings wildly with an uppercut but Ichigo uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ichigo has a couple of punches blocked by Lawrence .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lawrence digs a right hand underneath Ichigo's ribcage. Ichigo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lawrence .
A nice left hand lands by Lawrence .
Lawrence doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lawrence goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ichigo blocking some punches.
Lawrence blocks an uppercut.
Ichigo throws a punch but it's blocked by Lawrence .
Lawrence trying to stall but Ichigo improves his position.
Ichigo misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Ichigo fails to land.
Ichigo scores with a shot to the side of Lawrence 's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Lawrence showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Lawrence fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ichigo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lawrence throws a nice looking combination but Ichigo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lawrence swats away the attempt to clinch by Ichigo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lawrence . Ichigo does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Ichigo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ichigo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ichigo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lawrence circles away quickly and effectively.
Lawrence is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ichigo with a body shot.
Lawrence looks to score with a jab to the body but Ichigo is just out of range.
As Lawrence tries to get set, Ichigo tries to push him back and clinch up but Lawrence manages to avoid the attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ichigo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Lawrence misses.
Lawrence lands with a straight right. Ichigo didn't see that one coming.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence jabs Ichigo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lawrence closes the distance and clinches.
Lawrence has a couple of punches blocked by Ichigo.
Lawrence blocks an uppercut.
Lawrence lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lawrence tries to work over Ichigo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lawrence has a couple of punches blocked by Ichigo.
Lawrence misses with a body punch.
Lawrence tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ichigo's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Lawrence fails to land.
Lawrence works on Ichigo's body with a couple of short punches.
Ichigo tries to work over Lawrence 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lawrence scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ichigo.
A short uppercut from Lawrence .
Lawrence has a couple of punches blocked by Ichigo.
Lawrence is struggling to control the position.
Ichigo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lawrence can't find room to land a body shot as Ichigo controls the action.
Ichigo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ichigo can't find room to land a body shot as Lawrence controls the action.
Ichigo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lawrence has a couple of punches blocked by Ichigo.
Lawrence lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lawrence stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lawrence misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence stalling in the clinch.
Ichigo misses with the head strike.
Lawrence tries to work over Ichigo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ichigo blocking some punches.
Lawrence throws a punch but it's blocked by Ichigo.
Ichigo swings wildly with an uppercut but Lawrence uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lawrence is trying to stall.
Lawrence misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lawrence .
Ichigo misses with some punches.
Lawrence has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lawrence working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Lawrence .
Ichigo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lawrence lands a right hand.
Ichigo prevents a body shot from Lawrence .
Lawrence doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lawrence creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lawrence stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lawrence misses with a punch on the inside.
Lawrence misses with a body punch.
Lawrence misses with a punch to the body.
Ichigo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lawrence lands a body shot.
Ichigo is looking to take this one to the mat.
Lawrence misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Lawrence comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lawrence has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 28:29
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 28:29
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Lawrence !
A very excited looking Johnny Lawrence rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Konstantin Zuev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Holm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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215 lbs
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Konstantin Zuev !
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, Martin Holm!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Daniel Franklin and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zuev throws a lazy uppercut
letting Holm counter with a right hand.
It looks like Konstantin Zuev has been cut.
Zuev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little jabbing left from Holm on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Zuev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Holm.
Konstantin Zuev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zuev misses with an uppercut. Holm saw that one coming.
Zuev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Holm looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Zuev feints a jab promting Holm to slip. Zuev then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Holm slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Zuev swings away with a body shot that misses
and Holm counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zuev blocks a jab.
Zuev throws a hook but Holm avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Holm! But no joy.
Zuev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Holm looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Zuev throws out a loose jab but Holm uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zuev lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Holm ducks under a wild hook from Zuev .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuev throws a jab when Holm was well out of range.
Zuev will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A little jabbing left from Holm on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Zuev tests Holm's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zuev fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Zuev misses with a hook. Holm ducked under it nicely.
Holm looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Holm takes one to the side of the head.
Zuev swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zuev scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Holm doesn't seem bothered though.
Holm closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Zuev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zuev throws a series of punches but Holm avoids them all with ease.
Holm keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zuev .
A little jabbing left from Holm on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Zuev swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Holm counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holm slips a straight right by Zuev .
Zuev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Holm was well out of range. Poor timing from Zuev .
Holm appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Zuev looks to land a left hand but Holm moved out of range nicely.
Holm looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Holm moves out of range of the strikes.
Zuev misses the body punch
and Holm counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zuev lands with a shot to the body.
Holm keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zuev .
Zuev throws a hook but Holm avoids it easily.
Zuev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Holm swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holm walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Zuev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Holm was well out of range. Poor timing from Zuev .
Zuev misses with a hook to the body
and Holm counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Zuev scores with a punch to the head.
Zuev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Holm.
A little jabbing left from Holm on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Holm steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zuev .
Sloppy strikes from Zuev . Those never looked like landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Holm! But no joy.
Zuev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zuev lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Decent striking displayed by Zuev there.
Zuev throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Holm connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zuev misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holm looks to throw the jab but Zuev is out of range.
Zuev scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Zuev throws the left hand but Holm avoids the punch easily.
Zuev paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A decent looking cross lands there for Zuev .
Zuev throws a left and a right that both miss
and Holm counters with a crisp right hand that drops Zuev ! Holm lets Zuev back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Zuev is rocked!
Zuev looks to land a left hand but Holm moved out of range nicely.
Oh Zuev is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Holm avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Holm swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Zuev swings widly with a right hand
and Holm counters with a right hand from hell and Zuev is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Martin Holm!
After the fight, Martin Holm 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kowaczkiewicz Jedrzekizchezna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Axel Blackwater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kowaczkiewicz Jedrzekizchezna!
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, Axel Blackwater!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Michael Johnstone and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jedrzekizchezna closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Blackwater connects with a right hand. Jedrzekizchezna shakes it off.
Nice shot by Jedrzekizchezna.
Blackwater's coach down at Young Achievers (All Elite Coach) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Blackwater's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Jedrzekizchezna takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jedrzekizchezna has Blackwater up against the cage in a clinch.
Jedrzekizchezna lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blackwater backwards.
Good body shot from Jedrzekizchezna.
Jedrzekizchezna cracks Blackwater with a nice body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jedrzekizchezna.
Blackwater scores with a shoulder strike.
Blackwater misses with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A body shot lands from Jedrzekizchezna.
Jedrzekizchezna blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Jedrzekizchezna.
Jedrzekizchezna gets through Blackwater's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jedrzekizchezna breaks from the clinch.
Blackwater is looking to clinch.
Jedrzekizchezna cracks Blackwater with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jedrzekizchezna digs a good body shot into Blackwater's ribs.
Jedrzekizchezna clinches up with Blackwater and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jedrzekizchezna cracks Blackwater with a nice body shot.
Blackwater looks winded!
Jedrzekizchezna throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Still in the clinch, Jedrzekizchezna scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Jedrzekizchezna on the inside.
Blackwater is rocked!
Jedrzekizchezna lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blackwater is still on wobbly legs! Can Jedrzekizchezna finish him?
Jedrzekizchezna is leaning against Blackwater and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jedrzekizchezna works on Blackwater's body with a couple of short punches.
Jedrzekizchezna stalling in the clinch.
Jedrzekizchezna's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A head punch on the inside from Blackwater fails to land.
Jedrzekizchezna lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Blackwater.
Jedrzekizchezna throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blackwaters head.
Blackwater takes a shot to the head.
Jedrzekizchezna lands a hook that snaps the head of Blackwater backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jedrzekizchezna blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jedrzekizchezna lands a hook that snaps the head of Blackwater backwards.
Jedrzekizchezna lands a nice shot to the body.
Jedrzekizchezna lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jedrzekizchezna lands a big right hand that drops Blackwater! The killer instinct kicks in and Jedrzekizchezna finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Jedrzekizchezna!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kowaczkiewicz Jedrzekizchezna!
Kowaczkiewicz Jedrzekizchezna 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 Dan Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Nixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dan Couture!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Richard Nixon!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Winston Alpacca and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nixon slips a jab and a cross from Couture.
Couture falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nixon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Dan Couture has been cut.
Nixon lands with a cross.
Nixon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Couture misses with a body shot
and Nixon counters with a crisp right hand that drops Couture! Nixon lets Couture back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Couture fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nixon manages to avoid it.
Dan Couture seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Couture throws a series of punches but Nixon moves out of range.
Nixon looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Couture stuns Nixon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nixon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nixon misses with a looping left.
Nixon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nixon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Couture.
Nixon's coach down at KING OF PAIN was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Nixon's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Couture punishes Nixon's body with a nice straight punch.
Oooooh!!! Nixon has knocked Couture down with a huge combo! Nixon steps away and waves a wobbly Couture back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Dan Couture's cut is getting worse.
Couture fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nixon avoids the body shot from Couture.
Couture misses with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Couture falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nixon counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Couture! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Nixon!
Richard Nixon is the new light heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Richard Nixon 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 Eddie Newton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Popeye Parsnips (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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9 - 1 - 0 |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Decent 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eddie Newton!
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, Popeye Parsnips !
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newton takes one on the button.
Eddie Newton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parsnips circles away from the clinch attempt
and Parsnips counters with a left to the body.
Newton looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Newton has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Parsnips finds it's way round the side to connect with Newton's head.
Parsnips thows a left - swing and a miss!
Newton tries to counter by clinching up but Parsnips breaks away and moves out of range.
Newton has managed to clinch.
Parsnips working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Newton throws a punch but it's blocked by Parsnips .
Newton throws a punch but it's blocked by Parsnips .
Parsnips has a couple of punches blocked by Newton.
A short right from Newton on the inside.
Newton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Parsnips backwards.
Newton throws a punch but it's blocked by Parsnips .
Newton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Parsnips .
Newton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Parsnips backwards.
Parsnips lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Newton misses with a punch on the inside.
Newton swings wildly with an uppercut but Parsnips uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton lands a shoulder strike.
Parsnips misses with a punch on the inside.
Parsnips tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Newton digs a right hand underneath Parsnips 's ribcage. Parsnips let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A left hand lands to the body for Newton.
Newton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Newton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Newton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Newton blocks an uppercut.
Newton misses with a body punch.
Newton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Newton swings wildly with an uppercut but Parsnips uses good head movement to avoid it.
Newton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Parsnips blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Parsnips misses with a hook from the clinch.
Parsnips fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newton cracks Parsnips with a nice body shot.
A short right from Newton.
Parsnips is rocked!
Newton misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Parsnips blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Newton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Newton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Parsnips is leaning against Newton and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Parsnips throws a punch but it's blocked by Newton.
Newton has a couple of punches blocked by Parsnips .
Parsnips misses with a hook from the clinch.
Newton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Newton takes a shot to the head.
Newton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Parsnips swings wildly with an uppercut but Newton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Newton dips a shoulder and cracks Parsnips with a mighty uppercut! Parsnips falls back against the cage and Newton unloads with a barrage of strikes! Parsnips is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Newton screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eddie Newton!
An out of breath Eddie Newton 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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